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1962 ...............................

• Dennis Day

• Jane Russell

• Jimmy Dean

1963 ...............................

• Rosemary Clooney

• The Smothers Brothers

• Buster Keaton

1964 ...............................

• New Christy Minstrels, Anita Bryant

• Al Hirt, John Gary

1965 ...............................

• Pete Fountain, Mary Wells

• Ray Charles Singers, Roger Miller

1966 ...............................

• The Supremes, Jerry Van Dyke

• The Smothers Brothers, George Kirby

1967 ...............................

• Baja Marimba Band, George Kirby

• Bob Newhart, Young Americans

1968 ...............................

• The th Dimension, Frank Sinatra Jr.,

Ballet America

• Marty Robbins, Sonny James, Hank

Williams Jr., Connie Smith

• Jack Jones, National Ballet of Mexico

1969 ...............................

• Buck Owens, Susan Rye, Billy Walker

• Lesley Gore, George Kirby

• Johnny Cash Show, The Statler

Brothers

• Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton,

Jerry Lee Lewis, Lynn Anderson,

Speck Rhodes, Conway Twitty

• Patti Page, Kids Next Door, Don Rice III

1970 ...............................

• Jeannie C. Riley, Sonny James, Faron

Young, Jimmy Davis

• Bobby Vinton, The Cowsills

• Johnny Cash Show, The Statler

Brothers

• Lawrence Welk Show

• Petula Clark, Art Linkletter,

The Golddiggers

• Charley Pride

1971 ...............................

• The Carpenters, John Davidson,

Della Reese, The Harmonicats

• Sandler & Young

• Tammy Wynette, George Jones,

Loretta Lynn, Jack Green,

Jeannie Seely, Roy Acuff

• Liberace

• Neil Diamond

• Charley Pride

1972 ...............................

• Sonny and Cher, David Brenner

• John Denver, Kenny Rogers and the

First Edition

• Sonny James, Lynn Anderson,

Del Reeves, Tom T. Hall, Tex Ritter

• Bobby Goldsboro, Anne Murray,

George Kirby

• Merle Haggard, Sammi Smith,

Waylon Jennings

• Neil Diamond

• Up With People

1973 ...............................

• Mac Davis, The th Dimension

• Tony Orlando & Dawn, The Brady

Bunch Kids

• Bill Anderson, Donna Fargo,

Tommy Overstreet, Leroy Van Dyke,

Jerry Clower

• Pat Boone Family, Rich Little,

Charley Pride

1974 ...............................

• Liza Minnelli

• Redd Foxx

• Charlie Rich, Jim Stafford

• Jerry Reed, Tanya Tucker,

Jerry Clower, Judy Lynn, Hank Snow

• Bob Hope, Danny Davis &

The Nashville Brass

• Jim Nabors, The Hagers

• Mac Davis, The th Dimension

• Roy Clark

• Helen Reddy, Jose Feliciano

1975 ...............................

• Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Dusty Rogers,

Sons of the Pioneers

• The Osmonds, Munch

• Paul Anka

• Lynn Anderson, Ray Stevens,

Jacky Ward

• Anne Murray, B.J. Thomas

• Dolly Parton, Bobby Bare,

Johnny Rodriguez, Pee Wee King

• Olivia Newton-John, George Kirby

• Lawrence Welk Show

• America, John Sebastian

• Freddie Prinze, Jack Albertson,

Scatman Crothers

• Bobby Vinton, Marilyn Sellars

1976 ...............................

• Red Skelton, Helen O’Connor

• The Osmonds, Munch

• Neil Sedaka

• Charley Pride

• Helen Reddy, Jim Stafford

• Freddie Fender, Dottie West,

Moe Bandy

• Frank Valli & The Four Seasons

• Bob Hope

• Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Tillotson

• Mac Davis, Kip Adotta

• Johnny Cash Show

1977 ...............................

• King Family, Alvino Rey

• Bill Cosby, Keane Brothers

• Bobby Vinton

• Captain & Tennille, Kip Addotta

• George Benson, The Crusaders

• Mac Davis, Don Rice III

• Neil Sedaka, Andy Gibb

• Mills Brothers, Ed McMahon

• Kansas, Cain

• Paul Williams, Blood Sweat & Tears

• Charlie Rich, La Costa

1978 ...............................

