This article lists events at the Minnesota State Fair's Grandstand Building. Each night of the yearly fair, the grandstand hosts an event (typically a concert) which is followed by a fireworks display. These events are ticketed separately from the fair's admission fee. Previous years have featured major national acts such as Duran Duran, Usher, and The Beach Boys. In combination with large concerts and comedy sets, the string of shows contains the final edition of the yearly Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest.
The grandstand itself was built in 1885 and underwent a major renovation starting in 2002 to modernize the aging structure.
+ List of events at the Minnesota State Fair's grandstand Year Date Headline act2017August 24Nickelback, DaughtryAugust 25Stevie Nicks, Vanessa CarltonAugust 26Jim GaffiganAugust 27Toby Keith, 3 Doors DownAugust 28Frankie Valli & The Four SeasonsAugust 29John Mellencamp, Carlene CarterAugust 30PentatonixAugust 31Usher, Black CoffeeSeptember 1The Minnesota Show with Garrison KeillorSeptember 2Phantogram, Lucius, and Now, NowSeptember 3Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finalsSeptember 4Sam Hunt, LANCO, and Ryan Follese2018August 23Niall HoranAugust 24SugarlandAugust 25Music On-A-Stick: Trampled By TurtlesAugust 26Earth, Wind & FireAugust 27The Beach BoysAugust 28Jason MrazAugust 29Old DominionAugust 30Impractical JokersAugust 31311 and The OffspringSeptember 1Hairball: A Bombastic Celebration of Arena RockSeptember 2Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finalsSeptember 3Boy George, Culture Club, The B-52s2019August 22Barenaked LadiesAugust 23Why Don't WeAugust 24Dierks BentleyAugust 25Trace Adkins & Clint BlackAugust 26Tommy Games & the ShondellsAugust 27Weird AlAugust 28Hall & OatesAugust 29LogicAugust 30Lionel RichieAugust 31Music On-A-Stick: Brandi CarlileSeptember 1Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finalsSeptember 2ZZ Top2020Fair cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021August 26Miranda LambertAugust 27Maren MorrisAugust 28Music On-A-Stick: Lake Street DiveAugust 29TLC & ShaggyAugust 30The SpinnersAugust 31The Doobie BrothersSeptember 1Tim McGrawSeptember 2The ChainsmokersSeptember 3Kevin Costner + Modern WestSeptember 4George Thorogood & the DestroyersSeptember 5Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finalsSeptember 6Darci Lynne2022August 25Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, and BushAugust 26Counting CrowsAugust 27Portugal. The Man, Manchester Orchestra, and Bad Bad HatsAugust 28Pitbull, Iggy AzaleaAugust 29The Beach Boys, The Temptations, and Tower of PowerAugust 30Jim GaffiganAugust 31Florida Georgia Line, Bailey ZimmermanSeptember 1REO Speedwagon, Styx, and LevonSeptember 2Zac Brown Band, Robert Randolph BandSeptember 3Diana Ross, Naturally 7September 4Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finalsSeptember 5Free Kids Day Fun Fest (Disney Princess - The Concert cancelled)2023August 24The Black KeysAugust 25The ChicksAugust 26Keith UrbanAugust 27Boyz II Men and Chaka KhanAugust 28Happy Together Tour (The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Vogues, The Classics IV, and The Cowsills)August 29Brandi Carlile, Wynonna JuddAugust 30Yung Gravy, bbno$August 31Duran DuranSeptember 1Jonas BrothersSeptember 2The Current's Music On-A-Stick (The Hold Steady, Bob Mould, and Dillinger Four) September 3Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finalsSeptember 4Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour2024August 22Becky GAugust 23Chance The RapperAugust 24Nate BargatzeAugust 25Blake SheltonAugust 26Happy Together Tour (The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, The Association, Badfinger, The Vogues, and The Cowsills) (concert cancelled due to stormy weather)August 27Ludacris & T-PainAugust 29Mötley CrüeAugust 30Matchbox TwentyAugust 31Stephen SanchezSeptember 1Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finalsSeptember 2Kidz Bop Live2025August 21Old DominionAugust 22Meghan TrainorAugust 23Atmosphere, Cypress Hill, Lupe Fiasco, The Pharcyde, and DJ AbilitiesAugust 24Melissa Etheridge and Indigo GirlsAugust 25Happy Together Tour (The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Vogues, and The Cowsills)August 26Def LeppardAugust 27Hank Williams Jr. and Marty Stuart & The Fabulous SuperlativesAugust 28Darryl Hall and The RascalsAugust 29The Avett Brothers and The Milk Carton KidsSeptember 1The Rock and Roll Playhouse and Bri & The Anti-Heroes
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