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More than 50 musical acts will perform at the fair this year with the biggest names on the Grandstand Stage.
Unreserved seats for most Grandstand Stage shows are free with admission to the fair. Reserved seats are available from Ticketmaster, (619) 220-TIXS or ticketmaster.com, and a few shows require separate tickets (as noted on the schedule below).
All shows are at 7:30 p.m. unless noted:
Saturday, June 14 at 1 p.m.: Reggae Festival with Steel Pulse, Pato Banton & The Mystic Roots Band and Pau Hana.
Sunday, June 15: La Arrolladora Banda El Limón with Los Rieleros del Norte
Tuesday, June17: Grand Funk Railroad and The Guess Who (dinner package available)
Wednesday, June 18: Sinbad
Thursday, June 19: Dwight Yoakam
Friday, June 20: Earth, Wind & Fire (separate ticket required)
Saturday, June 21 at 5 p.m.: Doodlebops Live!
Sunday, June 22: Los Huracanes del Norte
Tuesday, June 24: Third World with LaserSpectacular featuring the music of Pink Floyd
Wednesday, June 25: Cartel
Thursday, June 26: B.B. King (separate ticket required)
Friday, June 27: Fergie (separate ticket required)
Saturday, June 28 at 7 p.m.: Gospel Festival with Tye Tribbett & G.A. and Byron Cage
Sunday, June 29: Intocable with Los Horóscopos de Durango
Monday, June 30 at 8 p.m.: “Weird Al” Yankovic
Tuesday, July 1: Sugarland (separate ticket required)
Wednesday, July 2: Little Big Town
Thursday, July 3: Boston (separate ticket required)
Friday, July 4: KC & the Sunshine Band with a fireworks show at 9 p.m.
Solid Gold Series:
The Solid Gold Series presents artists from the 1950s and 1960s every Thursday.
Hour-long shows are at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; no reserved seating. All shows are free with admission to the fair:
June 19: Micky Dolenz of the Monkees
Thursday, June 26: Pat Boone
Thursday, July 3: Charo
Paddock Stage:
Shows start at 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. No reserved seating. Shows at this venue are free with fair admission:
Tuesday: Kush & Blood Fiyah Angels with Subtil from Martinique
Wednesday: Rare Earth
Thursday, June 19: Cash'd Out (tribute to Johnny Cash)
Tuesday, June 24: Alika from Argentina with Quinto Sol
Wednesday, June 25: Canned Heat
Thursday, June 26: Jamie O'Neal
Tuesday, July 1: Elijah Emanuel & the Revelations with Island Irie
Wednesday, July 2: Blood, Sweat & Tears
Thursday, July 3: Deanna Carter
Del Mar Arena:
Have a taste for something other than pop music? Try some of these wild rides at the Del Mar Arena. Hours are noon, 2, 4 and 6 p.m. daily:
Saturday and Sunday: Ostrich and camel racing with a llama show
Tuesday through Friday, June 20: Charity Fair Horse Show
Saturday, June 21: Craft Brewers Festival, with bluegrass music, America's Strongest Man 2008, and bratwurst competition
Sunday, June 22: America's Strongest Man 2008
Tuesday, June 24, and Wednesday, June 25: Del Mar Classic Junior Amateur Horse Show
Thursday, June 26: Hip-Hop Dance Competition
Friday, June 27: Red Bull Action Sports Day
Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29: Demolition Derby
Monday, June 30: Tuff Truck Racing
Tuesday, July 1: Beach Buggies
Wednesday, July 2: Monster Trucks & Free Style Moto X
Thursday, July 3: Extreme Sports
Friday, July 4, through Sunday, July 6: Monster Trucks, Transformers & FMX
