ST. PAUL, MINN. (06/10/2013)(readMedia)-- Three new evenings of entertainment and additions to the MN Music On-A-Stick and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis shows are confirmed for the 2013 Grandstand Concert Series sponsored by Sleep Number.

Train with special guest Michael Franti & Spearhead is confirmed for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29. Tickets are $47 and $37 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 15.

Under The Sun featuring Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray & Gin Blossoms is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. Tickets are $28 and go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15.

Sammy Hagar's Four Decades of Rock with special guest Buckcherry is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. Tickets are $35 and go on sale at noon Saturday, June 15.

Tickets will be available: at mnstatefair.org; etix.com; or by calling (800) 514-3849. In addition, the State Fair Box Office on the fairgrounds is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 and Monday through Friday 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. For State Fair Box Office information, call (651) 288-4427.

MN Music On-A-Stick will feature The Suburbs and P.O.S in addition to previously-announced acts Trampled by Turtles, Mason Jennings and The Chalice. Presented by 89.3 The Current, this evening of music will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30. Tickets are $28 and are on sale now.

Talib Kweli and Chance The Rapper have been added as special guests for the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. Currently no seats are available for this show.

The following 2013 Grandstand shows are currently on sale: Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller and Kevin Nealon from SNL (Aug. 22); The Happy Together Tour 2013 featuring The Turtles with Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, and Mark Lindsay, former lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders (Aug. 26); Depeche Mode with special guest Bat for Lashes (Aug. 27); 2013 Internet Cat Video Festival presented by the Walker Art Center (Aug. 28) and Tim McGraw (Sept. 2). Visit mnstatefair.org for current ticket availability.

The last remaining open evening of Grandstand entertainment will be confirmed and announced in the coming weeks. Visit mnstatefair.org for more Grandstand information.

The 2013 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 22 - Labor Day, Sept. 2.

Posted Monday June 10, 2013 at 06:46 am by Minnesota State Fair
Last Updated Thursday June 20, 2013 at 03:55 pm