This marks the silver anniversary of the Barton County Fair. One of the staples over the 25 years has been the myriad of musical acts that have graced the stage evenings during the annual event.
Reading through the list of performers, it is difficult not to recognize many of the names.
Many have gone on to become national stars, some even household names. Many had already enjoyed decades of acclaim.
There is a portion of a wall in Expo I dedicated to these entertainers. It features photos and other memorabilia.
Below is a list of the acts and the years they were here provided by fair officials:
1992
38 Special (rock)
John Conley (country)
1993
Cheyenne West Entertainment and Quality Music Center
Barton County Kix Band
Riders In The Sky (country)
Lou Diamond Phillips and the Pipefitters (rock)
1994
DeLisa Dawn Jones (country)
Holly Dunn (country)
Fox Brothers with special guest Melody Boys (gospel)
1995
Bill Haley’s Comets (rock)
Fox Brothers (gospel)
Perfect Strangers (country)
Jerry Reed (country)
1996
The Foster Band and the Traveling Band (gospel)
Two for the Show (Comedy)
Phillips, Craig and Dean (Christian)
British Invasion – Tribute to the Beatles (rock)
Tracey Lawrence (country)
1997
Phillips, Craig and Dean (Christian)
Two for the Show (Comedy)
Collin Raye (country)
1998
Kenny Chesney w/Special Guest Karen Breiner (country)
Sierra with special guest Joyful Noise (gospel)
The Benders (rock)
Streetside (Contemporary)
1999
The Benders (rock)
The Calhouns with special guest Joyful Noise (gospel)
The Great Divide with special guest Ashley and Alexia with guest Ellisa Irwin (country)
2000
The Benders (rock)
Sherrie Austin with special guest Keith Urban (country)
2001
Brian Howe former lead singer of Bad Company (rock)
Gary Allen with special guest Darryl Worley (country)
2002
Liverpool Tribute to the Beatles (rock)
Rascal Flatts with special guest Dusty James Powell (country)
2003
Carl Acuff Jr. and the Beach Bums (country comedy)
Pastense (gospel)
Emerson Drive with special guest Chalee Tennison (country)
2004
The Isaacs with special guest The Smokey Hill River Boys (Christian)
Jimmy Wayne with special guest Against the Grain (country)
Head East with special guest Second Nature (rock)
Stone Forest (rock)
2005
Andy Chrisman with special guest Blake Aaron (country)
Restless Heart with special guest Heather Shelly (rock)
2006
Crossroads (Christian)
Andy Griggs with special guest Renegade (country)
Jimmy Van Zant (rock)
2007
Little Texas with special guest LoCash Cowboys (country)
Foghat with special guest 12 Years Coming (rock)
2008
Mark Schultz with special guest The Big Picture (Christian)
Eric O’Shea with special guest Bryan Reynolds (comedy night)
Survivor with special guest Drew 6 (rock)
2009
Matthew West with special guest Jeni Varnadeau (Christian)
Victory 8 (rock)
Danielle Peck w/ Jerrod Niemann (country)
2010
7 Bridges (rock)
Eastin Corbin with special guest Logan Mize (country)
Mark Schultz (Christian)
2011
Change of Heart Tribute to Heart (rock)
Sanctus Real (Christian)
Craig Campbell with special guest James Wesley (country)
2012
Cloverton (Christian)
Hells Bells Tribute (rock)
The McClymonts (country)
2013
Building 429 (Christian)
Josh Gracin (country)
Tribute to Bob Seger, Guns and Roses, and Bon Jovi (rock)
2014
Audio Adrenaline (Christian)
Parmalee with Special Guest The Jared Daniels Band (country)
Special Forces Tribute to 38 Special (rock)
Double Vision Tribute to Foreigner (rock)
2015
Kutless (Christian)
Gloriana with Special Guest State Line Drive (country)
Killer Queen Tribute to Queen (rock)
Landslide Tribute to Fleetwood (rock)
2016
Sidewalk Prophets (Christian)
Stoney LaRue with Special Guest Forgotten Highway (country)
Hells Bells Tribute to AC DC with Special Guest The Banned (rock)
