Featured Image: Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz<\/p>\n
BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is proud to welcome GRAMMY and Academy Award-nominated Counting Crows to\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>, its flagship festival, in 2022. The rock band will headline the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on\u00a0Mon., August 8<\/strong>. Tickets will go on sale to\u00a0ArtsQuest members<\/a>\u00a0beginning\u00a0Tues., March 8<\/strong>\u00a0and to the public at 10 a.m.\u00a0Fri., March 11<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an\u00a0ArtsQuest Circle donor<\/a>\u202ftoday.<\/p>\n Counting Crows, led by frontman Adam Duritz, has been entertaining music fans worldwide for more than two decades with their soulful and intricate take on timeless rock & roll. The group came onto the scene in 1993 with their multi-platinum breakout album, August and Everything After, including hits \u201cRound Here\u201d and \u201cMr. Jones.\u201d Since then, the band has gone on to release seven studio albums, selling more than 20 million records worldwide. In 2004, Counting Crows recorded the chart-topping hit “Accidently in Love” for the animated motion picture Shrek 2. The instant success of the track earned them an Academy Award nomination for “Best Original Song” at the 2005 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Original Song” and a GRAMMY award nomination for “Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.” Counting Crows was recently named No. 8 on Billboard Magazine’s 2021 “Greatest Of All Time: Adult Alternative 25th Anniversary Chart.” The band released their newest record, Butter Miracle, featuring the hit single \u201cElevator Boots\u201d in April of 2021.<\/p>\n Musikfest will take place Aug. 5 \u2013 14, 2022. This year\u2019s lineup includes\u00a0Willie Nelson & Family<\/a>,\u00a0Kelsea Ballerini<\/a>,\u00a0ALABAMA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Poison<\/a>. Additional announcements will be shared throughout the year.\u00a0The new Musikfest poster<\/a>, by renowned fine artist Bart Cooper, was unveiled in Nov. Visit\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>\u00a0for 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 Information provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Featured Image: Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz The Counting Crows will perform on the Wind Creek Steel Stage on Mon., August 8, 2022 BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest\u00a0is proud to welcome GRAMMY … Continue reading COUNTING CROWS TO HEADLINE MUSIKFEST 2022<\/span>
\nNicole Harrell
\nArtsQuest Director of Communications
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