Final Evening of Grandstand Entertainment Announced

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MN Music On-A-Stick

• The Jayhawks
• Dessa
• Jeremy Messersmith
• Semisonic

ST. PAUL, MINN. (06/20/2012)(readMedia)-- The 2012 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series is complete with the addition of MN Music On-A-Stick presented by 89.3 The Current.

Beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, the show will feature Semisonic, The Jayhawks, Dessa and Jeremy Messersmith. Additional artists may be added at a later date. Tickets are $35 (general admission and reserved Grandstand seating) and go on sale Friday, June 29 at 11 a.m.

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 Friday, June 29, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and weekdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For State Fair Box Office information, call (651) 288-4427.

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); Blake Shelton with special guest Sunny Sweeney (Aug. 25); An Evening with Anita Baker (Aug. 26); The Happy Together Tour 2012 (Aug. 27); Demi Lovato with special guest Hot Chelle Rae (Aug. 28); KISS & Mötley Crüe (Aug. 29); Rascal Flatts with special guests Little Big Town, Eli Young Band and Edens Edge (Aug. 30); Journey with special guest Pat Benatar featuring Neil Giraldo, and Loverboy (Sept. 1); and Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller with special guest Big K.R.I.T. (Sept. 3).

The Grandstand Concert Series is sponsored by Sleep Number.

The 2012 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 23 - Labor Day, Sept. 3.