Tickets are now available for Oregon State Fair concerts in Salem at the end of summer as part of the 149th fair.
Concerts are FREE with paid fair admission, and fair tickets are reduced this year to $8 (ages 12 and up) and $6 (ages 6-11 and 62+).
Limited VIP Experience concert tickets – available now at www.oregonstatefair.org – include:
Premium reserved seating
Fair admission
Preferred access to concessions
Chance to win backstage access
The 2014 concert series includes:
Buckcherry
August 22, 7pm
The LA-based hard rock act quickly earned a following for their swaggering, grunge‐flavored music. Their self‐titled debut LP garnered modern rock hits Check Your Head and For the Movies. In early 2006 they yielded the band’s first Top Ten pop single, Sorry and the album went platinum. The band released its fifth album, All Night Long, in 2010 debuting at #10 on the Billboard.
$35 VIP
FREE general admission
Ziggy Marley: The Fly Rasta Tour
August 23, 7pm
Ziggy Marley, the eldest son of Bob Marley, began his musical career playing with his father and his siblings—Sharon, Cedella and Stephen—on “Children Playing in the Streets” in 1979. The siblings became known as Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. Ziggy won his sixth GRAMMY award when the 2013 live release, “Ziggy Marley In Concert”, won Best Reggae Album at the 56th Annual GRAMMY® Awards.
$35 VIP
FREE general admission
Emblem3
August 24, 4pm
Emblem 3 gives an outstanding live performance and has a tremendous teen following. They were finalists on the 2012 season of The X Factor TV show, and have spend this past year on tour with Selena Gomez. The band’s single music video called “Classic” has amassed over 5.5 Million views. They Won the 2013 Teen Choice Awards for “Choice Music: Breakout Group”
$20 VIP
FREE general admission
The Fab Four
August 25, 7pm
The Fab Four have been touring the globe since 1997, including headline appearances at Liverpool’s annual Beatle week in 2004, 2008, and 2011. Based in Las Vegas, they have been headlining for years in many casinos on the Strip.
$20 VIP
FREE general admission
David Spade
August 26, 7pm
David Spade was one of six comics showcased in 1989 on HBO’s 13th Annual Young Comedians Show, hosted by Dennis Miller, who eventually helped Spade secure a role on Saturday Night Live in April 1990.
$35 VIP
FREE general admission
THE NEWSBOYS
August 27, 6:45pm
The NEWSBOYS is a four-time GRAMMY®-nominated band boasting an impressive track record with five gold certifications, 30 #1 radio hits, and nearly 8-million units sold over their multi-decade career. This rock and pop-driven worship band’s 2010 release, Born Again, debuted at # 4 on the Billboard 200 and garnered three # 1 hits.
$20 VIP
FREE general admission
The Charlie Daniels Band
August 28, 7pm
Charlie Daniels is an outspoken patriot and still a road warrior at 77. He’s parlayed his passion for music into a multi-platinum career and a platform to support the military. From his Dove Award-winning gospel albums to his genre-defining Southern rock anthems and his CMA Award-winning country hits, few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape.
$20 VIP
FREE general admission
Chris Young
August 29, 6:45pm
Chris Young was declared the winner of the television program USA Networks Nashville Star. His album, The Man I Want to Be, included the singles Voices, Gettin’ You Home, and The Man I Want to Be, each of which went to #1. Young’s next album, Neon, produced two more #1s: Tomorrow and You.
$35 VIP
FREE general admission
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
August 30, 4pm
At age 15 Joan Jett co-founded the pioneering all-girl punk band called the Runaways. This kind of determination and drive have kept her in the public eye ever since. Joan Jett had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics and all time rock anthems Bad Reputation, I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll, I Hate Myself For Loving You, and Crimson and Clover.
$35 VIP
FREE general admission
The Beach Boys
September 1, 4pm
The Beach Boys have often been called America’s first, best rock band. The group has had more than 80 songs chart worldwide, and 36 Top 40 hits in the United States—the most by an American rock band. The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100-million records worldwide and are listed at #12 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
$35 VIP
FREE general admission
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