{"id":6521,"date":"2015-07-22T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=6521"},"modified":"2015-07-22T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:00:32","slug":"2015-end-of-summer-concert-series-acts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2015\/07\/22\/2015-end-of-summer-concert-series-acts\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 End of Summer Concert Series Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that we’ve almost made it through\u00a0July, our Fair-mode has really kicked into overdrive! In case you have not been keeping track of our countdown, there are only 45 days to go until LACF opens and we cannot wait for this year\u2019s End of Summer Concert Series lineup. Keep reading to see who will be performing at our Grandstand in less than 2 months!<\/p>\n

Patti LaBelle & Chaka Khan<\/strong>
\nFriday, Sept. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patti LaBelle
\nBeautiful, simply does not describe the incomparable force known to the world as Patti LaBelle. As time continues to evolve, the soulful songbird\u2019s name has become synonymous with grace, style, elegance and class.\u00a0 Belting out classic rhythm and blues renditions, pop standards and spiritual sonnets have created the unique platform of versatility that Ms. Patti is known and revered for.<\/p>\n

Chaka Khan
\nChaka Khan is known as one of the best soul music singers\/songwriters around with the rare ability to delve into any genre of music from funk, R&B, pop, rock, jazz, gospel, hip-hop and classical. She has won 10 Grammys and countless other awards.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Wilson
\n<\/strong>Saturday, Sept. 5<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nine-time Grammy nominee. Showman extraordinaire. Hit-making singer\/songwriter whose second act is trumping his legendary first run. Not many contemporary artists can lay claim to such superlatives. Charlie Wilson can.
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Alejandra Guzman & guest Ana Victoria
\n<\/strong>Sunday, Sept. 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alejandra Guzman
\nHer hit single \u201cEternamente Bella\u201d went to No. 1 in Mexico and other Latin countries and is considered a classic by many Spanish rock fans. She also boasts a No. 1 album Indeleble\u00a0<\/em>with the hit single \u201cVolverte a Amar.\u201d Enjoy Alejandra\u2019s music and showmanship.<\/p>\n

Ana Victoria
\nAna Victoria\u2019s new album AV has enchanted all of her fans and new audience with a new sultry and sensual sound. Her first single called “Yo No Lloro Por Llorar” has been 3 months in the pop top 10 charts of Mexico and the record sold out as soon as it came out forcing a new set of records printed<\/p>\n

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Skillet & for King & Country<\/strong>
\n Monday, Sept. 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skillet
\nSkillet\u2019s fans, The Panheads celebrated the group\u2019s album Awake<\/em>, certified platinum in 2012, for selling more than a million albums in the U.S. Their album Rise<\/em>followed with its spiritual and social message of hope.<\/p>\n

for King & Country
\nTwo-time 2015 Grammy award-winning Australian brother duo Joel and Luke Smallbone, watched their latest single, \u201cShoulders\u201d break the Top 10 on Christian radio.<\/p>\n

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Kool & The Gang, The Ohio Players, Rose Royce
\n<\/strong>Friday, Sept. 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kool & The Gang
\nKool & The Gang has sold over 70 million albums worldwide and influenced the music of three generations. Thanks to songs like \u201cCelebration\u201d, \u201dCherish, Jungle Boogie\u201d, \u201dSummer Madness\u201d and \u201dOpen Sesame\u201d, they\u2019re earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits, and 31 gold and platinum albums.<\/p>\n

The Ohio Players
\nWith their slinky, horn-powered grooves, impeccable musicianship, and eye-popping album covers, the Ohio Players are among the top funk bands of the mid-’70s.<\/p>\n

Rose Royce
\nThe legendary hits recorded during Rose Royce\u2019s 29-year recording career are still currently playing on radio stations all over the world including \u201cLove Don\u2019t Live Here Anymore,\u201d \u201cDo Your Dance,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m in Love,\u201d \u201cI Wanna Get Next to You\u201d and \u201cWishing on a Star\u201d just to name a few. The fans keep coming to see the dazzling concerts of Rose Royce and its multitude of talent and charisma.<\/p>\n

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ZZ Top and special guest Blackberry Smoke<\/strong>
\n Saturday, Sept. 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

ZZ Top
\nThe only rock & roll group that’s out there with its original members still aboard after three decades (an anniversary celebrated on 1999’s XXX<\/em>), ZZ Top plays music that is always instantly recognizable, eminently powerful, profoundly soulful, and 100-percent American in derivation.<\/p>\n

Blackberry Smoke
\nBlackberry Smoke’s amalgamation of hearty Southern rock, alt-country and deep soul is equally suited for roadhouses or arenas.<\/p>\n

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Justin Moore with Kellie Pickler & Colt Ford
\n<\/strong>Sunday, Sept. 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Justin Moore
\nThe 2014 ACM New Artist of the Year<\/em> Justin Moore added second consecutive No. 1 debuts to his list of accolades with Off The Beaten Path featuring his current single \u201cThis Kinda Town\u201d <\/em>and has produced Justin\u2019s fourth and fifth Gold-certified No. 1 hits, \u201cPoint at You\u201d and \u201cLettin\u2019 The Night Roll.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kellie Pickler
\n“I love country music,” Kellie says, “and I love the stories behind the song. I love being on my bus. Like the song ‘Little Bit Gypsy’ says, I’m a traveling circus. I love being in that little house on the highway somewhere.” And tonight, that\u2019s the LA County Fair.<\/p>\n

