San Diego County Fair
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Ford Dealers
Paddock Concert Series

The Ford Dealers Paddock Concert Series features nationally known artists and tribute bands performing in one of the Fair's most intimate settings. Shows begin at 9:00PM; free with Fair admission.


Beach Boys Dave Davies of the Kinks
JUNE 11
Dave Davies is best known for his role as founder, lead guitarist and vocalist for The Kinks. The group's biggest 1960's hits included "Tired Of Waiting For You," and "You Really Got Me Now." In 1970, The Kinks jumped back into the Top 10 with "Lola."

Beach Boys David Cassidy
JUNE 12
As the character of "Keith Partridge" in the 1970's musical sitcom "The Partridge Family," Cassidy was one of the pop culture idols of that era, enjoying a successful acting and a recording career. The Partridge Family's many smash hits included, "I Think I Love You," "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted," and "I'll Meet You Halfway."

Beach Boys John Waite
JUNE 13
John Waite was lead vocalist for The Babys for their 1977 hit "Isn't It Time." As a solo artist, he scored several international hits, including 1984's #1 "Missing You."

Beach Boys Berlin featuring Terri Nunn
JUNE 18
The band, with Terri Nunn on lead vocals gained mainstream-commercial success in the early 1980s with singles including "The Metro," "Sex (I'm A...)," and then in the mid 80s with the chart-topping single "Take My Breath Away" from the 1986 film Top Gun.

Beach Boys Beatles vs. Stones: A Musical Shootout
JUNE 19
A tribute to the British Invasion, featuring renowned tribute bands, Abbey Road and Jumping Jack Flash.

Beach Boys RED
JUNE 20
This Christian rock band incorporates sounds such as alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal and post-grunge. Red's first two albums "End of Silence" (2006) and "Innocence & Instinct" (2009) earned the group Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Gospel Album.

Beach Boys Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band
JUNE 25
Who's Bad have played over 700 shows in numerous countries and now boast the title, "The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band." Their live performance is a jaw-dropping musical extravaganza that pulls from 3 1/2 hours of Michael Jackson's catalogue and spans four decades of Michael Jackson's extraordinary music career. This extraordinary tribute band is back for their third consecutive year at the San Diego County Fair.

Beach Boys Little Texas
JUNE 26
In 1991, Little Texas released its debut album "First Time for Everything." The album's first single, "Some Guys Have All the Love," hit # 8 on the Billboard Country charts. Little Texas continued to produce hit singles throughout the mid-1990s, including the Number One single, "My Love" and six more Top Ten hits.

Beach Boys Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles
JUNE 27
Each concert presents an exciting showcase of The Eagles mega-hits such as "Take it Easy", "Heartache Tonight", and "Hotel California" as well as newer releases "Get Over It" and "Love will Keep Us Alive". The group also performs select titles from the solo works of Don Henley, Glen Frey, and Joe Walsh.

Beach Boys Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
JULY 2
It's all the excitement of a live concert, with a giant video screen presentation, special effect lighting, and state-of-the-art laser technology, all choreographed to the greatest band of all-time. The LaserSpectacular continues to delight and entertain audiences worldwide. Come experience the Music of Pink Floyd as you've never seen before!

Beach Boys Great White
JULY 3
With internationally-acclaimed songs such as "Rock Me", "Save Your Love", "Mista Bone", "Hard To Say Goodbye" among others of note, these legendary Los Angeles hard rockers have entertained fans everywhere over their illustrious three decade career with their raw and blues-hued, no-nonsense approach to music.

Beach Boys The Motels
JULY 4
The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.


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