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Nelly to perform at 2021 NW Washington Fair

5 years ago in Local

FILE - In this April 18, 2015, file photo, rapper Nelly laughs on stage during a concert at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) Photo: Associated Press

LYNDEN, Wash. — The Northwest Washington Fair has announced one of next year’s performers.

Nelly will perform at the fairgrounds in Lynden on Thursday, August 19, 2021.

He was originally scheduled to perform at this year’s Northwest Washington Fair before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tickets go on sale this winter.

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