Did you miss Night Ranger’s concert at Summerfest earlier this month? Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 19 and make the short drive to the heart of the state to see the rock legends perform for FREE at the Dodge County Fairgrounds. Beaver Dam is just a short drive from Milwaukee, Madison and the Fox Valley. Night Ranger’s performance will begin at 8pm and will be the finale of three free concerts being held during the fair. Country heartthrob Chris Lane will perform on Thursday evening and Jameson Rodgers will share his country music tunes with deep, traditional roots on Friday. Both concerts are also at 8pm.

The arena rock band who formed in the late 70’s, has played on over 4,000 stages worldwide, but you can catch them in the unique rural setting of the Dodge County Fairgrounds this summer. Heads will be banging in rhythm and guitars will rocking in unison, as the group shares all of the familiar hits that you know, including” Don’t Tell Me You Love Me”, “When You Close Your Eyes”, “Sister Christian” and more that have earned them both multi-platinum and gold album recognition.

Fans from the beginning will recognize some of their earlier hits from the radio and their many early videos on MTV. But families will also recognize some of their sounds from recent video games like Grand Theft Auto and Guitar Hero or from your television screen, while watching Grey’s Anatomy, Park & Recreation and Glee.

The band recently released their twelfth studio album “ATBPO”, an assortment of tracks initiated during and based on making music during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their new releases, like “Breakout”, incorporate their well-known instrumentation, attractive lyrics and rocking sound with an updated execution during the global pandemic.

Night Ranger fans only need to pay their admission to the Dodge County Fair to attend. Daily gate admission is $10 before 12:00 pm; or $15 after 12:00 pm.  Children age nine and under are FREE.  Season tickets are only $35 in advance or $40 at the gate. Tickets can be purchased at most Dodge County Banks, Beaver Dam Food Pride, Beaver Dam or Juneau Piggly Wiggly, Leroy Meats of Horicon and Fox Lake, or at the Fairgrounds Office.

Article by Jamie Adcock author of runningdivamom.com