L.A. County Fair Announces 1999 Entertainment Lineup and Selects Ticketmaster to Provide Ticketing Services to Fair and Concert Events

Business Wire, July 27, 1999

LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 27, 1999--

Los Angeles County Fair today announced that multi-platinum-selling musical artists including Randy Travis, The Righteous Brothers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the Beach Boys and Clay Walker are among the performers scheduled to headline its 1999 summer concert events Sept. 9-26 at Fairplex in Pomona, CA. L.A. County Fair has also selected Ticketmaster to provide event ticketing services to attend the Fair and special evening concert events.

For the first time ever, L.A. County Fair-goers have the opportunity to purchase tickets to attend the Fair via Ticketmaster's retail Ticket Center locations including Tower Records, Robinsons-May, Tu Musica, and Ritmo Latino; Charge-By-Phone Network by calling 714/740-2000, 213/480-3232, or 805/583-8700; and online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.fairplex.com. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Fairplex box office.

Los Angeles County Fair will offer concert-goers a kaleidoscope of musical styles. Country artist Randy Travis is scheduled to kick off the Fair's opening night concert on Thurs., Sept. 9, at the grandstand stage. The opening weekend lineup also includes the Righteous Brothers on Sept. 10, Violent Femmes on Sept. 11, pop artists Jennifer Paige and Blaque on Sept. 12, and platinum-selling R&B/pop artist Monica on Sept. 13. Contemporary Christian artists Jars of Clay will play at the Fair on Sept. 14, followed by rockin' swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Sept. 15. Motown legends The Four Tops are scheduled for Sept. 16, the Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley on Sept. 17, and legendary Soul artists The O'Jays on Sept. 18. The Latin sounds of Los Tigres del Norte will be featured on Sept. 19, and pop group The Moffatts will perform on Sept. 21. The Beach Boys return to the Fair with their familiar sounds of summer on Sept. 22, and will be followed by country artist Clay Walker Sept. 23, R&B artist Isaac Hayes Sept. 24 and classic rock group Kansas Sept. 25.

Avalon Attractions will produce and market the Fair's 1999 headline concert and entertainment series. Live concert events will fill the Fairplex Park grandstand stage on 16 of the Fair's 18 nights. Monster Truck Motor Madness will be featured on Sept. 20, and the second annual California State Championship Demolition Derby -- the Pile-Up in Pomona, will be held on the Fair's closing day, Sept. 26.

"We are very excited about this year's Fair grandstand entertainment lineup," said Doug Lofstrom, Fairplex vice president of operations. "Our relationships with Avalon Attractions and Ticketmaster have enhanced our program and made it easier for people to get premium tickets."

"We're pleased that the Los Angeles County Fair has selected Ticketmaster as its exclusive ticketing service," said Terry Barnes, President and CEO, Ticketmaster. "We look forward to providing Fair-goers with greater ease and convenience in purchasing tickets to attend this wonderful annual event."

General admission to most shows at the Fairplex Park grandstand stage is free with regular Fair admission, and reserved grandstand, box and stage area seats are available for purchase. There is an additional charge for the performances by Randy Travis, Violent Femmes, The O'Jays, Los Tigres del Norte and Kansas.

Ticketmaster, a USA company (Nasdaq:USAI), is the world's leading ticketing service, selling 75 million tickets valued at more than 2.5 billion dollars, through more than 3,400 retail Ticket Center outlets; 29 worldwide telephone call centers; and www.ticketmaster.com, through its relationship with Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch. Ticketmaster serves more than 3,750 clients in the U.S., South America, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. The company provides ticketing for 94 professional sports franchises and hundreds of leading arenas, stadiums, performing arts venues, and theaters. Clients receive comprehensive ticket inventory control and management, broad distribution, and dedicated marketing and support services. Consumers receive convenient access to tickets for more than 350,000 events a year, including a broad range of concerts, sports, family entertainment, performing arts, and movies.

For additional concert or Fair information, please call 909/623-3111 or visit the Fairplex Web site at www.fairplex.com. L.A. County Fair's concert itinerary to date follows. -0-

                       Los Angeles County Fair
                      1999 Entertainment Lineup
                    Fairplex Park Grandstand Stage

Thu., Sept. 9       Randy Travis(a)
Fri., Sept. 10      The Righteous Brothers
Sat., Sept. 11      Violent Femmes(a) (presented by Hot Rod Magazine)
Sun., Sept. 12      Jennifer Paige/Blaque
                     (presented by Ralphs and Food 4 Less)
Mon., Sept. 13      Monica
Tue., Sept. 14      Jars of Clay
Wed., Sept. 15      Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Thu., Sept. 16      The Four Tops
Fri., Sept. 17      The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley
Sat., Sept. 18      The O'Jays(a)
Sun., Sept. 19      Los Tigres del Norte(a)
Mon., Sept. 20      Monster Truck Motor Madness
Tue., Sept. 21      The Moffatts
Wed., Sept. 22      The Beach Boys
Thu., Sept. 23      Clay Walker
Fri., Sept. 24      Isaac Hayes
Sat., Sept. 25      Kansas(a)
Sun., Sept. 26      California State Championship Demolition Derby
                      (Pileup in Pomona)(a)

(a) Additional fee required.
All shows scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.