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Scotty McCreery to headline at 2024 Boone County Fair; Singer has five consecutive No. 1 hits
In getting a head start on the 2024 county fair season, the Boone County Fair Association has announced that Scotty McCreery will be the headline entertainment—and tickets are already on sale.
The 2024 Boone County Fair will take place Tuesday, Aug. 6, through Sunday, Aug. 11, with McCreery appearing Saturday, Aug. 10, according to a fair association release.
Tom Ratcliffe, a member of the Boone County Fair Association Board of Directors, said when it comes to entertainment, “We always have our ears open,” adding that the association has used the Variety Attractions agency of Zanesville, Ohio, since the early 1960s to help book talent for the county fair.
The Entertainment Committee, he continued, “will sit down and brainstorm,” adding that members submit a handful of potential entertainers for consideration around October a year in advance, and “it gets whittled down to about three names.”
About Scotty McCreery
McCreery grew up in Garner, N.C., and went to college at North Carolina State. He currently lives in Raleigh, N.C., according to Scott Stem of Triple 8 Management.
“His grandmother gave him a cassette tape of Elvis songs when he was young, and that inspired him to want to become an entertainer,” Stem narrated. “He was further inspired by his first country music concert (George Strait, Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womak) when he was young and later inspired by artists including Garth Brooks, Josh Turner, Randy Travis, Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn.”
McCreery made history in 2011 as “both the first country artist and youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first solo album, the Platinum-certified “Clear as Day,” at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 albums chart,” according to Stem. He also won in Season 10 of “American Idol” in 2011, at age 17.
The singer’s No.1 hits include “Damn Strait,” “You Time,” “In Between,” “This is It” and “Five More Minutes.”
McCreery’s accolades also include one Triple Platinum, five Platinum and four Gold singles; one Platinum and two Gold albums; and he was named ACM New Artist of the Year in 2011. He was inducted this past fall into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame and was recently invited by Garth Brooks to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Additionally, the singer was awarded Pandora Billionaire status in 2021, and his song “Five More Minutes” was the inspiration for two holiday movies on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Network. He was awarded a CMT Music Award and several BMI Awards.
McCreery also released his first book, “Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream,” in 2016.
His most recent album is entitled “Same Truck: The Deluxe Album,” and his new single, “Cab in a Solo,” is due out with a new album in 2024.
This year’s fair
Ratcliffe mentioned that McCreery had performed at the Boone County Fair seven years ago, saying, “He’s got a great voice. He’s got some great songs.”
“He’s young and energetic and he does a great show,” Ratcliffe added. “We’re very excited.”
He said other features of the Boone County Fair will include a Queen Pageant on Tuesday, Aug. 6; a monster truck show on Wednesday, Aug. 7; a truck/tractor pull on Thursday, Aug. 8; bull riding on Friday, Aug. 9; and two demolition derbies on Sunday, Aug. 11.
The Saturday show, on the Grandstand Stage, will begin at 7 p.m. with up-and-coming singer/songwriter Greylan James, followed by McCreery.
Tickets range from $25 to $45 and can be purchased at www.boonecountyfair.com, online only, until the fairgrounds ticket office opens on July 6. Fairgrounds ticket office hours will be posted on Facebook and TikTok.
Tickets to the show do not include a $10 cash admission to the fair. Season tickets will be $25. You can follow the fair on Facebook and TikTok.
