| Syracuse,
NY – May 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Rising country stars Dan +
Shay will perform songs from their record-setting debut album at 2 p.m.
on Chevy Court
at the Great New York State Fair
on Saturday, August 29, Acting Fair Director Troy Waffner has announced.
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney
met one December day in Nashville and began writing together the next day.
Within a year, their first single, “19 You + Me” hit the top 10 of the
country radio singles chart. Not long after, they released the album “Where
It All Began” and began touring with country stars such as Hunter Hayes
and Blake Shelton. Their album hit #1 on the country album chart in its
first week, the only duo in SoundScan history to do so. Dan + Shay were
nominated for Duo of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music and
the Country Music Association.
“Dan + Shay bring fresh sounds
to their music and, as we often do at Chevy Court, we give people a chance
to see artists who are on their way to stardom. This is a show that should
not be missed,” said Waffner.
The Fair has previously
announced several shows for the free stage at Chevy Court:
-
Everclear - 2 p.m., opening
day, Thursday, August 27
-
Rick Springfield - 8 p.m., Thursday,
August 27
-
Orleans – 2 p.m., Friday, August
28
-
Melissa Etheridge – 8 p.m.,
Friday, August 28
-
The Oak Ridge Boys – 2 p.m.,
Tuesday, September 1
-
Salt-N-Pepa – 2 p.m., Wednesday,
September 2
-
Snoop Dogg – 8 p.m., Wednesday,
September 2
-
Meghan Trainor - 8 p.m., Thursday,
September 3
-
Six Nations Day Celebration,
with traditional dancers and The Ripcords – 1 p.m., Friday, September 4
-
Nick Jonas - 6 p.m., Monday,
September 7
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 |
