2024 Grandstand Entertainment

The SD State Fair grandstand hosts action packed events and exciting concerts each year! 

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Red Wilk Construction Tuff Hedeman Bull Bash

Bull Bash photo.

Schedule

Wednesday, Aug 28
Thursday, Aug 29
Action starts at 8pm

Ticket Prices

$25 - Adults
$15 - Youth

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The Red Wilk Construction Tuff Hedeman Bull Bash kicks off the 2024 South Dakota State Fair grandstand lineup with two nights of high energy fun on Wednesday, August 28, and Thursday, August 29!

Hedeman, known for lining up elite riders to face off with world-class bucking bulls brings his annual professional, fast-paced, bull riding competition back to the South Dakota State Fair, featuring pro bull riders and bullfighters matched to animals of superior strength and fiery spirit.

The bull riding action begins with Tuff Hedeman “Bounty Bull” night on Wednesday with $10,000 up for grabs, and continues Thursday night in a tournament style event and “Shoot Out” round where the bulk of the prize money, championship title, and custom prizes are earned.

The Red Wilk Construction American Hero Award will be held during both nights of bull riding. Typically, eight Veterans are honored each night, and since 2013, more than 100 Veterans from all over South Dakota have been honored.

Riley Green

Schedule

Saturday, August 31
8:00pm

Ticket Prices

$80 - Standing
$65 – Grandstand reserved seating
$55 – General admission seating

Tickets include gate admission if purchased ahead of the fair.

Sale Dates

VIP Table Sales – May 28
Backrest Holders – June 10
Friends of Fair – June 12
General Public – June 17

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Riley Green has been compelling Country music fans to raise a drink, shed a tear, and, above all, celebrate where they are from, since first releasing his self-titled EP in 2018. His songs like the No. 1 PLATINUM hit “There Was This Girl,” the 2X-PLATINUM-certified heart-tugger “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” and his charttopping collab with Thomas Rhett, “Half of Me,” have made Riley synonymous with what Country music does best: making listeners feel something with his no-gimmick, relatable writing and classic feel.

An avid sports fan, former athlete (Jacksonville State University quarterback) and outdoorsman, Riley is riding a wave of success after being named the Academy of Country Music’s 2020 New Male Artist of the Year, a former MusicRow Breakout Artist of the Year, a CMT “Listen Up Artist,” and one of CRS’s 2020 New Faces. Green recently headlined the Rock the South Festival and is selling out his own headlining shows.

Luke Combs, joins Riley on his current Top 30-and-climbing single “Different ‘Round Here (Ft. Luke Combs),” the title track to Riley’s 2019 debut album that he re-recorded with Combs after seeing how fans connected to it. His new album Ain’t My Last Rodeo, produced by Dann Huff, is more of the signature Riley Green fans have come to know and love from the good ol’ boy who still lives in his hometown of Jacksonville, AL.