April 13, 2015

Indiana State Fair Announces 2015 Concert Series

WFYI News
Garrison Keillor will be at the Indiana State Fair Aug. 13.

Garrison Keillor will be at the Indiana State Fair Aug. 13.

INDIANAPOLIS –The Indiana State Fair has announced four headline acts for this year’s Shane Co. Concert Series at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum during the 2015 Indiana State Fair.

Tickets for all four shows will go on sale this Friday, April 17 at 10 a.m. to the general public.

Meghan Trainor

Fresh off her sold out tour, That Bass Tour, Grammy Award- nominated, multi-platinum global superstar Meghan Trainor will kick off the series on $2 Tuesday, Aug. 11. She will perform hits from her #1 debut album TITLE including “All About That Bass” and “Lips Are Movin” and promises to be one of the hottest tickets this summer.

Garrison Keillor

Celebrating 41 years of the broadcast classic, A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor plans to make you laugh and sing along to all your favorites during The America the Beautiful Tour, Wednesday, Aug.12. Keillor’s broadcast audience reaches about 4 million listeners on more than 600 public radio stations each week.

Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias

The laughs will keep coming with comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Thursday, Aug. 13. The YouTube sensation and Last Comic Standing alum loves meeting fans and his embrace of all things social media have made his newest CD, Aloha Fluffy a success.

Jake Owen

Friday, Aug.14 brings country sensation Jake Owen performing a night of his hits along with songs from his upcoming fourth album, Days of Gold. Owen is ready to share his new work but will bring down the house with hits from double platinum album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night.

All concerts will be held in the newly renovated Indiana Farmers Coliseum during the 2015 Indiana State Fair – Year of the Farmer presented by Dow AgroSciences August 7 - 23.

This year, Indiana State Fair admission is not included with the purchase of a concert ticket. Concert-goers can purchase advance Indiana State Fair admission tickets online now for $8 per ticket, the gate admission is $12. The prices for the individual concerts are below.

  • Meghan Trainor with special guests Charlie Puth and Life of Dillion- Tuesday, August 11, $58 & $48, at 7:30 p.m.
     
  • Garrison Keillor- Wednesday, August 12, $60, $55, $35, & $30 at 7:30 p.m.
     
  • •Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias- Thursday, August 13, $55, $45, & 39 at 7:30 p.m.
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