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The Charlie Daniel's Band

Friday, August 24, 2012, 7:30p.m.
Heartland Events Center
FREE Concert
Gate admission to the Fair not included
Wristband required, first come, first serve basis

Charlie Daniels is described as partly Western and partly Southern.  His signature “bullrider” hat and belt buckle, his lifestyle on the Twin Pines Ranch, his love of horses, cowboy lore and the heroes of championship rodeo. Even with all of these things ingrained into his soul, Charlie Daniels has always been about the music.

Some of his hits include, “The Devil Went Down To Georgia,” “Long Haired Country Boy,” and “The South’s Gonna Do It Again.” Daniels is an award winner ranging from The County Music Association, The Academy of Country Music, The Gospel Music Association and a Grammy.  Daniels says, “When it gets right down to the nitty gritty, I’ve just tried to be who I am.  I’ve never followed trends or fads.  I couldn’t if I tried.  I can’t be anybody but me.”

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Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

11:00a.m. & 3:00p.m.
Heartland Events Center
FREE Concert
Gate admission to the Fair not included
Wristband required, first come, first serve basis

Wristbands available at 8:00a.m.

11:00a.m. show entry times are:

9:00a.m., 9:30a.m., 10:00a.m., 10:30a.m.

3:00p.m. show entry times are:

1:00p.m., 1:30p.m., 2:00p.m., 2:30p.m.

There have been many great voices in country music and one golden one:  Larry Gatlin.  His bell-like tones and soul-stirring vibrato are works of art in themselves, quite apart from the lyrics they illuminate.  Of course, Gatlin is equally distinguished as a songwriter.  Of the 42 songs he charted between 1973 and 1990, including 17 Top 10s and the Grammy-winning “Broken Lady,” he single-handedly wrote every one, an achievement unmatched by any other artist in popular music.  His smash “All The Gold In California” stands as a country crossover classic. Now, after a 17-year absence from the Nashville recording and songwriting scene, Gatlin and his harmony-singing brothers, Rudy and Steve, are back with a new album, Pilgrimage, on Curb Records.  Its title is a nod to Gatlin’s first album, The Pilgrim, which debuted in 1974.

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MercyMe

Thursday, August 30, 2012, 7:30p.m.
Heartland Events Center
FREE Concert
Gate admission to the Fair not included
Wristband required, first come, first serve basis

MercyMe has released a total of 17 albums since its formation in 1994—four of which have been certified gold.” The latest, the group's sixth album, The Generous Mr. Lovewell is certainly not a project to be easily outdone. MercyMe's unbroken streak of gold and platinum efforts, which began in 2001 with the No. 1 single “I Can Only Imagine,” has led the band to a place of greater artistic freedom; whether it's the daring Sgt. Pepper-like approach, a handful of decades-leaping musical turns, or the universal good will theme, everything about this album lands in the pocket. The group has won a total of eight Dove Awards and has a number of Grammy nominations.  Their Dove awards were for such hits as “I Can Only Imagine,” “Word of God Speak” as well as Artists of the Year, and Group of the Year honors. 

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The Fray

Friday, August 31, 2012, 7:30p.m.

Heartland Events Center

$40 plus gate admission, facility fees, and Ticketmaster fees

On-sale, Wednesday, June 20 @ 8:00a.m. at the Heartland Events Center Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, & Ticketmaster locations.

It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for The Fray, the Denver-based quartet whose earnest and melodic songs have been striking a huge chord with audiences. Formed in 2002 by Isaac Slade (vocals, piano) and Joe King (guitar, vocals), The Fray owe all of their early success to their organic, grassroots beginnings. In other words, they did it the old fashioned way: they earned it. It’s a story you don’t hear much anymore these days: local area gigs led to enthusiastic local press and local radio support. Hits include "Over My Head (Cable Car)," "Never Say Never," "How To Save A Life" and "You Found Me."

The Fray have won numerous Billboard Music Awards, Grammy Awards and a Teen Choice Award since 2006 and they’re just getting started.  Their first album “How to Save A Life sold 2.5 million albums with 8.1 million digital downloads and the album, “The Fray” has sold over 900,000 with 4.8 million downloads.

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Billy Currington

Saturday, September 1, 2012, 7:30p.m.

Heartland Events Center

$20 plus gate admission, facility fees, and Ticketmaster fees

On-sale, Wednesday, June 20 @ 8:00a.m. at the Heartland Events Center Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, & Ticketmaster locations.

He’s garnered an impressive ten Top 10 hits, with seven of those hitting No. 1 – “Pretty Good At Drinkin’ Beer,” “That’s How Country Boys Roll,” “People Are Crazy,” ”Don’t,” “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right” and “Good Directions.” He’s sold millions of albums. His multiple nominations include two 2010 Grammy nominations (Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song) for “People Are Crazy,” which also received nominations for Single and Song of the Year from the Academy of Country Music, as well as Single, Song and Video of the Year from the Country Music Association. He was honored with a 2006 nomination for Top New Male Vocalist at the ACMS, which followed 2005 ACM and CMA nominations for “Party For Two,” his duet with Shania Twain.

The title of Billy Currington’s new album, Enjoy Yourself, says it all. “That’s what I want people to think about doing when they hear my music,” the happy-go-lucky Georgia native says. “I want them to have a good time.”

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The Steve Miller Band

Sunday, September 2, 2012, 7:30p.m.

Heartland Events Center

$30 plus gate admission, facility fees, and Ticketmaster fees

On-sale, Wednesday, June 20 @ 8:00a.m. at the Heartland Events Center Box Office, Ticketmaster.com, & Ticketmaster locations.

Call him the Gangster of Love. Call him Maurice. You can even call him the Midnight Toker or Space Cowboy. Everybody knows that Steve Miller speaks the pompitus of love.

The announcement of the 2012 touring season by the Steve Miller Band follows three of the most busy, productive years in the long, illustrious career of Steve Miller, an artist at the peak of his powers, in demand around the world, whether as the headliner chosen to inaugurate the new $2.5 million TV home of “Austin City Limits” or collaborating with country superstar Kenny Chesney on the Country Music Television special, “Crossroads.” The Steve Miller Band is brand name rock that millions have come to trust.

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