ST. PAUL, MINN. (05/08/2012)(readMedia)-- Three additional evenings of entertainment are confirmed for the 2012 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series sponsored by Sleep Number.
An Evening with Anita Baker is confirmed for 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26. Tickets are $38 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19.
Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller will headline the Grandstand at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 3. Tickets are $39 (general admission) and $29 (reserved seating) and go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19.
Journey with special guests Pat Benatar featuring Neil Giraldo and Loverboy is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1. Tickets are $58, $48 and $38 and go on sale at noon Saturday, May 19.
Tickets will be available at mnstatefair.org or etix.com, or by calling (800) 514-3849. In addition, the State Fair Box Office on the fairgrounds will be open from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 and then close until regular hours begin June 4. For State Fair Box Office information call (651) 288-4427.
In other Grandstand concert news, Jamey Johnson has been added as the special guest for the Alan Jackson show on Friday, Aug. 24. Tickets for this show are already on sale at mnstatefair.org or etix.com.
The following 2012 Grandstand shows are currently on sale: Bonnie Raitt with special guest Mavis Staples (Aug. 23), Alan Jackson with special guest Jamey Johnson (Aug. 24), The Happy Together Tour 2012 (Aug. 27), KISS & Mötley Crüe (Aug. 29), and Rascal Flatts with special guests Little Big Town, Eli Young Band and Edens Edge (Aug. 30).
The final evenings of Grandstand entertainment will be announced in the coming weeks. Visit mnstatefair.org for more information.
The 2012 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 23 - Labor Day, Sept. 3.