Country music superstar Miranda Lambert will perform Sept. 17 at the Puyallup Fair, part of concert series presented by Columbia Bank.

Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday, June 24 through www.thefair.com/concerts/ or by phone 888-559-FAIR (3247). The new phone number will be staffed daily, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

To save the convenience charges, purchase tickets in person at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center box office at 9th Avenue Southwest and Meridian Street on June 24, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Seats are reserved and include Fair gate admission.

Ticket prices are $75 golden circle; $60 infield; $55 and $40 grandstand seating. Seats are reserved and include Fair gate admission.

Lambert has created a name for herself in the country industry, with three Grammy® nominations. All three of her albums debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Album charts. She received CMA honors for top female vocalist and album of the year for Revolution, plus song and video of the year for her single “The House That Built Me.” Fans recognize her most for hit songs “White Liar,” “Gunpowder and Lead,” and her newest single, “Only Prettier.

People named Miranda Lambert as one of 2009’s “100 Most Beautiful People,” a perfect set up for her high visibility at the recent CMA award ceremony where she went home with an armful of awards. For more information, visit www.mirandalambert.com.

Tickets will be going on sale for the remainder of the Fair’s concert series lineup in the next few months. Visit the Fair website, www.thefair.com/concerts for updates, or sign up at www.thefair.com to receive e-mail or text announcements prior to the concert on-sale dates.

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CONCERT LINEUP TO DATE:

Sept. 9 – Puyallup ProRodeo, 1 p.m., $18 Golden Saddle/$5 *

Sept. 9 – Puyallup ProRodeo, followed by Joe Nichols (country), 6:30 p.m., $40 Golden Saddle/$35

Sept. 10 – Puyallup ProRodeo, 1 p.m., $30 Golden Saddle/$30/$16

Sept. 10 – Puyallup ProRodeo, followed by Ricochet (country), 6:30 p.m. ** $32 Golden Saddle/$22/$17

Sept. 11 – Puyallup ProRodeo Finals, 1 p.m., $35 Golden Saddle/$25/$20

Sept. 12 – Selena Gomez & The Scene with Allstar Weekend (pop, Hispanic, kids), 7:30 p.m., $50 Golden Circle/$40/$35/$30

Sept. 13 – Chicago with The Tacoma Symphony (classic rock), 7:30 p.m., $60 Golden Circle/$40/$30

Sept. 14 – Sammy Hagar & The Wabos (classic Rock), 7:30 p.m., $60 Golden Circle/$45/$35/$25

Sept. 15 – “Weird Al” Yankovic (comedy), 7:30 p.m., $50 Golden Circle/$40/$20

Sept. 16 – Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith 2 Friends Tour (Christian), 7:30 p.m., $50 Golden Saddle/$35/$30/$25

Sept. 17 – Miranda Lambert (country), 7:30 p.m., $75 Golden Circle/$60/$55/$40

Sept. 18 – Fiestas Patria, 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Free during day with gate admission

Sept. 19 – Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson (country), 7:30 p.m., $60 Golden Circle/$50/$35/$25

Sept. 20 – Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald (jazz, oldies, classic rock), 7:30 p.m., $55 Golden Circle; $45/$40/$30

Sept. 21 – The Flaming Lips (alternative rock), 7:30 p.m., $50 Golden Circle/$40/$30/$20

Sept. 22 – Counting Crows (alternative Rock), 7:30 p.m., $60 Golden Circle/$45/$35/$25

Sept. 23 – Trace Adkins with Gloriana Country, 7:30 p.m., $50 Golden Circle; $35/$30/ $25

Sept. 24 – Larry the Cable Guy (comedy), 7:30 p.m., $50 Golden Circle/$45/$35/$25

* $5 ticket does not include gate admission. Fair gate admission is free on Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon.

** Advance purchase tickets can upgrade to include Party in the Dirt for just $17 more.