Hairball

The sounds of 80s rock music will be echoing throughout central Minnesota Saturday.

The rock and roll cover band "Hairball" has been announced as one of the grandstand concerts at the Minnesota State Fair. "Hairball: A Bombastic Celebration of Arena Rock" will take the big stage on Saturday, September 1st at 7:30 p.m.

There will be plenty to do around central Minnesota this weekend. You can rock out to Hairball in Sartell, check out the debut show from Walter's Wheelhouse at Pioneer Place, laugh with comedian Bill Engvall at Grand Casino, enjoy some folk music performed by Peter Mayer and see Great Theatre's version of Beauty and the Beast. Read more in The Weekender!

This weekend offers a variety of entertaining options, with Hairball rocking in Sartell, country music giants Rascal Flatts perform at Mystic Lake, SNL alums Kevin Nealon and Norm Macdonald will leave you in stitches at Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway opens at the Ordway, and GREAT Theatre's Grease wraps up its run at the Paramount Theatre. Read more in The Weekender!

This weekend contains more than enough events to bring in the new year -- with New Year's Eve bashes at the Paramount Theatre with Deuces Wild, Pioneer Place with Collective Unconscious, and the Medina Entertainment Center with Hairball. Looking to celebrate the start of 2016? Head to Pioneer Place to see the Chris Hawkey Band and get ready to laugh at the Paramount Theatre with Minnesota's own Louie Anderson. Read more about it in The Weekender!