R&B icon Patti LaBelle ranks as the highest-paid music act at this year's Indiana State Fair.

The fair paid $95,000 for a LaBelle performance Aug. 17 at the fair's Free Stage, where concerts were presented daily Aug. 4-20. Rock singer Bret Michaels followed LaBelle on the pay chart, with $75,000 for an Aug. 7 show.

On Aug. 16, the fair paid $80,000 for a two-act bill: Dashboard Confessional ($52,000) and All-American Rejects ($28,000).

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At the 4,000-capacity Free Stage, admission was included in the price of a fair ticket ($12, but cheaper if purchased in advance or discounted through a promotion). Overall, the fair attracted 906,732 attendees across 17 days.

Most concert contracts are private, but the fair's are public record because the State of Indiana oversees the event.

More than $600,000 was paid to Free Stage performers, who came to town with some colorful backstage requests. Check out the 12 musicians who received the biggest checks:

1. Patti LaBelle

When: Aug. 17.

Payment: $95,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: LaBelle requested one bottle of Hendrick's gin and two bottles of Opus One or Caymus red wine (“no substitutes”), but the fair is prohibited from providing alcohol to its entertainers. For atmosphere, LaBelle requested two Diptyque Baies candles (“no substitutes”) and a large floral arrangement of White Casablanca lilies for her dressing room.

2. Bret Michaels

When: Aug. 7.

Payment: $75,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: The Poison vocalist requested two packages of all-beef hot dogs, as well as six-packs of Coke, Dr. Pepper, Diet Cherry Pepsi, Cherry 7-Up, Diet Squirt and Fresca.

3. 'Happy Together' tour

When: Aug. 14.

Payment: $65,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: This bill, featuring Flo & Eddie of the Turtles, the Association, Chuck Negron (of Three Dog Night), the Box Tops, the Cowsills and Ron Dante (of the Archies), nixed all "prepackaged meats or cheeses" (per Flo & Eddie) and requested Blue Diamond Nut-Thins (per the Cowsills).

4. George Thorogood & the Destroyers

When: Aug. 4.

Payment: $60,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: The "I Drink Alone" singer requested six cans of Corona Extra beer on ice, but the fair is prohibited from providing alcohol to its entertainers. Elsewhere, Thorogood requested small containers of fresh whole blueberries and fresh whole strawberries. And two fresh raw eggs.

5. Dashboard Confessional

When: Aug. 16.

Payment: $52,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: Led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba, Dashboard Confessional requested one bag of black licorice and two cans or bottles of nonalcoholic ginger beer.

6. Montgomery Gentry

When: Aug. 9.

Payment: $50,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: This tour typically sends concert promoters on a substantial liquor store mission, with requirements of Grey Goose vodka, Jim Beam whiskey, Kendall-Jackson chardonnay, Kendall-Jackson pinot noir and beer (Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, Corona Extra, Coors Light and Stella Artois). The Indiana State Fair is prohibited from providing alcohol to its entertainers

7. Blue October

When: Aug. 11.

Payment: $32,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: No requests listed in contract.

8. 'Yacht Rock Revival' tour

When: Aug. 10.

Payment: $30,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: This bill, featuring the band Yacht Rock Revue accompanying Robbie Dupree, Elliot Lurie (of Looking Glass), Peter Beckett (of Player) and Matthew Wilder, has a communal approach to backstage life: 15 hot meals, 15 salads, 15 glasses for drinking and 20 chairs.

9. All-American Rejects

When: Aug. 16.

Payment: $28,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: No requests listed in contract.

10. Kiefer Sutherland

When: Aug. 18

Payment: $27,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: Sutherland, known for acting roles in "24" and "The Lost Boys," requested two packs of American Spirit "Yellow" cigarettes and one large package of Haribo gummy bears. Sutherland's tour manager asked for one package of Zig-Zag "Orange" rolling papers, but the fair declined this request.

11. Danny Gokey

When: Aug. 13.

Payment: $25,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: This former "American Idol" competitor requested an after-show meal that "could be something like wings from Buffalo Wild Wings, appetizers from P.F. Chang's" or pizza or chicken tenders from a local restaurant.

12. Here Come the Mummies

When: Aug. 12.

Payment: $20,000.

Noteworthy backstage requests: The tour advises the fair to "refer to Here Come the Mummies as being 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies. Please avoid references to 'costumes, mummy attire and/or makeup.' " Meanwhile, the band requested two packages of Neutrogena makeup-removing wipes.

Call IndyStar reporter David Lindquist at (317) 444-6404. Follow him on Twitter: @317Lindquist.