The San Diego County Fair will return to the Del Mar Fairgrounds Wednesday, June 11-Sunday, July 6 with 2,000+ attractions, rides, fried food, exhibits, entertainment, and live performances.
The fair’s highly-anticipated Toyota Summer Concert Series lineup was fully released this week — here’s who’s hitting that Corona Grandstand Stage this season:
- Live and Collective Soul | Wednesday, June 11 | These two headliners will kick off the fair’s concert series.
- Foreigner | Thursday, June 12 | The multi-platinum rockers will have you singing along to “Feels Like the First Time” and “I Want to Know What Love Is,” no doubt.
- Maxwell | Friday, June 13 | The smooth soul singer made Pollstar’s 2022 list of “Top 20 Global Concert Tours.”
- Zedd | Saturday, June 14 | The EDM record producer and DJ has remixed for artists like Skrillex + Lady Gaga; tickets to this one go on sale Friday, April 25.
- Los Tigres Del Norte | Sunday, June 15 | The iconic regional Mexican group from San Jose have certainly earned their stripes over the decades.
- Jordan Davis | Wednesday, June 18 | The country hitmaker known for songs like “Buy Dirt” and “Next Thing You Know” hits the stage.
- XScape | Thursday, June 19 | Did you know? This R&B group was first discovered by Jermaine Dupri in the early 1990s.
- 2 Chainz + Lil’ Jon | Friday, June 20 | We’d better stretch and snap our fingers for this one — the Grammy-winning “No Lie” and “Get Low” rappers unite on one stage. Turn down for what.
- Sammy Johnson, Iam Tongi + Protoje | Saturday, June 21 | It’s all love at this mini reggae festival featuring three acts, including the season 21 winner of “American Idol.”
- Banda MS | Sunday, June 22 | Expect an energetic performance from this influential regional Mexican group known to fuse traditional banda with modern sounds.
- Quinn XCII + Chelsea Cutler | Wednesday, June 25 | These two pop artists have recorded hits like “Stay Next to Me” and “Flare Guns” together.
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Thursday, June 26 | The indie rockers celebrate their 25th anniversary with their “Hidden In Pieces Tour,” accompanied by a string quartet.
- Jon Pardi | Friday, June 27 | In 2023, California’s award-winning country crooner was the first artist from our state to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.
- Jessie Murph | Saturday, June 28 | The “Wild Ones” singer is a favorite at festivals, so the fair stage should feel quite comfortable.
- Banda El Recodo + Banda Los Recoditos | Sunday, June 29 | Talk about bridging generations — the first group was formed in 1938 and the second in 1989.
- Third Eye Blind | Wednesday, July 2 | You’ll be living a “Semi-Charmed Life” when these alt-rockers hit the stage.
- Jeff Dunham | Thursday, July 3 | The ventriloquist and comic performs his “Artificial Intelligence Tour.”
- Ziggy Marley | Saturday, July 5 | The Grammy-winning reggae icon fuses storytelling with blues, funk, and rock.
- Los Tucanes de Tijuana | Sunday, July 6 | The longtime norteño icons will close out the fair’s concert series — mic, drop.
All concerts are at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at ~$62 (depending on the show, some cost more) and include same-day fair admission.