{
  "story": {
    "slug": "reggae-legend-at-the-state-fair",
    "headline": "reggae legend at the state fair",
    "deck": "Ziggy Marley will headline the Borealis Theatre at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 23, the 13th act in the 2026 concert series.",
    "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/story/reggae-legend-at-the-state-fair",
    "section": "Life",
    "area": null,
    "published_at": "2026-06-03T20:00:00+00:00",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-01T05:20:33.987922+00:00",
    "body_md": "Ziggy Marley, son of Bob and Rita Marley, will headline the Borealis Theatre stage at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on Saturday, August 23 at 6 p.m., the fair announced this week. The show is the 13th act announced for the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series.\n\nFair member presale tickets are already available, and general public tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m., giving fans across the state a window to plan for the show ahead of peak summer travel to Palmer.\n\nMarley has been touring for nearly four decades and has won nine Grammy Awards. He released his ninth studio album, Brightside, in April.\n\nThe Borealis Theatre is known for its outdoor lawn seating and food truck lineup at the Alaska State Fairgrounds, drawing crowds from Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Kenai Peninsula for its summer concert series.",
    "sources": [
      {
        "url": "https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2026/05/26/reggae-legend-ziggy-marley-set-to-perform-at-2026-alaska-state-fair/",
        "label": "adn.com"
      }
    ]
  },
  "envelope": {
    "story_id": "b01144b0-f164-4bb4-a241-6d13df18c493",
    "slug": "reggae-legend-at-the-state-fair",
    "summary": "Ziggy Marley, son of Bob and Rita Marley, will headline the Borealis Theatre stage at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 23, 2026 at 6 p.m. It is the 13th act announced for the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series. General public tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.",
    "key_facts": [
      "Ziggy Marley headlines the Borealis Theatre at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 23, 2026 at 6 p.m.",
      "He is the 13th act announced for the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series",
      "General public tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.; fair member presale is already available",
      "Ziggy Marley is the son of Bob and Rita Marley and has toured for nearly four decades",
      "He has nine Grammy Awards and released his ninth studio album, Brightside, in April"
    ],
    "faq": [],
    "claims": [
      {
        "claim": "Ziggy Marley will headline the Borealis Theatre stage at the Alaska State Fair on August 23, 2026 at 6 p.m.",
        "confidence": "sourced",
        "source_url": "https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2026/05/26/reggae-legend-ziggy-marley-set-to-perform-at-2026-alaska-state-fair/",
        "source_label": "adn.com"
      },
      {
        "claim": "The Marley show is the 13th act announced for the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series",
        "confidence": "sourced",
        "source_url": "https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2026/05/26/reggae-legend-ziggy-marley-set-to-perform-at-2026-alaska-state-fair/",
        "source_label": "adn.com"
      },
      {
        "claim": "Ziggy Marley has nine Grammy Awards and released his ninth studio album, Brightside, in April",
        "confidence": "sourced",
        "source_url": "https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2026/05/26/reggae-legend-ziggy-marley-set-to-perform-at-2026-alaska-state-fair/",
        "source_label": "adn.com"
      },
      {
        "claim": "General public tickets for the Ziggy Marley show go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.",
        "confidence": "reported",
        "source_url": "https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2026/05/26/reggae-legend-ziggy-marley-set-to-perform-at-2026-alaska-state-fair/",
        "source_label": "adn.com"
      }
    ],
    "locations": [
      {
        "area": "Mat-Su",
        "kind": "city",
        "name": "Palmer"
      },
      {
        "area": "Mat-Su",
        "kind": "facility",
        "name": "Borealis Theatre"
      },
      {
        "area": "Mat-Su",
        "kind": "facility",
        "name": "Alaska State Fairgrounds"
      }
    ],
    "people": [
      {
        "org": null,
        "name": "Ziggy Marley",
        "title": "Reggae musician"
      },
      {
        "org": null,
        "name": "Bob Marley",
        "title": null
      },
      {
        "org": null,
        "name": "Rita Marley",
        "title": null
      }
    ],
    "organizations": [
      {
        "kind": "other",
        "name": "Alaska State Fair"
      },
      {
        "kind": "other",
        "name": "ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series"
