Fair officials announce 2008 "AEP OHIO" Ohio State Fair Concert Series

Concert/Event	Date	Cost	Time	On-Sale
Ohio Lottery presents the Cash Explosion Road Show live taping*	Wed., July 30	FREE	2:30 pm, 6 pm	Non-ticketed event
Dierks Bentley presented by Bud Light / Miranda Lambert	Thurs., July 31	$30	7 pm	Sat., May 10 at noon
Musiq Soulchild	Fri., Aug. 1	$12	7 pm	Sat., May 3 at noon
Melissa Etheridge	Sat., Aug. 2	$30	7 pm	Sat., May 17 at noon
All-Ohio State Fair Band & Youth Choir Concert*	Sun., Aug. 3	FREE	1 pm	Non-ticketed event
Lupillo Rivera**	Sun., Aug. 3	$25	8 pm	Sat., May 17 at noon
TobyMac	Mon., Aug. 4	$12	7 pm	Sat., May 10 at noon
The Four Freshmen	Tues., Aug. 5	FREE	1 pm	Free reserved seat tickets available day of show at 8 am
Peter Frampton	Tues., Aug. 5	$20	7:30 pm	Sat., May 3 at noon
Blake Shelton with special guest Candy Coburn	Wed., Aug. 6	$20	7 pm	Sat., May 17 at noon
The Oak Ridge Boys / The Charlie Daniels Band	Thurs, Aug. 7	$25	7 pm	Sat., May 10 at noon
Chaka Khan	Fri., Aug. 8	$20	7 pm	Sat., May 3 at noon
Ted Nugent	Sat., Aug. 9	$20	7 pm	Sat., May 17
Sale of Champions Livestock Auction*	Sun., Aug. 10	FREE	2 pm	Non-ticketed event

*No tickets are required for these shows.
**All tickets are general admission.

The following options are available to purchase tickets:

1. Ticketmaster online – Visit www.ticketmaster.com
2. Ticketmaster outlets – Visit this link for a complete list http://www.ticketmaster.com/h/tcenters/oh.html
3. Ticketmaster phone centers - Call 614-431-3600

Concert tickets purchased before arriving at the Fair include free Fair admission.

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