• The Osmonds, Munch

• Seals & Crofts, Larry Carlton

• George Benson, Eddie Harris

• Captain & Tennille, Larry Groce

• Rich Little, Lynn Anderson

• Kenny Rogers, Dottie West

• Dolly Parton, Eddie Rabbit

• Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney

• Helen Reddy, George Miller

• Pat & Debbie Boone, Ronnie Schell

• Johnny Cash Show

Grandstand entertainers

H H H H H H H H H H H H By Year: 1962-2021 H H H H H H H H H H H H

1979 ...............................

• Styx, New England

• Steve Martin, Steve Goodman

• Willie Nelson, Hank Cochran

• Bobby Vinton

• Charley Pride

• Leif Garrett, Greg Shideler

• Bob Hope, Helen O’Connor

• Kenny Rogers, Dottie West

• Anne Murray, Larry Gatlin

• Michael Johnson, England Dan &

John Ford Coley

• KC and the Sunshine Band,

Jimmy “Bo” Horne

1980 ...............................

• Michael Johnson, Lacy J. Dalton

• Marshall Tucker Band, Heartsfield

• The Manhattan Transfer, Martin Mull

• Anne Murray, Larry Gatlin and the

Gatlin Brothers Band

• Al Hirt

• Kenny Rogers, Dottie West

• Tennessee Ernie Ford, Brothers

& Sisters

• Red Skelton, Danny Davis &

The Nashville Brass

• Willie Nelson

• Sister Sledge, Tavares

• Johnny Cash Show

1981 ...............................

• Don Williams, Ricky Skaggs

• Emmylou Harris, Pure Prairie League

• Chuck Mangione

• The Statler Brothers, Brenda Lee

• Rodney Dangerfield, Dennis Blair

• The Doobie Brothers, Carl Wilson

• Victor Borge

• Air Supply, Livingston Taylor

• Eddie Rabbitt, Dottie West

• Dr. Hook, The Association

• Monty Hall

1982 ...............................

• Willie Nelson

• The Beach Boys

• Barbara Mandrell

• Air Supply, Gary Mule Deer

• Eddie Rabbitt, Lacy J. Dalton

• The Manhattan Transfer

• Andy Williams, Jerry Seinfeld

• Oak Ridge Boys, Ronnie Milsap

• Rick Springfield, Greg Kihn Band

• Anne Murray, Larry Gatlin

• Sha Na Na

1983 ...............................

• Willie Nelson and Family

• Kenny Loggins, Michael Johnson

• The Statler Brothers, Charly McClain

• Engelbert Humperdinck

• Alabama

• The Beach Boys

• Sammy Davis Jr., Peaches & Herb

• Oak Ridge Boys, Lee Greenwood

• Kansas, Pure Prairie League

• The Manhattan Transfer

1984 ...............................

• Willie Nelson

• Rod Stewart

• Barbara Mandrell, T.G. Sheppard

• Julio Iglesias, Michael Davis

• Alabama

• The Statler Brothers, Janie Fricke

• Oak Ridge Boys, The Osmond Brothers

• George Benson

• Huey Lewis & The News

1985 ...............................

• Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings,

Jesse Colter

• The Suburbs, Limited Warranty

• Kenny Loggins

• Oak Ridge Boys

• Don Williams, Tammy Wynette

• Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger

• Night Ranger

• Michael Johnson, Ray Komischke

Orchestra featuring Trina Hamlin

• Tom Jones

• Alabama, Gary Morris

• Neil Young and the International

Harvesters, Nicolette Larson

1986 ...............................

• Willie Nelson and Family

• John Denver

• Nu Shooz, The Fat Boys

• Oak Ridge Boys, The Nitty Gritty

Dirt Band

• Anne Murray

• The Jets, Limited Warranty

• The Beach Boys

• The Manhattan Transfer

• Kenny Loggins

• Doug Henning

• Alabama, The Bellamy Brothers

• Garrison Keillor

• Bangles, EIEIO

1987 ...............................

