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,
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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.
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