NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Kansas State Fair General Manager Bryan Schulz knows that getting great Grandstand acts for the Fair is going to remain a challenge, as inflation eats up the appearance budget for the ten day event.
"Our budget is roughly about $900,000 for the ten nights of the fair, including your free stage and your roaming, as well," Schulz said.
As an example of a particular artist, according to https://www.eventresourcespresents.com/, Gabriel Iglesias, who brought his comedy to the fair in 2022, has a fee between $100,000 and $200,000 for an event.
"When I started, we were at like, $600,000," Schulz said. "We're slowly creeping up. I can imagine us to be at that $1.5 million in the next few years, just because we know what acts are going to cost and in order to get something, that's what we're going to have to do."
The Fair has announced four acts thus far, Wynonna Judd with Kimberly Perry on Friday, Sept. 6, The Goo Goo Dolls on Saturday, Sept. 7, Broadway's Rock of Ages Band on Thursday, Sept. 12 and The Oak Ridge Boys on Sunday, Sept. 15.
For ticket information, go to kansasstatefair.com.
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