SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Heavy metal band Megadeth will be the opening act at this year’s Illinois State Fair.
The group will play Aug. 9 at the Illinois Lottery Grandstand Stage.
Megadeth has sold 38 million albums and received 12 Grammy nominations. The group’s 15th studio album, Dystopia, was released in 2016.
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Other performers scheduled in the grandstand this summer include Pentatonix, Old Dominion, Snoop Dogg, Shinedown and Reba McEntire.
Concert tickets go on sale April 20 via Ticketmaster and on April 22 at the state fairgrounds in Springfield.
The fair runs from Aug. 8 to 18.
Here’s the official lineup from fair organizers:
Friday, August 9: Megadeth
Tier 3 – $25 / Tier 2 – $30 / Tier 1 – $35 / Gen Track – $35 / VIP Track – $55
Saturday, August 10: Bad Company with Foghat
Tier 3 – $30 / Tier 2 – $35 / Tier 1 – $40 / Gen Track – $40 / VIP Track – $60
Sunday, August 11: Dan + Shay
Tier 3 – $25 / Tier 2 – $30 / Tier 1 – $35 / Gen Track – $35 / VIP Track – $55
Monday, August 12: The Traveling Salvation Show – A Tribute to Neil Diamond
FREE Concert
Tuesday, August 13: Why Don’t We
Tier 3 – $20 / Tier 2 – $25 / Tier 1 – $30 / Gen Track – $30 / VIP Track – $50
Wednesday, August 14: Pentatonix with Special Guest Rachel Platten
Tier 3 – $45 / Tier 2 – $50 / Tier 1 – $55 / Gen Track – $55 / VIP Track – $75
Thursday, August 15: Old Dominion
Tier 3 – $30 / Tier 2 – $35 / Tier 1 – $40 / Gen Track – $40 / VIP Track – $60
Friday, August 16: Snoop Dogg w/ Dogg Pound, Warren G, DJ Quik, Twista, and Do or Die
Tier 3 – $25 / Tier 2 – $30 / Tier 1 – $35 / Gen Track – $35 / VIP Track – $55
Saturday, August 17: Shinedown
Tier 3 – $30 / Tier 2 – $35 / Tier 1 – $40 / Gen Track – $40 / VIP Track – $60
Sunday, August 18: Reba McEntire with Rachel Wammack
Tier 3 – $35 / Tier 2 – $40 / Tier 1 – $45 / Gen Track – $45 / VIP Track – $65
