With 25 million records sold, a Grammy® Award for his No. 1 smash-hit “Jessie’s Girl”, and a whopping 17 Top-40 hits, including “Don’t Talk to Strangers”, “An Affair of the Heart”, “I’ve Done Everything for You”, “Love Somebody,” and “Human Touch”, Springfield has no intention of taking his foot off the accelerator. “I put everything I’ve got into making records,” he says. “Sometimes people think they have you pegged but I trust my music will show them otherwise.”

In early 2013, Springfield collaborated with The Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl on the song, “The Man That Never Was”, for the Sound City soundtrack, “Sound City: Real to Reel”. At the 2014 Grammy Awards the album won for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. In May 2014, Springfield’s first novel, “Magnificent Vibration” was released, marking his second publication on the New York Times Bestsellers List and he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Springfield will be seen next co-starring with Meryl Streep and Kevin Klein in the Tristar film “Ricki And The Flash” in the summer of 2015.

“I can’t think of a better way to kick off the 2014 Great New York State Fair than with Rick Springfield. It’s going to be a great show, and it demonstrates that we’re serious about once again presenting the best lineup of free shows in America,” said Waffner.

Springfield performed at the State Fair Grandstand in 1985 and on Chevy Court in 2004 and 2009. For more information on the tour and Rick Springfield, visit www.rickspringfield.com or contact: Kim Jakwerth at kim@marleahleslie.com.

The Fair has previously announced that Everclear will perform on Chevy Court at 2:00 p.m. on opening day. More announcements for the nearly two dozen performances on Chevy Court will be coming shortly.

Concerts on Chevy Court are sponsored by Chevrolet.

The New York State Fair, operated by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, runs from August 27 – September 7, 2015. The Fair’s mission, reflected in its theme, “Summer’s Best in Show,” is to showcase the best of New York agriculture while providing top-quality entertainment.

In addition to the annual New York State Fair, the Fairgrounds host dozens of agricultural events throughout the year, including some of the Northeast’s most prestigious horse and livestock shows.

The home of the Great New York State Fair is a 375-acre exhibit and entertainment complex that operates all year. A year-round schedule of events is available on the Fair’s website. Find The Great New York State Fair on Facebook, follow @NYSFair on Twitter, and enjoy photos from the Fair at Flickr.com/photos/nysfair. Also, New Yorkers are invited to send their ideas for the Great New York State Fair at statefairideas@agriculture.ny.gov.

Media Contacts:
Joe Morrissey
Public Information Officer
NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets
518-457-0752

Dave Bullard
Public Relations
New York State Fair
315-487-7711 x 1377