ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The lineup of grandstand offerings at Allentown Fair this summer is on a collision course.
J&J Demolition Derby, a Labor Day mainstay at Allentown Fairgrounds, will return for its closing-night grandstand entertainment offering at 5 p.m. Sept. 7.
The demolition derby completes the grandstand lineup for the fair, which is set for Sept. 2-7.
Tickets, at $29.20 adult and $22.55 for general admission grandstand seating, are on sale online at the fair website and at the fair box office on the Allentown Fairgrounds.Allentown Fair
Tickets, at $29.20 adult and $22.55 for general admission grandstand seating, are on sale online on the fair website and t the fair box office on the Allentown Fairgrounds.
The tickets include admission to the fair.
The fair website says the derby "is a Labor Day tradition where fenders fly on the Allentown Fairground’s historic racetrack."
"Drivers crash and smash into each other in qualifying heats until the last vehicle running becomes The Beast of the East Champion."
The derby again will feature three heats, with full-size cars, from the ‘80s or newer and compact cars.
The musical lineup or the grandstand was completed Monday with the announcement that iconic Motown singing group The Four Tops will perform backed by Allentown Symphony Orchestra on Sept. 2.
Tickets for that show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 12, at the fair's website or at the box office on the fairgrounds.
Previously announced were Stars, Stripes & Slams wrestling on Sept. 3,fast-rising country singer Warren Zeiders on Sept. 4, platinum-selling pop-punk band All Time Low with up-and-coming fast-rising pop-punk singer Taylor Acorn on Sept. 5, and Local Legends Live, a celebration of local music, at 2 p.m. Sept. 6.
Tickets remain available for all the shows.
