| Syracuse,
NY – April 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Journey will take people
on an exciting trip through four decades of its well-loved songs at the
New York State Fairgrounds Grandstand at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August
28, Richard A. Ball, Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department
of Agriculture and Markets, announced Thursday (April 10).
Journey has sold 80 million
albums worldwide and has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold, platinum
and multi-platinum albums since its formation in 1973 in San Francisco.
The prestigious “Legend of Live Award” was presented to Journey at the
2011 Billboard Touring Awards to honor the band’s contributions to live
music and the touring business and to acknowledge their commitment to fans
and the art of performing live. The band’s 2011 World Tour was one of the
band’s most successful tours ever, drawing nearly a million fans and ranked
in the Top 15 Tours of the year. The band’s seminal anthem, “Don’t Stop
Believin’,” remains the biggest selling song from the 20th century in iTunes
history. In 2013, Journey toured four continents and performed to more
than half a million fans.
Cheap Trick will open for
Journey. With more than 5,000 performances, 20 million records sold, 29
movie soundtracks and 40 gold and platinum recording awards, the band was
honored in October 2007 by the Chicago Chapter of the National Academy
of Recording Arts & Sciences for their contributions to the music industry.
Their most current release, “The Latest,” has garnered glowing reviews
worldwide and continues Cheap Trick’s reign as power-pop progenitors as
they continue their legacy of over 35 years in the music industry.
Tickets prices at $65, $55,
and $45 go on sale at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26 at the State Fair Box
Office and at the Fair’s only and official online ticket agent, etix.com.
Tickets can also be purchased by phone, at 1 (800) 514-3849, option 1.
“Journey and Cheap Trick
made some of the greatest music of the 1980s and continue to make great
music today. They will help us provide yet another full day of world-class
entertainment at the Great New York State
Fair and I encourage everyone to come see our shows, enjoy our rides,
games, and exhibits, and see and taste the very best of New York agriculture,”
said Acting Commissioner Ball.
A small number of tickets
remain available for the Saturday, August 30 concert by Jason Aldean, with
Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr. Tickets remain available for the Thursday,
August 21 concert by Brad Paisley, with Randy Houser, Charlie Worsham,
and Leah Turner, and the Tuesday, August 26 concert by Train with The Wallflowers.
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 parking lot adjacent to the Fair’s main gate beginning
at 5:30 a.m. Drivers should pull into the main gate area and proceed to
the parking lot, which is to the left of the main gate. 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.”
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 |
