Rootsy rockers Los Lobos, hip hop group Arrested Development and “Fight Song” hitmaker Rachel Platten are among the artists set to play the Minnesota State Fair’s largest free stage, the Leinie Lodge Bandshell.
The State Fair’s newly announced free stage entertainment lineup features more than 900 shows throughout the Great Minnesota Get-Together’s 12-day run.
The Leinie Lodge lineup includes:
Rachel Platten (Aug. 21-22): New York native Rachel Platten performed in a Prince and Sly Stone cover band before landing a record deal with Columbia. “Fight Song,” her debut single for the label, hit the Top 10 in seven countries and paved the way for “Stand by You.” Last year, she released her fifth album, “I Am Rachel Platten.”
Arrested Development (Aug. 23-24): Best new artist Grammy winners Arrested Development formed when rappers Speech and Headliner met at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where they were both students. The group’s 1992 debut album “3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of…” was a critical and commercial hit, but they broke up four years later after the follow-up “Zingalamaduni” failed to find an audience. Speech reunited the group in 2000 and regularly records and tours to this day.
Los Lobos (Aug. 25-26): Mexican American rock band Los Lobos found international fame in 1987 with their cover of “La Bamba.” But they’re also known as songwriters and have been covered by Elvis Costello, Waylon Jennings and Robert Plant. They’ve been nominated for 12 Grammys and have won four.
Tayler Holder (Aug. 27-28): Country artist and TikTok star Tayler Holder is spending much of his summer playing tailgate shows outside of Post Malone concerts. Last month, Billboard called his single “Cry at Our Last Dance” one of his “best outings to date … (it’s) sure to become an enduring wedding dance favorite.”
Karla Perez: Selena the Show (Aug. 29-30): One of the most celebrated Mexican American entertainers of the late 20th century, Selena was known as both the Queen of Tejano Music and the Tejano Madonna. Her fame has lived on after her 1995 murder by a former friend. Karla Perez performs Selena’s biggest hits and is known to be a crowd pleaser.
Ber (Aug. 31-Sept. 1): A Minnesota native who grew up in Walker and Bemidji, Berit Dybing goes by her childhood nickname. She began posting original songs on YouTube in 2021 and went on to score a viral TikTok hit with “Meant to Be,” a collaboration with British singer/songwriter Charlie Oriain.
The full lineup with showtimes for all free stages is online at mnstatefair.org.
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