2011 summer concerts in South Dakota

South Dakota has a surprising number of big-name concerts in the summertime. Here are some of this summer’s scheduled shows:

South Dakota State Fair, Huron, SD

• Don Williams, 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2
• Ronnie Dunn, time to be determined, Saturday, Sept. 3
• Cheap Trick (with Little River Band and Kory and the Fireflies), time to be determined, Sunday, Sept. 4

 Sioux Empire Fair, Sioux Falls, SD

• Jerrod Niemann (with Thompson Square), 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9
• Ted Nugent, 8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10
• Tracy Lawrence (with Steel Magnolia), 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11
• Hinder, 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12

Buffalo Chip Campground, Sturgis (SD) Motorcycle Rally

• Alice Cooper, 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6
• Bachman & Turner, 8:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 7
• STYX, 10:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 7
• Def Leppard, 10:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 8
• Poison, 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9
• Toby Keith, 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9
• Gregg Allman, 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10
• Lynyrd Skynyrd, 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10
• Jeff Bridges and Friends, 10:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11
• Leon Russell, 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13
• George Thorogood and The Destroyers, 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13

Central States Fair, Rapid City, SD

• REO Speedwagon (with Firefall), Sunday, Aug. 21
• Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Monday, Aug. 22
• Josh Turner (with Dick Hardwick), Tuesday, Aug. 23
• Little Big Town (with the Bellamy Brothers), Wednesday, Aug. 24

Corn Palace Festival, Mitchell, SD

• Loretta Lynn, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23
• Josh Turner (with The Band Perry), 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24
• Emily Osment, 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 25
• 38 Special, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26
• The Happy Together Tour, 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27