AJR with Em Beihold

AJR, one of the biggest indie bands in the world, will serve up a heavy dose of their larger-than-life hits at the Bank Five Nine Main Stage on Saturday, August 15.  

With infectious songs like "Bang!," "Weak," "World's Smallest Violin" and "Burn the House Down,"  the multi-Platinum, indie pop trio – Adam (bass, vocals), Jack (vocals, guitar) and Ryan (ukulele, piano, vocals) – have generated billions of streams and earned one triple-Platinum single, one double-Platinum single, four Platinum singles and one Platinum album. 

Em Beihold, a singer-songwriter whose music explores identity, emotion and self-discovery, will kick off the show. Jam out to her viral hits like "Numb Little Bug" and "Phone," as wells songs from her debut album, "Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter." The record captures a period of creative reflection and growth for Beihold. 

All seating for this show is reserved, and tickets range from $78 – $99. Each concert ticket includes admission to the State Fair for the day of the show when purchased prior to entering the State Fair. Venue opens at 6:30pm for show seating. 

Wisconsin State Fair is not responsible for tickets purchased from third parties. No single ticket for this concert should exceed a ticket price of $99. 

A $1 donation from every ticket purchased will go towards the non-profit Planet Reimagined. 

Re-envisioning what pop can be in the 21st century, AJR unassumingly emerged as a ubiquitous hit-making outlier and one of the biggest indie bands in the world. Since 2012, the multi-Platinum, indie pop trio – Adam (bass, vocals), Jack (vocals, guitar) and Ryan (ukulele, piano, vocals) – have generated billions of streams and earned one triple-Platinum single, one double-Platinum single, four Platinum singles and one Platinum album.  

AJR's third studio album, "Neotheater" – released in 2019 – marked their biggest first-week debut, hitting No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200, No. 1 on the Top Alternative Albums Chart and No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums Chart. Cemented as part of the modern zeitgeist, Spotify touted "Sober Up" (feat. Rivers Cuomo) among the "Best Rock Songs of the 2010s," while Apple Music included "Weak" on its "Best Alt Songs of the 2010s."  Not to mention, they remain one of the "500 Most-Listened to Artists" on Spotify.  

On the heels of "Neotheater," AJR dropped the 2020 Platinum blockbuster "BANG!," which cracked the Top 10 in three radio formats, peaking at No. 6 on the Top 40 chart, No. 2 on Alternative radio and No. 1 on Adult Pop. It also marked their first Top 10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100.  

Their latest album, "The Maybe Man," was released in 2023. The title character is "a big sad superhero who is always questioning who he is" – like a giant out of your favorite fairy tale, emotion hangs over his head, so it doesn't have to hang over yours. 

Learn more about AJR on their website: AJR