• Night Ranger, Great White

• Willie Nelson and Family, George Jones

and Jones Boys

• True Value Country Showdown with

Moe Bandy

• Peter, Paul and Mary

• The Monkees, “Weird” Al Yankovic

• The Jets, Limited Warranty

• Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound

Machine

• The Pointer Sisters

• Red Skelton

• Alabama, Restless Heart

• Sandi Patty

• Oak Ridge Boys, Southern Pacific

1988 ...............................

• Alabama, K.T. Oslin

• The Beach Boys

• Peter, Paul and Mary

• The Judds, Randy Travis

• Belinda Carlisle

• Chuck Berry, The Fabulous

Thunderbirds

• REO Speedwagon

• The Manhattan Transfer

• Roger Whittaker

• Willie Nelson and Family,

Emmylou Harris

• The Everly Brothers

• Jay Leno

• Dirty Dancing Live

• Reba McEntire, Southern Pacific

1989 ...............................

• Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald

• Charley Pride, Ronnie Milsap

•  Year Rock ‘n’ Roll Reunion

• Alabama, Jo-El Sonnier

• Randy Travis, Tammy Wynette

• Jim Varney, Teenage Mutant

Ninja Turtles

• The Jets, The Commodores

• Sheena Easton, Michael Damian

• George Strait, Billy Joe Royal,

Highway 

• Anne Murray, Eddie Rabbitt

• New Kids On The Block, Tiffany,

Tommy Page

• Sandi Patty

• The Statler Brothers, Don Williams

• th Anniversary, Artists of

Woodstock

1990 ...............................

• The Simpsons

• Barbara Mandrell, T.G. Sheppard

• Richard Marx, Wilson Phillips

• Bill Cosby

• Randy Travis, Alan Jackson

• Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Healy Band

• Oak Ridge Boys, Patty Loveless

• Bob Dylan, Wire Train

• Roger Whittaker

• George Strait, Billy Joe Royal

• The Beach Boys, Marshall Tucker Band

• John Denver

1991 ...............................

• Sharon, Lois & Bram

• Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson

• Don Henley, Susanna Hoffs

• Alabama, Ray Kennedy

• Chicago

• Huey Lewis & The News, Joe Louis

Walker & The Boss Talkers

• Garth Brooks, Lorrie Morgan

• The Statler Brothers, Williams & Ree

• Vanilla Ice

• Randy Travis, Alan Jackson

• The Beach Boys, Firefall

1992 ...............................

• Garth Brooks, Martina McBride

• The Steve Miller Band

• Randy Travis, Brooks & Dunn

• Richard Marx

• Color Me Badd, The Party

• Double Dare Live

• The B-s, Violent Femmes

• Bob Hope, B.J. Thomas

• Wynonna Judd, The Oak Ridge Boys

• Steven Curtis Chapman, Kathy Troccoli,

First Call

• The Beach Boys, David Cassidy

1993 ...............................

• Clint Black, Wynonna, Michael Johnson

• Bob Dylan, Santana

• Hank Williams Jr., Aaron Tippin

• Blues Music Festival ‘–B.B. King,

Eric Johnson, Buddy Guy, the Alligator

All-Stars

• Barry Manilow, Kyle Vincent

• Nickelodeon’s Wild & Crazy Kids

• Def Leppard, Ugly Kid Joe

• Superstars of the Lawrence Welk

Show

• Keith Brion and his New Sousa Band

• Dolly Parton, Sammy Kershaw

• Alabama, Michelle Wright

• The Beach Boys, America

1994 ...............................

• Kenny G

• Alan Jackson, Hal Ketchum

• Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby

• Reba McEntire, John Michael

Montgomery

• Brooks & Dunn, Trisha Yearwood

• Nickelodeon’s Family Double Dare Live

• The Beach Boys, America

• The Count Basie Orchestra plus

Americana Fireworks Spectacular

• Wynonna, Tim McGraw

• Roger Daltrey

• Blues Music Festival ‘–B.B. King,

Little Feat, Dr. John & Tribute to

Muddy Waters

1995 ...............................

