The Fray w/ Kory and the Fireflies

The Sioux Empire Fair is excited to welcome The Fray with special guest Kory and the Fireflies to the Billion Automotive Main Stage at the Sioux Empire Fair on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

Denver-based The Fray, formed in 2002 after high school friends, Slade and King, bumped into each other at a local guitar shop. In 2005, the group achieved national success with their debut self-titled release, featuring the hit singles “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and “How to Save a Life,” which went double-platinum. The release also earned the band a 2010 Grammy nomination.

February 2014, the group’s fourth album Helios was released on Epic Records. With a sound that features electronic instruments, drum samples, enormous backing vocals, and production assistance from Stuart Price and Ryan Tedder, the new album received early critical acclaim from the Denver Post as well as Billboard, which hailed its “bare emotion bolstered by echoing backing vocals and unexpected twang.”

The Fray is Joe King (guitar, vocals), Dave Welsh (guitar), and Ben Wysocki (drums).

KORY & THE FIREFLIES are celebrating 30 years this summer. The band has shared the stage with over 80 national artists and consistently delivers energetic shows with a gift for connecting with their audience. The band has released 4 CDs, 2 DVDs and had airplay in all 50 states with, "Sometimes", "Virginia", "Pop Fly" and "Everyone", with the latter two charting "Top 20" in New Music Weekly. Their single "She's Comin' Back Again" has aired on over 30 TV networks and "Let it Shine" was used statewide supporting healthcare workers. KORY & the FIREFLIES' founder, Kory Van Sickle, has also developed creative ways to use the band and his guitar company, Firefly Guitars US, to raise over $5 Million for foundations helping others dealing with difficult life challenges. KORY & the FIREFLIES have always made an effort to create positive music and moments for their fans and they continue to promote peace and love in hopes of making the world just a little brighter...like a firefly.

The Fray with special guest Kory and the Fireflies is FREE with paid fair admission on the Billion Automotive Main Stage! Fair admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 - 12, and free for children ages 5 and under. PIT Passes are $25 in advance per person, per event, and will be on sale June 3, online only, at www.siouxempirefair.com.