SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois State Fair is announcing the lineup of supporting acts for this year's Grandstand Concert Series. 

The 2026 Illinois State Fair Grandstand Concert Series includes:
  • August 14 – Bailey Zimmerman with Jake Worthington
  • August 15 – Lainey Wilson with Tigirlily Gold
  • August 16 – Matchbox Twenty with Grace Enger 
  • August 17 – 38 Special with Warrant
  • August 18 – Ziggy Marley with Skip Marley
  • August 19 – Wiz Khalifa with Big Boi
  • August 20 – The Avett Brothers with Drive-By Truckers & Hunter Flynn
  • August 21 – Ella Langley with ERNEST
  • August 22 – The Chicks with Calder Allen
  • August 23 – Shinedown with From Ashes to New

"This year's Grandstand lineup was already stacked, and these supporting acts take it to another level," said Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II. 

The Illinois State Fair runs from August 13 through August 23 in Springfield.

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