Lil Wayne

20+ Years of Carter Classics

On Sale Soon

Date
July 16, 2026
Event Starts
8:00 PM
Venue
Casey's Center
Doors Open
7:00 PM
On Sale
Mar 20 at 10:00 AM

Thursday | July 16 8:00 PM On Sale Soon

Event Details

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He is often regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Born and raised in New Orleans, he was discovered by hometown rapper Birdman in 1993 and signed with his record label, Cash Money Records, at age eleven. He emerged as the label's flagship artist until his departure in June 2018. Carter's debut studio album, Tha Block Is Hot (1999) quickly achieved commercial success and served as his breakthrough as a solo act, followed by Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2003). His fourth and fifth albums, Tha Carter (2004) and Tha Carter II (2005), both debuted within the top five of the Billboard 200 and received critical acclaim. His sixth album, Tha Carter III (2008), yielded the pinnacle of Wayne's career, with first-week sales of over one million units domestically. Furthermore, it won the Best Rap Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards and was supported by his first Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Lollipop", the top-ten singles "A Milli" and "Got Money", and the top-20 single "Mrs. Officer".

Know Before You Go

Bag Policy

Casey's Center has a clear bag policy for all events. A maximum clear bag the size of 12"x6"x12" is permitted. Exceptions will be made for medical, family, or child care bags or small clutches no larger than 4.5"x6.5".

Cashless Facility

Casey's Center is a cashless facility, only accepting debit, credit, and gift cards. If you do not carry a debit or credit card, you can transfer cash onto a gift card at Overtime Tap (Section 108).

Mobile Ticketing

Tickets for all events at Casey's Center must be added to a digital wallet (Apple Wallet or Google Wallet) for entry. Barcodes will no longer display on tickets. Tickets will be scanned by tapping your phone on the scanner at the door. Learn more about Mobile Ticketing at Casey's Center.

Parking

Parking is available at the Iowa Events Center with entrances off 3rd Street and 5th Avenue.

If traveling from I-235 East, utilize Exit 8A to 3rd Street.
If traveling from I-235 West, utilize Exit 8A to 7th Street.

Meter parking is available throughout downtown Des Moines with the convenience of the ParkDSM app. Parking meters charge Monday through Saturday from 9am-9pm.

City parking garages are located throughout downtown with convenient skywalk access to the Iowa Events Center.

7th & Center - 9-minute walk
5th & Keo - 10-minute walk
4th & Grand - 9-minute walk
3rd & Court - 13-minute walk