{"id":110194,"date":"2021-12-06T16:01:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110194"},"modified":"2021-12-06T16:01:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T21:01:10","slug":"grammy-award-winning-country-band-alabama-to-headline-musikfest-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110194","title":{"rendered":"GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING COUNTRY BAND ALABAMA TO HEADLINE MUSIKFEST 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

The band ALABAMA will perform on the Wind Creek Steel Stage on Saturday, August 13, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is proud to welcome ALABAMA to\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>, its flagship festival, in 2022. The award-winning country band will headline the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on\u00a0Saturday, August 13<\/strong>. The show is sponsored by PenTeleData and Capital Blue Cross, with media partner Cat Country 96. Tickets will go on sale to\u00a0ArtsQuest members<\/a>\u00a0beginning\u00a0Tues., Dec. 7<\/strong>\u00a0and to the public at 10 a.m.\u00a0Fri., Dec. 10<\/strong>. on\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an\u202fArtsQuest Circle donor\u202ftoday.<\/p>\n

ALABAMA introduced rock style guitars, lights, pyrotechnics and sounds to the country audience. The acclaimed band has sold more than 80 million albums and has charted 43 number one singles, including 21 number one singles in a row. They have won more than 178 CMA Awards, GRAMMY\u00ae Awards, ACM Awards and counting. They\u2019ve earned 21 Gold\u00ae, Platinum\u00ae and Multi-Platinum\u00ae albums and were named the RIAA\u2019s Country Group of the Century. ALABAMA has inspired many of today\u2019s brightest country stars including Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan, as well as pop and rock stars from Ed Sheeran to Jon Bon Jovi. Their hits \u201cDixieland Delight,\u201d \u201cMountain Music\u201d and many others can often be heard as part of cover band\u2019s set lists across America. They are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame and have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n

Musikfest will take place Aug. 5 \u2013 14, 2022. Country music superstar\u00a0Kelsea Ballerini<\/a>\u00a0is set to perform on Thurs., Aug. 11. Additional announcements will be shared throughout the year. The new\u00a0Musikfest poster<\/a>, by renowned fine artist Bart Cooper, was unveiled in Nov. Visit musikfest.org for more information. Overall, an estimated 1,127,000 people attended Musikfest in 2021 and the 11-day festival had an estimated $67 million impact on the Lehigh Valley Region of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nNicole Harrell
\nArtsQuest Director of Communications
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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