Your guide to Arizona State Fair 2024 concert series: Tickets, lineup and more

The lineup includes a pop-punk act, '90s rappers and a former boy band.

September 18, 2024

Image: Food, rides, music and more on tap for the 2024 Arizona State Fair.

Food, rides, music and more on tap for the 2024 Arizona State Fair. Melissa Fossum

What happens on the ground matters — Your support makes it possible.

We’re aiming to raise $7,000 by August 10, so we can deepen our reporting on the critical stories unfolding right now: grassroots protests, immigration, politics and more.

Contribute Now

Progress to goal

$7,000

$1,800

Audio By Carbonatix

[
          {
            "name": "GPT - Billboard - Slot Inline - Content - Labeled - No Desktop",
            "component": "21251496",
            "insertPoint": "2",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
          },{
            "name": "STN Player - Float - Mobile Only ",
            "component": "21327862",
            "insertPoint": "2",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
          },{
            "name": "Editor Picks",
            "component": "16759093",
            "insertPoint": "4",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
          },{
            "name": "Inline Links",
            "component": "17980324",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 8,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          },{
            "name": "GPT - 2x Rectangles Desktop, Tower on Mobile - Labeled",
            "component": "21934225",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 8,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
            "maxInsertions": 25          
          
          },{
            "name": "Inline Links",
            "component": "17980324",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 12,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          },{
            "name": "GPT - Leaderboard to Tower - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
            "component": "17012245",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 12,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          }
        ]

The Arizona State Fair 2024 kicks off this week and there will be more to experience than just corn dogs and carnival rides during the month-long event from Sept. 20 to Oct. 27.

The fair’s popular Coliseum Concert Series is returning and will involve some big names. Artists and bands scheduled to perform include pop-punk act The All-American Rejects, ‘90s rapper Vanilla Ice, R&B singer Montell Jordan and pop band Big Time Rush.

Each concert will take place inside the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the state fairgrounds. Reserved seating tickets are required to attend each concert and admission to the fair is included.

Here’s the complete guide to concerts at the 2024 Arizona State Fair, including the full lineup and how to get tickets.

click to enlarge

The All-American Rejects will be part of the Arizona State Fair's 2024 Coliseum Concert Series.

Arizona State Fair

When is the Arizona State Fair?

The 2024 Arizona State Fair runs from Sept. 20 to Oct. 27.

Where is the Arizona State Fair?

The Arizona State Fair is located at 1826 W. McDowell Road.

Arizona State Fair 2024 concert lineup

Here’s a complete list of artists and bands that have been announced so far. All concerts start at 7 p.m. and there are no opening acts.

Saturday, Oct. 12: The All-American Rejects (alt-rock, pop-punk, emo)
Friday, Oct. 18: I Love the '90s Tour feat. Vanilla Ice, Rob Base and Montell Jordan (hip-hop, R&B)
Friday, October 25: Big Time Rush (pop)

click to enlarge

The scene during a previous edition of the Arizona State Fair.

Arizona State Fair

Concerts at the Arizona State Fair

Concerts by chart-topping bands and musicians have been a hallmark of the Arizona State Fair dating back to the 1960s. Legendary names who have performed at the event over the years include Nirvana, Korn, Morrissey, Green Day, KISS, Snoop Dog, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Alice Cooper, Merle Haggard and Foo Fighters.

For decades, performances in the coliseum were largely free for fairgoers, save for reserved seats on the floor of the venue.

When the concert series returned in 2023 after a four-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, fair organizers began requiring a ticket purchase for each seat to help offset costs.

“The post-pandemic music industry forced us to evolve our business model and in order to bring back headliner talent, every seat is reserved and includes your fair admission,” Costello stated in a 2023 press release.

How to get Arizona State Fair concert tickets

Tickets to the 2024 Coliseum Concert Series will be available at azstatefair.com. Prices for each performance are as follows:

Saturday, Oct. 12: The All-American Rejects, $40 to $125
Friday, Oct. 18: I Love the '90s Tour feat. Vanilla Ice, Rob Base and Montell Jordan, $20 to $125
Friday, Oct. 25: Big Time Rush, $27 to $125

Each option includes Arizona State Fair admission.

Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music and nightlife. He joined New Times in 2003. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

A message from Benjamin Leatherman: If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our continued coverage of Phoenix's music, events and entertainment scenes.

Support Today