80s groups coming to state fair

Published 11:22 am Saturday, March 24, 2018

A trio of popular acts from the 80s have been added to the 2018 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series.

Boy George and Culture Club, The B-52s and the Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey will play the series at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 3 at the Minnesota State Fair grandstands.

The concert is latest in a series of shows announced for the venue that includes: Niall Horan: Flicker World Tour 2018 with special guest Maren Morris (Thursday, Aug. 23), Sugarland: Still The Same 2018 Tour with special guests Frankie Ballard and Lindsay Ell (Friday, Aug. 24), The Beach Boys with special guest The Righteous Brothers (Monday, Aug. 27), Good Vibes with Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen (Tuesday, Aug. 28) and truTV Impractical Jokers Starring The Tenderloins (Thursday, Aug. 30).

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Tickets will be available through Etix at etix.com or by calling 1-800-514-3849. In addition, tickets may be purchased at the State Fairgrounds Ticket Office during a limited-time opening from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 23. For additional State Fair ticket information, call 1-651-288-4427.

A Fireworks Spectacular, sponsored by Mazda, follows all grandstand shows, weather permitting.