Aretha Franklin and Minnesota Music On-A-Stick Added to 2014 Grandstand Concert Series

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ST. PAUL, MINN. (05/28/2014)(readMedia)-- Two additional evenings of entertainment are confirmed for the 2014 Grandstand Concert Series sponsored by Sleep Number. Tickets for both shows go on sale this Saturday, May 31.

Aretha Franklin is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22. Tickets are $45 (all reserved seating) and go on sale at 10 a.m. this Saturday, May 31. An opening act will be added to this show at a later date.

MN Music On-A-Stick presented by 89.3 The Current is confirmed for 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30 and features Brother Ali, Doomtree, Bob Mould, Cloud Cult, Har Mar Superstar and The Cactus Blossoms. Tickets are $30 (general admission and reserved seating) and go on sale at noon this Saturday, May 31.

Tickets will be available: at mnstatefair.org; etix.com; or by calling (800) 514-3849. In addition, tickets may be purchased at the State Fairgrounds Ticket Office during a special limited-time opening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, May 31. Regular ticket office hours begin Monday, June 2. For State Fair Ticket Office information, call (651) 288-4427.

The following 2014 Grandstand shows are already on sale: Kid Rock with special guest Blackberry Smoke (Aug. 23); DigiFest Minnesota featuring Fifth Harmony & Cimorelli (Aug. 24); Happy Together Tour 2014 (Aug. 25); Linkin Park & Thirty Seconds to Mars with special guest AFI (Aug. 26); Tim McGraw with special guest Ryan Kinder (Aug. 27); Fall Out Boy and Paramore with special guest Bad Suns (Aug. 28); A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor (Aug. 29); and Journey with special guest Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Sept. 1). Visit mnstatefair.org for current ticket availability.

The final act in the 2014 Grandstand Concert Series lineup will be announced in the coming weeks. Visit mnstatefair.org for more Grandstand information.

A Fireworks Spectacular (sponsored by Mazda) follows all Grandstand shows, weather permitting.

The 2014 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 21 - Labor Day, Sept. 1.