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Hip-hop stars TLC will leave you in awe with their iconic anthems at the State Fair Main Stage on Friday, August 2.
One of the biggest-selling female groups of all time, TLC blends R&B and pop like no other. With catchy hooks and bouncy funk, you’ll sing-along with confidence to hits like “No Scrubs,” “Waterfalls,” and “Creep.”
Jordin Sparks rose to fame as the winner of season six of American Idol. Sparks quickly built upon that success with award-winning radio singles like “Tattoo,” “No Air,” and “Battlefield.” Her much-anticipated fifth album, No Restrictions, is on its way with the first single “Call My Name.”
All seating for this show is reserved, and tickets are $48, $53, and $58. Each concert 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 $58.
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About TLC
TLC’s influence transcends genres from pop, hip-hop, R&B to fashion and female empowerment. To date, TLC has sold 85 million records worldwide, had four No. 1 singles in the US, 10 Top 10 singles in the US, four Grammy Awards, five MTV Awards, five Soul Train Awards, and four Multi-Platinum selling albums, two of which – Fanmail and CrazySexyCool – are certified Diamond by the RIAA as well as one billion plays on Pandora. It’s no surprise that TLC is the best-selling American girl group of all time.
Formed in Atlanta in 1990, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, two girls with spirit, smarts, and spunk, had their sights set on a big future. Navigating some connections, they started to work on demos with then up-and-coming producer Jermaine Dupri. Feeling a trio could work better than a duo, a manager recommended Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas to round out the sound, with their nicknames spelling out the acronym TLC. By 1992, the girls had not only been signed, but released their first album, Ooooooohhh… On the TLC Tip, to both critical and commercial success.
Along with their ability to blend funk, hip-hop, and soul, the ladies put female empowerment at the forefront of their songwriting. Two years later, they released their breakthrough album, CrazySexyCool, with features from Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, and Sean Combs. Met with critical and commercial acclaim once more, Rolling Stone ranked it as “One of the Best 500 Albums of All Time.” saying it was “highly enjoyable, incredibly influential and a certified classic.” The album produced four Top Five singles on the Billboard charts and TLC won “Video of the Year” for “Waterfalls” at the MTV Awards, making them the first Black act to ever do so.
1999 brought the release of TLC’s third album, FanMail, also produced by Dallas Austin and, yet again, a commercial and critical triumph. Several months after Lopes’ untimely death in 2002, TLC released their last album as a trio, 3D. Producers included Raphael Saadiq, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins and the Neptunes, with Lopes appearing vocally as she had already completed her parts. Billboard called it a “nearly perfect collection,” and the album went double platinum in the United States.
After a long break, TLC stepped back into the spotlight in 2015 with plans to release new music. Releasing it in 2017 and leading with the track “Way Back” featuring Snoop Dog, the duo called their fifth album TLC.
The legacy of TLC is in plain sight for all to see – both Destiny’s Child and The Spice Girls have acknowledged that TLC paved the way for their success. Listeners can hear TLC’isms in the current works of Rihanna, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj to name just a few. While all their albums have stood the test of time, it is CrazySexyCool that has become the bellwether to girl power, righteousness, pride, and tenacity.
Learn more about TLC on their website: TheOfficialTLCSite.com.
About Jordin Sparks
A gifted pop and R&B vocalist, Jordin Sparks rose to fame as the winner of season six of American Idol. Just 17 when she won the reality show title in 2007, Sparks quickly built upon that success, cracking the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 with her eponymous debut and scoring the Hot 100 hits “Tattoo” and the Grammy-nominated “No Air.” Buoyed by the Top Ten Hot 100 title track, she reached No. 7 in the Billboard 200 with 2009’s “Battlefield.”
Along with music Sparks has appeared on TV and in Broadway productions of In The Heights and Waitress. She has also competed on Dancing with the Stars. Among her accolades are an NAACP Image Award, a BET Award, an American Music Award, and a People’s Choice Award. In 2015, her album Right Here Right Now” hit No. 11 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. An EP Sounds Like Me arrived in 2020 followed by her holiday album, Cider & Hennessy. In 2023, she teased her fifth album No Restrictions with the single “Call My Name.”
Sparks is also a gifted songwriter. Arianna Grande’s smash single, “The Way,” was co-written by Sparks and earned her a B.M.I. Songwriting Award. She has toured with superstars Britney Spears, Alicia Keys, The Jonas Brothers, New Kids on The Block, and the Backstreet Boys as well as headlined her own tour.
Learn more about Jordin Sparks on her website: JordinSparks.com.
Disclaimer
Each Main Stage ticket will be assessed a $9 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.