FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Further Information Contact: Jim Beriault, [email protected] (503) 740-4869 office Summer’s Best Party Announces its Outstanding Line Up of Music slated for the Clark County Fair Tickets go on sale this Saturday, April 28th All Concerts in the Sleep Country Amphitheater! Ridgefield, WA –– The Clark County Fair Association is excited to announce an outstanding line-up of summer concerts at the Clark County Fair. If you are looking for an evening of rock, party music, or boot kicking country music - the Clark County Fair has it all! See Sara Evans, Creed, Chris Young and Sublime with Rome. All concerts will be inside the Sleep Country Amphitheater adjacent to the Fairgrounds. Ticket prices to all concerts include free fair admission on the day of the concert (only). Tickets go on Sale this Saturday, April 28 at 10:00am at ClarkCoFair.com, all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. The budget-friendly tickets range in price from $20 to $45 and include admission to the Clark County Fair! “We have some summer concert fun at an outstanding value for our Fair attendees. We’ve worked to keep our ticket prices affordable so that Fair goers get the most for their entertainment dollar! Spend the day at the fair and see a world class concert at night – two values for one low ticket price,” said John Morrison, Fair Manager and CEO. August 3rd Sara Evans with special Guest Morgan Frazier – 7:30pm Tickets: $20 General Admission $35 Reserved Sometimes the best way for an artist to move forward is to take time to be still. There’s nothing that feeds a creative soul like taking time to soak up life and marinate in the moments that matter. Sara Evans embraced that philosophy, and now, six years after her last studio album, she’s back with Stronger, a landmark record filled with the kind of gutsy explorations on life and love that have made Evans one of the most compelling female vocalists of her generation. August 4th Creed – 7:30pm Tickets: $20 to $45 Reserved Since their formation in 1995, Tallahassee natives Scott Stapp (vocals), Mark Tremonti (guitar), Brian Marshall (bass) and Scott Phillips (drums), better known as Creed, have gone on to be one of the most successful bands in rock history; selling close to thirty-five million albums and millions of concert tickets. The band’s debut, My Own Prison, was released in 1997 and has sold over six million copies in the U.S. The follow-up, 1999’s Human Clay, has been certified Diamond for sales in excess of 11 million copies. The band’s third studio album, Weathered, was released in 2001 and tied The Beatles Anthology, for the most consecutive weeks at Number One on Billboard’s Top 200 chart (eight weeks since the beginning of the SoundScan era (1991). In November 2004, Creed’s Greatest Hits was released, and was certified double platinum. The band’s most recent studio album, 2009’s Full Circle, featured the top 10 rock radio hit “Overcome.” The songwriting team of Stapp and Tremonti are considered one of the most prolific in rock history. The band was voted Favorite Group in 2003 on the People’s Choice Awards and has won numerous American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and others including the Grammy Award for best Rock Song in 2001 for “With Arms Wide Open.” For more information visit www.creed.com. August 5th Texaco Country Showdown – 7:30pm - Free Concert! It’s the biggest country music talent search in the country, and the Washington State Finals are happening during the Clark County Fair! If you are chomping at the bit to find out who is going to win this next round and head off to the national finals in Tennessee for a chance to win $100,000 and national recognition as “Best New Act in Country”, then you better come on down for this Washington State showdown! The “best of the best” in singers, songwriters and amazing talent is slated for August 5th at the Clark County Fair! For more than 30 years, this has been THE showcase for country music talent discovering the likes of artists such as: Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Garth Brooks. Throughout the competition the same judging criteria are used to ensure a fair competition in each level. There are five different aspects the judges use to decide the winner: marketability, originality of performance, vocal and instrumental abilities, stage presence, and overall charisma. Additional points can be awarded if the contestants perform original music. If you love country music, then this is your FREE ticket to hours of pure talent and to see who will represent Washington heading toward the finals! August 6th Chris Young – 7:30pm Tickets: $20-$35 Reserved Ever since Chris Young won the country music competition – Nashville Star, he has been climbing charts and taking the country music world by storm. He’s had an amazing 5 consecutive number one chart topping hits to his name like – “Gettin’ You Home, The Man I Want to Be, and You.” “When an artist looks back on his or her own career, there are always moments he or she can point to where there was a shift to another level. Those defining moments tend to be easy to spot with the benefit of hindsight but more difficult to see without the passage of time. Yet Chris Young has a sense that something big is happening. “I really do believe in timing,” says Young. “Everybody has a different point in their career when things start to come together and click, “when it’s your time.” With the release of his third studio album, NEON, Chris Young leaves no doubt. Now is his time. How’s this for everything clicking – NEON’s first single, “Tomorrow,” has also hit #1, from his impressive seven songs on the album co‐written by Young, this album is the fastest‐rising hit of his career. It hit the Top 20 in only six weeks and earned first week sales in excess of 30,000 downloads as Chris celebrated his highest opening sales number ever for a debut single! August 7th Sublime with Rome – 7:30pm Tickets: $20 - $45 Reserved Sublime with Rome is a musical collaboration between Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh, formerly of the band Sublime, and singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez. The group chiefly performed songs by Sublime, which was fronted by Bradley Nowell until his death in 1996. Back out on the road, performing their new album Yours Truly, the band has been touring and gaining a new fan base. With hits like, “What I Got,” “Santoria,” “Wrong Way,” plus their new hits from their recent album, Sublime with Rome fans are in for a treat. # # # The Clark County Fair celebrates 144 years of showcasing Clark County’s rich agricultural heritage, community participation and outstanding commerce. The Clark County Fair has grown into the largest single location event in the Vancouver/Portland area offering activities for the entire family. All the thrills of Summer’s Best Party at the Clark County Fair return this August 3 through 12, 2012. For more information visit ClarkCoFair.com . .