Fresh from playing a post-Twins game concert Friday night at Target Field, ’00s hitmaker Nelly was announced as headliner for the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on Aug. 30.
Tickets are priced from $121.75 to $54 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Etix or by calling 800-514-3849. Ja Rule, Mya and Ying Yang Twins are also on the bill.
St. Louis native Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. adopted the stage name Nelly and made a huge splash with his 2000 debut album, “Country Grammar.” It topped 10 million in sales and spawned hits in the title track, “E.I.” and “Ride wit Me.”
Nelly released his signature song, “Hot in Herre,” in 2002 and returned to the charts with “Dilemma,” “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” “Over and Over” and “Grillz.”
“Just a Dream,” from 2010, turned out to be his last major single, but Nelly got a career boost in 2013 when he was a guest on the Florida Georgia Line smash “Cruise.” Soon after, he hit the road opening for the country duo. His most recent album, 2021’s “Heartland,” included collaborations with Florida Georgia Line, Darius Rucker, Jimmie Allen and Kane Brown.
Over the past decade, Nelly has played Target Field (with Florida Georgia Line), the Myth, Treasure Island Casino, Twin Cities Summer Jam and, last year, Xcel Energy Center as the opening act for Janet Jackson.
Nelly is the final act announced to play the Minnesota State Fair, which runs from Aug. 21 through Sept. 1.
He joins the previously announced headliners:
Thursday, Aug. 21: Old Dominion
Friday, Aug. 22: Meghan Trainor
Saturday, Aug. 23: Atmosphere
Sunday, Aug. 24: Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls
Monday, Aug. 25: The Happy Together Tour
Tuesday, Aug. 26: Def Leppard
Wednesday, Aug. 27: Hank Williams Jr.
Thursday, Aug. 28: Steve Miller Band
Friday, Aug. 29: Avett Brothers
Saturday, Aug. 30: Nelly
Sunday, Aug. 31: Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest Finals
Monday, Sept. 1: Rock and Roll Playhouse
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