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Putting together the x’s and o’s of the right game plan for the Big O Tires Concert Series is an opportunity for Alameda County Fair officials to shine each year, as they know the nightly concerts are the reason many people come to Pleasanton’s summer showcase.
Five more acts were announced for the bill in recent weeks, leaving only two more performers left to reveal for the 2026 Alameda County Fair – which opens the weekend of June 19-21 and continues on Wednesdays through Sundays through July 12.
Hoobastank, the California-based rock band best known for its 2003 hit “The Reason”, will play on the first Wednesday night of the fair, June 24.
The rock theme will continue the next evening, with American band Collective Soul (of “Shine”, “December” and “The World I Know” fame) bringing their resonant live act to the stage in Pleasanton on June 25.
Headlining Fiesta at the Fair on June 28 will be Banda Maguey, a regional band from Jalisco, Mexico that became a household name in their home country and the U.S. during the technobanda rise of the 1990s.
Alternative rockers The Maine (“Into Your Arms” and “Everything I Ask For”) will play the July 3 concert. Fair officials noted the group built its reputation on “blending alternative rock with pop-rock influences” and “energetic live shows, anthemic sound and emotionally driven lyrics”.
Four-time Grammy nominee Elle King, who jumped onto the scene with her 2015 hit “Ex’s & Oh’s” from her debut album, will perform her mix of country, rock and pop music July 9.
That leaves Friday, June 26 and Sunday, July 5 as the only dates without concert acts confirmed yet.
Fair officials have been slow-releasing the performer list since last fall. Bill highlights include The Gene Simmons Band (opening night, June 19), Lonestar (June 21), A Tribute to Demon Hunters (June 27), The Beach Boys (July 1), Flo Rida (July 8), Boyz II Men (July 10) and Cheat Codes (closing night, July 12).
For concert tickets and more information, visit alamedacountyfair.com.
