Willie Nelson, Alice Cooper and more. See photos from notable concerts at the Ohio State Fair
Barbara J. Perenic, The Columbus Dispatch
Updated ·1 min read
Take a look back at concerts through the years at the Ohio State Fair. From Alice Cooper and 98 Degrees to Willie Nelson and Ke$ha, the fair has had a little bit for everyone.
Admission gate hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, except on Aug. 6, when gates close at 6 p.m.
Advance admission tickets cost $8 through July 25 at ticketmaster.com. Gate admission prices are: adults (ages 13-59) – $12; youth (ages 6-12) – $10; senior (ages 60 and older) – $10. Children 5 and younger are admitted for free.
General parking is free in the main lots north of the Cardinal Gate. COTA Line 8 and Line 22 bus stops are available on 11th Avenue just west of the Ohio Gate 8 south entrance.
Concerts include KidzBop, Third Eye Blind, Clint Black, Keith Sweat, Yung Gravy, Casting Crowns, Ludacris, Keith Sweat, Tyler Hubbard, Styx and more.
Free events in the Celeste Center include the All-Ohio State Fair Band and Youth Choir and the Sale of Champions Livestock Auction.
With his wife, June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash performs at the Ohio State Fair in 1969.
Country music star Vince Gill performs at the Celeste Center on the Ohio State Fair in 1998.
Country star Willie Nelson performs at the Ohio State Fair in 1998.
Country singer George Jones performs at the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair in 2001.
Kix Brooks (left) and Ronnie Dunn perform for a large crowd at the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair.
The band 98 Degrees performs in the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair in 2001.
Country singer Willie Nelson performs in concert at the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair in 2002.
Alice Cooper performs at the Ohio State Fair in 2004.
Patty Loveless performs at the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair in 2004.
Rascal Flatts singer Gary LeVox performed at the Crew Stadium in 2009 as part of the closing concert for the Ohio State Fair.
Chris Daughtry and his band perform for a large crowd at the Celeste Center during the Ohio State Fair in 2007.
Alice Cooper, center, performs at the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair in 2009 with two of his guitarists by his side.
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo sings from amid members of the crowd after jumping off stage during a concert at the Ohio State Fair in 2010.
Country music singer Trace Adkins performs during a concert at the Ohio State Fair in 2011.
Singer Kesha performed in concert at the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair in 2011.
John Stamos (left) and original Beach Boys member Mike Love (right) performed with The Beach Boys Band at the Ohio State Fair in 2014 in Columbus.
Aretha Franklin performs during a concert at the Ohio State Fair in 2014.
Kenny Rogers performs in the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair in 2016.
The Oak Ridge Boys performed in the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair in 2016. Singing are (l-r): Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban.
Rapper Nelly performed in concert in the Celeste Center at the in 2022.
