The Fray Joins South Dakota State Fair Lineup This September

The lineup of entertainment at the 2026 South Dakota State Fair continues to take shape.

The latest addition is the multi-platinum-selling, chart-topping band, The Fray.

They will take the grandstand stage in Huron, Friday, September 4, at 8:00 P.M.

The Fray was formed in Denver in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King.

The band enjoyed success right away when their debut album, How to Save a Life, landed in the Top 20 and sold five million copies. The album also spawned two Top Ten singles, Over My Head (Cable Car)' and 'How To Save a Life'. Both songs received Grammy Award nominations: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.

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The band's self-titled second album produced their third Top Ten single, 'You Found Me.'

They just released their fifth studio album, A Light That Waits, on March 13th.

The ticket presale for the South Dakota State Fair show for backrest signage holders and Friends of the Fair runs from May 11th through May 14. Tickets go on sale to the general public, May 19th at 8:00 AM CT.

The Fray joins previously announced Thunder at the Fair Truck and Tractor Pull, Jake Owen, Tuff Hedeman Bull Bash, and Nate Smith.

The 2026 South Dakota State Fair runs from September 2nd to September 7th.

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