While it's still more than eight months away, the Great New York State Fair has already announced the first concert of its 2022 lineup, along with a big change to Chevy Court show times.

Art of Rap featuring Ice-T and co-founder Mick Benzo will perform on the Chevy Park stage on Thursday, August 25 at 8 p.m., according to fair officials.

The concert is free with admission to the fair. 

Fair officials also announced Monday that evening show times at Chevy Court will change in 2022, moving to 6 p.m. to allow fairgoers enough time to see later shows at both Chevy Court and Chevy Park.

This year's fair hosted shows at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily on both stages, with few exceptions, meaning music fans often had to choose which show to see when attending the fair in 2021.

The 2022 New York State Fair is scheduled to run from August 24 to September 5; a return to its normal 13-day run, following a 18-day fair this past year which yielded slimmer crowds for the event's return after a break in 2020.