After opening with the band’s 2024 single “Coming Home,” Old Dominion lead singer Matthew Ramsey marveled at what a beautiful night it was Thursday at the Minnesota State Fair.

He wasn’t kidding. By the time the Nashville five piece took the Grandstand stage, the temperature had dipped below 80 degrees and the darkening skies took on a purple shade. It was, indeed, a perfect night and Old Dominion turned out to be the perfect band to open the Grandstand.

The sold-out crowd of 14,118 agreed as well and gave a warm, boozy reception to the band, who come across more like a ’70s soft pop/rock band than your typical country group. By and large, they skip songs about trucks and bars and instead sing about romance, relationships and love. And they write big, juicy hooks that are easy to grasp,

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