State Fair Ticket Sales Begin Saturday

This weekend marks your first chance to purchase tickets to the summer concert series at the 2018 Illinois State Fair.

Tickets to all of the announced Grandstand concerts go on sale Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com. For those who prefer to purchase their tickets in person, the Emmerson Building will begin selling tickets on Monday, April 16th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Ticketmaster and the Illinois State Fair Box office are the only authorized outlets to sell concert tickets for the State Fair grandstand. Third party outlets often inflate ticket prices to turn a profit and the buyer has no guarantee as to the authenticity of the ticket they just purchased.

Ticket prices will be as follows:

Friday, August 10:  Boy George and Culture Club with Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey
Tier 3 - $22 / Tier 2 - $27 / Tier 1 - $32 / Track - $32 / VIP - $42

Saturday, August 11:  Halestorm & Mastodon
Tier 3 - $28 / Tier 2 - $33 / Tier 1 - $38 / Track $38 / VIP - $48

Sunday, August 12:  Foreigner with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Tier 3 - $25 / Tier 2 - $30 / Tier 1 - $35 / Track $35 / VIP - $45

Monday, August 13: Dueling Pianos International
Free Concert

Wednesday, August 15:  311 & The Offspring with Gym Class Heroes
Tier 3 - $34 / Tier 2 - $39 / Tier 1 - $44 / Track $44 / VIP - $54

Friday, August 17:  Brett Eldredge
Tier 3 - $29 / Tier 2 - $34 / Tier 1 - $39 / Track $39 / VIP - $49

Sunday, August 19:  Brantley Gilbert
Tier 3 - $35 / Tier 2 - $40 / Tier 1 - $45 / Track $45 / VIP - $55

The Illinois State Fair will once again offer Stage Side Parties for each of the Grandstand concerts. An additional $30 ticket will provide fairgoers access to an exclusive pre-show party that includes a food provided by the Illinois Pork Producers Association, entertainment, giveaways and early entry into the concert. New this year, the fair will provide each stage side ticket holder with a parking pass for that night’s concert if the tickets are purchased prior to July 31st. The Stage Side Party is only available to those who have purchased a concert ticket to attend that night’s concert – BOTH concert & party ticket will be required to enter the party tent. These tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster once tickets go on sale.

The 2018 Illinois State Fair will run from August 9th – 19th in Springfield, IL.