Vina Robles, Mid-State Fair announce more concerts. See who’s coming to Paso Robles
Seven new musical acts have been announced for the Vina Robles Amphitheatre and the California Mid-State Fair this summer, adding to the list of performers coming to the two Paso Robles venues.
At Vina Robles, reggae icon Ziggy Marley will perform alongside Burning Spear in October, with Michael Franti & Spearhead bringing more reggae in August. Country music star Lee Brice will take the stage in August, and rock bands Primus and Social Distortion will perform in July and June, respectively.
Meanwhile, Don Felder, longtime lead guitarist for The Eagles, will perform at the Mid-State Fair on July 25.
Who is performing at Vina Robles?
Two huge names in reggae, Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear, will perform at Vina Robles together on Oct. 18, the venue said in a news release.
A nine-time Grammy award winner, Emmy award winner, musician, activist and son of reggae pioneer Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley has used his position to share music and advocate for social justice for close to 40 years.
Burning Spear, also known as Winston Rodney, won the Grammy award for Best Reggae Album twice and has been nominated for a total of 12 Grammy awards.
Tickets for their concert went on sale online at Ticketmaster on April 3.
On Aug. 3, Grammy-nominated country singer-songwriter Lee Brice will return to the stage at Vina Robles.
With chart-toppers like “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” and “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” Brice has earned acclaim as one of the most-played country artists of all time on music streaming platform Pandora, becoming the second country artist to received the Pandora Billionaire plaque behind Keith Urban, who will also perform in Paso Robles this summer.
Tickets were set to go on sale online at Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 18.
Two rock bands will come to the Vina Robles Amphitheatre this summer when Primus takes the stage on July 5, with tickets already available at Ticketmaster, followed by punk rock band Social Distortion on June 13, with tickets going on sale on Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. on Friday.
Finally, reggae artist and activist Michael Franti & Spearhead will perform in Paso Robles on Aug. 15.
Tickets are available online now at Ticketmaster.
Here are the other Vina Robles concerts that has been announced so far, and when each performer will take the stage:
Los Tucanes de Tijuana, May 2
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, May 29
Social Distortion, June 13
Foreigner, June 18
Primus, July 5
Happy Together Tour, July 13
Joe Bonamassa, Aug. 1
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Aug. 2
Lee Brice, Aug. 3
Lost 80s Live, Aug. 29
Chicago, Sept. 9
The Head and the Heart, Sept. 26
Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear, Oct. 18
Who is performing at the CA Mid-State Fair?
Don Felder, The Eagles’ lead guitarist for for nearly three decades, will perform at the Mid-State Fair on July 25 at a special event, An Evening of Music and Wine, the fair said in a news release.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee helped craft some of the bands’ most iconic tracks like “Hotel California” and “Victim of Love.”
The concert will take place in the Chumash Grandstand Arena.
Tickets for this show were set to go on sale Friday, April 18, at 10 a.m. at www.midstatefair.com or through Ticketmaster, the news release said.
Tickets will sell for $40 in the grandstand or $70 in the Golden Circle, according to the release.
In order to secure tickets, the fair recommends you sign in to your Ticketmaster account and check that your payment information is up to date before ticket sales begin.
The 2025 California Mid-State Fair will run from July 16-27.
Here are all the other artists performing at the Mid-State that has been announced so far:
Flo Rida, July 16
Cody Johnson, July 19
Bailey Zimmerman, July 23
311, July 18
Keith Urban, July 24
This story was originally published April 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM.
