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KC & The Sunshine Band / Village People
End Date: July 31, 2025
Start Time: 6:30 PM
OC Fair & Event Center - Pacific Amphitheatre, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA
2025-07-31
2025-07-31
America/Los_Angeles
KC & The Sunshine Band / Village People
While the Bee Gees may have reigned as the undisputed disco kings of the late ‘70s, KC & The Sunshine Band weren’t far behind. Led by Harry Wayne "KC" Casey and Richard Finch, this multi-member, racially integrated group dominated dance floors with some of the era’s most iconic hits.
Casey and Finch first crossed paths in 1972 while working at TK Records in Miami, where Casey served as a personal secretary and booking agent for artist Timmy Thomas. The duo officially formed KC & The Sunshine Band in 1973, though their debut single, "Blow Your Whistle," went largely unnoticed. However, their songwriting prowess soon paid off—R&B singer George McCrae turned their 1974 composition, "Rock Your Baby," into a major hit, paving the way for the band’s own chart success.
From 1975 onward, KC & The Sunshine Band delivered a string of disco anthems, including "Get Down Tonight" and "That's the Way (I Like It)" in 1975, "Shake Your Booty" in 1976, "I'm Your Boogieman" and "Keep It Comin' Love" in 1977, "Boogie Shoes" in 1978 (featured on the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack), and "Do You Wanna Go Party" and "Please Don't Go" in 1979. Their infectious energy and signature grooves made them one of the defining acts of the disco era.
Village People is a Disco band that formed New York City, New York, United States in 1977. The group is well known for their outrageous on-stage costumes (the members dressing up as a police officer, an American Indian chief, a construction worker, a soldier, a leather man (biker) and a cowboy) as for their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics.
The band's name references a well-known gay area of New York City, Greenwich Village. Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo got the inspiration for creating an assembly of American man archetypes based on the gay men of the Village who frequently dressed in various fantasy ways. The police officer character is said to have been inspired by an actual Sacramento County (California) Sheriff's Deputy.
Event details:
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OC Fair & Event Center - Pacific AmphitheatreEvent Description
While the Bee Gees may have reigned as the undisputed disco kings of the late ‘70s, KC & The Sunshine Band weren’t far behind. Led by Harry Wayne "KC" Casey and Richard Finch, this multi-member, racially integrated group dominated dance floors with some of the era’s most iconic hits.
Casey and Finch first crossed paths in 1972 while working at TK Records in Miami, where Casey served as a personal secretary and booking agent for artist Timmy Thomas. The duo officially formed KC & The Sunshine Band in 1973, though their debut single, "Blow Your Whistle," went largely unnoticed. However, their songwriting prowess soon paid off—R&B singer George McCrae turned their 1974 composition, "Rock Your Baby," into a major hit, paving the way for the band’s own chart success.
From 1975 onward, KC & The Sunshine Band delivered a string of disco anthems, including "Get Down Tonight" and "That's the Way (I Like It)" in 1975, "Shake Your Booty" in 1976, "I'm Your Boogieman" and "Keep It Comin' Love" in 1977, "Boogie Shoes" in 1978 (featured on the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack), and "Do You Wanna Go Party" and "Please Don't Go" in 1979. Their infectious energy and signature grooves made them one of the defining acts of the disco era.
Village People is a Disco band that formed New York City, New York, United States in 1977. The group is well known for their outrageous on-stage costumes (the members dressing up as a police officer, an American Indian chief, a construction worker, a soldier, a leather man (biker) and a cowboy) as for their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics.
The band's name references a well-known gay area of New York City, Greenwich Village. Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo got the inspiration for creating an assembly of American man archetypes based on the gay men of the Village who frequently dressed in various fantasy ways. The police officer character is said to have been inspired by an actual Sacramento County (California) Sheriff's Deputy.
Event details:
???? Doors open: approximately 6:30 p.m.
???? Fair admission: same day admission.
???? Stay updated: Tune in to OC Fair Radio for concert and Fair updates: ocfair.com/radio
