August 09-19 2012

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2012 Grandstand Line-up

  • Friday, August 10 at 8:00 PM
  • Happy Together Tour 2012
  • starring The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, The Monkees lead singer Micky Dolenz, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Grass Roots & The Buckinghams
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  • The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie

    Very few rock performers have remained as vital through the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s as have Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. Initially they made their mark with the Turtles, then they joined Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, and then they glided into their own Flo & Eddie persona, dishing out records that have encompassed a multitude of personalities. Some of their greatest hits include, “Happy Together,” “Elenore,” “She'd Rather Be With Me,” “It Ain't Me Babe,” “You Showed Me” and “You Baby.”

    Mickey Dolenz

    After selling more than 65 million records worldwide as the star of THE MONKEES TV show, Micky Dolenz has continued to make his mark in other areas of the entertainment business, through his varied career as an actor, director, producer and performer. Ultimately, The Monkees achieved their greatest success as recording artists. Their first four albums reached number one on the charts and they had three consecutive number one singles: "Clarksville," "I'm a Believer" and "Daydream Believer." The group's first five albums also went gold.

    Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

    Gary Puckett and the Union Gap was one of the most successful musical groups of the 60s. Puckett's unmistakable signature voice garnered six consecutive gold records and top ten Billboard hits, including: "Young Girl," "Woman Woman," "Lady Willpower" and "Over You." He has performed on more than 30 network television shows and prime time specials during his career, even adding a command performance for the President and Prince Charles at the White House.

    The Grass Roots

    Since their formation in 1965 The Grass Roots have gone on to chart 29 singles; 13 of which went gold followed by 2 gold albums and 1 platinum album. Their biggest hits include, “Let’s Live for Today,” “Midnight Confessions,” “Temptation Eyes” and “Sooner or Later.” In the entire history of rock n’ roll, only nine bands (including The Beatles) have charted more hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 than The Grass Roots. The band also set a record between 1967 and 1972 by being on the Billboard charts an unbelievable 307 straight weeks.

    The Buckinghams

    One of the most beloved and respected Chicago bands ever to explode onto the national scene, The Buckinghams’ number one song, “Kind of a Drag” is a standout favorite that first made them famous. Next came 7 national chart hits, 15 singles, and 8 acclaimed albums. The Buckinghams enjoyed phenomenal success with hit singles including the powerful “Don’t You Care”, the soulful “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”, and the national anthem of teenage love, “Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song”, on the Top 10 charts simultaneously. Billboard Magazine named them “The Most Listened to Band in America.”

  • The Turtles featuring Flo & EddieThe Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie
  • Mickey DolenzMickey Dolenz
  • Gary Puckett & The Union GapGary Puckett & The Union Gap
  • The Grass RootsThe Grass Roots
  • The BuckinghamsThe Buckinghams

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Grandstand Ticket Information

Tickets for all concerts and events go on sale Saturday, April 14 at 10 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1.800.745.3000. All concert seats are reserved, all track events are general admission. Convenience charges apply to all tickets. The Iowa State Fair Ticket Office will open July 9 for walk-up orders only (assuming tickets remain). Grandstand tickets do not include admission to the Fair. Fair admission must be purchased separately.

Food tickets must be used for all food and beverage purchases in the Grandstand. See the Buy Tickets page to purchase now online. Additional tickets may be purchased inside the Grandstand as well.

Grandstand Seating Chart

The following describes how the seats are numbered within each section. Left is considered to the left of the entertainer as they are facing the audience (stage left) and right is to the right of the entertainer as they are facing the audience (stage right).

Stage Seating

Section BB and Section CC in the light blue area begins with seat number 1 in the middle aisle, with numbers getting bigger as you progress to the outer part of the section.

Grandstand Seating

Most section seats are numbered 1 - 25. Number 1 is the left-most seat in the section, with seat numbers increasing to the right-most seat in that section.

Grandstand Seating Chart