Listen before you go: State Fair musicians are from NC, and you should hear their stuff

Listen to the NC State Fair’s musical artists before your visit with The News & Observer’s “Listen Local” playlist on Spotify.

The “Listen Local” playlist includes the most-played song by each artist playing the State Fair (as of Sept. 19, when the playlist was curated). A handful of musicians playing one of the fair’s stages do not have Spotify accounts and thus are not included in the playlist.

The N&O has instead provided links to those artists’ websites below.

Where can I listen to live music at the NC State Fair?

The Homegrown Music Fest has two stages with about 50 different performers throughout the fair.

All musical acts are from North Carolina, assistant communications director Heather Overton said.

The Live & Local Waterfall Music Stage, outside Dorton Arena, has a mix of everything: rock, hip hop, Latin, blues, jazz, country and more.

This stage will feature:

• The Bleeding Hearts

• The Phoebes Band

• Teens in Trouble

• Christian James

• Nick Autry

• Carolina Ambush

• Lie Heavy

• The NuBeing Collective

• SunQueen Kelcy

• Cor De Lux

• AZUL

• Jim Quick & Coastline

• Reese McHenry

• Dwayne Jordan Quartet

• Cygnus X-2

• Elora Dash

• Dead Fox No Groove

• XOXOK

• Duck

• DB Edmunds

• Lydia Salett Dudley

• Riggsbee Road

• Marcel Portilla Band

• Whitsett

• Super Grit Cowboy Band

• Notasium Showcase

• The Tan & Sober Gentlemen

• Brooke Hatala

The Heritage Circle Stage, near the Village of Yesteryear, primarily features bluegrass music.

This stage will feature:

• GrassStreet

• Boone & Church

• Courtney Lynn & Quinn

• Billy & The Kids Bluegrass

• Earleine

• Fiddlin’ Mike Ferry

• Massive Grass

• Carolina Line Bluegrass Band

• Morgan Creek Bluegrass

• Megan Doss & Jon Montgomery

• Garland Mason

• The Couldn’t Be Happiers

• Chandler James

• Tina & Her Pony

• Strawhouse

• The Grassomatics

Check out the daily schedule to find out when each band will be performing each day of the Fair.

Note: There are no concerts inside Dorton Arena again this year.

(Details: ncstatefair.org/2023/Attractions/HomegrownMusic.htm)