The 164th Hillsdale County Fair will feature country singer Rand Houser, as announced on April 10.
Houser will perform on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. with opening act Danielle Bradbery, winner of the fourth season of “The Voice” in 2013.
The Hillsdale County Fair board announced Houser’s performance the same week as his single “Goodnight Kiss” reached No. 1 on country music charts.
His two other chart-topping songs include “How Country Feels” and Runnin’ Outta Moonlight” from his debut album “How Country Feels.”
Bradbery also boasts a top song on country song rankings with “Heart of Dixie” released in July 2013.
The Fair board began looking for 2014 fair entertainment immediately after the 2013 fair. The board’s entertainment committee, which handles the selection of concerts and non-concert entertainment for each fair, discovered that Randy Houser was available at a time that would fit the fair’s schedule and contacted him.
Scott Dow, Hillsdale County Fair manager, anticipates this concert being a great success, considering Houser’s chart-topping status and Bradbery’s big hit “Heart of Dixie.”
According to Dow, country artists’ concerts tend to be popular at the fair, such as the Florida Georgia Line concert at last fall’s fair.
“Randy Houser is a nice follow-up to Florida Georgia Line. It’s young country and there’s a lot of buzz in the industry,” Dow said. “We saw that last year with Florida Georgia Line, and Randy Houser has that potential to really do something great.”
Hillsdale College junior Landon Peterson agreed with Dow.
“The Fair has had some big names over the past few years like Florida Georgia Line, Rodney Adkins, and Josh Turner, so maybe this Randy Houser guy will make it big too,” Peterson said. “The fair has a good track record with country musicians, and that might be reason enough to go see Randy Houser.”
According to Dow, the entertainment committee is well-satisfied with their choice of Houser and Bradbery.
“I think this year we have a good example of two great entertainers,” he said. “This will be a great show.”
Dow hopes that concertgoers will visit the fair’s many other attractions in addition to attending the concert.
“It’s always nice to have concert attendees also take in the fair and take in what we have to offer,” he said. “We have a lot to offer here at the Hillsdale County Fair for all ages.”
Concert tickets go on sale Tuesday, April 22, at 8 a.m. at the Hillsdale County Fair Office, located at 115 S. Broad St. Tickets are also available at Star Tickets at 800-585-3737 or at www.startickets.com.
Tickets are $38 for Track & Box Seats and $35 for Grandstand seats.
For more information on the concert or the Hillsdale County Fair, contact the Hillsdale Fair Office at 517-437-3622 or visit www.hillsdalecountyfair.org.