Drew Herridge with the Marshall-Putnam County Fair Board joined Issac Forney on Wake Up Tri-Counties to officially announce the headline music act for the 2026 Marshall-Putnam Fair! You heard it here first…. Country music sensation Scotty McCreery is set to take center stage at the 2026 Marshall-Putnam Fair in Henry, Illinois, on July 16th. The concert, presented by Country Financial—Steve Vogel and Jonathan Krieghauser, marks a major highlight for the fair and promises an evening packed with McCreery’s chart-topping hits, including “Cab in a Solo” and “Five More Minutes.” With his storied career featuring award-winning albums and singles, anticipation is building for this special event scheduled for Thursday, July 16, 2026. Gates open at 5:30 PM, and the concert kicks off at 7 PM. The countdown is on…. Tickets go on sale on the fair’s official website on December 5, 2025, at 8 AM. Stay tuned for future announcements with the other opening acts. The Marshall-Putnam Fair runs from July 12th to 19th.
Scotty McCreery has been a household name for nearly half of his life, making history in 2011 as the first country artist and the youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first studio album, the Platinum-certified *Clear as Day*, at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The 31-year-old has sold over 4 million albums and achieved 6 No. 1 hits: the recent “Cab in a Solo,” the RIAA Platinum-certified “Damn Strait,” the RIAA Gold-certified “You Time,” the RIAA Gold-certified “In Between,” the RIAA Platinum-certified “This is It,” and the RIAA Triple Platinum-certified “Five More Minutes.” His latest album is *Rise & Fall*, and his current EP is *Scooter & Friends*, which features the smash hit “Bottle Rockets” with Hootie & The Blowfish.
