Syracuse,
NY – May 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Country superstar LeAnn Rimes
will bring her greatest hits and newest songs to the Chevy
Court stage at the Great New York
State Fair for an 8 p.m. performance on Thursday, August 31, Acting
Director Troy Waffner announced Wednesday (May 17).
Rimes exploded onto the
music scene at age 13 with “Blue,” a song that brought the soulfulness
of Patsy Cline to a new generation and earned her a Grammy award the following
year, making her the youngest-ever winner. Later that year, “How Do I Live”
hit number two on the pop charts and is fourth on Billboard magazine’s
list of the top 100 pop singles of all time. Her most recent album, “Remnants,”
was released late last year.
“It’s not often we get the
chance to get a superstar at the peak of her powers on our Chevy Court
stage, so this is absolutely a show that should be circled on every music
fan’s calendar. We’re honored to have her here and I know this is a performance
people will remember for a very long time,” said Waffner.
Rimes’s performance takes
place on the second Three Dollar Thursday, when admission to the Fair is
just $3.
LeAnn Rimes joins a star-studded
and diverse lineup that includes:
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Robert Randolph and the Family
Band, 2 pm, August 23
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3 Doors Down, 8 pm, August 23
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds, 2
pm, August 25
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Peter Noone, 2 pm, August 28
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The Marshall Tucker Band, 2
pm, August 29
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Taylor Dayne, 2 pm, August 30
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Spin Doctors, 2 pm, September
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Concerts at Chevy
Court are sponsored by Chevrolet.
About the Great New York
State Fair
The New
York State Fair, operated by the New
York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, runs from August
23 to September 4, 2017. The Fair’s mission, reflected in its theme, “Find
Your Great...,” is to showcase the best of New York agriculture while providing
top-quality entertainment.
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:
Jola
Szubielski
Public Information Officer
NYS Department of Agriculture
& Markets
518-457-0752
Dave
Bullard
Public Relations
New York State Fair
315-487-7711 x 1377 |
