Rock Legends Blue Öyster Cult to Perform at New York State Fair

Heavy metal masters Blue Öyster Cult will rock the Chevy Court stage at the Great New York State Fair on Friday, September 1 at 8 p.m.

Blue Öyster Cult has been a major heavy metal influence on many other acts, such as Metallica, and was listed in VH1’s countdown of the greatest hard rock bands of all time.  Allmusic.com calls the band “the thinking man’s heavy metal group, “makers of music that is “ambitious, intelligent, and rocking in a strangely sensual kind of way.”  Original core members, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser (guitar, vocals) and Eric Bloom (guitar, keyboards, vocals) lead the band through its 45 year catalog of music, including the iconic “Don’t’ Fear the Reaper.”

This will be the band’s third appearance at the Fair and the first since 2010.

Blue Öyster Cult is the latest addition to the Fair’s largest and most diverse lineup ever, which includes:

 * Robert Randolph and the Family Band, 2 pm, August 23

* 3 Doors Down, 8 pm, August 23

* Chevelle, 8 pm, August 24

* The Fabulous Thunderbirds, 2 pm, August 25

* The Beach Boys, 7 pm, August 25

* Post Malone, 2 pm, August 27

* Earth Wind & Fire, 8 pm, August 27

* Peter Noone, 2 pm, August 28

* Kansas, 8 pm, August 28

* The Marshall Tucker Band, 2 pm, August 29

* Daya, 8 pm, August 29

* Taylor Dayne, 2 pm, August 30

* LeAnn Rimes, 8 pm, August 31

* Spin Doctors, 2 pm, September 3

* Migos, 8 pm, September 3

Concerts at Chevy Court are sponsored by Chevrolet.