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Syracuse,
NY – February 2024 / NewsmakerAlert: Diamond-selling superstar
Brian Kelley will see you this summer at the Great
New York State Fair, taking the Suburban Park Stage at 8:00 p.m.
on Saturday, August 31. Keeping with tradition, admission to the concert
will be included with each ticket purchased to attend The Fair.
Kelley’s “Trucks, Ducks,
Bucks & Beer” is the latest preview of his much-anticipated full-length
album on Big Machine Records due out this spring, having already introduced
the project with “See You Next Summer,” “Dirt Cheap,” and “How We’re Livin’.”
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Entering the next chapter
of a record-breaking, history-making career, “BK” is first known as the
Florida half of the GRAMMY-nominated Florida Georgia Line (FGL). The ACM
Breakout Artist of the Decade Award recipients garnered 19 career #1s and
became the first and only act to achieve two RIAA DIAMOND singles in Country
music history (“Cruise” and “Meant to Be”). Surpassing 17 billion global
streams, selling more than 40 million tracks and 4.8 million albums worldwide,
plus playing to over four million fans, FGL has been honored by AMA, Billboard,
CMA, and CMT Music Awards. He is also an established songwriter, co-writing
several #1 hits, including Jason Aldean’s “Burnin’ It Down” and “You Make
It Easy,” and Cole Swindell’s “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight.”
“We are thrilled to be able
to host Brian Kelley at The Fair as his solo career takes off, and his
blend of Country, Pop, and beach will be a lovely complement to the end
of the summer here in New York,” said Fair Director Sean
Hennessey. “Year after year, our concert crowd counting process and
survey results demonstrate that Hip Hop, Country, and Rock and Roll shows
attract the largest audiences at The Fair. History has shown that audiences
were excited about Brian Kelley before, so they’ll certainly be excited
about his return.”
While Kelley’s August 31
performance will be his first solo appearance at The Fair, it marks the
third time he will grace The Fair’s stages with FGL’s debut in 2013, when
they played to Chevy Court concertgoers in the middle of a downpour, and
then returned a year later to open for Jason Aldean at the Grandstand.
The Chevrolet Music Series
will feature a total of 39 national recording acts. Chevy
Court (located near Gate 1) will feature a 1:00 p.m. and
6:00
p.m. performance every day, and Suburban
Park (located on the western end of the Fairgrounds, beyond the
Midway) will feature an 8:00 p.m. concert every day.
All concerts announced thus
far are provided in the charts below. As concerts are announced, Fair staff
will update schedules on the Fair’s website at pages dedicated to Chevy
Court and Suburban
Park.
Chevy Court:
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Saturday, August 24 1:00
p.m. Kidz Bop
Suburban Park:
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Friday, August 21 8:00
p.m. TLC
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Saturday, August 31 8:00
p.m. Brian Kelley
Founded in 1841, the Great
New York State Fair showcases the best of New York agriculture, provides
top-quality entertainment, and is a key piece of the state’s CNY
Rising strategy of growing the Central New York economy through tourism.
It is the oldest fair in the United States and is consistently recognized
as being among the top five state fairs in the nation.
The New
York State Fairgrounds is a 375-acre exhibit and entertainment complex
that operates all year. Audiences are encouraged to learn more about the
Great New York State Fair online, browse photos on Flickr,
and follow the fun on Facebook,
Twitter,
and Instagram.
Media Contact:
Jola
Szubielski
Department of Agriculture
& Markets
Public Information Officer
518-457-0752 |
