NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Kansas State Fair General Manager Bryan Schulz said that for the 2024 Fair, there will be more options for Grandstand seating than they have had before.
"We sat down and really kind of redesigned how we are going to do the Grandstand seating area," Schulz said. "We're moving the stage all the way back to the old bunker."
They will be using part of the track to create more space in front of the stage.
"There's room actually, on the track area, that we're going to be putting a special platform on there if we do get rain, or anything like that," Schulz said. "Maybe I just jinxed myself. We are setting it up where, like for the Oak Ridge Boys and possibly for our Christian concert, we're going to have seated events down there. During some of the other major Rock and Country, we're going to have it as standing."
Schulz said in consulting with artists and with other vendors, the Grandstand needed more standing room.
"We're also creating one, possibly two, additional beverage areas down there, plus Porta Potties," Schulz said. "This just gives that more up front. This age now wants to be down up and close, so we want to build up that. Then, what we're doing is, up right in front of the grandstand itself, we're creating a VIP experience. We are having 20 tables up there that you can purchase. That includes two beverages, plus food. Then, there's also room for additional people to stand up there. I believe the total is about 520 people that can be up there. That's kind of more of a VIP experience and then you've got your seated."
For the big concerts then, there will be four tiers most likely, the standing room, VIP and two tiers of seated.
For the Oak Ridge Boys, the close in seated area that will be standing room for other concerts is almost sold out.
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