The Illinois State Fair has announced the second grandstand act for 2025.
Megan Moroney will perform on Saturday, Aug. 10.
With nearly 2 billion total global streams to date, the Georgia-bred singer/songwriter kicked off the latest era of her formidable career with her critically acclaimed sophomore album Am I Okay?, a July 2024 release that debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, emerged as the year’s third-biggest debut from a female country artist, and won rave reviews from many of the music world’s leading publications (including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Variety, Billboard, American Songwriter, and more).
“The Illinois State Fair has a long tradition of showcasing artists early in their careers,” said Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II. “We’re looking forward to Megan Moroney’s Grandstand appearance in August. She has a bright future in Country music.”
Am I Okay? features the post-breakup ballad “No Caller ID” — a track that shattered the record for the biggest Country female song debut in streams in the U.S. — and continues the meteoric rise first set in motion with “Tennessee Orange,” a 3X platinum #1 hit included on her 2023 blockbuster debut Lucky.
Soon after Lucky’s arrival, Moroney began amassing a steady stream of accolades, including winning Breakthrough Female Video of the Year at the 2023 CMT Music Awards, MusicRow’s Breakout Artist of the Year at the 2024 CountryBreakout Awards, and New Female Artist of the Year at the 59th ACM Awards.
Tickets for Moroney will go on sale Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.
The fair this week also announced Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Def Leppard will perform Aug. 16.
