Country music singer Dustin Lynch ($60,000), New Jersey rock band Blues Traveler ($40,000) and '70s English act Foghat ($25,000) were the three highest-paid music acts at the 2017 Illinois State Fair, according to a public notice filed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
All told, 116 entertainment acts earned $434,750, according to the notice.
The Marshall Tucker Band ($20,000), Herman's Hermits ($17,750) and The Outlaws ($15,000) received the next largest fees.
Chase Bryant, Carlene Carter and All That Remains, a heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, ranked next, each earning $10,000.
All of the above performed in the State Fair's Main Grandstand.
Smaller acts earned comparable fees, but for working the entire fair.
Nerveless Nocks, a troupe of aerial stunt artists, earned $21,000 and the Xpogo Stunt Team, which performs tricks on "extreme" pogo sticks, earned $17,000 for 10 days of work.
Local acts performed for less.
Stereo Static, an alternative rock act from Springfield, earned $100.
Contemporary Christian solo act Connie Ann Lapinski of Chicago earned $125.
High school student Miranda Coy of Taylorville earned $200 for two performances.
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The Illinois State Fair spent $435K on 116 entertainment acts. How much did your favorites earn?
| Vendor | Dollar Amount | Dates | Venue |
| Dustin Lynch | $60,000.00 | 8/13/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Blues Traveler | $40,000.00 | 8/15/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Foghat | $25,000.00 | 8/10/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Nerveless Nocks / Cirque Extreme | $21,000.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Marshall Tucker Band | $20,000.00 | 8/18/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone | $17,750.00 | 8/14/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Xpogo Stunt Team | $17,000.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Outlaws | $15,000.00 | 8/18/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Those Funny Little People | $14,500.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Alley Cats | $12,500.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Procrasinators | $12,500.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Wild About Dinosaurs | $10,500.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Fast Action Motorsports | $10,000.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Chase Bryant | $10,000.00 | 8/13/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| All That Remains | $10,000.00 | 8/19/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Carlene Carter | $10,000.00 | 8/20/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Kent Kinnamont | $8,800.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Brad Bodary | $8,600.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Hooper the Hypnotist | $8,000.00 | 8/10/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Runaway June | $7,500.00 | 8/11/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Mickey Lower | $6,000.00 | 8/11/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Us The Duo | $5,000.00 | 8/12/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Lindsay Ell | $5,000.00 | 8/13/17 | Grandstand Entertainment |
| Through Fire | $4,000.00 | 8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Chris Cavanaugh | $2,500.00 | 8/11/17 & 8/13/17 | Free & Grandstand Entertainment |
| Hillary Fitz Trio | $2,400.00 | 8/11/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Neverly Brothers | $2,400.00 | 8/14/17-8/15/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Ashley McBryde | $2,250.00 | 8/17/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Aristocrats | $2,000.00 | 8/12/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Boat Drunks | $2,000.00 | 8/12/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Dennis Strougmatt et l'espirit Creole | $1,800.00 | 8/14/17 - 8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Don't Be Brothers with Def Leprachaun | $1,600.00 | 8/12/17-8/13/17 | Free Entertainment |
| David Adam Byrne | $1,500.00 | 8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Eric Burgett | $1,500.00 | 8/15/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Shout Section Big Band | $1,500.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Driftaways | $1,500.00 | 8/11/17-8/12/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Rob Mathieu - Rockin Rob | $1,320.00 | 8/17/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Mood Rings | $1,275.00 | 8/14/17-8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| 3 Tenors Orchestra | $1,200.00 | 8/19/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Land of Lincoln Barbershop Chorus | $1,200.00 | 8/12/17 - 8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Emerald Underground | $1,100.00 | 8/15/17-8/19/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Elsenpeter Marionettes | $1,080.00 | 8/14/17-8/17/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Allan Adcock | $1,020.00 | 8/11/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Sunshyne the Clown & Tim the Twister | $1,020.00 | 8/11/17-8/12/17; 8/14/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Becca Young Jazz Band | $1,000.00 | 8/14/17 - 8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Chel | $1,000.00 | 8/10/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Liz Bentley Live | $1,000.00 | 8/17/17-8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Sun Stereo | $1,000.00 | 8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Troy Cartwright | $1,000.