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Country's reigning diva next door - the one who made a first impression by way of American Idol and "Jesus Take the Wheel" - Carrie Underwood will perform Friday, Sept. 13 at the Washington State Fair. Are her songs about sassy takedowns of not-to-be-trusted guys, a traumatized young women willing a tornado to pulverize her boozing and the arena-scale murder ballad about a wife and a mistress conspiring against a two-timing man too edgy for the Fair?

Ask Kid Rock who has performed at the Fair.

Carrie Underwood tickets are $95, $85, $65, $45 with reserved seating, and include Fair gate admission, unless noted. Tickets are available Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m. at www.thefair.com/concerts or 888.559.3247 daily, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Washington State Fair Box Office at Ninth at Ninth Avenue SW and Meridian Street on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.