Saliva to headline Linn County Fair on Thursday

From Jaymz Larson

CENTRAL CITY – The Linn County Fair presents Saliva in concert as their headlining musical act. This year's concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at The Linn County Fair grandstands. This is an all-ages show. Local bands Downward Fall and Inch 75 open the show.

Saliva was formed in Memphis in September 1996 and is currently under Island/Def Jam Records. Saliva released their self-titled debut album Aug. 26, 1997, under Rocking Chair Records/Red Urban Records.

They were signed to Def Jam Records and went on to release their second studio album Every Six Seconds. Saliva later released their third studio album titled Back into Your System on Nov. 12, 2002, which reached #19 on the Billboard 200. Back into Your System launched one of Saliva's most successful songs, "Always", reaching #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Modern Rock Chart. Three years after Survival of the Sickest, Saliva released Blood Stained Love Story on Jan. 23, 2007, repeating Back into Your System's chart performance at #19 on the Billboard 200. Its first single, "Ladies and Gentlemen", peaked at #2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.

TICKETS $10 IN ADVANCE!

Purchase tickets online at http://www.thelinncountyfair.com/, at all Farmers State Bank locations and Tailgaters Bar in Cedar Rapids.

Concert schedule:

Downward Fall: 7 to 7:30 p.m.

Inch 75: 7:50  to 8:50 p.m.

SALIVA: 9:15 to 10:45 p.m.

Concert location:

The Linn County Fairgrounds are located just south of Central City on the east side of Highway 13 at 201 Central City Road, Central City, Iowa. For more information on the concert, please call Jaymz Larson at (319) 241-7111