The Big E announces 2026 Court of Honor Stage musical performances
The Big E is just over three months away, and the lineup for the Court of Honor Stage concert has just been announced.
There are 23 artists set to perform throughout the shows, which take place at noon, 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. every day of the fair.
Some highlight performances include Chubby Checker, The Calling and Experience Queen with Jesse Agan.
Checker gained his footing in pop culture after his performance of “The Twist” on “American Bandstand” in 1960. He has sold 250 million records and has had two No. 1 hit songs and seven songs appear in the Top 10 Hits, according to Billboard. He will perform on Sept. 18 and 19 at 2 p.m. both days.
The Calling will perform on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. The band celebrated the 25th anniversary of their hit song “Wherever You Will Go” in May, which has over a billion streams on Spotify.
Jesse Agan and his band cover music of the beloved rock band Queen. They will deliver a Queen tribute performance on Sept. 21 and 22 — both at 2 p.m.
Here is a list of the rest of the musical acts and when they will perform:
- Recycled Percussion, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m.
- Uncle Kracker, Sept. 18 at noon and 5 p.m.
- Ireland with Michael, Sept. 19 and 20 at 2 p.m.
- Jamie MacDonald, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m.
- Aldo Nova, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
- Dax, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
- Noah Royak, Sept. 24-28 at noon and 5 p.m.
- The Weeklings, Sept. 25-27 at 3 p.m.
- THE SMITHEREENS, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.
- Sammy Kershaw, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
- Frankie Avalon, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m.
- Jet, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m.
- The Alley Cats, Sept. 29-Oct. 4 at noon and 5 p.m.
- Great White, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
- The Family Stone, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m.
- Switchfoot, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
- The Click Five, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.
- The Songwriter Sessions with Mark and Jay O’Shea, Chris DeStefano, Tim Nichols and Kelley Lovelace, Oct. 3 and 4 at 3 p.m.
- Franklin Jonas and The Byzantines, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m.
- Drew Baldridge, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m.
All of these shows are free with admission to The Big E. There is a limited number of premium tickets for the Uncle Kracker, Jet, Dax, Sammy Kershaw, Switchfoot and Frankie Avalon performances. These tickets include fair admission and reserved seating at the front of the venue.
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