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MEL TILLIS TO PERFORM AT
THE STANISLAUS COUNTY FAIR
Turlock – The Coca Cola Cowboy is
coming to the Stanislaus County Fair.
Country music legend Mel Tillis, known
for hits like “Good Woman Blues,” Coca Cola Cowboy”
and “Southern Rain” will perform
 on
the Budweiser Variety Free Stage on
Friday, August 5, at 8:30 p.m. at the
Stanislaus County Fair.
“Mel Tillis is synonymous with country
music,” said Tony Leo, chief executive officer of
the Stanislaus County Fair. “The only thing better
than Mel Tillis performing at our fair is the fact
that this concert is free with the price of your
fair admission.”
Tillis has been in the
music/entertainment business for 48 years, having
recorded over 60 albums. He and his band, the
Statesiders, have played concerts all over the
United States, Canada, England and around the
world. Tillis has had 36 Top 10 single hits, with
nine of these hits ultimately soaring to number one.
As of today, the lineup on the Budweiser Variety
Free Stage includes:
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Aaron Tippin –
Friday, July 29 at 8:30 p.m.
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Air Supply –
Saturday, July 30 at 8:30 p.m.
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Avalon –
Monday, Aug. 1 at 8:30 p.m.
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Mel Tillis –
Friday, Aug. 5 at 8:30 p.m.
In addition to the Budweiser Variety Free Stage
entertainment included with fair gate admission,
tickets are on sale now for major celebrity concerts
and motor sports events the fair’s FoodMaxx Arena
including:
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Tuff
Truks: Friday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. - $8 grandstand
seating
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Truck
and Tractor Pulls: Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m. - $8
grandstand seating
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Hoobastank with Uncle Kracker: Sunday, July 31 at 8
p.m. -
$23 arena floor, $19 grandstand seating
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Lonestar
with Julie Roberts: Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. -
$20 arena floor, $18 grandstand seating
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Destruction Derby I: Traditional Turmoil: Wednesday,
Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m. -
(Reserved tickets for this derby are sold out. General
admission tickets will
be on sale the day of the event.)
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Destruction Derby II: Metal Mayhem: Thursday, Aug. 4
at 7:30 p.m. -
$10 grandstand seating
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CCPRA
Rodeo: Friday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. – Free with the
price of fair admission
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Motocross Competition: Saturday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
- $8 grandstand seating
Tickets for
FoodMaxx Arena events are available online at
www.tickets.com, at tickets.com outlets including
Raley’s Supermarkets, by phone (1-800-225-BASS), and
at the fair office, located at 900 N. Broadway in
Turlock.
Discounted fair
admission tickets and discounted carnival tickets
are also on sale at the fair office and the fair’s
web site at www.stancofair.com.
The Stanislaus County
Fair is now in its 94th year. The
2005 fair opens Friday, July 29 for a 10-day run.
The theme of this year’s fair is “Tropical Nights
and Midway Lights.” Last year more than 225,000
people enjoyed the fair. In 2002 and again in 2003,
Modesto Bee readers voted the Stanislaus
County Fair their “Favorite All-Around Event” in the
Bee’s Reader’s Choice Awards.
The mission of the Stanislaus County
Fair is to provide a family and community oriented
experience promoting agriculture, entertainment and
technology. For more information about the
Stanislaus County Fair log onto www.stancofair.com.
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