Walker Hayes, Chris Tomlin Added to State Fair Lineup

LEWISBURG, WV (04/04/2022) (readMedia)-- Country music star Walker Hayes and Christian singer Chris Tomlin have been added to the 2022 State Fair of West Virginia Concert Series. Chris Tomlin will take the stage on Wednesday, August 17, while Walker Hayes with Special Guest Tigirlily will close out the Fair on Saturday, August 20.

Tickets for both shows will go on sale Friday, April 8, 2022, at 10 AM, and will only be available via ETIX at https://statefairofwv.com/events/ or by calling 1-800-514-ETIX (3849) Monday through Friday 9 am – 6 pm or Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. Tickets will not be sold at the State Fair Box Office until later in the spring.

"We are getting closer to finalizing our 2022 concert series, and we could not be more exited with the additions of Walker Hayes and Chris Tomlin," State Fair CEO Kelly Collins stated. "Chris Tomlin is always a crowd favorite, and we can't wait to show Walker Hayes just how awesome our state is."

The 10-day State Fair of West Virginia is celebrating 97 years of "Mountain Grown Fun", on August 11-22, 2022. The State Fair of West Virginia, with a $13.8 million-dollar economic impact on the state of West Virginia, is a 501 © 3 non-profit corporation committed to the traditions of agriculture, family entertainment, and education. For more information, please visit www.statefairofwv.com, or follow fair events on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Join the conversation by using #sfwv2022!

WALKER HAYES

Monument Records recording artist, Walker Hayes, is a singer/songwriter originally from Mobile, Alabama.

His recent EP Country Stuff includes the RIAA certified Platinum smash hit "Fancy Like," which has topped every country streaming and sales chart since its release, and has spent 8 weeks and counting at the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Country Songs. Called "the song of the summer" by the TODAY Show, the track is now in the top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 Songs. Propelled by the TikTok dance Hayes made to the song with his teenage daughter, "Fancy Like" has been used over half a million times on the app, with that original, homemade video, racking up over 30 million views and being used in a national Applebee's campaign.

Continuing to break boundaries, a new version of "Fancy Like" that features GRAMMY-Award nominated, pop superstar Kesha, is out now.

Hayes' debut album boom., co-produced by multi-GRAMMY Award winning producer and songwriter Shane McAnally, led Billboard to praise his "personal, soul-bearing storylines; rolling rhymes; and Macklemore-like cadence," and the Washington Post to write that "Hayes has broken into the mainstream by sounding different."

The proud father of six has performed his music, including "Fancy Like" and the Double-Platinum RIAA certified hit "You Broke Up With Me," to national audiences on Good Morning America, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The TODAY Show. Hayes has headlined multiple tours on his own, as well as joined the likes of Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Thomas Rhett, and Old Dominion on tour.

Chris Tomlin

It is estimated that 20-30 million people across the world sing one of Chris' songs every week in church services in nearly every language. TIME magazine heralded him as the "most often sung artist in the world" as his music has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers. Along the way, Chris has scored 17 #1 one singles at radio, placed 29 top ten hits (more than any other Christian artist), sold more than nine million albums with 4.5 Billion career global streams, earned a Grammy, three Billboard Music Awards, 27 Dove Awards, became a two-time BMI Songwriter of the Year honoree and an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year.

In 2016, he was named one of only four artists ever to receive the Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for over 1 Billion digital radio streams, alongside Justin Timberlake, Pitbull and Garth Brooks. Chris is also the first Christian artist to reach the Billion streams threshold on Pandora and was presented with their BILLIONAIRE award.

As one of the most successful Christian touring artists today, Chris Tomlin has sold-out venues everywhere including New York City's Madison Square Garden, Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, Red Rocks in Denver and more. For more information visit: www.christomlin.com or follow Chris on Twitter Instagram Facebook and YouTube