{"id":24195,"date":"2025-12-02T14:20:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=24195"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:20:42","slug":"ella-langley-to-perform-at-2026-illinois-state-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/24195-ella-langley-to-perform-at-2026-illinois-state-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Ella Langley to Perform at 2026 Illinois State Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><div>The Illinois State Fair has announced that country music sensation Ella Langley will take the Grandstand Stage as part of the 2026 Illinois State Fair lineup on Friday, August 21, 2026.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Langley, one of country music\u2019s most dynamic and fastest-rising new voices, has rapidly become a force in the genre. Her debut album,\u00a0<em>hungover,<\/em>\u00a0earned widespread critical acclaim from\u00a0<em>Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Billboard<\/em>\u00a0and more, while her 3x Platinum-certified breakout single \u201cyou look like you love me\u201d featuring Riley Green topped Country radio, hit the Billboard Hot 100 (Top 30), and also made CMA history\u2014sweeping every category it has ever been nominated for and becoming the first song in CMA history to win all four honors: Single of the Year (2025), Song of the Year (2025), Music Video of the Year (2025), and Musical Event of the Year (2024)\u2014making it the first track in CMA history to claim all four honors. She followed that success with a second No. 1 hit, \u201cweren\u2019t for the wind,\u201d making Langley one of an elite group of female artists to go back-to-back at the top of the Country Airplay Chart with their first two singles.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to welcome Ella Langley to the Illinois State Fair,\u201d\u00a0said Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II. \u201cShe\u2019s one of the most exciting rising stars in country music, and her performance is sure to be a highlight for fairgoers this summer.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She emerged as a breakout star at the 2025 ACM Awards, leading with eight nominations and winning five, and also earning six nominations for the 2025 CMA Awards and winning three. Her latest single \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d became her highest-charting debut, delivered her largest solo streaming debut to date, and impacted 130 first-week radio stations, marking the third-largest add week for a solo female release this decade. Earlier this month, she wrapped her completely sold-out tour with a triumphant two-night headline finale at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Ella still has plenty up her sleeve \u2014 a true country darling entering 2026 ready to unveil the next chapter of her unstoppable rise.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cElla Langley\u2019s energy and talent make her an incredible addition to our Grandstand lineup,\u201d\u00a0said Illinois State Fair Manager Rebecca Clark. \u201cOur fairgoers are going to be thrilled to see her take the stage in Springfield.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Tickets for Ella Langley will go on sale Saturday, December 6 at 10 a.m. via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/illinois-state-fairgrounds-il-state-fair-tickets-springfield\/venue\/57371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/illinois-state-fairgrounds-il-state-fair-tickets-springfield\/venue\/57371&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1764792463558000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ztvz-hhlGdv1-VrtSO8NA\">Ticketmaster.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois State Fair has announced that country music sensation Ella Langley will take the Grandstand Stage as part of the 2026 Illinois State Fair lineup on Friday, August 21, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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