Discount Keith and Kelly Tickets

Want to have all the fun for nearly half the price? Who doesn’t? The Kentucky State Fair is now offering discounted tickets to see Kelly Clarkson with special guest Gavin DeGraw on Aug. 20 and Keith Urban LIVE with special guest Pat Green on Aug. 22. Both concerts will begin at 8 p.m. in Freedom Hall. Discount tickets are available from Friday, August 14 at 10:00 a.m. until Wednesday, August 19. Grab your tickets now because “A Moment Like This” won’t last forever!

Kelly Clarkson with special guest Gavin DeGraw tickets are $27.00 and $29.50 and
include admission to the Fair and a facility fee. (Originally $47.00 and $52.00) Keith Urban LIVE with special guest Pat Green tickets are $29.50 and include admission to the Fair and
facility fee. (Originally $52.00) Lower arena seating is also available for the regular $67.00.

Former American Idol champion Kelly Clarkson will perform songs from her latest album, “All I Ever Wanted” and hits from her storied seven-year career, including songs like “Since U Been Gone,” “Because of You” and her recent No.1 smash hit “My Life Would Suck Without You.” Special guest Gavin DeGraw, who is no stranger to the spotlight, released his third album “Free” in March. DeGraw also got major radio-play for the songs “I Don’t Want to Be” and “Chariot.”

Don’t let the “Days Go By” on this Keith Urban concert deal! As a country music tour-de-force, Keith Urban has released a total of seven studio albums, charting more than 15 singles on the U.S. country charts, including 10 No.1’s. His latest hit “Kiss a Girl” is off his new album “Defying Gravity.” Special guest Pat Green will open for Urban, singing chart-rising songs like “Wave on Wave” and “Feels Just Like It Should.”

Tickets for Freedom Hall concerts available at the Freedom Hall and Kentucky International Convention Center Ticket Offices and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or purchase online at ticketmaster.com using ticketFast. Price includes a $2 facility fee and only includes gate admission to the Kentucky State Fair when purchased at the Freedom Hall Ticket Office, Kentucky International Convention Center Ticket Office or any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets subject to availability.

For more information on other exciting Kentucky State Fair entertainment and events, visit www.kystatefair.org.

Brighten Your Day with new Fair Music

My favorite Christmas song goes, "the weather outside is frightful..." and today just feels like one of those days. Whether you are gloomed about the 15-year series finale of ER tomorrow or confused about the Dharma clan on LOST or just flat tired of rain and cold weather, you can smile a little brighter because we are working hard at making the Kentucky State Fair your summer fun headquarters.

Various Main Stage Concert Series performers have had recent album releases.
Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
Keith Urban - Defying Gravity
Gavin DeGraw - FREE

Pick 'em up, download them, borrow them, whatever you need to do listen to them. Seriously, I want you and me to sing together in the crowd (with our cell phones raised high) come August!!!
Until then, read a quote from the genius animator Walt Disney, "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

This is what we try to do at the Kentucky State Fair.

Kentucky State Fair Concerts

Kelly Clarkson with special guest Gavin DeGraw
8 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2009
Freedom Hall
Tickets: $47 and $52 (Reserved Seating)Price includes admission to Kentucky State Fair and $2 facility fee

Journey and TBA
8 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2009
Freedom HallPrice(s) to be announced

Keith Urban LIVE with special guest Pat Green
8 p.m. Saturday, August 22, 2009
Freedom Hall
Tickets: $52 & $67 (Reserved Seating) Price includes admission to Kentucky State Fair and $2 facility fee

Taylor Swift "Fearless Tour 2009" with special guests Kellie Pickler and Gloriana
7 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2009
Freedom Hall
Tickets: $27, $47 and $57 (Reserved Seating) Price includes admission to Kentucky State Fair and $2 facility fee