• Alabama, Chely Wright

• Alan Jackson, Faith Hill

• Amy Grant, Allison Krauss & Union

Station

• Brooks & Dunn, Pam Tillis

• Chicago, The Little River Band

• Lorrie Morgan, David Ball

• Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea,

Suzy Bogguss

• Tony Bennett

• The Mavericks, The Tractors

• John Michael Montgomery,

Hal Ketchum, Ken Mellons

• Blues Festival ‘–B.B. King,

Jimmie Vaughan,

• Etta James, Bluestime Jam with

J. Geils, Elvin Bishop, Magic Dick

1996 ...............................

• Gin Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls

• Alan Jackson, Wade Hayes

• Michael Bolton

• Brooks & Dunn, Kathy Mattea

• Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart

• Willie Nelson & Family, Sammy

Kershaw

• Vince Gill

• Wheel of Fortune Live with host

Bob Eubanks

• Mary Chapin Carpenter, BoDeans

• Bill Cosby

• Randy Travis, Trisha Yearwood

1997 ...............................

• BoDeans, G.B. Leighton

• John Michael Montgomery, Ricochet

• ZZ Top, Los Lobos

• Wynonna, Terri Clark

• Boston

• Vince Gill, Bryan White

• Tim McGraw, Mindy McCready

• Roger Whittaker

• Steve Miller Band, Eric Johnson

• Alabama, Kenny Chesney

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winner Nathan Beck and

the Ray Komischke Orchestra

• Miller  presented by Auto Value

Parts Stores

1998 ...............................

• LeAnn Rimes, Bryan White

• BoDeans, Third Eye Blind

• Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Kentucky

Headhunters

• Gary Puckett, The Turtles, The Grass

Roots

• The Wallflowers, Max Carl & Big Dance

• Wynonna, Sawyer Brown

• Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’ Band

• Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding

• The Oak Ridge Boys, Williams & Ree

• Jonny Lang, G.B. Leighton, Heidi Jo

• Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winner Rachel Lee and

the Ray Komischke Orchestra

• Miller Lite  presented by Auto

Value Parts Stores

1999 ...............................

• Brooks & Dunn, Trace Adkins

• Journey, Double Trouble featuring

Bernard Allison

• Corey Stevens, G.B. Leighton,

Tangletown

• Sammy Kershaw, Lorrie Morgan

• Susan Tedeschi, Keb’ Mo’ Band

• Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea

• Reba McEntire, Dick Hardwick

• Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme

• Bryan White, The Wilkinsons

• Alabama, Shane McAnally

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winner Ten Foot Five

and the Ray Komischke Orchestra

• Miller Lite  presented by Auto

Value Parts Stores and Jani-King

2000 ...............................

• Def Leppard

• REO Speedwagon, Styx

• Travis Tritt, Montgomery Gentry

• “Weird Al” Yankovic, Tonic Sol-fa

• Christina Aguilera, soulDecision

• Sawyer Brown, KC & The Sunshine

Band

• Goo Goo Dolls, Tonic

• Roy Clark, Glen Campbell

• Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall

• Semisonic, Train, G.B. Leighton

• Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kansas

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winner Erin Callahan and

the Ray Komischke Orchestra

• Miller  presented by Auto Value

Parts Stores

2001 ...............................

• Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band

• Vertical Horizon, Nine Days, SR-

• David Lee Roth

• Chic W/ Nile Rodgers, War,

Ohio Players

• Toby Keith, Lee Ann Womack

• Huey Lewis & The News

• Cheap Trick, Cowboy Mouth

• Aaron Carter, A*Teens, Leslie Carter,

Play

•  Doors Down, Nickelback, Seven

Channels

• Alabama

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals

with ’ Open Division winner

Renee Marie Lande

• Miller Lite  Auto Race

2002 ...............................

• Minnesota Orchestra

• Alicia Keys

• Vince Gill, Trisha Yearwood

• Shaggy, Rayvon

• Elvis, The Concert

• Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett and

His Large Band

• Billy Ray Cyrus, The Bellamy Brothers

• Newsboys, NewSong, Go Fish

• REO Speedwagon, Styx

• Poison, Slave Raider

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winner Holly Stiles

• Miller Lite  Auto Race

2003 ...............................

