OC Fair’s complete entertainment lineup is ready, featuring 81 shows across three venues
COSTA MESA (June 7, 2019) – OC Fair has announced its complete entertainment lineup for the summer, featuring 81 performances across its three venues, Pacific Amphitheatre, The Hangar and Action Sports Arena.
Pacific Amphitheatre will kick off its summer concert season with four pre-Fair concerts: Pacific Symphony’s July 4th Spectacular featuring Hotel California on July 4; The Damned, ~X~ and Reverend Horton Heat on July 6; Seal and Rennie Adams on July 10; and Rick Springfield with Pacific Symphony on July 11.
Then, the Toyota Summer Concert Series marks the start of the 2019 OC Fair with two nights of Rebelution, Collie Buddz and Iya Terra on July 12 & 13. The Fair-time shows finish with +Live+, Bush and Our Lady Peace on Aug. 10, and America, Poco and Firefall on Aug. 11. But the fun doesn’t stop there: Pacific Amphitheatre’s summer includes nine post-Fair shows this year.
Tickets include free admission to the 2019 OC Fair. For pre- and post-Fair shows, the ticketholder can bring their ticket for one general admission on any day during the 2019 OC Fair, July 12-Aug. 11, open Wednesday-Sunday.
Here’s the complete Pacific Amphitheatre lineup:
Pacific Symphony’s July 4th Spectacular featuring Hotel California (July 4)
The Damned / ~X~ / Reverend Horton Heat (July 6)
Seal / Rennie Adams (July 10)
Rick Springfield with Pacific Symphony (July 11)
Rebelution / Collie Buddz / Iya Terra (July 12 & 13)
Justin Moore / Josh Phillips (July 14)
Brandi Carlile / David Rosales (July 17)
Why Don’t We / EBEN (July 18)
Ziggy Marley / Toots & the Maytals (July 19)
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo / Melissa Etheridge (July 20)
Happy Together Tour (July 21)
Styx (July 24)
Brothers Osborne / Chase Bryant (July 25)
Chicago (July 26)
Smokey Robinson (July 27)
Dwight Yoakam / Midland (July 28)
Kool & the Gang / Evelyn “Champagne” King (July 31)
The B-52s / Dead Man’s Party (Aug. 1)
Michael McDonald / Chaka Khan (Aug. 2)
The Fab Four – 50th Anniversary of Abbey Road (Aug. 3)
Viva El Mariachi featuring Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, Ana Barbara, Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuellar and Mariachi National Winners (Aug. 4)
Lindsey Stirling / ZZ Ward (Aug. 7)
“Weird Al” Yankovic with Pacific Symphony (Aug. 8)
George Thorogood & the Destroyers / Walter Trout (Aug. 9)
+Live+ / Bush / Our Lady Peace (Aug. 10)
America / Poco / Firefall (Aug. 11)
Collective Soul / Gin Blossoms / The Black Moods (Aug. 15)
Jackson Browne (Aug. 16)
Pacific Symphony’s “Star Wars: A New Hope” In Concert (Aug. 17)
The Mighty O.A.R. / American Authors / Rozzi (Aug. 18)
Pacific Symphony’s Tchaikovsky Fireworks Spectacular (Sept. 7)
Pacific Symphony’s Hail to the Heroes (Sept. 8)
The Hangar will also feature a concert every single night of the 2019 OC Fair, including during the annual OC Brew Hee Haw which was previously located near Green Gate.
This year, tribute bands will pack the lineup with fan favorites like Dead Man’s Party, Queen Nation and Which One’s Pink? But The Hangar will also feature original artists Los Lobos, The English Beat, Ozomatli, Berlin and Average White Band, and will finish off the season with The Paladins and Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys.
Tickets include free admission to the OC Fair.
Here is the complete The Hangar lineup:
Dead Man’s Party (part of OC Brew Hee Haw) (July 12)
Fast Times (part of OC Brew Hee Haw) (July 13)
Los Lobos (July 14)
King of Pop – A Michael Jackson Experience (July 17)
Purple Madness – America’s Prince Experience (July 18)
The English Beat (July 19)
The Man in Black – A Tribute to Johnny Cash (July 20)
Ozomatli (July 21)
Queen Nation – A Tribute to the Music of Queen (July 24)
Rumours – The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show (July 25)
Sweet & Tender Hooligans – A Tribute to The Smiths and Morrissey (July 26)
Which One’s Pink? – 40th Anniversary Performance of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” (July 27)
Berlin / Devotional – The Depeche Mode Experience (July 28)
Elton – The Early Years – A Tribute to Elton John (July 31)
Atomic Punks / Motley, Inc. – The Tribute to Early Van Halen / A Tribute to Motley Crue (Aug. 1)
Damage, Inc. / Allison Chains – So Cal’s Metallica Tribute / World’s Only Female Tribute to Alice in Chains (Aug. 2)
Zeppelin Live – A Live Rock Tribute to Led Zeppelin (Aug. 3)
Average White Band (Aug. 4)
Bee Gees Gold – A Tribute to The Bee Gees (Aug. 7)
Aeromyth – Ultimate Aerosmith Tribute Experience (Aug. 8)
Space Oddity – 45th Anniversary of David Bowie’s “Diamond Dogs” (Aug. 9)
Green Today / Faux Fighters – Tributes to Green Day & Foo Fighters (Aug. 10)
The Paladins / Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys (Aug. 11)
And finally, Action Sports Arena promises to woo the crowds with non-stop adrenaline-pumping performances from monster trucks to rodeos.
Reserved seating at Action Sports Arena includes admission to the OC Fair. Also, general admission seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis and does not require an additional ticket.
Here is the complete Action Sports Arena lineup:
X-treme Freestyle Moto-X (July 12)
X-treme Freestyle Moto-X (July 13
Speedway Fair Derby (July 14)
Quad Wars ATV Racing (July 17)
Down & Dirty UTV Racing (July 18)
Quad Wars ATV Racing (July 19)
Down & Dirty UTV Racing (July 20)
Quad Wars / Down & Dirty (July 21)
Monster X Tour – Monster Trucks + Tuff Trucks (July 24-28)
Extreme Rodeo (July 31 & Aug. 2)
Broncs & Bulls Rode (Aug. 1 & 3)
Fiesta del Charro (Aug. 4)
Motorhome Madness Demolition Derby (Aug. 7 & 9)
Orange Crush Demolition Derby (Aug. 8 & 11)
Damsels of Destruction Demolition Derby (Aug. 10)
For more information and to purchase tickets to any of the performances listed above, visit ocfair.com/entertainment or buy online at Ticketmaster. The Pacific Amphitheatre Box Office is open Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.