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The California State Fair has announced the partial lineup for its 2011 State Fair Concert Series. General viewing of all concerts during the State Fair is free with fair admission. Reserved “Gold Circle” seating is sold through www.tickets.com, with prices noted below. (Note: “Gold Circle” tickets are not included with fair admission.) Special pre-sale starts TODAY, March 3oth.  (try the code BIGFUN11CSF)…

Partial listing of concerts:

THE FAB FOUR – ULTIMATE TRIBUTE Thursday, July 14 $10

BLUE OYSTER CULT Friday, July 15 $10

NEON TREES Tuesday, July 19 $16

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Country stars Lonestar will be playing the California State Fair on July 26th. They will be celebrating their new release Party Heard Around The World, their tenth album. From their press release:

Known both for strong country roots as well as multi-genre crossover appeal that has led to a history of success on the country and the pop/rock charts, Lonestar has sold over 10 million album units since its 1995 debut. The Texas bred band has built an impressive list of hit singles on the country charts, including 10 #1s, while at the same time landing 9 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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The California State Fair has announced the partial lineup for its 2010 State Fair Concert Series. General viewing of all concerts is free with State Fair admission but a limited number of reserved seats will be sold at an additional price of $10-49 each. Reserved seating in the Gold Circle area will go on sale Thursday, April 15. Up to four additional acts may be added to the lineup. All shows will start at 8:00 PM on the Golden1 Stage, unless otherwise noted.

The lineup so far:

The Fab Four: Wednesday, July 14, Reserved Seating $10

Slaughter: Thursday, July 15, Reserved Seating $10

The Family Stone, Featuring Jerry Martini and Cynthia Robinson, Original founding members of Sly & The Family Stone: Saturday, July 17, Reserved Seating $10

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The California State Fair starts tomorrow and they are featuring a wide variety of musical acts. Something old, something new, something classic, something diverse, and well, whatever MC Hammer is

Anyway, here’s the schedule:

David Cook – Aug 21 2009 7:30PM
Tonic – Aug 24 2009 7:30PM
Salvador – Aug 25 2009 7:30PM
Hullabaloo Music Festival – Aug 26 2009 7:30PM
The Fab Four – Aug 27 7:30 Free
Martha Munizzi – Aug 29 7:30 Free
Tarde De Rtimo Y Recuerdos – Aug 30 7:30 Free
Lou Gramm of Foreigner – Sep 2 2009 7:30PM
MC Hammer – Sep 3 2009 7:30PM
Three Dog Night – Sep 4 2009 7:30PM
Blake Shelton – Sep 5 2009 7:30PM
Tops In Blue (Air Force) – Sep 6/7 7:30 Free

You know David Cook from Americal Idol. And as Beatles tributes go, the Fab Four are about as close to the lads as you’ll get. There’s other music at the fair too, including local bluesman Mick Martin and more. Get all the info at http://www.bigfun.org.

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