Date	Performer	Music Format	Time	Price	Hosted By
	Friday July 31	Grand Funk Railroad Listen	Classic Rock	8:30 p.m.	FREE
	Saturday August 1	Mark Chesnutt Listen	Country	8:30 p.m.	FREE
	Sunday August 2	The Four Tops	Motown	8:30 p.m.	FREE
	Monday August 3	newsboys	Christian	8:30 p.m.	FREE
	Tuesday August 4	Rick Springfield	Rock	8:30 p.m.	FREE
	Wednesday August 5	Gretchen Wilson	Country	8:30 p.m.	FREE
	Thursday August 6	Nat and Alex Wolff	Teen Rock	8:30 p.m.	FREE
	Friday August 7	Josh Turner	Country	8:30 p.m.	FREE
	Saturday August 8	Huey Lewis and The News	Rock 'n Roll	8:30 p.m.	FREE
	Sunday August 9	Pablo Montero plus Noelia	Latin Pop	8:30 p.m.	FREE

Grand Funk Railroad Listen
Friday, July 31, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
Budweiser Variety Free Stage
Hosted by 104.1 THE HAWK

Seasoned Grand Funk lovers and contemporary rock fans alike won’t want to miss this amazing show. This larger-than-life band makes an incredible addition to the Fair’s Budweiser Variety Free Stage lineup.

Over their career, Grand Funk Railroad has had 19 charted singles, eight Top 40 hits and two number one singles. Add to that, 13 gold and 10 platinum records with record sales in excess of 25 million copies sold worldwide with mega-hits like ‘We’re an American Band,’ ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ and ‘Locomotion.’ Grand Funk’s legacy began nearly 40 years ago in Flint, Michigan and has since laid the groundwork for such bands as Foreigner, Journey and Van Halen. Grand Funk Railroad features founding members Don Brewer and Mel Schacher.

Mark Chesnutt Listen
Trailer Choir (opening act)
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
Budweiser Variety Free Stage
Hosted by KAT Country 103

Mark Chesnutt has a classic country singer’s story, starting in the honky-tonks of Texas singing covers of classic country singers to develop his authentic country style. It was this style that made him one of Billboard’s Ten Most Played Radio Artists of the ‘90s, as well as garnering him four platinum albums, five gold albums, CMA Horizon Award Winner with 14 number one singles and 23 Top 10 Singles. Chesnutt still maintains a hefty tour schedule because performing on stage is what he loves to do most. Mark’s memorable hits include “Bubba Shot The Jukebox,” “Going Through The Big D,” “Old Flames Have New Names” and “It Sure Is Monday.” 

Opening for Mark Chesnutt is Trailer Choir, a group of fun loving entertainers who have toured with Toby Keith, performed at the CMA Music Festival and National Finals Rodeo. Their song “Off The Hillbilly Hook” has been featured in the movie Beer For My Horses, and song “Last Man Standing” has been used in a national NASCAR promotion by ESPN and ABC.

The Four Tops
Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
Budweiser Variety Free Stage
Hosted by Oldies 97.5 KABX

After five decades of chart-topping hits, The Four Tops’ timeless charm still enchants fans. The Four Tops originated in 1954 with four high school friends from Detroit’s North End. After a move to Motown, the group released hit after hit like “Baby I Need Your Loving” and “Reach Out, I’ll Be There.” In 1990, The Four Tops were inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, which is no wonder considering hits like “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” “Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I Got)” and “When She Was My Girl.”. The group continued for 43 years without a single change in members, something that is unmatched by any other group ever. The group has experienced the loss of several original members, but has continued strong with the addition of several talented new members.

Newsboys
Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
Budweiser Variety Free Stage
Hosted by Celebration Radio 101.5 KAMB

Best known for their awe-inspiring live shows, the Newsboys have had 18 years of heavy touring which has made their live show an incredible entertainment experience that changes lives. The Newsboys have garnered four Dove awards and a Billboard Music Video Award, along with numerous Dove Award Nominations and four Grammy nominations. The group has had a string of number one hits including “Step Up to the Microphone,” “Good Stuff” and “He Reigns” and now the native Australians will be releasing their newest album In the Hands of God on May 5, 2009.

