SAN DIEGO — It wasn’t so long ago that the San Diego County Fair was known as the Del Mar Fair. And it wasn’t so long ago that the fair’s Grandstand Stage hosted concerts by Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Bruno Mars, Van Halen, Brian Wilson, Linda Ronstadt, R.E.M., Emmylou Harris, the Pretenders and such now-deceased legends as Count Basie, Johnny Cash, Sarah Vaughan, Loretta Lynn, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Merle Haggard.

Those days may be behind us, but the fair’s Grandstand Stage concerts continue to be an annual staple of San Diego’s summer concert season. And if this year’s lineup lacks the legends of previous years, it still offers attendees a varied musical bill of fare.

Here is the full lineup for the 2025 edition, which opens June 11, runs through July 6, and will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

This year’s fair will also see the return of the tribute band-dominated Paddock Concert Series and the debut of Summer Nights at The Sound, a new “immersive, theatrical and comedic” series at The Sound, the $17 million music venue at the fairgrounds that opened with a performance by Ziggy Marley in 2023. Marley, by coincidence, will perform on the Grandstand Stage on July 5. For tickets, visit sdfair.com/p/what-to-do/grandstand.

Toyota Summer Concert Series on the Corona Grandstand Stage

All Grandstand Stage concerts are at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 11: Live and Collective Soul, $61.60-$128.80

Thursday, June 12: Foreigner, $69.44-$141.12

Friday, June 13: Maxwell, $96.20-$169

Saturday, June 14: Zedd, $72.80-$128.80

Sunday, June 15: Los Tigres del Norte, $56-$95.20

Wednesday, June 18: Jordan Davis, $85.12-$126.56

Thursday, June 19: Xscape, $45.92-$90.72

Friday, June 20: Lil Jon & 2 Chainz, $67.20-$106.40

Saturday, June 21: Sammy Johnson, Iam Tongi and Protoje, $42.56-$84

Sunday, June 22: Banda MS, $76.16-$128.80

Wednesday, June 25: Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler, $57.12-$90.72

Thursday, June 26: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, $79.52-$135.52

Friday, June 27: Jon Pardi, $69.44-$112

Saturday, June 28: Jessie Murph, $59.36-$112

Sunday, June 29: Banda El Recodo and Banda Los Recoditos, $69.44–$112

Wednesday, July 2: Third Eye Blind, $64.96-$113.12

Thursday, July 3: Jeff Dunham, $51.52-$101.92

Friday, July 4: Fireworks Spectacular, $28-$33.60 for reserved seats; floor access is free (but limited) with fair admission

Saturday, July 5: Ziggy Marley, $69.44–$117.60

Sunday, July 6: Los Tucanes de Tijuana, $56-$95.20

Summer Nights at The Sound

Wednesday, June 11, and Thursday, June 12: “Taylor Shines — The Laser Spectacular!” 6 p.m., $24.84-$25.92

Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14: “Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular,” 6 p.m., $34.56-$43.20

Wednesday, June 18: “Hyprov – Improv Under Hypnosis,” with Asad Mecci and Colin Mochrie, 8 p.m., $61.56-$75.60

Friday, June 20: 50th Anniversary “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” with Barry Bostwick, 8 p.m., $37.80–$157.24

Saturday, June 21: Cesar Millan, 6 p.m., $61.56-$75.60

Saturday, June 28: Big Gigantic; 8 p.m., $64.80-$75.60

Wednesday, July 2 and Thursday, July 3: Marcello Hernández, 8 p.m., $45.36-$81

Paddock concert series

All Paddock performances begin at 9 p.m.

June 11: Ozomatli

June 12: Strait Country: Tribute to George Strait

June 13: Jesse Royal

June 14: 24K Magic: Tribute to Bruno Mars

June 15: Sure Fire Soul Ensemble

June 18: That Arena Rock Show

June 19: No Duh: Tribute to No Doubt

June 20: Jake Shimabukuro

June 21: Matthew Phillips

June 22: Who’s Bad presents The Evolution of Pop

June 25: The Long Run: Tribute to the Eagles

June 26: Jared Rogerson

June 27: The Expendables

June 28: Forever Ray: Tribute to Ray Charles

June 29: Dead Man’s Party: Tribute to Oingo Boingo

July 2: Michael Minelli

July 3: The Como La Flor Band: Tribute to Selena

July 4: Toby: Tribute to Toby Keith

July 5: Long Beach Dub Allstars

July 6: Devotional: Tribute to Depeche Mode

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