COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Ohio State Fair concert schedule is complete with a world famous rapper returning to Columbus.

Rap icon Ice Cube, who performed at the 2022 Ohio State Fair, is returning as he headlines the final announcement of concerts. The 2024 Ohio State Fair will take place from July 24 to Aug. 4 with Ice Cube scheduled to perform on July 30 at 7 p.m.

Three more concerts were announced Tuesday as well. The All-Ohio State Fair Band and Youth Choir is set for an afternoon performance on July 28. Eagles tribute band Hotel California will perform on July 30 in the afternoon before Ice Cube. The final concert of this year’s fair will be country singer Jamey Johnson with special guest Southhall on Aug. 3.

The fair’s final show will once again be the champions livestock auction, which will take place on Aug. 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets for the remaining concerts will go on sale on Friday with prices varying for each show. Each concert ticket includes admission to the fair. Follow this link for ticket information. All concerts will take place at the Celeste Center.

  • KIDZ BOP 2024
  • Alabama
  • MONTREAL, QUEBEC – AUGUST 18: Jade Eagleson performs at the Lasso Montreal festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau on August 18, 2023 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Mark Horton/Getty Images)
  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 09: Eric Kretz and Jeff Gutt pose alongside other members of Stone Temple Pilots at The Hard Rock Cafe in Darling Harbour during a media call for Under The Southern Stars 2022 on March 09, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)
  • TOLUCA, MEXICO – DECEMBER 02: Soul Asylum performing as part of day 1 of the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2022 at Foro Pegaso on December 2, 2022 in Toluca, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images)
  • NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO – FEBRUARY 21: (L-R) Wanyá Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Nathan Morris of Boyz II Men perform on the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino Resort on February 21, 2024 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images)
  • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 03: America’s Got Talent Season 12 finalist and comedian Preacher Lawson performs during the America’s Got Talent Las Vegas LIVE preview event at the Luxor Hotel and Casino on November 03, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
  • All-Ohio State Fair band
  • La Zenda Norteña
  • Hotel California
  • GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – DECEMBER 05: Ice Cube performs on stage at The OVO Hydro on December 05, 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns)
  • In this image released on December 31, 2023, Gabriel Iglesias arrives at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty Images)
  • Stephen Sanchez
  • Ohio Players
  • Midnight Star
  • Jamey Johnson

Ohio State Fair concert schedule

  • July 24, 6:30 p.m.: KIDZ BOP
  • July 25, 7 p.m.: Alabama with Jade Eagleson
  • July 26, 7:30 p.m.: Stone Temple Pilots with Soul Asylum
  • July 27, 7 p.m.: Boyz II Men with Preacher Lawson
  • July 28, 1 p.m.: All-Ohio State Fair Band & Youth Choir
  • July 28, 7:30 p.m.: La Zenda Norteña
  • July 29, 7 p.m.: Lauren Daigle
  • July 30, 1 p.m.: Hotel California (Eagles Tribute)
  • July 30, 7 p.m.: Ice Cube
  • July 31, 7 p.m.: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias
  • Aug. 1, 7 p.m.: Stephen Sanchez
  • Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m.: Ohio Players and Midnight Star
  • Aug. 3, 7 p.m.: Jamey Johnson with Southhall
  • Aug. 4, 2 p.m.: Sale of Champions Livestock Auction