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Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Board Welcomes Warren Zeiders
Arthur, IL (April 18, 2023): The Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Board is excited to announce the entertainment for the 2023 Moultrie-Douglas County Fair. On July 8, 2023, a country music artist who has amassed over 790 million TikTok views globally, in excess of 492 million audio streams and well over 39 million video plays – Warren Zeiders will be headlining the fair this year! A local favorite, Silver Lake, will be opening the show!
Tickets for the event are only $20 if purchased in advance. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 21, 2023, at 8am, at www.moultriedouglascountyfair.org.
About Moultrie-Douglas Fair: One of the oldest County fairs in Illinois. Byrt Gibson, the Father of the Fair, had long thought Arthur ought to host a fair. In 1924, Gibson’s dream came true and the very first Arthur Community Fair was held on October 1 – 4. Arthur had a population of just 1,100 at the time but the community rallied behind the idea buying $5 shares in the new enterprise. The town raised the $4,000 needed, quite a sum for the time, to pay for the attractions and premiums at the very first fair.
Arthur, Illinois sits on the county line between both Moultrie and Douglas counties in East Central Illinois. As such, it was a perfect opportunity to adopt both counties at one time. So, the very next year the fair incorporated to become the Arthur Moultrie-Douglas County Fair and Agricultural Exposition and is still going strong almost 90 years later. This year’s fair will be the 89th Annual exposition. The discrepancy is due to no fairs being held during the Depression years of 1932-33 or World War II 1942 -1945.
About Warren Zeiders: was just 22 years old when he signed his first recording contract with Warner Records’ Los Angeles home office. At that point, fresh out of school, the second song he’s ever written called “Ride The Lightening” had seemingly exploded overnight into the social conciseness of young country music fans. After a series of live covers, “Ride The Lightening” caught fire and ignited a community of true believers before he’d ever toured or played outside his hometown of Hershey, PA. Hundreds of TikTok posts turned into thousands and then millions. Zeiders’ distinctive, high energy country music is powered by a steady supply of youthful grit, honesty, muscle, and then, there’s that voice; a world-weary, lived-in, honeyed growl that belie his young years. Hailing from central Pennsylvania, the now 23-year-old singer/songwriter delivers outlaw sermons with his unmistakable authenticity. His music is suited more to the vast wilderness of his home state than the bright lights of the big city injecting a healthy dose of Heartland ethos into his stories of real life and the pitfalls of temptation. He walks a fine line, but it’s that space he lives in – between lonesome outsider and magnetic performer – that helps him relate to listeners from all walks of life through songs fueled by an unshakeable soul-searching. His original solo acoustic version of “Ride The Lightning” became an instant hit with fans that has resonated around the world. Since then, Zeiders has released a string of rockin’ but heartfelt tracks on his own 717 Tapes platform along with “Dark Night,” “Burn It Down,” “Wild Horse,” “Up To No Good” and the raucous “One Hell of an Angel” that led People Magazine to surmise “Warren Zeiders is a wild horse who sings about the truth.” Following a pair of well-received EP’s, Zeiders hit the road for this first-ever tour with all dates selling out in under 72 hours. To date, Warren Zeiders has amassed over 790 million TikTok views globally, in excess of 492 million audio streams and well over 39 million video plays on the heels of his recently released debut album 717 Tapes: The Album, this past September. The album gathers up his 717 Tapes releases along with a handful of new tracks. Zeiders has hit the road again, this time with a full band selling out every show and he moves into larger venues to accommodate his ever-growing legion of fans. This fall, Zeiders will release a brand new track written and recorded with Los Angeles-based hip hop artist Sueco, called “Ride It Hard, ” due for release October 28, on Warner Records. Look for fresh US tour dates to be announced soon.
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