Rodney Atkins to headline SCFF concert list
The grandstand slate is full for the 2025 Steele County Free Fair.
Rodney Atkins will perform Aug. 15; the concert featuring the American Country Music Award-winning artist will begin at 7:30 p.m.
“We wanted to get this out to the public now,” said SCFF Manager Scott Kozelka, “in case people need a stocking stuffer idea.”
General admission tickets are $45, all fees included. VIP tickets, which include refreshments, food, infield parking, early admission, a VIP area in front of the stage, air-conditioned bathrooms and more, are $110, with fees.
They are available online now.
Atkins is described in his biography as “an artist with multi-generational impact, whose voice has been a mainstay on country radio, challenging all of us to be better no matter our age – parents who are now grandparents, and adults who first heard Rodney while eating a happy meal in their booster seat.”
He has charted radio singles across three decades, including six No. 1 songs. Atkins has performed on the Today Show; Fox & Friends; GMA’s Strahan and Sarah; and more.
His song, “Watching You,” was named No. 1 Song of the Decade by Country Aircheck in Nashville, Tenn., and earned Atkins a BMI “Million-Air” award. He recently released “True South,” one of several new songs he is planning.
“Rodney’s been on our radar for a few years,” Kozelka said, “and it just hasn’t worked out – but we got him for 2025, Friday night. We’re excited; it should be a great time.”
Atkins’s special guest act will be announced in January.
SCFF Grandstand Events:
Wednesday: Big Daddy Weave, Cochren & Co., 7 p.m.
Thursday: Snake Oil, 7:30 p.m.
Friday: Rodney Atkins and special guest, TBA, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: Bulls ‘n Barrels, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday: Demolition Derby, 2 p.m.
Tickets are available now for all performances. Prices reflect all additional fees.
To buy tickets online, head to scff.org/grandstand-1