{"id":290061,"date":"2026-04-28T18:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/290061\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:28:07","slug":"big-fresno-fair-2026-concert-lineup-full-schedule-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/290061\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Fresno Fair 2026 concert lineup: full schedule announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1140\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/paul-paul-theater-post-concert-big-fresno-fair.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Big Fresno Fair has added five acts to its 2026 Table Mountain Concert Series, bringing the total announced lineup to nine shows at the Paul Paul Theater this fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The new dates: Rapper BigXthaPlug (Oct. 10), Christian artist Matt Maher (Oct. 13), alternative band Bush (Oct. 15), country artist Russell Dickerson (Oct. 16) and Norte\u00f1o music legends Los Tigres del Norte (Oct. 18). <a href=\"https:\/\/thebusinessjournal.com\/fluffy-tower-of-power-dj-diplo-to-headline-big-fresno-fair-concerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">They join previously announced acts Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias (Oct. 8), Tower of Power and WAR (Oct. 12), Iration (Oct. 14) and Diplo (Oct. 17)<\/a>. Additional dates are expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Tickets for the five new shows go on sale May 6 at 10 a.m. to members of the fair\u2019s free <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/fresnofair.com\/bffclub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BFF Club email list<\/a>, with a pre-sale window running through May 17. Pre-sale buyers also receive 50% off fair admission when purchased in the same transaction. General public on-sale begins May 18 at 10 a.m. online. The box office opens in August for in-person sales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">\u201cThis lineup continues to raise the bar, bringing an exciting mix of genres and artists,\u201d said Christina Estrada, CEO of The Big Fresno Fair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The series is presented by Modelo Especial and Toyota. The 2026 Big Fresno Fair runs Oct. 7-18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">BigXthaPlug \u2014 Oct. 10, tickets from $45<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BigXThePlug_Approved-Publicity-Photo-FNL.jpg\" alt=\"a man with sunglasses and a baseball cap\" width=\"600\" height=\"607\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Dallas-based rapper broke through with the platinum singles \u201cTexas,\u201d \u201cMmhmm\u201d and \u201cLevels\u201d and released his sophomore album Take Care, which debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200. He was named XXL\u2019s 2025 Best New Artist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Matt Maher \u2014 Oct. 13, tickets from $15<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Matt-Maher_Approved-Publicity-Photo-FNL.jpg\" alt=\"man sitting in a field\" width=\"600\" height=\"486\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Christian artist and multi-Grammy nominee has written or co-written six No. 1 radio singles, including \u201cLord, I Need You\u201d and \u201cBecause He Lives (Amen).\u201d He has recorded 13 studio albums and logged more than 600 million career streams. A special guest has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Bush \u2014 Oct. 15, tickets from $45<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bush_Approved-Publicity-Photo-FNL.jpg\" alt=\"four guys in a band leaning against a wall\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The London rock band has sold more than 25 million records, scored 28 consecutive Top 40 hits and logged 1.1 billion streams. Its 2024 album I Beat Loneliness produced the band\u2019s eighth No. 1 on U.S. Active Rock Radio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Russell Dickerson \u2014 Oct. 16, tickets from $45<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Russell-Dickerson_Approved-Publicity-Photo-FNL.jpg\" alt=\"man wearing blue jeans, white shit and ballcap\" width=\"600\" height=\"642\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The country artist has accumulated more than 3 billion career streams on the strength of No. 1 hits including \u201cYours,\u201d \u201cBlue Tacoma\u201d and \u201cLove You Like I Used To.\u201d His fourth studio album, Famous Back Home, includes the Billboard Hot 100-charting single \u201cHappen to Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Los Tigres del Norte \u2014 Oct. 18, tickets from $39<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Los-Tigres-Approved-Publicity-Photo-FNL.jpg\" alt=\"five guys in a band\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Sinaloa-born, San Jose-based norte\u00f1o group has recorded more than 55 albums and sold more than 30 million records over a career spanning five decades. Multiple Grammy winners, they are credited as pioneers of regional Mexican music.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Big Fresno Fair has added five acts to its 2026 Table Mountain Concert Series, bringing the total&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[123929,112,114,113,98726],"class_list":["post-290061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-big-fresno-fair-concerts","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-paul-paul-theater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}