Press Release

OC Fair Announces Performances by Steel Pulse, Kenny Loggins with The Pacific Symphony and Retro Futura for the 2017 Toyota Summer Concert Series in the Pacific Amphitheatre


On Sale Mar. 4 in Pacific Amphitheatre: Steel Pulse / The Wailers (July 8 – Pre-Fair), Kenny Loggins / The Pacific Symphony (July 12 – Pre-Fair), Retro Futura – Howard Jones / The English Beat / Men Without Hats (July 19)

On Sale Mar. 4 in The Hangar: Trevor Hall (July 23)

Costa Mesa, Calif. (February 28, 2017) – The OC Fair announced two pre-Fair concerts plus a night of retro pop music for the 2017 Toyota Summer Concert Series in the Pacific Amphitheatre plus a live musical performance for The Hangar. As always, concert and action sports tickets include Fair admission. Tickets for select events are on sale March 4.

Things will get ire in the Pacific Amphitheatre when Steel Pulse / The Wailers and a special guest yet to be announced take to the stage on Saturday, July 18. Then things get mellow when guitar master Kenny Loggins is joined by Orange County’s own Pacific Symphony for a beautiful night of music on Wednesday, July 12. Both pre-Fair concerts include free 2017 OC Fair admission. Concertgoers simply present their ticket stub at the Fair entry gates any day the Fair is open July 14-August 13 (Wed.-Sun.) to redeem.

Pop music fans will unite on Wednesday, July 19 when the OC Fair welcomes to the Pacific Amphitheatre for the first time Retro Futura featuring performances by Howard Jones, The English Beat and Men Without Hats plus performances by Modern English, Paul Young and Katrina of Katrina & The Waves.

The Fair also announced that Trevor Hall will bring his eclectic mix of acoustic rock, reggae and melodic chanting to The Hangar on Sunday, July 23.

Tickets for these events go on sale Saturday, March 4, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster or at the OC Fair & Event Center Box Office, which is open Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone (800) 745-3000.

On Sale in the Pacific Amphitheatre – Saturday, March 4, 10 a.m.

Steel Pulse /The Wailers
Saturday, July 8, 5:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $27.50.

Kenny Loggins / The Pacific Symphony
Wednesday, July 12, 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $27.50.

Retro Futura – Howard Jones / The English Beat / Men Without Hats /
Modern English / Paul Young / Katrina of Katrina & The Waves
Wednesday, July 19, 7 p.m.
Tickets start at $27.50.

On Sale in The Hangar – Saturday, March 4, 10 a.m.

Trevor Hall
Sunday, July 23
Tickets start at $15.

The remaining performances and action sports at the 2017 OC Fair will be announced in the coming months. Sign up for pre-sale emails at ocfair.com.

The 2017 OC Fair is July 14-August 13 and will offer 23 days and nights of food, rides, shopping, exhibits, animals and headline performances in the Pacific Amphitheatre, nightly music in The Hangar and adrenaline-inducing events in the Action Sports Arena. The Fair is open Wednesday-Sunday. Tickets are available for purchase at ocfair.com or from the on-site Box Office (limited hours.) Free parking and shuttle service are available on Saturdays and Sundays from the Experian parking structure located off the Bristol St. exit of the 405 freeway.

The OC Fair & Event Center is located off the 405 and 55 freeways at 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa. For more information, please visit ocfair.com, become a fan at Facebook.com/OCFair, follow us at twitter.com/ocfair or call (714) 708-1500. Also, download the free OC Fair iPhone and Android apps available this summer.