Matchbox Twenty, one of the biggest rock bands of the late ’90s, will headline the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on Aug. 30.

Tickets are priced from $134 to $67 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Etix or by calling 800-514-3849. Other Grandstand performers announced so far include Blake Shelton, Chance the Rapper, the Happy Together Tour, Motley Crue, Nate Bargatze and Kidz Bop Live.

Formed in Florida in 1995, Matchbox Twenty released their debut album “Yourself or Someone Like You” the following year. After a slow start, the record took off with a string of hits including “Push,” “3 A.M.,” “Real World” and “Back 2 Good.”

Prior to work on the band’s second album, lead singer Rob Thomas was asked to co-write the song “Smooth” for Carlos Santana’s album “Supernatural.” Santana himself asked Thomas to sing it after hearing his voice on the demo and it went on to become a massive hit that won three Grammy Awards, including record and song of the year. That success set the stage for Thomas’ solo career, which he kicked off in 2005 with the album “Something to Be.”

Matchbox Twenty went on to release three more albums in the ’00s and early ’10s and returned to the charts with “Bent,” “If You’re Gone,” “Unwell,” “How Far We’ve Come” and “She’s So Mean.” In 2017, drummer/guitarist Paul Doucette said the band wasn’t going to record again and instead focus on touring.

The pandemic forced the group to postpone a joint tour with the Wallflowers three times, prompting the group to record their fifth album, “Where the Light Goes,” in 2023.

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