Joe Diffie Guarantees 'A Lot Of Fun' At Antelope County Concert

Antelope County will be painted John Deere green when Joe Diffie headlines the fair on Friday night, Aug. 2. 

Diffie will bring a high-energy show packed with hit after hit to the stage in Neligh. 

“I think just the atmosphere of it,” Diffie said was the reason he enjoys playing county fairs. “There’s rides and animals and events and things and stuff going on. I just like the whole atmosphere of it.”

The Oklahoma native told the Antelope County News that fans can expect some of their favorites, including “Third Rock from the Sun,” “Pickup Man,” “John Deere Green” and “Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox,” as well as a mix of newer songs like, “I Got This.” 

“I don’t like doing too many new ones at a set,” said Diffie, who has five No. 1 singles and a dozen top 10s to keep the crowd on their feet with familiar tunes. “I got a great band. I’ve been lucky to have a lot of hits to choose from, so we do a lot of those. We just try to have fun and we hope that everyone has fun as well.”

Diffie told the ACN that he enjoys playing county fairs after growing up attending his local fair when he was younger and is excited about coming to Northeast Nebraska again, especially since seeing a surge in his popularity after Jason Aldean and Chris Young recently paid tribute to him in the respective hits, “1994” and “Raised On Country.”

“It was a nice shot in the arm and it’s amazing to me the impact that it’s had. A lot of fans are coming to my shows now to see who the dude is that Jason and Thomas are talking about,” Diffie says, noting that Thomas Rhett co-wrote the song and often plays it in his shows. “The really amazing thing is the fans know every song that I sing. We’ll go to a place and they’ll be a bunch of younger people and they’ll know every single word. Obviously, they’ve gone back and done some research or downloaded something. It’s pretty cool.”

Diffie is set to take the stage Friday, Aug. 2, at 8 p.m. Ticket books are still available and can be purchased online at www.antelopecountyfair.com.

“We will have a lot of fun,” Diffie guaranteed. “I hope a lot of folks come out, and we’ll just hang out together.”

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