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Presented by: Wal-Mart® & Sam's Club®
2008 Concert Series
Presented by Robertson's Palmdale Honda
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Triple-platinum singer-songwriter-actor Gary Allan kicks off the Robertson’s Palmdale Honda concert series on Aug. 22 with his raspy, emotionally loaded interpretations of life. “Watching Airplanes,” the lead single from his most recent, rock-edged album, “Living Hard,” spent more than 30 weeks on the country charts. In one of his earlier signature songs, “Tough Little Boys,” California native Allan wrote the lyrics, “I didn’t cry when Old Yeller died, at least not in front of my friends. But tough little boys grow up to be dads – they turn into big babies again."
The six-man Diamond Rio brings its solid country sound and elegant guitar and piano riffs to open for Allan. The “Rio Boys,” nominated by the Academy of Country Music for top vocal group of 2008, hit No. 1 with its 1991 debut single, “Meet in the Middle,” and has recorded 32 chart singles.
Gary Allan and opening act: Diamond Rio
Friday, August 22, 2008
Ticket prices: Gold Circle $75, Trackside: $40
Grandstand: FREE with paid Fair admission
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The performer Fergie, born Stacy Ann Ferguson at Hacienda Heights, California, is a pop/ R&B singer-songwriter, actress and rapper phenomenon who has carved out her own niche in the entertainment world. Fergie is currently a vocalist for the hip-hop/pop group Black Eyed Peas as well as a solo artist. She brings “An Evening with Fergie” to the Antelope Valley Fair on Aug. 23. Fergie is a consummate performer who breaks through age barriers. Fergie’s Grammy-nominated monster single “Big Girls Don’t Cry” from her debut album “The Dutchess,” was a world-wide chart-topper and the most downloaded track in the United States in 2007. The album produced five top five hits.
Fergie
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Ticket prices: Gold Circle $85, Trackside: $65
Grandstand: $35
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On Aug. 24, the Antelope Valley Fair stage presents the Latin sounds of El Grupo Móntez de Durango. The seven member group’s sound is deeply rooted in the music of traditional Mexico, but it’s also influenced by the members’ hometown of Chicago. Their faster-paced ‘merengue/ranchera’ mix of music has become associated with the dance style called “El Pasito Duranguense” (The Durango Step).
Sharing the lights that evening will be Mexican banda singer, Lupillo Rivera. As a norteña artist, referring to the genre of Mexican music meaning ‘northern’, Rivera is best known for his stylistic “Despreciado” and “El Tren del Corrido”.
El Grupo montez de Durango with special guest Lupillo Rivera
Sunday, August 24, 2008
$15 pay one price day
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Jason Aldean and Terri Clark ratchet up the country mood on Aug. 25th.. Aldean’s performance follows the crest of his successful second studio album, “Relentless,” with the hit tracks “Laughed until We Cried,” “Johnny Cash” and “Relentless.” The song “Why”, from his 2005 first album “Jason Aldean”, reached No. 1 on the singles chart in mid-2006. His 2005 debut album, “Jason Aldean,” was certified platinum and “Relentless” certified gold. Co-headlining on the bill with Aldean will be high-energy country singer-songwriter Terri Clark, a native of Montreal, Quebec, who has released seven albums and is an Academy of Country Music top female vocalist nominee. Another treat on Aug. 25 will be the opening act of the comedy duo of Bruce Williams and Terry Ree, billed as Williams & Ree, who refer to themselves “The Indian and the White Guy.” They met in 1968 at Black Hills State College in Spearfish, SD, and have sustained a career of more than 30 years, packing concert halls, casinos and clubs
Jason Aldean and Terri Clark
Monday, August 25, 2008
Ticket prices: Gold Circle $75, Trackside: $40
Grandstand: FREE with paid Fair admission
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Fans from afar will descend on the Antelope Valley Fair for the Aug. 26 appearance of multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter legend John Fogerty, whose group Creedence Clearwater Revival created a swamp rock sound flavored by Fogerty’s burly baritone vocals. The group and Fogerty gave birth to such classic sing-able songs as “Proud Mary,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Green River,” and “Bad Moon Rising.” The band broke up in 1972, never to reunite. Berkeley, California-born Fogerty, 63, has reinvented himself and his career numerous times through the years. Fans can expect nothing less than perfection from this musician on the last date of his “Revival” tour, which begins June 24 at Royal Albert Hall in London, where he first (and last) played 37 years ago. Fogerty’s current album release is “Revival,” on Fantasy Records.
John Fogerty
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Ticket prices: Gold Circle $80, Trackside: $60
Grandstand: FREE with paid Fair admission
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On Aug. 27, a heavy metal band comes to the Fair for the first time in the form of Poison and its “Live, Raw & Uncut Summer Tour 2008,” with special guest and show opener Sebastian Bach, former lead singer for Skid Row. Poison, formed in 1984 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, consists of vocalist Bret Michaels, bassist Bobby Dall, drummer Rikki Rockett and guitarist C.C. DeVille. The band achieved success in the 1980s and 1990s with its over-the-top glam image and theatrical live shows. Still regularly recording, performing and sporting their signature wild manes of hair, they have sold more than 25 million albums. Sebastian Bach – who toured in “Jesus Christ Superstar” -- moves with alacrity from rock music to Broadway lights to the television screen. Bach has gained renewed acclaim with 2007’s “Angel Down,” his first solo album since 1999.
Poison and opening act: Sebastian Bach
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Ticket prices: Gold Circle $65, Trackside: $40
Grandstand: FREE with paid Fair admission
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The delightful Weird Al Yankovic takes the stage Aug. 28 for the final – and free with paid admission -- concert of the Antelope Valley Fair 2008 concert season. The undisputed king of pop culture parody, Yankovic has sold more comedy recordings than any other artist in history. Yankovic’s accomplishments in television – notably children’s television--, video production, directing, songwriting and acting come together seamlessly in his live show. The talented
group of musicians with whom he has worked since 1982, some of the finest in the business, will back him up at the Antelope Valley Fair. Yankovic’s latest album is “Straight Outta Lynwood.” Yankovic, whose real name is Alfred Matthew Yankovic, first appeared on the public radar through the Los Angeles radio host Dr. Demento, who played “My Bologna,” Yankovic’s satirical version of the Knack’s “My Sharona.”
Weird Al Yankovic
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Ticket prices: Gold Circle $25, Trackside & Grandstand: FREE with paid Fair admission
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