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Syracuse,
NY – March 2024 / NewsmakerAlert: Heavy metal masters Blue
Öyster Cult will rock the Chevy Court stage at the Great
New York State Fair on Tuesday, August 27 at 6:00 pm. This will
be the band’s fourth appearance at The Fair and the first since 2017.
For five decades, Blue Öyster
Cult has been thrilling fans of intelligent hard rock worldwide with powerful
albums loaded with classic songs. The band continues to be revered within
the hard rock and heavy metal scene for its pioneering work as one of very
few hard rock/heavy metal bands to earn both genuine mainstream critical
acclaim as well as commercial success. The band is often cited as a major
influence by other acts such as Metallica, and BÖC was listed in VH1’s
countdown of the greatest hard rock bands of all time.
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Upon the release of BÖC’s
self-titled debut album in 1972, the band was praised for its catchy-yet-heavy
music and lyrics that could be provocative, terrifying, funny, or ambiguous,
often all in the same song. BÖC’s canon includes three songs that
no doubt go down in history as stone-cold classics: the haunting “(Don’t
Fear) The Reaper” from 1976’s Agents of Fortune, the pummeling “Godzilla”
from 1977’s Spectres and the hypnotic “Burnin’ for You” from 1981’s
Fire of Unknown Origin. Other notable BÖC songs include “Cities on
Flame with Rock and Roll,” “Then Came the Last Days of May,” “I Love the
Night,” “In Thee,” “Veteran of the Psychic Wars,” “Dominance and Submission,”
“Astronomy,” “Black Blade” and “Shooting Shark.” BÖC’s next studio
album GHOST STORIES will be released on April 12, 2024.
The intense creative vision
of BÖC’s original core duo of vocalist/lead guitarist Donald “Buck
Dharma” Roeser and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom are complemented
by Richie Castellano on guitar and keyboards, and the longtime rhythm section
of bass guitarist Danny Miranda, and drummer Jules Radino.
BÖC has always maintained
a relentless touring schedule and an album of new material THE SYMBOL REMAINS
was released October 9, 2020, to rave reviews.
“We’re so excited to have
Blue Öyster Cult back at The Great New York State Fair,” said Interim
Director Julie LaFave. “These rockers are true legends in heavy metal
music and, as native New Yorkers themselves, are a perfect addition to
our diverse Fair concert lineup, which truly captures all that our state
is about.”
The Fair starts Wednesday,
August 21, and runs through Labor Day, Monday, September 2.
All concerts are included in the price of admission, which will go on sale
later this summer. The Great New York State Fair is the most affordable
state fair in the country.
In total, The Fair’s Chevrolet
Music Series will feature 39 national recording acts. There will be a daily
1 p.m. and 6 p.m. concert at Chevy Court (located near Gate 1),
and a daily 8 p.m. concert at Suburban Park (located on the western
end of the Fairgrounds, beyond the Midway).
All concerts announced so
far are provided below. Fair staff will continue to update schedules on
the Fair’s website at pages dedicated to Chevy
Court and Suburban
Park.
Chevy Court:
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Wednesday, August 21 – 1:00
p.m. – Chubby Checker
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Friday, August 23 – 1:00 p.m.
– Sophie B. Hawkins
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Saturday, August 24 – 1:00 p.m.
– Kidz Bop
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Sunday, August 25 – 1:00 p.m.
– The Elders
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Monday, August 26 – 1:00 p.m.
– Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
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Tuesday, August 27 – 1:00 p.m.
– Little Anthony
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Tuesday, August 27 – 6:00 p.m.
– Blue Öyster Cult
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Wednesday, August 28 – 6:00
p.m. – Danielle Ponder
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Thursday, August 29 – 6:00 p.m.
– Chapel Hart
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Sunday, September 1 – 1:00 p.m.
– Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour
Suburban Park:
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Friday, August 21 – 8:00 p.m.
– TLC
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Sunday, August 25 – 8:00 p.m.
– Dropkick Murphys
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Wednesday, August 28 – 8:00
p.m. – Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
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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
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