Darius Rucker with Special Guest

Country music legend Darius Rucker is bringing his famous hits, like “Wagon Wheel,” to the Bank Five Nine Main Stage on Friday, August 8. 

Darius Rucker, the country singer and former Hootie & the Blowfish frontman, will blow fans away with his soulful voice. Sing along to his version of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” which remains one of the best-selling country songs of all time. With chart-topping songs like “Beers And Sunshine” and his latest single, “Fires Don’t Start Themselves” off his brand-new album, Carolyn’s Boy, will have you tapping your toes! An opener accompanying the show will be announced soon.

All seating for this show is reserved, and tickets range from $65 – $85. Each Main Stage ticket includes admission to the State Fair for the day of the show when purchased before 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 base ticket price of $85.

Darius Rucker first achieved multi-Platinum status in the music industry as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish, who have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide including their Double Diamond-certified (21x Platinum) debut Cracked Rear View, which remains among the top 10 best-selling studio albums of all time. Since releasing his first country album in 2008, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums on the Billboard Country chart, including RIAA Platinum-certified Learn to Live and True Believers, plus 10 No. 1 singles at country radio and 11 Gold, Platinum, or multi-Platinum certified hits. Rucker was inducted as a Grand Ole Opry member in 2012 and in 2014, he won his third career GRAMMY Award for Best Solo Country Performance with his Diamond-certified (11x Platinum) version of “Wagon Wheel,” one of the top five best-selling country songs of all time. He topped the charts at country radio once again with “Beers And Sunshine” in 2021 and his latest single, “Fires Don’t Start Themselves” off brand-new album Carolyn’s Boy is available everywhere now.

As a lifelong philanthropist, Rucker co-chaired the capital campaign that generated $150 million to help build the new MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina and has raised over $3.6 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through his annual Darius & Friends benefit concert and golf tournament. In addition, Rucker has advocated for over 200 charitable causes supporting public education and junior golf programs in South Carolina through the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation and serves as a National Chair for the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tennessee. Rucker is also an avid sports fan with his Darius Rucker Collection by Fanatics apparel line available at Fanatics.com. He is also part of the Music City Baseball investment group working to bring an MLB team to Tennessee in addition to serving as a partner at the MGC Sports & Entertainment agency.  

Learn more about Darius Rucker on his website: DariusRucker.com.

Each Main Stage ticket will be assessed a $10 facility fee.

Etix is the only authorized ticketing partner of Wisconsin State Fair Park (WSFP). The State Fair Ticket Office and Etix (accessed via the WiStateFair.com or Etix.com websites) are the ONLY authorized sources for State Fair Main Stage Tickets.

If you purchase tickets from any other source, WSFP cannot guarantee the validity of the tickets and you risk being denied admission, refunds and/or exchanges.