The Orange County Fair broke attendance records with 1.5 million visitors for the run that ended Sunday.
The concurrent concert series in Pacific Amphitheatre also broke a record, selling out nine of its shows.
Find out the top 5 shows based on ticket sales after the jump.
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1) Sublime with Rome/the Dirty Heads
2) Train
3) Joan Jett & The Blackhearts with The Runaways' Cherie Currie
4) Adam Lambert/Orianthi
5) John Legend
This year, the OC Fair added a new entertainment complex called the Hangar. The top five shows there were:
1) Sweet & Tender Hooligans (tribute to Morrissey and The Smiths)
2) Wild Child (tribute to Jim Morrison and The Doors)
3) Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez
4) “Led Zeppelin Live!” starring Heartbreaker (tribute to Led Zeppelin)
5) Purple Reign (tribute to Prince)
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