State Fair is several months away but the first group of Potawatomi Bingo Casino Main Stage acts is set.
Seven acts, including comedian Jeff Dunham and chart-topping hip-hop artists MC Hammer, Tone Loc and Young MC were announced Tuesday. In addition, Casting Crowns, winners of the Grammy Award for Contemporary Christian act, and teen pop sensations Big Time Rush are also on the slate.
New this year, all Main Stage tickets will include admission to the fair, which runs Aug. 4-14 at Wisconsin State Fair Park.
Here's the rundown of acts:
Thursday, Aug. 4
MC Hammer, Tone Loc and Young MC, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $35, $25, $15
Friday, Aug. 5
Casting Crowns with Corrie Carlson, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $35, $25
Saturday, Aug. 6
Big Time Rush, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $40, $30, $20
Sunday, Aug. 7
Happy Together Tour 2011 starring The Turtles, 7 p.m.
Featuring Flo and Eddie, The Association, The Grass Roots, Mark Lindsay (formerly of Paul Revere and the Raiders) and The Buckinghams.
Tickets: $35, $25
Monday, Aug. 8
Jeff Dunham with Brian Haner, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $49, $39, $29
Friday, Aug. 12
Oak Ridge Boys with Billy Dean, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $30, $25, $20, $10
Saturday, Aug. 13
Cirque Sublime -- ADAMO with The Tempters, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $45, $35
Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. The Wisconsin State Fair Park ticket office will not be open, but tickets can be purchased online at WiStateFair.com.