It’s Daryl Hall, sans John Oates, to the rescue.

The 78-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will headline the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on Aug. 28. He replaces the Steve Miller Band, who canceled their entire upcoming tour earlier this month, citing climate change as the reason.

Tickets are priced from $100.25 to $44 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Etix or by calling 800-514-3849. The Rascals (“Groovin’,” “Good Lovin’,” “People Got to Be Free”) will open.

Daryl Hall and John Oates met in Philadelphia in 1967 when they were each leading their own bands. They struck up a friendship and, in 1970, began performing together. Their early albums didn’t produce any serious hits, although locally, KQRS put tracks from their 1973 sophomore record, “Abandoned Luncheonette,” into rotation, one of several regional stations to give Hall and Oates their first significant airplay.

In 1976, the pair scored their first success with “Sara Smile,” which paved the way for “She’s Gone,” “Rich Girl,” “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do),” “Maneater,” “One on One,” “Say it Isn’t So,” “Out of Touch” and “Everything Your Heart Desires.” In total, they landed 34 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned seven platinum and six gold albums.

In November 2023, Hall filed a lawsuit to prevent Oates from selling the pair’s publishing rights. Oates later told Rolling Stone the duo would not perform together again, which Hall confirmed in an interview with Variety.

Last summer, Hall released his sixth solo album, “D,” which he co-wrote and co-produced with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics.

Hall and Oates headlined the Grandstand in 2019 and St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center in 2021, 2018 and 2017.

He joins the previously announced headliners:

Thursday, Aug. 21: Old Dominion

Friday, Aug. 22: Meghan Trainor

Saturday, Aug. 23: Atmosphere

Sunday, Aug. 24: Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls

Monday, Aug. 25: The Happy Together Tour

Tuesday, Aug. 26: Def Leppard

Wednesday, Aug. 27: Hank Williams Jr.

Friday, Aug. 29: Avett Brothers

Saturday, Aug. 30: Nelly

Sunday, Aug. 31: Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest Finals

Monday, Sept. 1: Rock and Roll Playhouse

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