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Country music star Eric Church announced as first act of 2023 Iowa State Fair

INDIO, CA - APRIL 29: Musician Eric Church performs onstage during 2016 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 29, 2016 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) — The Iowa State Fair announced its first Grandstand concert for the 2023 event Wednesday morning — country music star Eric Church.

Church will perform on Sunday, August 13 at 8:00 p.m. It will be a return to the Iowa State Fair grandstand for Church, who was an opener in 2006 and 2007. This will be his first time headlining a Grandstand show.

Church will be joined by Jackson Dean, a rising country star.

Tickets go on sale Friday, December 9 and will cost between $60 and $125.