Speculation Builds For NY State Fair's Next Concert Artist

On Wednesday January 27th, the great New York State Fair will announce the second artist added to their 2026 summer concert series. If you can guess the artist correctly you could win tickets to the fair and free parking.

The great New York State Fair is scheduled to run Wednesday August 26, 2026 thru Monday September 7, 2026. (Labor Day)

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The first New York State Fair concert announcement of 2026 happened last week when it was revealed that Sean Paul will play Suburban Park on Thursday August 27th at 8pm. Remember your admission ticket to the fair will get you into the shows free.

On Tuesday the New York State Fair shared a concert clue to their next announcement. If you go to the official NYSF Instagram page, like the concert clue post, share this week’s clue, and comment with your best educated guess about which artist or band will be taking the Fair stage this summer. You will have the chance to win a pair of tickets to the 2025 New York State Fair, plus a parking pass.

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Early on many of the guesses suggest that ZZ Top will be the next announcement. What do you think? They say the image above references one song by this artist, "Sharp Dressed Man" makes sense.

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53,200 - Lainey Wilson in 2023
49,000 - Jessie Murph in 2025
48,000 - Shaggy in 2025
47,000 - Megan Moroney in 2024
43,000 - Nelly in 2022

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