The tunes coming to town
The Steele County Fair will feature a diverse soundtrack this summer with artists Maddie and Tae, Hairball and Joe Nichols coming to town to perform at the grandstand.
Hairball will be making its 21st consecutive appearance, while Maddie and Tae and Nichols will be making their fair debuts.
“After last year and all the buzz around town for Craig Morgan – the venue was nearly sold out, but unfortunately we had to cancel due to weather – we had the opportunity to look at diverse genres of music and target a younger audience,” said Scott Kozelka, manager of the fair. “People come from all around for a great show at the fair, and we plan on giving them just that.”
Headlining the Friday, Aug. 19 grandstand performance will be Nichols, whom many country fans in the county may be familiar with from his many chart-topping singles.
Some of Nichols's discography includes “Brokenheartsville” and “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” both of which became number one singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks.
Nichols will take the stage at 7 p.m. and round out the fair’s grandstand performances.
Also performing at the fair will be Maddie and Tae, who are slated to perform on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m.
The band – comprised of country artists Maddie Font and Tae Kerr – is the fair management’s way of reaching out to the younger audience at the fairgrounds.
Both born in 1995, the duo originally began performing together in 2010 after sharing a mutual vocals coach, and made their break into the country music scene in Nashville, Tennessee.
Some of Maddie and Tae’s songs include “Die From a Broken Heart” and “Friends Don’t” with the duo’s most recent album release being Through the Madness, Vol. 1 which came out on Jan. 28, 2022.
Also performing during the fair will be Hairball, who will hit the stage for the Thursday, Aug. 18 show starting at 8 p.m.
Hairball is no stranger to the Steele County Fair as it heads into its 21st consecutive performance at the venue.
Fans can expect to see some of their favorite 80s rock flair from the group that performs songs from the likes of KISS, Queen, Mötley Crue and Aerosmith to name a few.
Those looking for a taste of what Hairball brings to the table need to look no further than the bio of their website hairballonline.com
According to Hairball, “A band puts on a concert - Hairball puts on an event! Hairball is a Rock & Roll experience you won't soon forget. The lights, sound, smoke, fire, bombs, and screaming hoards of avid fans... to merely call it a concert would be like calling Mount Rushmore a roadside attraction!”
