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Syracuse,
NY – June 2022 / Newsmaker Alert: Country music superstars Big
& Rich with Cowboy Troy are inviting New Yorkers to join them for Happy
Hour as they bring their “Peace, Love and Happy Hour” tour to the Great
New York State Fair. The duo is set to play at the Chevy
Court Stage at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 30.
The self-proclaimed “technicolor
cowboys” first burst onto the country-music scene in 2003 and have entertained
audiences for nearly two decades with country hits including “Save a Horse,”
“Rollin’” “Lost in This Moment” and “Run Away with You.”
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Cowboy Troy, a country rapper
who has collaborated with Big & Rich on many of their biggest hits,
will join the duo as a featured artist during the show.
The August 30 performance
will be Big & Rich’s third at the Fair, most recently playing to Chevy
Court concertgoers in 2018.
“Big & Rich live up to
their name by bringing big hits and rich, high-energy performances,” said
interim Fair Director Sean
Hennessey. “They love to have a good time, and so do fairgoers. Year
after year, we hear from Fair fans that the concerts are one of their favorite
parts about their visit, and how they’re so impressed with the star-studded
names our fair attracts. We are thrilled to maintain that standard by bringing
back this powerhouse duo.”
All concerts in the Chevrolet
Music Series are free with Fair admission. All concerts at the Fair are
sponsored by Chevrolet.
To date, Chevrolet Music
Festival concerts announced include:
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Jimmie Allen, 6 p.m. August
24, Chevy Court stage
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Chevelle, 8 p.m. August 24,
Chevy Park stage
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The Art of Rap featuring Ice-T,
8 p.m. August 25, Chevy Park stage
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Niko Moon, 6 p.m. August 26,
Chevy Court stage
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TLC, 8 p.m. August 26, Chevy
Park stage
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Tesla, 6 p.m. August 27, Chevy
Court stage
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Foreigner, 8 p.m. August 28,
Chevy Park stage
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Boyz II Men, 8 p.m. August 29,
Chevy Park stage
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Nelly, 8 p.m. August 31, Chevy
Park stage
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Riley Green, 8 p.m. September
1, Chevy Park stage
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Tai Verdes, 1 p.m. September
2, Chevy Court stage
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Gin Blossoms, 6 p.m. September
2, Chevy Court stage
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24KGoldn, 8 p.m. September 2,
Chevy Park stage
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COIN, 2 p.m. September 3, Chevy
Park stage
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Dropkick Murphys, 8 p.m. September
3, Chevy Park stage
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Night Ranger, 4 p.m. September
5, Chevy Court stage
Founded in 1841, the Great
New York State Fair showcases the best of New York agriculture, provides
top-quality entertainment and is a key piece of the state’s CNY
Rising strategy of growing the Central New York economy through tourism.
The 2022 Fair runs from August 24 to September 5.
The New
York State Fairgrounds is a 375-acre exhibit and entertainment complex
that operates all year. Find the Great New York State Fair on its website,
Facebook,
Twitter,
and Instagram and enjoy
photos from the Fair on
Flickr. Also, New Yorkers are invited to send their ideas for the Great
New York State Fair to statefairideas@agriculture.ny.gov.
Media Contacts:
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Jola
Szubielski
Department of Agriculture
& Markets
Public Information Officer
518-457-0752
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Dave
Bullard
NY State Fair
Public Relations & Marketing
Manager
315-728-4527
Alice
Maggiore
NY State Fair
Assoc. Public Relations
& Marketing Manager
315-728-4376
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