{"id":207442,"date":"2026-04-23T17:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/207442\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:41:07","slug":"better-than-ezra-performing-at-the-great-new-york-state-fair-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/207442\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Than Ezra performing at The Great New York State Fair this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The band will perform on Friday, September 4 at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>SYRACUSE, N.Y. \u2014 Alternative rock band Better Than Ezra is now officially on The Great New York State Fair concert lineup.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/local\/jesse-mccartney-joins-great-nys-fair-concert-lineup\/71-d94f4205-077b-46f6-9180-a87c2b7ee997\" class=\"cms__embed-related-story__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse McCartney joins Great New York State Fair concert lineup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Better Than Ezra will be performing on Chevy Court stage on Friday, September 4 at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The band, founded in New Orleans in 1988, became known for their combination of alternative rock and catchy melodies. They broke through in the mid-1990s with their hit \u201cGood,\u201d and has continued to release music and tour over the years, maintaining a dedicated fan base.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re excited to welcome Better Than Ezra to the fairgrounds,&#8221; said Fair Director Julie LaFave. &#8220;As a fan of all-things 90s music, I\u2019m pumped to jam along to these iconic hits and relive some great memories!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/nysfair.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Great New York State Fair<\/a>&#8216; runs from August 26, through Labor Day, September 7. Concert tickets include admission to the fair. Tickets are $8 for adults, and admission is free for children under 12 and senior citizens aged 65 and older.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Chevrolet Music Series is expected to feature over 40 national recording acts. More acts will be announced over the coming months. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s been announced so far:<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, August 26 at 8 p.m.\u00a0\u2014 The All American RejectsThursday, August 27 at 8:00 p.m.\u00a0\u2014 Sean PaulFriday, August 28 at 8 p.m. \u2014 Melissa EtheridgeMonday, August 31 at 8 p.m. \u2014 AshantiThursday, September 3 at 8:00 p.m. \u2014 ZZ TopSaturday, September 5 at 8:00 p.m. \u2014 Trace Adkins                    <\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, August 26 at 1:00 p.m. \u2014 The CommodoresWednesday, August 26 at 6:00 p.m.\u00a0\u2014 Quiet RiotWednesday, August 28 at 9 p.m. \u2014 DJ Pretty MessWednesday, September 2 at 6 p.m. \u2014 Priscilla BlockThursday, September 3 at 1 p.m. \u2014 Herman&#8217;s HermitsThursday, September 3 at 6 p.m. \u2014 \u00a0Jesse McCartneyFriday, September 4 at 1 p.m.\u00a0\u2014 Better Than EzraFriday, September 4 at 9 p.m. \u2014 Shrek Rave                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The band will perform on Friday, September 4 at 1 p.m. SYRACUSE, N.Y. \u2014 Alternative rock band Better&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207443,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":{"0":"post-207442","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-headlines","10":"tag-new-york-news","11":"tag-new-york-state","12":"tag-new-york-state-headlines","13":"tag-new-york-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}