Grandstand tickets do not include Fair admission. To view admission specials visit the Fair Admission page.
Public on sale for all State Fair tickets starts Tuesday, May 20 at 9 am through Etix. All concert seats are reserved. Convenience charges apply to all tickets.
The Missouri State Fair Box Office opens at noon on June 30 for walk-up orders (while tickets remain).
Box Office Hours
June 30 – Aug. 1: 12 pm – 6 pm (M-F)
Closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day
Aug. 4-6: 9 am – 6 pm
Aug. 7-17: 9 am – 9 pm
Firework Display Following the Show
Sponsored by Missouri S&T
Security Policy
For guest safety, prior to entering concerts/events at the State Fair Grandstand, all guests attending will be subject to screening using metal detectors or similar devices. Weapons are not permitted. All bags are subject to search. Any prohibited item must be returned to the guest’s vehicle. MSF will not hold any items. Unattended items will be discarded.
Things to Know Before the Show: Learn more about our security policy, prohibited items and more on the Grandstand Event Policies page.
Jon Pardi
Jon Pardi’s recently announced fifth studio album, “Honkytonk Hollywood,” promises to deliver the most liberated, shapeshifting record of his career. With 17 diverse tracks, the album infuses his signature twang with fresh energy, while staying true to his fearless nature. Known to “apply new ideas to country’s old sounds” (Los Angeles Times) and “bring authenticity back into Country music” (People), Pardi has been leading the charge to modernize honkytonk with roaring guitars and a roaring, good-time spirit. The Capitol Records Nashville artist has spent over a decade blazing down the highway, with four Top 5 albums to his name— including 2016’s Platinum-certified No. One CALIFORNIA SUNRISE and the 2019 CMA and ACM Album of the Year-nominated HEARTACHE MEDICATION. Known for his punchy, against-the-wind bravado, 14 RIAA-certified singles feature six No. Ones (like the back-to-back 6x-Platinum “Head Over Boots” and “Dirt On My Boots), 9.3 billion global streams and international headlining acclaim. Yet his restless spirit remains. The charismatic star’s HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD TOUR will find Pardi headlining arenas and amphitheaters across the US this spring after headlining some of Australia’s biggest venues and festivals. For more information, visit JonPardi.com.
Karley Scott Collins
Often adorned in thick layers of chain necklaces, with turquoise and silver rings on every finger, singer-songwriter Karley Scott Collins radiates an ethereal charm and wise-beyond-her-years demeanor. Equally versed in Bukowski as she is in Cash, Karley is the kind of artist whose story-forward lyrics always hold a deeper meaning, delivered with smoky vocals that evoke a gritty swagger that’s both surprising and mesmerizing. Because that is who Karley is: an enchanting paradox, layered like the delicate petals of a rose with a thorn-sharp edge.
Growing up in Lake City, Florida, a quintessential small town with a population just over 12,000, Karley’s dad drove her to school every day with Guns N’ Roses, Alice In Chains, and Metallica roaring through the speakers. She’d sit on her bedroom floor with her Nana’s stack of vinyl, dissecting lyrics and finding deep connection with the stories playing back to her.
Karley discovered her voice singing in church and soon began writing song lyrics in her journals after school. When she was 11, her parents gifted Karley her first guitar and her natural musicianship continued to flourish, drawing on the diverse roster of artists who complemented her early musical memories.
Just 19 when she moved to Nashville, Karley soon attracted industry attention with her alto rasp and cleverly constructed lyrics. She signed a record deal with Sony Music Nashville and later a publishing deal with Warner Chappell. In the years that followed, Collins released a handful of standalone tracks before welcoming her debut EP Hands on the Wheel in 2023, which American Songwriter praised, “with a voice dripping with emotion and experience, the artist declares herself here for much more.”
On her last project, Write One, she presents a stunning five-song collection that explores heartbreak in all its forms. Whether it’s wit and wisdom from her thrice-married Nana or the pain and betrayal she witnessed in a friend’s broken marriage, she distills each emotion to its purest form with introspective storytelling at the forefront.
Now, Karley turns the page with her newest chapter—Flight Risk. Marking her boldest, most personal release to date, Flight Risk captures the raw ache of growing up and growing through it, with lyrics that feel handwritten just for the listener. You can pre-save the project here: https://ksc.lnk.to/FlightRiskAW.