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Boy George, B-52s, 'Thompson Twin' to play State Fair

'Life Tour' featuring Boy George and Culture Club, The B-52s and the Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey will play the Minnesota State Fair Monday, September 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Boy George and Culture Club are headlining Life Tour, which will play the State Fair Grandstand September 3.

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - The 80s are usuallly a strong sell at the Great Minnesota Get-Together, and on Tuesday a blast from that decade past was confirmed for this year's Grandstand lineup.

'Life Tour' featuring Boy George and Culture Club, The B-52s and the Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey will play the Minnesota State Fair Monday, September 3 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at $45 and $35, and go on sale Friday, March 23. They are available on etix.com, by calling 1-800-514-3849. Buyers can also purchase directly at the State Fair Box Office between 10 a.m. and noon March 23.

Boy George and Culture Club

Formed in 1981 in London, England, synth-pop band Culture Club is composed of lead vocalist Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss. The iconic group has sold more than 50 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide. International hits include “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” “Time (Clock of the Heart),” “Karma Chameleon” and many more. The group’s second album, Colour by Numbers, sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and is considered by Rolling Stone to be one of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.

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The B-52s party punk should have fairgoers dancing at the State Fair Grandstand Sept. 3.

The B-52s

From groundbreaking songs like “Rock Lobster,” “Dance This Mess Around” and “Private Idaho,” to chart-topping hits like “Love Shack” and “Roam” and “Deadbeat Club,” to their thrilling reemergence on the pop scene with their 2008 CD Funplex, the B-52s’ unforgettable dance-rock tunes start a party every time their music begins. Nearly 40 years and more than 20 million albums into their career, there can be no doubt as to why they remain one of rock music’s most beloved and enduring bands.

Thompson Twins/Tom Bailey

Tom Bailey, Thompson Twins’ original lead vocalist and bassist, tours internationally performing the band’s iconic songs. Formed in 1977 in the United Kingdom, Thompson Twins are known for its new wave, synth-pop sound. The group’s first No. 1 hit in the U.S. was “In The Name of Love” off the album Set. The band continued its international success in 1983 with “Lies” and “Love On Your Side,” which was their first U.K. Top 10 single. Further top hits that year included “We Are Detective” and “Watching,” followed by “Hold Me Now.” That smash hit became the band’s biggest seller and reached No. 3 in the U.S. 1984’s Into the Gap sold 5 million copies worldwide, and the group continued to release albums and hit singles throughout the ‘80s.

Life Tour joins previously-announced Grandstand Artists Niall Horan: Flicker World Tour 2018 with special guest Maren Morris (Thursday, Aug. 23), Sugarland: Still The Same 2018 Tour with special guests Frankie Ballard and Lindsay Ell (Friday, Aug. 24), The Beach Boys with special guest The Righteous Brothers (Monday, Aug. 27), Good Vibes with Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen (Tuesday, Aug. 28) and truTV Impractical Jokers Starring The Tenderloins (Thursday, Aug. 30).

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