Jon Pardi's 'Gamblin' Man Tour' rolls into Cedar Rapids on Nov. 12

The honky-tonk traditionalist plays Alliant Energy PowerHouse on Thursday, one of the last nights of his fall arena run, with Alexandra Kay and Sadie Bass opening.

Next Thursday Cedar Rapids gets the fiddle-and-steel end of mainstream country. Jon Pardi plays Alliant Energy PowerHouse on Thursday, Nov. 12, with the show starting at 7 p.m. Alexandra Kay and Sadie Bass open. The building holds about 9,000, and tickets are on Ticketmaster.

This is late in the tour, which is usually when a show is at its best. The *Gamblin' Man Tour 2026* is a 19-date fall run through arenas and amphitheaters. It opened Sept. 17 in Richmond, Virginia, and wraps Nov. 14 in Independence, Missouri, according to Music Row and Pollstar. Cedar Rapids is the third-to-last stop: Peoria comes the next night, then the Kansas City-area finale. By next Thursday the band will have nearly two months of shows behind them.

The tour takes its name from "Gamblin' Man," a track on *Honkytonk Hollywood*, Pardi's fifth studio album, as uDiscover Music noted when the dates were announced. The title tells you what kind of night it is. Pardi has built his career on the honky-tonk side of country, and this run, by its name and its billing, leans into that.

By next Thursday the band will have nearly two months of shows behind them.

Don't skip the openers. Alexandra Kay comes in with her first hit, "Straight for the Heart," and Sadie Bass is the newcomer on the bill, per the tour announcement coverage. Seeing an artist on the way up, in an arena, before the room has fully filled is one of the quiet pleasures of a tour like this. With a 7 p.m. start on a weeknight, a few songs from each opener fit comfortably before Pardi comes on.

The PowerHouse is the right room for this. Nine thousand people is a big crowd for eastern Iowa on a Thursday, but at that size it still feels like a hometown show, not a stadium. For anyone coming in from Iowa City or the smaller towns around the Corridor, it's an easy drive, and you'll be home before midnight.

A few things before you go. Tickets are through the Ticketmaster link on our listing; buy there rather than through a reseller. Doors and the bag policy are set by the venue, so check them before you leave the house. And it's the middle of November, so bring a coat for the walk from the parking lot.

Pardi's fall run ends two nights after Cedar Rapids. If you've been meaning to see him, this is the last chance this side of the Mississippi before the year ends. Put on your boots and go.

Sources: Jon Pardi to Kick Off 'Gamblin' Man Tour 2026' in September (Music Row) (musicrow.com); Jon Pardi's Gamblin' Man Tour Rolls Out This Fall (Pollstar) (news.pollstar.com); Jon Pardi Announces 2026 'Gamblin' Man Tour' (uDiscover Music) (udiscovermusic.com); Jon Pardi Gamblin' Man Tour 2026, Cedar Rapids (Ticketmaster) (ticketmaster.com)