Colt Ford
\nColt Ford, is an American rapper, musician, and songwriter. He has charted six times on the Hot Country Songs charts, and co-wrote “Dirt Road Anthem,” a song on his 2008 album Ride Through the Country<\/em>, which Jason Aldean later covered on his album My Kinda Party<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Bell Biv DeVoe with Tony Toni Tone & Ginuwine<\/strong>
\n Thursday, Sept. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bell Biv DeVoe
\nBBD has sold over 20 million albums worldwide and have won the hearts of millions of fans globally. They most recently were bestowed (along with Ralph, Bobby & Johnny) with the 2013 Soul Train Music Awards Lifetime Achievement honor. BBD\u2019s extraordinary accomplishments have set them apart from their peers and have cemented them as pioneering icons in their own right.<\/p>\n

Tony! Toni! Ton\u00e9!
\nA soul and funk tradition, the group released their fourth album, House of Music, in the fall of 1996.<\/p>\n

Ginuwine
\nGinuwine has released a number of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums and singles, becoming one of R&B’s top artists during the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n

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Lynyrd Skynyrd & special guest The Outlaws<\/strong>
\n Friday, Sept. 18<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lynyrd Skynyrd
\nWith a catalog of more than 60 albums, sales beyond 30 million worldwide and their beloved classic American rock anthem \u201cSweet Home Alabama\u201d having over two million downloaded ringtones, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd remain a cultural icon that appeals to all generations.<\/p>\n

The Outlaws
\nFor The Outlaws, it was always about the music. After 40 years, the Southern rock legends remain one of the most influential and best-loved bands of the genre. Bring on \u201cThere Goes Another Love Song,\u201d \u201cGreen Grass & High Tides,\u201d \u201cKnoxville Girl\u201d and \u201cFreeborn Man.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Train<\/strong>
\nSaturday, Sept. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n

The GRAMMY winning band are known for delivering memorable songs that capture the listener\u2019s imagination. Train has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, 30 million tracks worldwide, with numerous platinum\/gold citations on their mantle, including three Grammy Awards and two Billboard Music Awards.<\/p>\n

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Paquita la del Barrio with Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles<\/strong>
\nSunday, Sept. 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paquita la del Barrio
\nIn her songs she takes a stance against sexist male cultures, which has made her popular especially with female audiences. She is known for her common song themes of women empowerment; her signature phrase, with which she often playfully teases male spectators in her shows, is “\u00bfMe est\u00e1s oyendo, in\u00fatil?” (“Are you listening, good-for-nothing?”). Many of Paquita’s albums and songs are jukebox staples in Mexican clubs and cantinas, including her first hit \u201cTaco\u00a0Placeros\u201d and \u201cRata de dos patas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles
\nPerhaps the greatest tribute to Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles \u2013 the first of female mariachi in the U.S. – is that now there actually are other all-female mariachi groups.<\/p>\n

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The Beach Boys<\/strong>
\n Thursday, Sept. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Beach Boys continue to have fun, fun, fun, with no end in sight. They create and perform with the same bold imagination and style that marked their explosive debut more than 50 years and tens of millions of albums ago.<\/p>\n

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WAR with Tierra & Malo<\/strong>
\nFriday, Sept. 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

WAR
\nMulti-platinum-selling WAR, the original street band, has been sharing its timeless music and message of brotherhood and harmony for more than four decades to millions across the globe.\u00a0 Their hits include \u201cThe World Is A Ghetto,\u201d \u201cWhy Can\u2019t We Be Friends,\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThe Cisco Kid,\u201d \u201cLow Rider,\u201d and many more.<\/p>\n

Tierra
\nTierra, the band named \u201cBest R&B Vocal Group\u201d by four leading magazines including Billboard, started their career in East Los Angeles with a blend of rock, pop, jazz, R&B and salsa. The result was a Latin R&B rhythm which produced classics like \u201cTogether\u201d, \u201cGonna Find Her\u201d, \u201cMemories\u201d and \u201cZoot Suit Boogie\u201d.<\/p>\n

Malo
\nSan Francisco-based Latin band that fused several genres and peaked in 1972 with the number 18 pop hit “Suavecito.”<\/p>\n

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Jake Owen & Parmalee<\/strong>
\nSaturday, Sept. 26<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake Owen
\nHis Barefoot Blue Jean Night<\/em> \u2013 debuted at No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Top County Albums chart and delivered four consecutive No. 1 singles: the double platinum title track, the platinum \u201cAlone With You,\u201d and the gold-certified \u201cThe One That Got Away\u201d and \u201cAnywhere With You\u201d \u2013 Jake is riding high. He released his fourth album Days of Gold.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>Parmalee
\nParmalee\u2019s country rock sound has its roots in the bluegrass, traditional country, southern rock and blues covers the guys grew up hearing their families play. Tonight the grandstand will feel like Carolina.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Who are you most excited to see?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

To purchase tickets to our End of Summer Concert Series visit Ticketmaster<\/a>.
\n***Fair admission is included with all concert ticket purchases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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