• Boston, Night Ranger

• Aaron Carter, Jump

• Hootie and the Blowfish, Big Head

Todd and the Monsters

• “Weird Al” Yankovic

• The Judy Collins Wildflower Festival

starring The Kingston Trio, Beth

Nielsen Chapman, Lucy Kaplansky

• The Charlie Daniels Band

• The Doobie Brothers, Grand Funk

Railroad

• Rebecca St. James, Go Fish–Plus One

• The B-s, The Suburbs

• AB Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings,

La Conquista

•  Doors Down, Trapt, Seether,

Shinedown

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals

with ’ Open Division winner

Alexandra Hoopes

2004 ...............................

• Clay Aiken

• ZZ Top, Silvertide

• Paramount’s Original Laser Spectacular

featuring themusic of Pink Floyd

• Smash Mouth

• Neal McCoy, Josh Turner

• The Allman Brothers Band

• Cyndi Lauper

• Los Tigres Del Norte

• Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson,

Blue County

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with

’ Open Division winners Max

Wojtanowicz and Kecia Rehkamp

• Labor Day Blue Ribbon Jam featuring

Gavin DeGraw, Spin Doctors,

Franky Perez & the Highway Saints

2005 ...............................

•  Doors Down-Staind, breaking

benjamin, No Address

• Mötley Crüe

• Sawyer Brown, Great Big Sea

• Gear Daddies

• Ryan Cabrera, Tyler Hilton

• James Taylor & Band

• Martina McBride, Joe Nichols

• Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton,

Blaine Larsen

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• REO Speedwagon, Styx

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winner Lila Ammons

• Switchfoot

2006 ...............................

• The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth,

The Magic Numbers

• Rascal Flatts, Eric Church, Gary Allan

• Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’ Band

• Amy Grant, The Minnesota State Fair

Orchestra

• Steve Miller Band, The Fabulous

Thunderbirds

• Poison, Firehouse, Endeverafter

• Alan Jackson, Julie Roberts

• Kenny Rogers, The Oak Ridge Boys

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• BoDeans, Gear Daddies, The Nadas

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winner DJ Snuggles

• Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland

2007 ...............................

• Brad Paisley, Jack Ingram,

Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift

• Goo Goo Dolls, Lifehouse, Colbie Caillat

• Fergie, Rooney

• Fountains of Wayne, The Suicide

Commandos

• “Weird Al” Yankovic, Tonic Sol-fa

• The Allman Brothers Band, Robert

Randolph & the Family Band

• Vince Gill, Amy Grant, The Del McCoury

Band

• B.B. King, Al Green, Etta James and her

Roots Band

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• MercyMe, Aaron Shust

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winner Josiah Gulden

• Def Leppard, Styx, Foreigner

2008 ...............................

•  Doors Down, Staind, Hinder

• Brad Paisley, Jewel, Chuck Wicks,

Julianne Hough

• The Backstreet Boys, Girlicious

• Jonny Lang, Buddy Guy, Big Head Todd

& the Monsters

• Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert

• Paramore, Jack’s Mannequin, Phantom

Planet, Paper Route

• Gnarls Barkley

• Mark Schultz, Big Daddy Weave,

Lincoln Brewster

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• The Black Crowes, The Black Keys

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winners The Limns

• Toby Keith, Carter’s Chord,

Trailer Choir, Mica Roberts

2009 ...............................

• Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal

• Jason Aldean, Eli Young Band

• Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Eric Hutchinson

• Jackson Browne

• Randy Travis, Joe Nichols

• O.A.R., Brett Dennen, Slightly Stoopid

• Casting Crowns, BarlowGirl

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• REO Speedwagon, Styx,  Special

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winners Callie Syverson

and Brett Anderson

• Jeff Dunham

2010 ...............................

• BoDeans, Big Head Todd &

The Monsters

• Rush

• Tim McGraw, Julianne Hough

• Brandi Carlile, Amos Lee, The Watson

Twins

• Seether, Hinder, Black Stone Cherry

• Carrie Underwood, Sons of Sylvia

• “Weird Al” Yankovic

• MercyMe, Jeremy Camp

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• KISS

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ’

Open Division winner Sedra Bistodeau

• Dukes of September RhythmRevue

featuring Donald Fagen, Michael

McDonald and Boz Scaggs

2011 ...............................