      }
    ],
    "event_dates": [
      {
        "date": "2026-08-23",
        "label": "Ziggy Marley concert at the Alaska State Fair"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-05",
        "label": "General public ticket sale opens"
      }
    ],
    "story_status": "scheduled",
    "what_changed": null,
    "keywords": [
      "ziggy marley alaska state fair",
      "borealis theatre palmer",
      "alaska state fair 2026 concerts",
      "conocophillips alaska concert series",
      "ziggy marley tickets alaska",
      "alaska state fair palmer concert lineup"
    ],
    "disclosure": "Produced with AI assistance, narrated with Slav Lund's voice clone with his consent, and reviewed by a person before publishing.",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01T05:20:33.949+00:00",
    "reviewed_at": null,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-01T05:20:33.987922+00:00"
  },
  "entities": [
    {
      "slug": "ziggy-marley",
      "name": "Ziggy Marley",
      "kind": "person",
      "role": "subject",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ziggy-marley"
    },
    {
      "slug": "alaska-state-fair",
      "name": "Alaska State Fair",
      "kind": "organization",
      "role": "subject",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-state-fair"
    },
    {
      "slug": "borealis-theatre",
      "name": "Borealis Theatre",
      "kind": "project",
      "role": "location",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/borealis-theatre"
    },
    {
      "slug": "conocophillips-alaska-concert-series",
      "name": "ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series",
      "kind": "program",
      "role": "mentioned",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/conocophillips-alaska-concert-series"
    }
  ],
  "corrections": [],
  "underwriting": null,
  "jsonld": {
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "NewsArticle",
    "headline": "reggae legend at the state fair",
    "description": "Ziggy Marley, son of Bob and Rita Marley, will headline the Borealis Theatre stage at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 23, 2026 at 6 p.m. It is the 13th act announced for the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series. General public tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.",
    "abstract": "Ziggy Marley, son of Bob and Rita Marley, will headline the Borealis Theatre stage at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer on August 23, 2026 at 6 p.m. It is the 13th act announced for the 2026 ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series. General public tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.",
    "datePublished": "2026-06-03T20:00:00+00:00",
    "dateModified": "2026-10-01T05:20:33.987922+00:00",
    "mainEntityOfPage": "https://thedailyalaska.com/story/reggae-legend-at-the-state-fair",
    "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/story/reggae-legend-at-the-state-fair",
    "author": {
      "@type": "Person",
      "name": "Slav Lund",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/slav-lund"
    },
    "publisher": {
      "@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
      "@id": "https://thedailyalaska.com/#organization",
      "name": "The Daily Alaska",
      "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com",
      "logo": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/__l5e/assets-v1/905bb2e5-b597-453b-a39d-7741edb068dc/the-daily-alaska-logo.png"
      }
    },
    "isAccessibleForFree": true,
    "inLanguage": "en-US",
    "articleSection": "Life",
    "keywords": "ziggy marley alaska state fair, borealis theatre palmer, alaska state fair 2026 concerts, conocophillips alaska concert series, ziggy marley tickets alaska, alaska state fair palmer concert lineup",
    "about": [
      {
        "@type": "Thing",
        "name": "Ziggy Marley",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ziggy-marley"
      },
      {
        "@type": "Thing",
        "name": "Alaska State Fair",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-state-fair"
      }
    ],
    "mentions": [
      {
        "@type": "Thing",
        "name": "Borealis Theatre",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/borealis-theatre"
      },
      {
        "@type": "Thing",
        "name": "ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series",
        "url": "https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/conocophillips-alaska-concert-series"
      }
    ],
    "citation": [
      {
        "@type": "CreativeWork",
        "name": "adn.com",
        "url": "https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2026/05/26/reggae-legend-ziggy-marley-set-to-perform-at-2026-alaska-state-fair/"
      }
    ],
    "contentLocation": [
      {
        "@type": "Place",
        "name": "Palmer"
      },
      {
        "@type": "Place",
        "name": "Borealis Theatre"
      },
      {
        "@type": "Place",
        "name": "Alaska State Fairgrounds"
      }
    ]
  }
}