{"id":13960,"date":"2019-04-11T07:50:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T15:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?p=13960"},"modified":"2019-12-24T15:23:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-25T00:23:58","slug":"fair-announces-first-four-acts-in-2019-att-concert-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/fair-announces-first-four-acts-in-2019-att-concert-series\/","title":{"rendered":"First 4 Acts in 2019 AT&T Concert Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tickets on sale to general public Friday, March 29, 10 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palmer, Alaska \u2013 <\/em>The Alaska State Fair is pleased to announce the first four acts in the 2019 AT&T Concert Series: all-vocal country band Home Free on August 22, multi-platinum rockers Shinedown on August 23, hot country act Dustin Lynch on August 24, and soul\/rock\/pop powerhouse Tower of Power on August 28. All concerts take place rain or shine at the ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre on the fairgrounds. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, March 29 at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, August 22: <\/strong>Home Free<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong>The all-vocal country band, Home Free, got its big break by winning the fourth season of NBC\u2019s The Sing-Off in 2013. Since then, the a cappella group has released four albums, including 2014\u2019s Crazy Life, which reached #8 on the Country Albums chart, and their most recent album, Timeless, which came out in 2017. The five-member band performs all-vocal renditions of beloved country songs, like their most recent single, Travis Tritt\u2019s \u201cGreat Day to be Alive.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday, August 23: <\/strong>Shinedown<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong>The multi-platinum, record-breaking rock band Shinedown has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, earned 11 platinum and gold singles and four platinum and gold albums, and amassed more than 1.5 billion total overall streams to date. The band\u2019s most recent album, ATTENTION ATTENTION,<\/em>features the #1 rock radio hits \u201cDEVIL\u201d and \u201cGET UP.\u201d Hailed for their high-octane live shows, the band is currently preparing for its 2019 ATTENTION ATTENTION World Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday, August 24: <\/strong>Dustin Lynch<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>With a string of hits stretching back to 2012 and a red-hot live performance reputation, Dustin Lynch is one of the hottest acts in modern country music. His first two albums debuted at #1 and #2 on Billboard\u2019s Top Country Albums chart, and he\u2019s racked up a string of #1s including \u201cWhere it\u2019s At,\u201d \u201cHell of a Night,\u201d \u201cMind Reader,\u201d \u201cSeein\u2019 Red,\u201d \u201cSmall Town Boy\u201d and, most recently, \u201cGood Girl.\u201d The Tullahoma, Tennessee, native released three new singles, \u201cRidin\u2019 Roads,\u201d \u201cRed Dirt, Blue Eyes\u201d and \u201cLittle Town Livin\u2019\u201d in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, August 28: <\/strong>Tower of Power<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong>Since forming in Oakland, California, in 1968, Tower of Power has forged a reputation as a band of high-achieving musicians fluent in all realms of soul, rock and pop music coming together with the sophistication of a jazz big band. The band, which includes the world-famous, five-man Tower of Power Horns,has 24 previous releases, from their first album, East Bay Grease,in 1970 to their 50th<\/sup>anniversary release of Soul Side of Townin 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for these four shows go on sale to the general public starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 29:<\/p>\n\n\n\n