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Professor Longhair | $960.00 | 8/14/17; 8/16/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Mark Mills & Friends | $950.00 | 8/11/17-8/19/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Juke House | $900.00 | 8/14/17-8/17/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Band Walenia | $900.00 | 8/11/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Classix | $900.00 | 8/14/17-8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Usual Chaos | $900.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Amanda Torp | $850.00 | 8/14/17 - 8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Cheyenne Goss | $800.00 | 8/11/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Erisa Rei | $800.00 | 8/15/17 - 8/17/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Rock of Ages | $800.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Samba Llamas | $800.00 | 8/16/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Serendipity | $800.00 | 8/14/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Seven Soul | $800.00 | 8/19/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Sushi Roll | $800.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Suburban Mystics | $800.00 | 8/17/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Ultraviolet | $800.00 | 8/12/17-8/19/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Waterloo German Band | $800.00 | 8/15/17-8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| We Got It Covered | $800.00 | 8/10/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Alex Jenkins & The Bombers | $750.00 | 8/12/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Brandon Maddox | $750.00 | 8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Burden of the Sky | $750.00 | 8/19/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Don Smith Band | $750.00 | 8/11/17 | Free Entertainment |
| DePriest Puppets | $720.00 | 8/11/17-8/13/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Aileeah Colgan | $700.00 | 8/12/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Reckasto | $700.00 | 8/11/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Baked Potatoes | $700.00 | 8/13/17-8/15/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Brotherhood | $700.00 | 8/15/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Kathryn Raistrick | $660.00 | 8/15/17-8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Catfish Willie | $650.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Craig Russo Latin Jazz Band | $650.00 | 8/13/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Lenny Frisch | $650.00 | 8/10/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Bobby Remack Band | $600.00 | 8/13/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Close the Door | $600.00 | 8/11/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Eric Chesser | $600.00 | 8/17/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Poplar Street | $600.00 | 8/11/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Tennessee Borderline | $600.00 | 8/13/17 | Free Entertainment |
| The Smokers Blues Band | $600.00 | 8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Henson Robinson Zoo | $600.00 | 8/14/17-8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Kim Petzing | $540.00 | 8/12/17-8/13/17; 8/18/17-8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Curt Smith | $525.00 | 8/14/17 - 8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Brass Band of Central IL | $500.00 | 8/12/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Jake Hoult Band | $500.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Kildare | $500.00 | 8/12/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Win Noll & The Rockin Souls | $500.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Wiplash | $500.00 | 8/17/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Kim Sheahan | $480.00 | 8/11/17-8/13/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Double Shot | $450.00 | 8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Ran$om | $450.00 | 8/17/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Springfield International Folk Dancers | $450.00 | 8/12/17-8/13/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Exorna | $400.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Hat Trick | $400.00 | 8/13/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Central IL Irish Dance | $375.00 | 8/10/17 - 8/20/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Avery Kern | $350.00 | 8/13/17-8/19/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Steel Creek | $350.00 | 8/13/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Arid Rose | $300.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Copper Canyon Band | $300.00 | 8/11/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Double Identity | $300.00 | 8/12/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Flynn School of Irish Dance | $300.00 | 8/11/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Kevin Lucas | $300.00 | 8/17/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Myers Brant Paoni | $300.00 | 8/15/17-8/17/17 | Free Entertainment |
| the Gus Pflugmacher Band | $300.00 | 8/14/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Blacktop Mojo | $250.00 | 8/14/17 | Free Entertainment |
| 108th St Band | $200.00 | 8/16/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Lowder & Manning | $200.00 | 8/18/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Miranda Coy | $200.00 | 8/14/17-8/15/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Connie | $125.00 | 8/14/17 | Free Entertainment |
| Stereo Static | $100.00 | 8/15/17 | Free Entertainment |
| TOTAL | $434,750 |
Source: Illinois Department of Agriculture
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