Syracuse,
NY – March 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
announces that country superstar Brad Paisley will kick off the Grandstand
concert series at the Great New York
State Fair as he brings his summer tour to the Fairgrounds on Thursday,
August 21. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show, priced at $65, $55, and $45,
will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, March 29 at the State Fair Box Office
and via the Fair’s official online ticket seller, etix.com.
The artist will also hold a private ticket sale for members of his fan
club on March 19.
“Every year the Great New
York State Fair brings nearly one million visitors to the Syracuse area,
providing a tremendous boost in tourism and economic activity for upstate
New York,” Governor Cuomo said. “Brad Paisley is the latest edition to
this year’s lineup as the State Fair continues to deliver on its promise
of providing top-quality entertainment. I encourage New Yorkers and visitors
alike to make to time to enjoy the best in entertainment and agriculture
at the 2014 Great New York State Fair this summer.”
Paisley played at the Fair
for the first time in 2000, a Chevy Court show on opening night, when he
had already earned two #1 hits. Since then, he has reached the top spot
20 more times, won three Grammys, and received 14 Academy of Country Music
Awards—including Entertainer of the Year.
Opening for Paisley will
be singer/songwriter Randy Houser, whose most recent album, and two singles
from the album, all hit the top 10 on the country charts. Also opening
will be Charlie Worsham, whose debut album received strong notices. A song
from the album was used in an episode of the TV series, “Bones.”
There will be two standing-only
areas created between the stage and a semicircle-shaped thrust that is
special for this concert only. The standing-area tickets, costing $85,
will only be available to members of Paisley’s fan club. These tickets
and others being sold through his fan club will be sold via etix.com
using a special code given only to fan club members.
Acting Commissioner of Agriculture
Richard A. Ball said, “Our second Grandstand announcement is yet another
home run. We are very happy to have Brad Paisley back at the Fairgrounds
and we are hard at work on even more great entertainment announcements,
so stay tuned.”
A limited number of tickets
remain available for the Saturday, August 30 concert by Jason Aldean, with
Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr.
About Grandstand Ticket
Sales
Etix.com
is the Fair’s official and only online ticket selling agent. Ticket prices
are the same whether tickets are bought online at etix.com or in person
at the box office. A $3.75 service fee will be added to the price of all
tickets. An additional fee will be charged for the use of a credit card.
Most major credit cards are accepted. Your advance-sale concert ticket
includes admission to the Fair.
Parking for box office sales
is available in the Brown lot beginning at 5:30 a.m., and lineup can begin
at 6 a.m. Tickets for people who require wheelchair accessible seating
or who have mobility disabilities, or those who are hearing impaired will
go on sale at the same time as general seating tickets. Convenient parking
for people with disabilities who have either the proper license plate or
hanging tag will be available via Gate 2.
The New York State Fair,
operated by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, runs
from August 21 – September 1, 2014. Its mission is to showcase the best
of New York agriculture while providing top-quality entertainment. The
theme of the 2014 Fair is “Summer’s Best in Show.”
The home of the Great New
York State Fair is a 375-acre exhibit and entertainment complex that operates
all year. A year-round schedule of events is available on the Fair’s
website. Find The Great
New York State Fair on Facebook, follow @NYSFair
on Twitter, and enjoy photos from the Fair at Flickr.com/photos/NYSFair.
Also, New Yorkers are invited to send their ideas for the Great New York
State Fair at statefairideas@agriculture.ny.gov.
Media Contacts:
Joe
Morrissey
Public Information Officer
NYS Department of Agriculture
& Markets
518-457-0752
Dave
Bullard
Public Relations
New York State Fair
315-487-7711 x 1377 |