• Reba, Ronnie Dunn

• Def Leppard, Heart

• Big Time Rush, Days Difference

• Carnival of Madness with Theory of a

Deadman, Alter Bridge, Black Stone

Cherry, My Darkest Days, Adelita’s Way

and Emphatic

• The Happy Together Tour 

featuring The Turtles, The Association,

The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams

and Mark Lindsay, former lead singer of

Paul Revere & the Raiders

• Steely Dan, Sam Yahel

• Toby Keith, Eric Church, JT Hodges

• Marc Anthony

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• Weezer, Motion City Soundtrack

• Amateur Talent Contest Finals with ‘

Open Division

winner Nick Wishard

• Train & Maroon , Matt Nathanson

2012 ...............................

• Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples

• Alan Jackson, Jamey Johnson

• Blake Shelton, Sunny Sweeney

• Anita Baker

• The Happy Together Tour 

featuring The Turtles with Flo & Eddie,

The Monkees Lead Singer Micky

Dolenz, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap,

The Grass Roots and The Buckinghams

• Demi Lovato, Hot Chelle Rae

• KISS, Mötley Crüe

• Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Eli Young

Band and Edens Edge

• MN Music On-A-Stick Presented by

. The Current: Semisonic, The

Jayhawks, Dessa, Jeremy Messersmith,

Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles

• Journey, Pat Benatar featuring

Neil Giraldo, Loverboy

• th Annual Amateur Talent Contest

Finals with ‘ Open Division winner

Connor Engstrom

• Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Big K.R.I.T.

2013 ...............................

• Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller,

Kevin Nealon from SNL

• Under The Sun featuring Smash Mouth,

Sugar Ray & Gin Blossoms

• Sammy Hagar’s Four Decades of Rock

with special guests Buckcherry and

Rival Sons

• Sheryl Crow with special guest

Dwight Yoakam

• The Happy Together Tour 

featuring The Turtles with Flo & Eddie,

Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog

Night, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap,

Gary Lewis & the Playboys, and

Mark Lindsay (former lead singer of

Paul Revere & The Raiders)

• Depeche Mode with special guest

Bat for Lashes

•  Internet Cat Video Festival

presented by

Walker Art Center

• Train with special guest Michael Franti

& Spearhead

• MN Music On-A-Stick presented by

. The Current featuring Trampled

By Turtles, The Suburbs, Mason

Jennings, P.O.S and The Chalice

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with

special guests Talib Kweli and

Chance The Rapper

• Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent

Contest Finals

• Tim McGraw with special guest

Brantley Gilbert

2014 ...............................

• Toby Keith with special guest Colt Ford

• Aretha Franklin with special guest

The Four Tops

• Kid Rock with special guest

Blackberry Smoke

• Digifest Minnesota

• The Happy Together Tour 

featuring The Turtles with Flo & Eddie,

Chuck Negron (formerly of Three Dog

Night), Gary Lewis & the Playboys,

Mark Farner (formerly of Grand Funk

Railroad) and Mitch Ryder & The

Detroit Wheels

• Linkin Park & Thirty Seconds to Mars

with special guest AFI

• Tim McGraw with special guest

Ryan Kinder

• Fall Out Boy & Paramore with special

guest Bad Suns

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• MN Music On-A-Stick presented by

. The Current with Brother Ali,

Doomtree, Bob Mould, Cloud Cult,

Har Mar Superstar and The Cactus

Blossoms

• Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent

Contest Finals

• Journey with special guest Joan Jett

& The Blackhearts

2015 ...............................

