Pitbull, Robin Thicke highlight State Fair concert lineup
The renovated Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum will host six concerts during the Indiana State Fair, plus one show the night before the fair opens.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform on July 31. The fair, which runs Aug. 1-17, includes Coliseum dates for rapper Pitbull and R&B singer Robin Thicke.
Tickets for all events except "American Idol Live" go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, April 28. Tickets for "Idol" go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 9. Ticket prices include admission to the fair. For more information, visit IndianaStateFair.com or call (317) 927-7500.
The concerts:
Lynyrd Skynyrd
7:30 p.m. July 31
$26 to $60.50
Country artist Jamey Johnson will be a supporting act for Lynyrd Skynyrd, a rock band known for 1970s hits "Sweet Home Alabama," "Free Bird" and "Gimme Three Steps."
Robin Thicke
8 p.m. Aug. 1
$35 to $75
R&B singer Thicke sold more than 6 million copies of his chart-topping 2013 single "Blurred Lines."
Phillip Phillips
8 p.m. Aug. 5
$25 to $35
This 2012 winner of "American Idol" reached the Top 10 of Billboard magazine's singles chart with his song "Home."
"American Idol Live"
7:30 p.m. Aug. 6
$25 to $59.50
Ten finalists of the current season of "Idol" are hitting the road this summer.
Pitbull
8 p.m. Aug. 8
$35 to $75
This Miami-based rapper has six Top 10 singles on his resume, including chart-toppers "Timber" and "Give Me Everything."
Hunter Hayes
8 p.m. Aug. 9
$35 to $45
This 22-year-old country artist earned a Grammy nomination for 2013 single "I Want Crazy."
Jim Gaffigan
8 p.m. Aug. 17
$25 to $45
This stand-up comedian who grew up in Northwest Indiana published his first book, "Dad is Fat," in 2013.
Call Star reporter David Lindquist at (317) 444-6404. Follow him on Twitter: @317Lindquist.