State Fair of Texas announces live music lineup. Who’s coming? These are the big names
The State Fair of Texas has announced its live music lineup for this year’s festivities, with plenty of local talent involved.
Fairgoers still have a little over three months before they can sample fried food delights and take a selfie with Big Tex. The 24-day fair in Dallas’ Fair Park begins on Sept. 27 and ends on Oct. 20.
Admission to every show is free with purchase of a fair ticket. Over 70 artists are set to perform over the fair’s three stages, here’s who:
Chevrolet Main Stage
The Chevrolet main stage will see the biggest headliners of the fair, and many hail from Texas:
- Sept. 27 at 8:30 p.m. — Jo Dee Messina
- Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. — Deitrick Haddon
- Sept. 28 at 8:30 p.m. — Big Daddy Kane
- Sept. 29 at 8:30 p.m. — Los Pescadores (From Houston)
- Sept. 30 at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. — UNT Four O’Clock Lab Band (From Denton)
- Oct. 1 at 8:30 p.m. — Bowling For Soup (From Wichita Falls)
- Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. — Savannah Rae (From San Antonio)
- Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m. — Dasha
- Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. — Straight Tequila Night (From Dallas)
- Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. — Flipturn
- Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. — Cameron Sacky Band (From San Marcos)
- Oct. 4 at 8:30 p.m. — Shakey Graves (From Austin)
- Oct. 5 at 5:30 p.m. — Joshua Ray Walker (From Dallas)
- Oct. 5 at 8:30 p.m. — Grace Potter
- Oct. 6 at 8:30 p.m. — Jesse & Joy
- Oct. 7 at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. — Sazerac Jazz Band
- Oct. 8 at 5:45 and 8:30 p.m. — Gabe Baker (From Dallas)
- Oct. 9 at 8:30 p.m. — Jefferson Starship
- Oct. 10 at 5:45 and 8:30 p.m. — Elton The Early Years
- Oct. 11 at 5:45 p.m. — Shaylen (From Dallas)
- Oct. 11 at 8:30 p.m. — Wyatt Flores
- Oct. 12 at noon — Briscoe (From Austin)
- Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m. — St. Paul and the Broken Bones
- Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. — Ian Munsick
- Oct. 13 at 8:30 p.m. — Hannah Dasher
- Oct. 14 at 3 and 8:30 p.m. — The Ultimate Taylor Swift Dance Party
- Oct. 15 at 8:30 p.m. — Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
- Oct. 16 at 8:30 p.m. — Jon Wolfe
- Oct. 17 at 8:30 p.m. — Fleetwood Mask
- Oct. 18 at 4 and 5:45 p.m. — Palmer Anthony (Based in Fort Worth)
- Oct. 18 at 8:30 p.m. — Spin Doctors
- Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. — Sabor Puro (From Dallas)
- Oct. 19 at 8:30 p.m. — Foghat
- Oct. 20 at 4:30 p.m. — The Commodores
Bud Light Stage
The Bud Light Stage is located in Cotton Bowl Plaza and hosts shows everyday. Unless otherwise stated, each act will perform at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Sept. 27 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — Croy and the Boys
- Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. — Matt Hillyer
- Sept. 28 — We Them Grays
- Sept. 29 — Bidi Bidi Banda
- Sept. 30 — Jade Flores
- Oct. 1 — Isaac Sloane & The Sound Brigade
- Oct. 2 — Vanita Leo
- Oct. 3 — Ricki Derek
- Oct. 4 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — Remy Reilly
- Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. — Kam Franklin of The Suffers
- Oct. 5 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — Honin
- Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. — Luna Luna
- Oct. 6 — Los Gran Reyes
- Oct. 7 — Mario Flores
- Oct. 8 — Ella Red
- Oct. 9 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. — Grace Nova
- Oct. 9 at 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. — Armond Vance
- Oct. 10 — September Moon
- Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. — DJ Sober
- Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. — Sabor Puro
- Oct. 12 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — DJ Sober
- Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. — Keegan McInroe & Band
- Oct. 13 — Mariachi Rosas Divinas
- Oct. 14 — Indigenous People’s Day Celebration
- Oct. 15 — Yasmeen*
- Oct. 16 — UNT U-Tubes
- Oct. 17 — Two Bit Swing Band
- Oct. 18 at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. — ceci ceci
- Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. — Sarah Jaffe
- Oct. 19 — State Fair Records 10 Year Anniversary Celebration with David Forsyth, Nathan Mongol Wells, Bree & The Fellas and The Deathray Davies
- Oct. 20 — Unfaded Brass Band
Yuengling Flight Stage
The Yuengling Flight Stage is located in the State Fair’s beer and wine garden. Unless otherwise stated, each act will perform at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
- Sept. 27 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. — Saborcito Puro
- Sept. 28 — Matthew Banks Quartet
- Sept. 29 — La Pompe
- Sept. 30 —Mountain Natives
- Oct. 1 — Sydney Sherrill
- Oct. 2 —Amari Amore
- Oct. 3 — Chris Gantry
- Oct. 4 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. — Erick Willis
- Oct. 5 — Elyse Jewel
- Oct. 6 — Maylee Thomas
- Oct. 7 — Simone Nicole
- Oct. 8 — Paul Slavens
- Oct. 9- Miwha Choi
- Oct. 10 — Sam Cormier
- Oct. 11 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. — Jacob Furr
- Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. — DJ Mark Ridlen
- Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. — Dingos
- Oct. 13 — Marcelo Berestovoy
- Oct. 14 — Jessica Maeve
- Oct. 15 — Jacob Serrano
- Oct. 16 — Cameron Smith
- Oct. 17 — Laura Harrell
- Oct. 18 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. — Van Darien
- Oct. 19 — Ken Ebo Jazz Quintet
- Oct. 20 — Saborcito Puro
Brayden Garcia
Fort Worth Star-Telegram