HERMISTON — Tickets are on sale for the first two main stage concerts during this summer’s Umatilla County Fair. Texas-based alt-country band Pecos & the Rooftops will play Aug. 7 and Kameron Marlowe, a Season 15 contestant on NBC’s “The Voice,” will perform on Aug. 8. Both shows start at 9 p.m.

With the theme A Blue Ribbon Future, the 2024 Umatilla County Fair is Aug. 7-10 at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center. Fair Manager Angie McNalley said the rest of the main stage lineup, including the Saturday evening Latino Night, will be announced via the fair’s social media pages in the coming weeks.

Pecos & the Rooftops

Frontman Pecos Hurley describes the band’s sound as a combination of red dirt country, rock ‘n’ roll and blues. Formed in 2019 in Lubbock, Texas, the group’s original members, who met in college, often hung out and jammed on the roof of their house. Pecos & the Rooftops’ self-titled debut album was released June 23, 2023.

In August 2023, Pecos & the Rooftops was the Saturday night headliner during Wheatstock Music Festival in Helix. DeWayne Dunlap, Wheatstock founder and president, said the group’s breakout hit, “This Damn Song,” lifted them through the rooftops. He said they perform a gritty mixture of country, folk and Southern rock.

“They are on an upward trajectory and on the top of the Texas music scene,” Dunlap said.

Kameron Marlowe

A North Carolina native, Marlowe said his love for country music developed while listening to the radio with his grandpa, singing in church and joining a band in high school.

After a semester in college, Marlowe returned home to work as a car parts salesman. His performance videos posted on social media caught the attention of “The Voice.” Although his appearance was cut short, he said the show further jump-started his music career.

“I left with a boost. I was really fired up,” Marlowe said in an interview on “The Bobby Bones Show.” “That was like my first taste of being able to do music every day and I was like this is what I really want to do.”

The singer-songwriter headed to Nashville and released “Giving You Up,” a top-selling single, in 2019. Continuing to gain traction, Marlowe released more singles followed by his 2022 full-length debut album, “We Were Cowboys.” His second album, “Keepin’ The Lights On,” drops May 31.

Ticket information

Limited bleacher seating for the shows is included with the price of fair admission. General admission seats and standing room only in the fan pit are $15 for Pecos & the Rooftops and Marlowe tickets are $25 and $20, respectively. Also, limited VIP tables, which include eight seats and table-side drink service, are $200 for Pecos & the Rooftops and $280 for Marlowe.

Fair admission and parking are not included with the purchase of concert tickets. Single-day admission for ages 11 and up is $12. Children 10 and under are free.

The Umatilla County Fair office is temporarily housed at the Stafford Hansell Government Center, 915 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston. It will return to the EOTEC facility in June, where it will remain through the fair.

For more information or tickets, search www.umatillacountyfair.net. For questions, contact 541-567-6121 or fair@umatillacounty.gov.