For the Reporter

Celebrate Fiestas Patrias in style this year with a concert at the Washington State Fair on Sunday, Sept. 18, featuring Voz de Mando, Proyecto X and Mariachi Divas performing on the grandstand stage.

The show is part of the fair’s Columbia Bank Concert Series.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9. Advance tickets for general admission seating are $20 for adults, $10 for kids ages 12 and under, and include fair gate admission. Day of show tickets are adults $30 and kids ages 12 & uner $15, and include fair gate admission.

Tickets will be available on the fair website, or by phone (888) 559-FAIR (3247) daily, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the fair’s box office at 9th Avenue Southwest and Meridian Street on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Online and phone purchases are subject to standard processing fees. Tickets purchased on site will be charged a $2 per ticket service fee.

Voz de Mando

Los Angeles-based Voz de Mando received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for their Mexican regional music. In 2010 they received mainstream success with hit single, “Comandos del M.P. (500 Balazos)”. The group had only organized a year before, quite a feat for such a prestigious nomination.

Members of the band include brothers Jorge Gaxiola (accordian, vocals) and Miguel Gaxiola (bajosexto, vocals), plus Domingo Bolaños “El Mingo” (tuba) and Carlos Sígala “Charly” (drums).

Proyecto X

Projecto X came together in Salinas, Calif., in 2012, drawing all the right artists at the right time. The musicians agreed that they would join together, almost unknown, working on a project in R Studio. Since that day they have never separated. Proyecto X is known for songs “Ignore,” “Mi Angelita mi Diablita,” and “The Beast.”

The band includes: Carlos Zamora (bajo sexton and first voice), Eduardo Batres (tuba), Eliodoro “Lolo” Vallecillo (accordion and vocals), Fabian Rodriguez (second voice and animation), Johnny Espino (battery), and Raul Avalos (representative).

Mariachi Divas

The Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea is an all-female mariachi band based in Los Angeles. The band was founded in 1999 by Cindy Shea. In 2009, they became the first all-female mariachi band ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award, and the first to win one. The band has been nominated for five Grammy Awards since 2014, winning twice. They are the official mariachi band of the Disneyland Resort. In May 2014, they headlined the opening of a new dinner theater in Anaheim, California, which is dedicated exclusively to mariachi music.

They have collaborated with other well-known artists on numerous occasions as well, including Joan Sebastian, Jenni Rivera, Marco Antonia Solis, Pablo Montero, Graciela Beltran, Paulina Rubio and Mariachi Vargas.

Visit www.thefair.com to see the updated lineup, or sign up online to receive announcements of presale opportunities before concert tickets go on sale to the public. The concerts to date are:

DATE, PERFORMANCE, TIME, PRICES (including fair gate)

Sept. 4 – Tim McGraw (country), 7:30 p.m., $350 VIP package, $250 VIP package, $95, $85

Sept. 9 – Rodeo playoffs, Friday matinee, 1 p.m., $18, $5*

Sept. 9 – Rodeo playoffs with Thompson Square concert (country), 6:30 p.m., $40 Golden Saddle, $30; standing in dirt,concert, $35

Sept. 10 – Rodeo playoffs, Saturday matinee, 1 p.m., $30 Golden Saddle; $20

Sept. 10 – Rodeo playoffs with Chris Janson concert (country), 6:30 p.m., $40 Golden Saddle, $30; standing in dirt concert, $35

Sept. 11 – Rodeo, Puyallup finals, 1 p.m., $35 Golden Saddle; $25

Sept. 12 – for King & Country and Matt Maher (Christian), 7:30 p.m., $46 Golden Circle, $36, $26

Sept. 17 – Alan Jackson’s Keepin’ It Country Tour (country), 7:30 p.m. $85 Golden Circle, $65, $50

Sept. 18 – Fiestas Patrias featuring Voz de Mando, Proyecto X and Mariachi Divas (Latino), 5 p.m., advance general admission: adults $20, kids 12 years & under $1

Sept. 19 – Chris Young with special guest Cassadee Pope (country), 7:30 p.m., $60 Golden Circle, $50, $40

Sept. 23 – Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy (comedy), 7:30 p.m., $80 Golden Circle, $70, $55

Sept. 25 – Train, with special guest MAGIC! (pop), 7:30 p.m., $75 Golden Circle, $65, $50

* Friday 1 p.m. rodeo does not include fair gate admission. Gates are open free from 10 a.m.-noon.