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2008 AZ State Fair Concert Schedule

By Judy Hedding, About.com

One of the most popular attractions at the Arizona State Fair has to be the concert program. Where else can you see internationally known performers for the price of admission to the Fair? Here's this year's concert schedule. Check back here, as I'll list more shows as they are added to the schedule.

Arizona State Fair 2008 Concert Schedule

Saturday, October 11
Larry the Cable Guy - 7 p.m.

Thursday, October 16
Goo Goo Dolls - 7 p.m.

Friday, October 17
Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton - 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 18
Weezer - 6 p.m.

Tuesday, October 21
Sheryl Crow - 7 p.m.

Friday, October 24
Old School Jam featuring Naughty by Nature, Ton Loc, Coolio, Young MC, Klymaxx, Club Nouveau, Timex Social Club - 8 p.m.

Thursday, October 30
Meatloaf - 7 p.m.

General Admission concert seating is FREE with your admission to the Arizona State Fair.

Click here to see a seating chart of the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Even though the concerts are free, you can also reserve better seats in advance for a reasonable charge. Reserved seats will go on sale on September 6, 2008. To reserve seats, you may purchase tickets at the Arizona State Fair box office located at 1826 W. McDowell Road in Phoenix. The Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. The Arizona State Fair box office is open for walk-up sales only. You can also purchase tickets online, or by phone through Ticketmaster, or at Ticketmaster outlets.

Tip: Doors open one hour before concert time. For popular concerts, it is not unusual for people to line up an hour before the doors open (two hours before concert time) for general admission seating. There are more than 14,000 seats in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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