This article lists events at the Minnesota State Fair's Grandstand Building. Each night of the yearly fair, the grandstand hosts an event (typically a concert) which is followed by a fireworks display. [1] These events are ticketed separately from the fair's admission fee. [2] Previous years have featured major national acts such as Duran Duran, Usher, and The Beach Boys. [3] [4] [5] [6] In combination with large concerts and comedy sets, the string of shows contains the final edition of the yearly Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest. [7]
The grandstand itself was built in 1885 and underwent a major renovation starting in 2002 to modernize the aging structure. [8]
Year | Date | Headline act |
---|---|---|
2024 [9] | August 23 | Chance The Rapper |
August 24 | Nate Bargatze | |
August 25 | Blake Shelton | |
August 26 | Happy Together Tour (The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, The Association, Badfinger, The Vogues, and The Cowsills) | |
August 27 | Ludacris & T-Pain | |
August 29 | Mötley Crüe | |
August 30 | Matchbox Twenty | |
September 2 | Kidz Bop Live | |
2023 [3] | August 24 | The Black Keys |
August 25 | The Chicks | |
August 26 | Keith Urban | |
August 27 | Boyz II Men and Chaka Khan | |
August 28 | Happy Together Tour ( The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Vogues, The Classics IV, and The Cowsills) | |
August 29 | Brandi Carlile, Wynonna Judd | |
August 30 | Yung Gravy, bbno$ | |
August 31 | Duran Duran | |
September 1 | Jonas Brothers | |
September 2 | The Current's Music On-A-Stick ( The Hold Steady, Bob Mould, and Dillinger Four) | |
September 3 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 4 | Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour | |
2022 [4] | August 25 | Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, and Bush |
August 26 | Counting Crows | |
August 27 | Portugal. The Man, Manchester Orchestra, and Bad Bad Hats | |
August 28 | Pitbull, Iggy Azalea | |
August 29 | The Beach Boys, The Temptations, and Tower of Power | |
August 30 | Jim Gaffigan | |
August 31 | Florida Georgia Line, Bailey Zimmerman | |
September 1 | REO Speedwagon, Styx, and Levon | |
September 2 | Zac Brown Band, Robert Randolph Band | |
September 3 | Diana Ross, Naturally 7 | |
September 4 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 5 | Disney Princess - The Concert | |
2021 | August 26 | Miranda Lambert |
August 27 | Maren Morris | |
August 28 | Music On-A-Stick: Lake Street Dive | |
August 29 | TLC & Shaggy | |
August 30 | The Spinners | |
August 31 | The Doobie Brothers | |
September 1 | Tim McGraw | |
September 2 | The Chainsmokers | |
September 3 | Kevin Costner + Modern West | |
September 4 | George Thorogood & the Destroyers | |
September 5 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 6 | Darci Lynne | |
2020 | Fair cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
2019 | August 22 | Barenaked Ladies |
August 23 | Why Don't We | |
August 24 | Dierks Bentley | |
August 25 | Trace Adkins & Clint Black | |
August 26 | Tommy Games & the Shondells | |
August 27 | Weird Al | |
August 28 | Hall & Oates | |
August 29 | Logic | |
August 30 | Lionel Richie | |
August 31 | Music On-A-Stick: Brandi Carlile | |
September 1 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 2 | ZZ Top | |
2018 | August 23 | Niall Horan |
August 24 | Sugarland | |
August 25 | Music On-A-Stick: Trampled By Turtles | |
August 26 | Earth, Wind, & Fire | |
August 27 | The Beach Boys | |
August 28 | Jason Mraz | |
August 29 | Old Dominion | |
August 30 | Impractical Jokers | |
August 31 | 311 and the Offspring | |
September 1 | Hairball: A Bombastic Celebration of Arena Rock | |
September 2 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 3 | Boy George, Culture Club, the B-52s | |
2017 [5] | August 24 | Nickelback, Daughtry |
August 25 | Stevie Nicks. Vanessa Carlton | |
August 26 | Jim Gaffigan | |
August 27 | Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down | |
August 28 | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | |
August 29 | John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter | |
August 30 | Pentatonix | |
August 31 | Usher, Black Coffee | |
September 1 | The Minnesota Show with Garrison Kiellor | |
September 2 | Phantogram, Lucius, and Now, Now | |
September 3 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 4 | Sam Hunt, LANCO, and Ryan Follese |
