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2019 MAIN STAGE ENTERTAINMENT TUESDAY, AUG. 6 TRACY BYRD THURSDAY, AUG. 8 THE GEORGIA SATELLITES WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7 JACKSON MICHELSON SATURDAY, AUG. 10 SUGAR RAY FRIDAY, AUG. 9 LOS HOROSCOPOS DE DURANGO Main stage lineup kicks up variety of genres Lucas Wagner gets giddy with excitement when talking about the main stage entertainment for this year’s Umatilla County Fair. Wagner, who is the fair board chairman, also has taken the lead for the past fi ve to six years in co- ordinating the musical acts. “I’m either to thank or blame,” he said with a laugh. “Our plan is to always try to get a good cross section of music.” The lineup includes coun- try musician Tracy Byrd, who’s known for “Watermelon Crawl” (Tuesday, Aug. 6); Jackson Mich- elson, an up-and-coming country musician from Corvallis (Wednes- day, Aug. 7); Southern rock band The Georgia Satellites (Thursday, 12 | Umatilla County Fair 2019 Aug. 8). Local rock ‘n’ roll band Blue Tattoo will get the Thursday night crowd warmed up at 7:15 p.m. Latino Night features four musical acts, La Nueva 4 Taleza, Los Canarios de Michoacan, Ala- cranes Musical and Los Horosco- pos De Durango (Friday, Aug. 9); and nu metal rock group Sugar Ray (Saturday, Aug. 10). Each of the shows begins at 9 p.m., with the exception of Latino Night, which starts at 7 p.m. Byrd’s 1993 single “Holdin’ Heaven” soared to the top of the Billboard Country Charts — mak- ing him a household name. Byrd has continued to climb in popular- ity with such hits as “No Ordinary Man,” “The Keeper of the Stars” and “Ten Rounds with Jose Cu- ervo.” After a performing hiatus from 2010-13, Byrd became reju- venated, releasing “All American Texan” in 2016. After strumming his way across the Pacifi c Northwest, Michelson headed to Nashville to further expand his fan base. Landing a record deal, he released “One At A Time” earlier this year. Michelson offers high-energy rhythm and is riding a wave of 150 shows last year. He opened for the likes of Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band. Founded in 1985, The Geor- gia Satellites cranked up their amps offering rock with a South- ern backwoods vibe — perform- ing such tunes as “Can’t Stand the Pain,” “Hippy Hippy Shake” and their most familiar hit, “Keep Your Hands to Yourself.” Receiving a Grammy nomina- tion, the song has been covered by numerous artists since its release in 1986. The group continues to pack houses around the globe with their blistering brand of Southern rock. Sugar Ray’s breakthrough song, “Fly,” put them on the musi- cal map in 1997. Frontman Mark McGrath attracts a lot of atten- tion with his looks, charisma and talent. He was featured in People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive is- sue in 1998. The band continues to deliver hits — selling more than 8 mil- lion records — including “Some- day,” “Every Morning” and “Falls Apart.” After more than a decade, the band recently returned to the studio to work on its new album, “Little Yachty,” which is due out July 26. General seating for the shows is free with fair admission. Reserved ticket prices are $12 and premium seats are $20 and are available via www.umatillacountyfair.net. Concert tickets do not include fair admission. In addition, the Grand Cham- pion Club offers corporate op- portunities for businesses or em- ployers to provide special concert seating for customers or employ- ees. Wagner said for more infor- mation about the new section, contact the fair offi ce. For questions, contact 541-567- 6121 or stop by the fair offi ce, lo- cated at EOTEC, 1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston. East Oregonian/Hermiston Herald