Five opening bands have ties to the Lehigh Valley!
Bethlehem, PA, July 31, 2023 – Musikfest has now announced all 12 bands who are opening for the headliner shows at the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza. Five of the 12 bands have ties to right here in the Lehigh Valley and include Slingshot Dakota, Pablo Batista, Red McFly, Maxamilly and Kendal Rose.
Slingshot Dakota hails from Allentown, PA and consists of American rock duo and husband-and-wife, Carly Camando and Tom Patterson, who are known for their loud sound and amazing stage presence. The two have been performing together since 2003. Their latest album is “Heavy Banding” that was released in 2019. They will be opening for WALK THE MOON along with Brigitte Calls Me Baby on August 4.
Red McFly is a successful hip-hop artist and producer from Allentown, Pennsylvania. McFly has produced beats for artists such as Kanye West and French Montana. He released his most recent album, “Life is Crazy,” in 2022. McFly will open for G-Eazy on August 5, along with iamchelseaiam.
Maxamilly was born in Miami, Florida and now lives in the Lehigh Valley. He is a multi-instrumentalist producer/emcee that specializes in guitar. Maxamilly has played the guitar since the age of seven, along with studying soul, funk, jazz and any other kind of music that inspired him. Maxamilly will be opening for Keith Sweat & Monica.
Pablo Batista is a master percussionist from Bethlehem, PA. He began studying Latin music at age seven and has since performed with artists such as Alicia Keys and Patti Labelle. Batista will be opening for El Gran Combo on Friday, August 11.
Kendal Conrad is a singer-songwriter and social media influencer from the Lehigh Valley. Her single Leader of the Pack had over 26 million views on TikTok and over 1 million plays on SoundCloud. At Musikfest, she sang a duet with Keith Urban and she has also opened for 37 of country’s hottest artists including Blake Shelton at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open to a crowd of 18,000. She will be opening for Dan + Shay on August 6 along with Johnathan Hutcherson
Below is the Full List of Openers for the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza:
| PREVIEW NIGHT: August 3 – AJR | LIVINGSTON |
| August 4 – WALK THE MOON | Slingshot Dakota & Brigitte Calls Me Baby |
| August 5 – G-Eazy | Red McFly & iamchelseaiam |
| August 6 – Dan + Shay | Johnathan Hutcherson & Kendal Conrad |
| August 7 – Walker Hayes | Breland |
| August 8 – Keith Sweat & Monica | Maxamilly |
| August 9 – Goo Goo Dolls + O.A.R | N/A |
| August 11 – El Gran Combo | Pablo Batista |
| August 12 – Maren Morris | October Rose |
| August 13 – Train | Better Than Ezra |
Get your Musikfest tickets now at musikfest.org and celebrate our 40th anniversary with us here, in Bethlehem, PA!
About Musikfest
A record-breaking 1,240,000 people attended Musikfest in 2022. The 11-day festival featured over 500 free performances, across 16 stages located throughout the City of Bethlehem. The 40th Musikfest is scheduled for Aug. 4 – 13, 2023, with a special preview night on Aug. 3. This year’s Musikfest 2023 poster artist is Allentown-based family Maltas Con Leche. Visit musikfest.org for more information.
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Abigail Wolf
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