Kentucky State Fair Free Concert Series The following concerts are free with paid admission to the Kentucky State Fair. All shows begin at 8 p.m. in Cardinal Stadium at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Gates open at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Aug 15 - Vertical Horizon and Blind Melon Aug 16 - En Vogue and Unlimited Aug 17 - Chevelle Aug 18 - Oak Ridge Boys and Jimmy Fortune Aug 19 - Casting Crowns Aug 20 - Clay Walker and Parmalee Aug 21 - Jerrod Niemann, Thomas Rhett, and Kelsey K Aug 22 - Happy Together Tour with The Turtles, The Grass Roots, Chuck Negron, Gary Lewis, Gary Puckett and Mark Lindsay Aug 23 - Montgomery Gentry Aug 24 - Theory of a Deadman and Black Stone Cherry