This article lists events at the Minnesota State Fair's Grandstand Building. Each night of the yearly fair, the grandstand hosts an event (typically a concert) which is followed by a fireworks display. [1] These events are ticketed separately from the fair's admission fee. [2] Previous years have featured major national acts such as Duran Duran, Usher, and The Beach Boys. [3] [4] [5] [6] In combination with large concerts and comedy sets, the string of shows contains the final edition of the yearly Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest. [7]
The grandstand itself was built in 1885 and underwent a major renovation starting in 2002 to modernize the aging structure. [8]
Year | Date | Headline act |
---|---|---|
2024 [9] | August 23 | Chance The Rapper |
August 24 | Nate Bargatze | |
August 25 | Blake Shelton | |
August 26 | Happy Together Tour (The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, The Association, Badfinger, The Vogues, and The Cowsills) | |
August 27 | Ludacris & T-Pain | |
August 29 | Mötley Crüe | |
August 30 | Matchbox Twenty | |
September 2 | Kidz Bop Live | |
2023 [3] | August 24 | The Black Keys |
August 25 | The Chicks | |
August 26 | Keith Urban | |
August 27 | Boyz II Men and Chaka Khan | |
August 28 | Happy Together Tour ( The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Vogues, The Classics IV, and The Cowsills) | |
August 29 | Brandi Carlile, Wynonna Judd | |
August 30 | Yung Gravy, bbno$ | |
August 31 | Duran Duran | |
September 1 | Jonas Brothers | |
September 2 | The Current's Music On-A-Stick ( The Hold Steady, Bob Mould, and Dillinger Four) | |
September 3 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 4 | Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour | |
2022 [4] | August 25 | Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, and Bush |
August 26 | Counting Crows | |
August 27 | Portugal. The Man, Manchester Orchestra, and Bad Bad Hats | |
August 28 | Pitbull, Iggy Azalea | |
August 29 | The Beach Boys, The Temptations, and Tower of Power | |
August 30 | Jim Gaffigan | |
August 31 | Florida Georgia Line, Bailey Zimmerman | |
September 1 | REO Speedwagon, Styx, and Levon | |
September 2 | Zac Brown Band, Robert Randolph Band | |
September 3 | Diana Ross, Naturally 7 | |
September 4 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 5 | Disney Princess - The Concert | |
2021 | August 26 | Miranda Lambert |
August 27 | Maren Morris | |
August 28 | Music On-A-Stick: Lake Street Dive | |
August 29 | TLC & Shaggy | |
August 30 | The Spinners | |
August 31 | The Doobie Brothers | |
September 1 | Tim McGraw | |
September 2 | The Chainsmokers | |
September 3 | Kevin Costner + Modern West | |
September 4 | George Thorogood & the Destroyers | |
September 5 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 6 | Darci Lynne | |
2020 | Fair cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
2019 | August 22 | Barenaked Ladies |
August 23 | Why Don't We | |
August 24 | Dierks Bentley | |
August 25 | Trace Adkins & Clint Black | |
August 26 | Tommy Games & the Shondells | |
August 27 | Weird Al | |
August 28 | Hall & Oates | |
August 29 | Logic | |
August 30 | Lionel Richie | |
August 31 | Music On-A-Stick: Brandi Carlile | |
September 1 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 2 | ZZ Top | |
2018 | August 23 | Niall Horan |
August 24 | Sugarland | |
August 25 | Music On-A-Stick: Trampled By Turtles | |
August 26 | Earth, Wind, & Fire | |
August 27 | The Beach Boys | |
August 28 | Jason Mraz | |
August 29 | Old Dominion | |
August 30 | Impractical Jokers | |
August 31 | 311 and the Offspring | |
September 1 | Hairball: A Bombastic Celebration of Arena Rock | |
September 2 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 3 | Boy George, Culture Club, the B-52s | |
2017 [5] | August 24 | Nickelback, Daughtry |
August 25 | Stevie Nicks. Vanessa Carlton | |
August 26 | Jim Gaffigan | |
August 27 | Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down | |
August 28 | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | |
August 29 | John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter | |
August 30 | Pentatonix | |
August 31 | Usher, Black Coffee | |
September 1 | The Minnesota Show with Garrison Kiellor | |
September 2 | Phantogram, Lucius, and Now, Now | |
September 3 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals | |
September 4 | Sam Hunt, LANCO, and Ryan Follese |