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Thursday, July 17, 2008
HOT Fair music - Walker, Morgan and lots of familiar faces
The Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo has announced its music lineup for this year’s fair and it’s filled with performers who definitely know the road to Waco.
The fair runs Oct. 2 to 11 and here’s who’s on the Bud Light True Music Stage:;
Thursday, Oct. 2 - Cory Morrow
Friday, Oct. 3 - Stoney LaRue
Saturday, Oct. 4 - Todd Fritsch and Kevin Fowler
Sunday, Oct. 5 - La Ley Day (Hispanic performers booked by Spanish language radio station KWOW-FM, La Ley)
Monday, Oct. 6 - The Gimbles
Wednesday, Oct. 8 - The Bellamy Brothers
Thursday, Oct. 9 - The Randy Rogers Band
Friday, Oct. 10 - Craig Morgan
Saturday, Oct. 11 - Aaron Watson and Neal McCoy
The headliner for the Sept. 27 Western Roundup that precedes the fair - no longer a gala, but a more casual “roundup” - is Clay Walker, with Dave Alexander Band opening for him.
Walker, Morgan and McCoy are the closest to A-list talent booked for the fair, though they’re more B-list or B+ list. Of the rest, Morrow, the Gimbles, the Bellamy Brothers, the Randy Rogers Band, Aaron Watson and Kevin Fowler have performed in Waco within the last year (I can’t remember if LaRue has, but know he has played Waco in recent years).
I asked HOT Fair President Wes Allison about that and he said it’s a combination of what the fair can afford - expect to start at $25,000 for a nationally known act - and what audiences will turn out for. Last year’s entertainment lineup lacked big national names - and the fair cracked 200,000 visitors for the first time.
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