Willie Nelson, Ice Cube among latest acts heading to Ohio State Fair

The Ohio State Fair has added three new acts to its summer lineup, slated July 27-Aug. 7. Willie Nelson, Ice Cube and Dayton-bred Lakeside with Con Funk Shun will be performing in the WCOL Celeste Center on the Ohio Expo Center fairgrounds.

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Ice Cube will perform Thursday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $40 and $50.

Willie Nelson will perform with special guest Noah Guthrie Friday, Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $47 and $62.

Lakeside with Con Funk Shun will perform Saturday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $30.

Tickets for all three shows go on sale Friday, April 8 at 10 a.m.

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OHIO STATE FAIR CONCERT LINEUP

July 28: Toby Keith with special guest Alex Miller

July 29: Foreigner - The Greatest Hits

July 30: Nelly with special guest Breland

July 31: Dru Hill and Raheem DeVaughn

Aug. 1: Zach Williams with special guest We the Kingdom

Aug. 2: Scotty McCreery

Aug. 3: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias

Aug. 4: Ice Cube

Aug. 5: Willie Nelson with special guest Noah Guthrie

Aug. 6: Lakeside with Con Funk Shun

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com/OhioStateFair. Concert tickets purchased before arriving at the fair include admission.

For more information, visit ohiostatefair.com, call 1-888-OHO-EXPO or 1-614-644-FAIR.

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Russell Florence Jr. is team leader/coordinator of Lifestyles/Dayton.com. He has been an arts/lifestyles reporter for Dayton Daily News since 2012. He formerly served on the Dayton Daily News Community Board of Contributors and assisted the Dayton Daily News Editorial Board. He received his BA in mass communications from Wright State University.