Rock superstar Melissa Etheridge and hard rockin’ quartet Halestorm have been added to the list of musicians performing at the Great New York State Fair Chevrolet Music Festival. All concerts are free with Fair admission.
Etheridge will perform on Pride Day, August 27. “We’re thrilled to have her back. She’s an icon of rock music and always puts on a great performance. This is one of the important shows on our calendar as we begin to roll out our biggest and most diverse lineup ever,” said Troy Waffner, Fair Director.
Sister and brother Lzzy and Arejay Hale and their band, Halestorm, will perform on August 31. “We’ve wanted to get Halestorm here for several years and we’re really pleased we’re finally going to be able to bring them to Chevy Court. This band rocks hard and I know this will be one of the highlights of our concert schedule,” Waffner said.
A lineup of more than 50 national touring shows will be presented as part of the Chevrolet Music Festival, the largest free music festival at any state fair in America. Shows announced to date include:
•Brothers Osborne – Sunday, August 22, at 8 p.m.
•REO Speedwagon – Wednesday, August 25, at 8 p.m.
•Sister Sledge – Friday, August 27, at 2 p.m.
•Melissa Etheridge – Friday, August 27, at 8 p.m.
•Vixen and Great White – Saturday, August 28, time TBA
•Dropkick Murphys – Sunday, August 29, at 8 p.m.
•The Oak Ridge Boy – Tuesday, August 31, at 2 p.m.
•Halestorm – Tuesday, August 31, at 8 p.m.
•Sheena Easton – Wednesday, September 1, at 2 p.m.
•Starship featuring Mickey Thomas – Thursday, September 2, time TBA
Based on current state guidance, concerts are likely to take place on the Chevy Park stage in the New York Experience festival grounds. Attendance will be limited. Concertgoers will need a ticket to enter the concert area in addition to the $3 admission ticket to the fair. Concert area tickets will be free of charge and available until the attendance limit is reached. Food and beverages will be available inside the concert area. Families and groups will be assigned to a designated area from which they can enjoy the concert. Masks will be required any time a person is outside their designated area. Safety guidance can change, and prospective fairgoers are advised to follow the fair’s social media sites, sign up for the fair’s email newsletter, or closely follow the fair’s website to get the latest developments.
Chevrolet sponsors concerts at Chevy Court and the Experience Stage.
The Reimagined 2021 Great New York State Fair brings back the elements fairgoers love best – food, music, rides and games, and agriculture – in an outdoor format designed to be as safe as possible. Based on current state guidance, the fair’s buildings will not be open except for some bathrooms. To comply with limits on attendance, $3 admission tickets will only be sold online and only to the safe capacity limits of the grounds. Tickets will be good only for the date of the fair for which it is purchased.
The New York State Fairgrounds is a 375-acre exhibit and entertainment complex in Syracuse that operates all year. For additional information, visit http://nysfair.ny.gov/. New Yorkers are also invited to send their ideas for the Great New York State Fair to statefairideas@agriculture.ny.gov.
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