Billy Currington and Kip Moore bring country music to Iowa

The country artists are coming to Des Moines with their greatests hits for the summer.

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February 27, 2026

The Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park in Des Moines will see country music performers Billy Currington and Kip Moore, alongside Kenny Whitmire, on Saturday, June 13, as part of the Willis Summer Series.

The Georgia natives will bring some of their best hits, like Moore’s “Hey Pretty Girl”, “Beer Money” and “More Girls Like You”, as well as Currington’s “People Are Crazy”, “Good Directions” and “We Are Tonight” to center stage for Iowans to enjoy.

For more information and upcoming events, visit waterworkspark.org.

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Gretchen Lembcke Pena

Gretchen Lembcke Peña is a multimedia bilingual journalist originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She holds a B.A in Multimedia Journalism from Lynn University and recently earned her M.A in Bilingual Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Her reporting centers on community and cross-cultural storytelling with a focus on representation. Gretchen has long been passionate about writing surrounding social issues, arts, culture, and entertainment, which led her to pursue journalism. Outside the newsroom, she spends her time tackling her reading goal for the week.