• Def Leppard with special guests Styx

and Tesla

• Keith Urban with special guest

Kelsea Ballerini

• Carrie Underwood with special guest

Native Run

• Alan Jackson with special guest

Brandy Clark

• Happy Together Tour  featuring

The Turtles with Flo & Eddie;

The Association; Mark Lindsay, Former

Lead Singer of Paul Revere & The

Raiders; The Grass Roots; The Cowsills;

and The Buckinghams

• R with special guest Before You Exit

• Patti LaBelle with special guest

the Commodores

• Lynyrd Skynyrd with special guest

Collective Soul

• A Prairie Home Companion with

Garrison Keillor

• The Avett Brothers with special guest

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

• Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent

Contest Finals

• Merle Haggard & Kris Kristofferson

with special guest Sturgill Simpson

2016 ...............................

• Don Henley

• Charlie Wilson with special guest

Fantasia

• Dixie Chicks with special guests

Vintage Trouble and Smooth

Hound Smith

• The Happy Together Tour 2016

featuring The Turtles featuring

Flo & Eddie; Chuck Negron, formerly of

Three Dog Night; Gary Puckett & The

Union Gap; Mark Lindsay, former lead

singer of Paul Revere & The Raiders;

and The Cowsills

• G-Eazy with special guests

Marty Grimes, Daghe DJ and

Peter Parker

• Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas

with special guest Mike Posner

• Alabama with special guest Levon

• The Minnesota Show with

Garrison Keillor

• The Current’s Music On-A-Stick

featuring Weezer with special guests

The Struts and Fury Things

• Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent

Contest Finals

• Bonnie Raitt with special guest

The Richard Thompson Trio

2017 ...............................

• Nickelback with special guest Daughtry

• Stevie Nicks with special guest

Vanessa Carlton

• Jim Gaffigan

• Toby Keith with special guest

 Doors Down

• Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

• John Mellencamp with special guest

Carlene Carter

• Pentatonix with special guest

Us The Duo

• Usher with special guest

WatchTheDuck

• The Minnesota Show with

Garrison Keillor

• The Current’s Music On-A-Stick

featuring Phantogram with special

guests Lucius and Now, Now

• Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent

Contest Finals

• Sam Hunt with special guests LANCO

and Ryan Follese

2018 ...............................

• Niall Horan with special guest

Maren Morris

• Sugarland with special guests

Frankie Ballard and Lindsay Ell

• The Current’s Music On-A-Stick

featuring Trampled By Turtles with

special guests Lord Huron and Lissie

• Earth, Wind & Fire with special guest

Sinbad

• The Beach Boys with special guest

John Stamos and The Righteous

Brothers

• Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen

• Old Dominion with special guests

Neal McCoy and Morgan Evans

• truTV Impractical Jokers starring

The Tenderloins

•  & The Offspring with special guest

Gym Class Heroes

• Hairball with special guest Kat Perkins

• Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent

Contest Finals

• Boy George and Culture Club,

The B-s and Thompson Twins’

Tom Bailey

2019 ...............................

• Hootie & the Blowfish with special

Barenaked Ladies

• Why Don’t We with special guests

MAX, EBEN and Taylor Grey

• Dierks Bentley with special guest

Caylee Hammack

• Trace Adkins & Clint Black with special

guest Terri Clark

• Tommy James and the Shondells and

Happy Together Tour 

• “Weird Al” Yankovic

• Daryl Hall & John Oates with special

guest G. Love & Special Sauce

• Logic with special guest Prof

• Lionel Richie with special guest

Lauren Jauregui

• The Current’s Music On-A-Stick

featuring Brandi Carlile with

special guests Mavis Staples and

Savannah County

• Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent

Contest Finals

• ZZ Top with special guest Cheap Trick

2020 ...............................

No fair

2021 ...............................

• Miranda Lambert with special guest

Lindsay Ell

• Maren Morris with special guests Noah

Schnacky and Patrick Murphy

• The Current’s Music On-A-Stick

featuring Lake Street Dive with special

guest Kiss the Tiger

• TLC and Shaggy with special guest

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

• The Spinners with special guests Little

Anthony & The Imperials and The Grass

Roots

• The Doobie Brothers

• Tim McGraw with special guest Midland

• The Chainsmokers with special guest

GASHI

• Music, Movie and a Conversation with

Kevin Costner with special guest

Modern West

• George Thorogood & The Destroyers

with special guest Night Ranger

• Minnesota State Fair Amateur

Talent Contest

• Darci Lynne with special guest

Okee Dokee Brothers