            The Newsboys include a new frontman, Michael Tait, who will be replacing Peter Furler on tour. Tait first performed as the band’s lead singer in early March 2009. Most recently Tait was a member of dc Talk. Furler will remain with the band, but will focus on songwriting and studio work.

Rick Springfield
Tuesday, Aug. 4, 8:30 p.m.
Budweiser Variety Free Stage
Hosted by Sunny 102


The Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter, Rick Springfield, has brought great musical works to audiences with songs like “I’ve Done Everything For You,” “Affair of the Heart,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “Love Somebody” and the unforgettable “Jessie’s Girl.”  Springfield has sold over 19 million records and has a whopping 17 top-40 hits! His latest album, Venus in Overdrive (UMe / New Door Records 2008) was released to high acclaim and reviewed as his best album since Working Class Dog! Rick continues to play over 100 shows a year, sharing his love of performing, unstoppable energy and his unique brand of crowd interaction with thousands of fans each night. Springfield has not only shown the world his musical talents, but his acting talent as well, with his casting on the popular soap opera “General Hospital.”

Gretchen Wilson
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 8:30 p.m.
Budweiser Variety Free Stage
Hosted by KAT Country 103.3

Before becoming a superstar, ‘Redneck Woman,’ Gretchen Wilson, lived the simpler life. She was born in Pocahontas, Illinois and was raised on the classic country of Patsy Cline. Gretchen began bartending from the age of 14 alongside her mother, and singing for the rough-and-tumble patrons for tips. After landing a bartending job in Nashville where she sat in with the band now and then, Wilson was plucked from obscurity by duet singers Big and Rich.

            Her subsequent first single, “Redneck Woman,” spent six weeks at number one and debut album “Here for the Party” reached quadruple platinum status. Since that phenomenal start to her professional career, Gretchen has since had her second CD, All Jacked Up, reach platinum status and has been honored with a number of awards including a Grammy, an ACM award and a CMA award for best female vocalist.

Nat and Alex Wolff
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
Budweiser Variety Free Stage
Hosted by KHOP 95-1


Television’s favorite brothers, fully clothed, will perform music they have written for their hit TV show The Naked Brothers Band at the Stanislaus County Fair.

            Singer, composer and keyboardist Nat Wolff, 14, who is the lead singer/songwriter of The Naked Brothers Band, first rocked in preschool when his band was born. Nat wrote 13 of the 15 original songs from the television series that are featured on the debut Nickelodeon and Columbia Records album, The Naked Brothers Band. On The Naked Brothers Band’s second album, I Don’t Want To Go To School, Nat wrote 11 of the 14 songs.

            Alex Wolff, 11 years old, marks his first acting gig as the irresistibly charming and witty “bad boy” drummer in The Naked Brothers Band.  Decked out in doo-rags and fake tattoos culled from his real-life collection, he’s expressive and a bit of a loose cannon on-screen.  Yet the young drummer, singer and songwriter’s musicianship and big heart earn him respect as a band member.

Josh Turner
Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
Variety Free Stage
Hosted by KAT Country 103.3

Country music’s famed baritone, Josh Turner brings his songs of happiness, heartaches, fishing holes and everything in between to the 2009 Stanislaus County Fair.

            ‘Firecracker’ Turner has found great success since his Grand Ole Opry debut in 2001 with his self-penned and future first hit song, “Long Black Train.” Since that fateful day, the talented baritone has become one of the youngest members inducted into the famed Grand Ole Opry, had his album Your Man reach double-platinum status and has since been likened to the legendary Johnny Cash. Turner’s songs include number one hits “Your Man” and “Would You Go With Me.” His fun and positive country music also includes “Firecracker” and “Everything is Fine.”