# List of Minnesota State Fair grandstand shows

This article lists events at the Minnesota State Fair's Grandstand Building. Each night of the yearly fair, the grandstand hosts an event (typically a concert) which is followed by a fireworks display. These events are ticketed separately from the fair's admission fee. Previous years have featured major national acts such as Duran Duran, Usher, and The Beach Boys. In combination with large concerts and comedy sets, the string of shows contains the final edition of the yearly Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest.
The grandstand itself was built in 1885 and underwent a major renovation starting in 2002 to modernize the aging structure.

## List of events at the Minnesota State Fair's grandstand

| Year | Date | Headline act |
| 2025 | August 21 | Old Dominion |
| 2025 | August 24 | Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls |
| 2025 | August 25 | Happy Together Tour (The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Vogues, and The Cowsills) |
| 2025 | August 26 | Def Leppard |
| 2024 | August 22 | Becky G |
| 2024 | August 23 | Chance The Rapper |
| 2024 | August 24 | Nate Bargatze |
| 2024 | August 25 | Blake Shelton |
| 2024 | August 26 | Happy Together Tour (The Turtles, Jay and the Americans, The Association, Badfinger, The Vogues, and The Cowsills) (concert cancelled due to stormy weather) |
| 2024 | August 27 | Ludacris & T-Pain |
| 2024 | August 29 | Mötley Crüe |
| 2024 | August 30 | Matchbox Twenty |
| 2024 | August 31 | Stephen Sanchez |
| 2024 | September 1 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals |
| 2024 | September 2 | Kidz Bop Live |
| 2023 | August 24 | The Black Keys |
| 2023 | August 25 | The Chicks |
| 2023 | August 26 | Keith Urban |
| 2023 | August 27 | Boyz II Men and Chaka Khan |
| 2023 | August 28 | Happy Together Tour (The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Vogues, The Classics IV, and The Cowsills) |
| 2023 | August 29 | Brandi Carlile, Wynonna Judd |
| 2023 | August 30 | Yung Gravy, bbno$ |
| 2023 | August 31 | Duran Duran |
| 2023 | September 1 | Jonas Brothers |
| 2023 | September 2 | The Current's Music On-A-Stick (The Hold Steady, Bob Mould, and Dillinger Four) |
| 2023 | September 3 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals |
| 2023 | September 4 | Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour |
| 2022 | August 25 | Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, and Bush |
| 2022 | August 26 | Counting Crows |
| 2022 | August 27 | Portugal. The Man, Manchester Orchestra, and Bad Bad Hats |
| 2022 | August 28 | Pitbull, Iggy Azalea |
| 2022 | August 29 | The Beach Boys, The Temptations, and Tower of Power |
| 2022 | August 30 | Jim Gaffigan |
| 2022 | August 31 | Florida Georgia Line, Bailey Zimmerman |
| 2022 | September 1 | REO Speedwagon, Styx, and Levon |
| 2022 | September 2 | Zac Brown Band, Robert Randolph Band |
| 2022 | September 3 | Diana Ross, Naturally 7 |
| 2022 | September 4 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals |
| 2022 | September 5 | Free Kids Day Fun Fest (Disney Princess - The Concert cancelled) |
| 2021 | August 26 | Miranda Lambert |
| 2021 | August 27 | Maren Morris |
| 2021 | August 28 | Music On-A-Stick: Lake Street Dive |
| 2021 | August 29 | TLC & Shaggy |
| 2021 | August 30 | The Spinners |
| 2021 | August 31 | The Doobie Brothers |
| 2021 | September 1 | Tim McGraw |
| 2021 | September 2 | The Chainsmokers |
| 2021 | September 3 | Kevin Costner + Modern West |
| 2021 | September 4 | George Thorogood & the Destroyers |
| 2021 | September 5 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals |
| 2021 | September 6 | Darci Lynne |
| 2020 | Fair cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Fair cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2019 | August 22 | Barenaked Ladies |
| 2019 | August 23 | Why Don't We |
| 2019 | August 24 | Dierks Bentley |
| 2019 | August 25 | Trace Adkins & Clint Black |
| 2019 | August 26 | Tommy Games & the Shondells |
| 2019 | August 27 | Weird Al |
| 2019 | August 28 | Hall & Oates |
| 2019 | August 29 | Logic |
| 2019 | August 30 | Lionel Richie |
| 2019 | August 31 | Music On-A-Stick: Brandi Carlile |
| 2019 | September 1 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals |
| 2019 | September 2 | ZZ Top |
| 2018 | August 23 | Niall Horan |
| 2018 | August 24 | Sugarland |
| 2018 | August 25 | Music On-A-Stick: Trampled By Turtles |
| 2018 | August 26 | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 2018 | August 27 | The Beach Boys |
| 2018 | August 28 | Jason Mraz |
| 2018 | August 29 | Old Dominion |
| 2018 | August 30 | Impractical Jokers |
| 2018 | August 31 | 311 and The Offspring |
| 2018 | September 1 | Hairball: A Bombastic Celebration of Arena Rock |
| 2018 | September 2 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals |
| 2018 | September 3 | Boy George, Culture Club, The B-52s |
| 2017 | August 24 | Nickelback, Daughtry |
| 2017 | August 25 | Stevie Nicks, Vanessa Carlton |
| 2017 | August 26 | Jim Gaffigan |
| 2017 | August 27 | Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down |
| 2017 | August 28 | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons |
| 2017 | August 29 | John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter |
| 2017 | August 30 | Pentatonix |
| 2017 | August 31 | Usher, Black Coffee |
| 2017 | September 1 | The Minnesota Show with Garrison Keillor |
| 2017 | September 2 | Phantogram, Lucius, and Now, Now |
| 2017 | September 3 | Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals |
| 2017 | September 4 | Sam Hunt, LANCO, and Ryan Follese |