Gentlemen of the Road vs. Fairfest

This weekend there are two big music festivals in small Iowa towns. Fairfield in southeast Iowa hosts the third annual Fairfest, while Waverly will be home to Mumford & Sons' Gentlemen of the Road Stopover.

Here's how the two match up.

Dates

Gentlemen of the Road: Thursday-Saturday

Fairfest: Friday-Sunday

Headlining acts

GOTR: Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, The Flaming Lips

Fairfest: Cyril Neville's Royal Southern Brotherhood, Elephant Revival, Greg Brown

Hometown of headlining act

GOTR: London (Mumford & Sons)

Fairfest: Fairfield (Greg Brown)

Iowa bands

GOTR: The Maytags, The Nadas, Dylan Sires and Neighbors, Miss Christine

Fairfest: Christopher the Conquered, The Olympics, Extravision, Dylan Sires and Neighbors

Distance from Des Moines

GOTR: 140 miles

Fairfest: 111 miles

College in town

GOTR: Wartburg College

Fairfest: Maharishi University

Cost

GOTR: $199

Fairfest: Free

Will it be back?

GOTR: No, Mumford & Sons are trying to host one in every state.

Fairfest: Yes

More info

GOTR: gentlemenoftheroad.com

Fairfest: fairfestiowa.com