Grand Island, NE – Look no further than "Love Drunk," the album’s anthemic lead single and title track on Boys Like Girls latest album, making them an electrifying addition to the 2010 Nebraska State Fair Entertainment Series . They will take the stage at the Heartland Events Center on Friday, September 3, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Boys Like Girls will be a free show with paid gate admission.

Boys Like Girls didn’t have to look far for inspiration when it came time to record Love Drunk, the long-awaited follow-up to their self-titled Columbia Records debut. After spending three years on the road in support of Boys Like Girls – which has sold more than 700,000 copies to date, is certified gold by the RIAA, and spawned the top ten Top 40 radio hit "The Great Escape" – the four friends from Boston knew how much they’d progressed as a band, and they credit a lot of that growth to their fans.

"Heart Heart Heartbreak" ramps the arena-ready sound up another notch, the verse-chorus-guitar solo combo custom made for audience participation; and "Contagious" follows suit with a penetrating bottom-end and rich vocal harmonies, further elevating Boys Like Girls to infectious new heights. On the less raucous end of the musical spectrum, a string section helps set the tone for the tender ballad "Two Is Better Than One," while the more mid-tempo "The First One" offers an endearing take on bouncing back from a broken heart.

Voted Spin.com’s Artist of the Year after receiving an astonishing 68% of the total vote in 2007, Boys Like Girls spent three years on the road, touring with the likes of Good Charlotte, Avril Lavigne and the Vans Warped Tour and developing one of the most loyal fan bases in modern rock. After selling more than 3.0 million digital singles – including 1.5 million copies of "The Great Escape," 900,000 copies of "Hero/Heroine" and 600,000 copies of "Thunder" – Boys Like Girls chronicled their rise from Ramen Noodles and sleeping on fans’ floors to headlining their hometown arena with the release of their first DVD in November 2008, readbetweenthelines.

The 2010 State Fair entertainment series in the Heartland Event Center is presented by the Nebraska Lottery and co-sponsored by Bristol Windows and U.S. Cellular. Additions to the 2010 Entertainment Series will be released soon.

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