For Immediate Release
July 29, 2010
Lori Chappell
515/262-3111 ext. 204

Great Seats Still Up for Grabs at the 2010 Iowa State Fair Grandstand

There is still time for music-loving Fairgoers to purchase tickets for this year’s line-up of award-winning Grandstand entertainment. The Iowa State Fair is set for “Non Stop Fun” August 12-22.

Great seats are still available for performances by Grammy-winners and number-one hit performers like Christian music stars MercyMe and Newsboys, country favorites Keith Urban and Darius Rucker, pop-rockers Sheryl Crow and Boys Like Girls, hard-hitting rock acts Shinedown, Pat Benatar and REO Speedwagon, and gut-splitting comedian Jeff Dunham.

All reserved seats for the Sugarland concert on Saturday, August 21, are sold out.

Tickets for all other concert and track events are on sale now through all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, and through the Iowa State Fair Ticket Office. All concert events are reserved seating; track events are general admission. The Fair’s Ticket Office, located on the front porch of the Administration Building, is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays for walk-up orders only (no mail, phone or fax orders). During the Fair, the Ticket Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Convenience charges will apply to all tickets. Grandstand tickets do not include admission to the Fair.

Complete line-up follows:

2010 Iowa State Fair Grandstand Line-up
Presented by U.S. Cellular

Thursday, August 12 MercyMe and Newsboys, 8 p.m. $28

Friday, August 13 Keith Urban with special guest Kris Allen, 8 p.m., $47

Saturday, August 14 Shinedown with special guest Chevelle, 8 p.m., $28

Sunday, August 15 Jeff Dunham, 8 p.m., $37

Monday, August 16 Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models,
5:30 p.m. Hot Laps, 6 p.m. Races,
$15 adults, $5 children ages 6-11, free for ages 5 and under

Tuesday, August 17 Pat Benatar and REO Speedwagon with special guest Matt Woods & The Thunderbolts, 8:00 p.m. $35

Wednesday, August 18 Grand Outlaw National Tractor and Truck Pull, 2 p.m.
$20 Adults, $10 children ages 6-11, free for ages 5 and under

Thursday, August 19 Darius Rucker with special guest Candy Coburn, 8 p.m., $30

Friday, August 20 Boys Like Girls with special guest We The Kings, 8 p.m., $25

Saturday, August 21 Demolition Derby, 11:30 a.m.,
$12 adults, $5 children ages 6-11, free for ages 5 and under

Saturday, August 21 Sugarland with special guest Little Big Town, 8 p.m., $42 (Reserved Seats Sold Out)

Sunday, August 22 Sheryl Crow with special guest Colbie Caillat, 8 p.m. $35


The Iowa State Fair is set for “Non Stop Fun” August 12-22, 2010. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.