*Tickets include admsision to the Maryland State Fair.Diamond selling, multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning rap superstar, philanthropist and actor Nelly has continuallyraised the bar for the entertainment industry since stepping on the scene in 2000 with his distinctive vocals and larger-than-life personality. Nelly entered the spotlight with the release of Country Grammar in 2000, spending seven weeks at#1 on the Billboard Top 200 and spawning the massive hits “Ride Wit Me,” “Country Grammar,” and “E.I.” His secondalbum Nellyville scored his first two Grammy Awards for “Hot in Here” and “Dilemma.” His subsequent albums Suit, anR&B-oriented album and Sweat, a rap-oriented album debuted at number one and two respectively on the Billboardalbums charts. Nelly shows his versatility and cross-over appeal with his more recent albums featuring guests NickiMinaj, Pharrell, Rico Love, his duet “Over and Over” with country music star Tim McGraw, “Cruise” with Florida GeorgiaLine, and numerous performances alongside the country’s most prestigious orchestras. nelly.net

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NIKO MOONRCA Nashville breakthrough recording artist Niko Moon kicked off 2021 by topping multiple charts with his Platinum-selling debut single “GOOD TIME.” With more than 250 million on-demand streams, “GOOD TIME” helped catapultMoon to No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart and has been lauded as “a bottle-passin' campfire daydream”(Tennessean), solidifying the genre-defying entertainer’s reputation as “One of the most genuine and creative artists incountry music right now” (THINK Country Music). Born in Tyler, TX, Moon relocated to Douglasville, GA at age 10,equidistance from hip-hop hub Atlanta and country breeding ground Newnan, GA, inspiring his artful persona: a mix ofhooky melodies, shrewd wordplay and edgy, electronic beats. With five songwriting No. 1 hits (Zac Brown Band’s “LovingYou Easy,” “Homegrown,” “Beautiful Drug,” “Keep Me In Mind,” and “Heavy Is The Head”) plus co-pen credits on singlesby Dierks Bentley and Ashley Monroe, among others, Moon continues to turn heads and has been named an artist towatch by CMT, Amazon Music, MusicRow, NY Country Swag, and more. He is currently self-producing his debut full-length project alongside longtime collaborator and friend Joshua Murty. NikoMoon.com

LAUREN ALAINAMulti-Platinum selling singer/songwriter Lauren Alaina has earned three No. 1 hit singles in just under three years withher smash “Road Less Traveled,” the now 6x Platinum “What Ifs” and most recently “One Beer.” Lauren Alaina’s currentEP, Getting Over Him includes six songs that feature her signature powerhouse vocals including “Run,” the feisty andclever “If I was a Beer,” the emboldened “Bar Back,” the thought-provoking “Seen You in Your Hometown,” as well astwo duets including the title track “Getting Over Him” and “What Do You Think Of?” Lauren Alaina’s Road Less TraveledGetting Over Him and Getting Good EPs are evidence of Lauren’s evolution as a songwriter. The “sassy southerner withkiller pipes” (PARADE) has shared the stage with a variety of superstars and sold out her own, first-ever headlining ThatGirl Was Me Tour. LaurenAlainaOfficial.com

Harmony, chemistry, balance, grit and determination are terms that describe the core essence of Styx, themultimegamillion-selling rock band that has forged an indelible legacy both on record and onstage. In order to achieve acollectively mutual goal of live excellence, a band must have a time-tested arsenal of aurally rigorous and rewardingmaterial to get it there. Styx draws from decades of barn-burning chart hits, joyous singalongs, and hard-driving deepcuts to do so. Like a symphony that builds to a satisfying crescendo, a Styx set covers a wide range of stylisticcornerstones from “The Grand Illusion” to “Blue Collar Man” and from “Lady” to “Come Sail Away.” A new era of hope,survival and prosperity comes calling with the release of Crash of the Crown, Styx’s new “masterpiece” studio album,which was written pre-pandemic and recorded during the trying times of the pandemic. The multi-Platinum rockers--James “JY” Young (lead vocals, guitars), Tommy Shaw (lead vocals, guitars), Chuck Panozzo (bass, vocals), ToddSucherman (drums, percussion), Lawrence Gowan (lead vocals, keyboards) and Ricky Phillips (bass, guitar, vocals)--released their 17th album June 2021 and more new music in September 2021, THE SAME STARDUST EP featuring twobrand-new songs on side one, “The Same Stardust” and “Age of Entropia”, as well as five live performances on side twoof some of Styx’s classic hits previously heard during their “Styx Fix” livestreams including “Mr. Roboto,” “Man In TheWilderness,” “Miss America,” “Radio Silence,” and “Renegade.” StyxWorld.com