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Coffee Break: Grandstand lineup

Trampled by Turtles perform during Music on a Stick 2018 at the Minnesota State Fair (All photos by Darin Kamnetz for MPR)
Trampled by Turtles perform during Music on a Stick 2018 at the Minnesota State Fair (All photos by Darin Kamnetz for MPR)Jacobson, Maia

by Jill Riley and Rachel Frances

August 25, 2022

The Minnesota State Fair begins today! It wouldn’t be the Great Minnesota Get-Together without the eclectic mix of entertainment provided every day over the twelve days of fair fun. Included in the music lineup is, of course, the Grandstand shows. This year, the Grandstand schedule consists of performances from:

Alice In Chains
Breaking Benjamin
Bush
Counting Crows
The Wallflowers
Portugal. The Man
Manchester Orchestra
Bad Bad Hats
The Beach Boys
The Temptations
Tower of Power
REO Speedwagon
Styx
Diana Ross
Naturally 7

…and more!

 

Let’s get pumped up for the fair! For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from the 2022 MN State Fair Grandstand lineup do you want to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played:
Bush – Machinehead
Manchester Orchestra – The Gold
Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out
The Wallflowers – 6th Avenue Heartache
Tower Of Power – What Is Hip
Styx – Lady
The Temptations – Ball Of Confusion