Missouri State Fair Announces Concert Headliners

The Missouri State Fair is bringing in some prominent artists to the Grandstand this year. The Fair has posted the first four concerts at the Grandstand.

Trace Adkins will open the 2021 grandstand concert series on Opening Day, Thursday, Aug 12. Adkins has sold more than 11 million albums and charted more than 20 singles, including “You’re Gonna Miss This,” which won Academy of Country Music’s (ACM) single of the year, “Every Light in the House,” and “No Thinkin’ Thing.” Opening for Adkins is comedian Dusty Slay, the youngest comedian ever to perform on the legendary Grand Ole Opry Stage in Nashville.

Nashville-based multi-platinum recording artist and 2019 ACM Award nominee for Song of the Year, Russell Dickerson, will take the grandstand stage on Friday, Aug 13, performing his hits like “Yours” and “Blue Tacoma.” Cassadee Pope, a GRAMMY-nominated, platinum-certified singer-songwriter, will open for Dickerson. Pope, the season three winner of the television show “The Voice,” has rearranged the lines of country and pop music with her platinum-selling single “Wasting All These Tears” from her No. 1 debut album Frame by Frame.

R&B group Boyz II Men will perform on the Fair’s first Saturday, Aug 14. Boyz II Men remains one of the most truly iconic R&B groups in music history, continuing to create timeless hits that appeal to fans across generations. The trio holds the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group of all time with hits like “End of the Road,” “I’ll Make Love to You,” and “One Sweet Day.” Opening for Boyz II Men is Kazual (pronounced Casual), a family band of three brothers and a cousin who mix the sounds of R&B, hip hop, and pop together in their performances.

Tuesday, Aug 17, Missouri-native Tyler Farr and Tenille Townes will take the State Fair Grandstand stage.

Farr has three No. 1 songs – “Redneck Crazy,” “Whiskey in My Water,” and “A Guy Walks Into a Bar,” along with a growing string of hits. Townes’ first official single, “Somebody’s Daughter,” impacted country radio, and Rolling Stone heralded her as “one of the country’s most promising young songwriters.”

Grandstand tickets go on sale to the public starting at 9 am, Tuesday, June 29 through Etix, and all concert seats are reserved. Concert and event tickets do not include Fair admission. For more information and artist announcements go to the Grandstand website .

Artist information gathered by KTTN News