Brown County Fair receive bids for entertainment contracts

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Brown County Commission on Tuesday received an update on bids to the Brown County Fair for entertainment contracts.

Brown County Fair Manager Rachel Kippley talks about what they are looking for in the contract.

Five businesses submitted bids and Kippley read them to the Commission.  All the contracts are for three years.

Here’s is what the contracts look like:

Hooked Up Entertainment(Mandan, N.D.)

2024- $23,500

  • 2025- $23,500
  • 2026- $26, 500

Pepper Entertainment(Sioux Falls, S.D.)

  • 2024- 8% Talent Fee, $30,000
  • 2025- 9% Talent Fee, $30,000
  • 2026- 10% Talent Fee, $30,000

Monument Talent(Rapid City, S.D.)

  • 2024- $18,000
  • 2025- $20,000
  • 2026- $20,000

NesteLive(Nashville, T.N.)

  • 2024- $28,000 + Hotel Room for Representative
  • 2025- $29,000 + Hotel Room for Representative
  • 2026- $30,000 + Hotel Room for Representative

Romeo Entertainment Group(Nashville, T.N.)(Presented two options)

Option 1:

  • 2024- $31,000 + $500 per day
  • 2025- $33,000 + $500 per day
  • 2026- $35,000 + $500 per day

Option 2:

  • 2024- $17,000 + $1 per ticket sold
  • 2025- $19,000 + $1 per ticket sold
  • 2026- $21,000 + $1 per ticket sold

The Brown County Fair Board will deliberate on these offers and hope to have a recommendation by next week’s Brown County Commission meeting.