State Fair music line-up

submitted by indyr

Jun 3 2008 — 2:00am

The final opening on the MN State Fair Grandstand schedule has been filled by Gnarls Barkley. Plus, the free stage schedule is set as well – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, War, Trampled By Turtles and many others. Sadly, no appearances by Wally Pikal or The Spam-Ettes this year.

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28 Reader Comments

kc! Jun 3 2008
12:26 pm

Toby Keith on Sept. 1 @ the Grandstand beautifully compliments the start of the RNC.

grote Jun 3 2008
12:28 pm

this puts the ki-bosh on my plan to see Gnarls Barkley @ the Hollywood Bowl on July 27.

Ang Jun 3 2008
12:30 pm

Staind and 3 Doors Down. *sigh*

JACC Jun 3 2008
12:34 pm

Gnarls Barkley & War! Score!

War’s ‘The World is a Ghetto’ still stands as one of the greatest funk/soul albums of all time.

kndrik Jun 3 2008
12:34 pm

Trampled By Turtles! I saw them at the Cabooze a few weeks ago. Great show.

msparber Jun 3 2008
12:35 pm

My God, I loves me some WAR. When I lived in LA I used to go to Lowrider festivals, and, of course, there were always members of WAR on hand as judges.

grote Jun 3 2008
12:45 pm

My God, I loves me some WAR.

fookin republicans.

Bixby Jun 3 2008
12:51 pm

Backstreet’s back, alright!

Here’s a video of Nick Carter fighting with Aaron Carter over Paris Hilton.

wayno Jun 3 2008
1:24 pm

I think you’re CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
does that make me

Mojo Marshall Jun 3 2008
1:43 pm

Pitchfork is reporting THE BLACK KEYS will at the fair on August 30.

grote Jun 3 2008
1:45 pm

grote is counter-reporting that he will also, then, be @ the fair on August 30.

kevin Jun 3 2008
1:48 pm

Toby Keith on Sept. 1 @ the Grandstand beautifully compliments the start of the RNC.

(He’s a Democrat)

Brad Paisely, Tobey Keith, Jewel, Dierks Bently, Miranda Lambert…swoon! I already shelled out $$$ for Neil Diamond tickets. Music lovin’ is gonna run me broke in 2008!

DouglasG Jun 3 2008
1:51 pm

How can you use “Neil Diamond” and “Music Lovin’” in the same post???

kevin Jun 3 2008
1:58 pm

How can you use “Neil Diamond” and “Music Lovin’” in the same post???

How dare you question it.

bbut...but Jun 3 2008
2:00 pm

(He’s a Democrat)
but he’s from the south and stuff, and wears a cowboy hat!
And he’s white!

kc! Jun 3 2008
2:03 pm

I guess my comment wasn’t suppose to be that Toby Keith is a Republican, but that the people who love him are and there day will be made with these two events lining up.

Just like what it used to be like with the Dixie Chicks.

Toby Jun 3 2008
2:10 pm

It’s ‘their’, and some democrats like me too.

kc! Jun 3 2008
2:12 pm

Sorry, I usually get it right. Their.

mb Jun 3 2008
2:13 pm

careful kc, sounds like toby wants to put a boot up your ass…

I would rather drive rusty nails through one ear and out the other over going to see Toby Keith.

Trampled by Turtles catches my interest.

aliecat Jun 3 2008
2:24 pm

grote is counter-reporting that he will also, then, be @ the fair on August 30.

I may make a rare appearance as well…

Bixby Jun 3 2008
2:48 pm

Toby Keith is a democrat who endorsed W. in ‘04. In fucking ‘04! He’s as DINO as they come. Even Lieberman is like, “Dude, WTF?!”

grote Jun 3 2008
3:19 pm

I’m just hoping for something that can come close to the strange energy of the Flaming Lips show @ the fair in 2006.

indyr Jun 3 2008
3:19 pm

Pitchfork is reporting THE BLACK KEYS will at the fair on August 30.

Yep, I think I read that they will be opening for The Black Crowes.

Lunch! Jun 3 2008
3:45 pm

Gawd that flaming lips show was great, but weird.

Wally is my friend! Jun 3 2008
4:05 pm

No Wally!!!

I grew in the same town as Wally. He had the music store in town. He rocks and always remembers my family (ok not me, but my parents).

Fygar Jun 3 2008
9:33 pm

Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings are the absolute definition of tight, tight funky goodness!

static Jun 7 2008
1:10 pm

Seems the free stages have a better music lineup then the main stage (which is true most years…IMHO).