Concert attendees fist bump at the Vanilla Ice concert on the Golden 1 Stage during the California State Fair at Cal Expo on Friday, July 12, 2024, in Sacramento. IRENE ADELINE MILANEZ [email protected]

Reggae pop band UB40 has canceled its concert at the California State Fair due to “an unexpected illness.”

The band, whose hit songs include “Red Red Wine” and “Kingston Town,” was slated to take the Golden 1 stage on July 28., the closing day of the fair.

“Ali Campbell, the lead vocalist of UB40, has unfortunately fallen ill,” fair officials said in a Tuesday news release, and canceled the band’s upcoming tour of the United States.

“Everyone who purchased tickets are automatically getting a refund,” the release
said. The fair said it would announce information about a replacement performer soon.

WHO’S PERFORMING AT CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR?
A number of big-name acts are scheduled to perform as part of the Toyota Concert
Series at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd. in Sacramento.
Here’s who is playing and when they’ll take the stage:
Wednesday: War
Thursday: Chris Young
Friday: Tone Loc, C&C Music Factory and Digital Underground
Saturday: Patti LaBelle
Sunday: Pablo Montero, Mariachi Los Camperos, Gabriela Sepúlveda, and
Mariachi Oro
Monday: Kenny Cetera’s Chicago Experience
Tuesday: Flo Rida

July 24: Bush

July 25: Lukas Nelson

July 26: The Beach Boys

July 27: Mickey Guyton

WHAT ARE CONCERT TICKET PRICES AT CAL EXPO?

General admission to the Toyota Concert Series is included with your fair admission ticket, according to the fair’s website. Guests can line up at the back of the stage venue starting at 5 p.m. for first-come, first-served seating in the free area behind general admission.

This seating is limited to the first 700 guests.

Reserved seats are available and start at $28.50.