Shaboozey to headline Illinois State Fair Grandstand

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Alternative country and hip-hop artist Shaboozey, known best for the single “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has been set to perform at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand on Sunday, August 18th.

According to a press release, “Born to parents of Nigerian descent and raised in the small town of Woodbridge, VA, Shaboozey grew up on an eclectic mix of music encompassing everything from classic hip-hop and R&B, to country and blues icons like Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Garth Brooks, and Lead Belly, to master lyricists, such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

“A true crossover artist, he began his epic 2024 run in March with two standout features on Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER —the only artist with multiple appearances on the album. His latest body of work, the critically acclaimed masterpiece Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going , debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200 and was praised in The New York Times for “bring[ing] hip-hop grit to country.”

“The album’s smash single ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy),’ which is two-time RIAA-certified platinum and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, launched him to mainstream stardom and has become the song of the summer. With the meteoric rise of ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy),’ Shaboozey and Beyoncé became the first Black artists to score back-to-back leaders in the Billboard Hot Country Songs’ 66-year history.”

Tickets for this event, featuring Shaboozey, will be on sale Saturday, July 6 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster .

Keith Urban, Motley Crue, Jason Isbell, Jordan Davis, Lil Wayne, Jonas Brothers, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Miranda Lambert will also perform at the 2024 Illinois State Fair Grandstand.

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