Selena Gomez (July 24), Paul Rodgers (July 27),Tiger Army/The Blasters (July 30), Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo (August 3)

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 22, 2011 /e/ -- For the first time, the OC Fair will welcome teen sensation Selena Gomez on Sunday, July 24 and punk rockers Tiger Army/The Blasters on Saturday, July 30. The Fair will also welcome back Paul Rodgers on Wednesday, July 27, and Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo on Wednesday, August 3, all as part of the 2011 OC Fair Summer Concert Series. As always, concert and action sports tickets include Fair admission. Select shows are on sale March 26.

Tickets for these events go on sale Saturday, March 26, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster or at the OC Fair & Event Center Box Office, which is open Thursday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.comor by phone (800) 745-3000.

The remaining concerts and action sports at the 2011 OC Fair will be announced in the coming weeks. Sign up for pre-sale emails at ocfair.com.

The 2011 OC Fair, themed LET'S EAT!, is July 15 – August 14 and will bring 23 days of food, rides, exhibits, animals, music, action sports and fun, as well as the popular Season Pass, Pacific Amphitheatre Summer Concert Series, The Hangar and Action Sports Arena. The Fair is open Wednesday-Sunday. The OC Fair was ranked the eighth highest attended fair in the U.S. last year by Venues Today magazine.

The OC Fair & Event Center is located off the 405 and 55 freeways at 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa. For more information, please visit ocfair.com, friend us at Facebook.com/OCFair or follow us at Twitter.com/ocfair.

SOURCE OC Fair & Event Center