{"id":112369,"date":"2022-05-24T21:11:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T01:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112369"},"modified":"2022-05-24T21:11:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T01:11:45","slug":"distrubed-to-headline-musikfest-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112369","title":{"rendered":"DISTRUBED TO HEADLINE MUSIKFEST 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Grammy nominated heavy metal band will rock<\/em>\u00a0The Wind Creek Steel Stage Wed., Aug 10<\/em><\/p>\n

BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is excited to announce triple-platinum chart topping heavy metal band, Disturbed, will headline the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on\u00a0Wed., August 10<\/strong>. This show is sponsored by\u00a0Ironton Global<\/a>\u00a0with media partner\u00a0WZZO<\/a>.\u00a0<\/u>Tickets will go on sale to\u00a0ArtsQuest members<\/a>\u00a0beginning 10 a.m.,\u00a0Wed., May 25\u00a0<\/strong>and to the general public at 10 a.m., on\u00a0Fri., May 27\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an\u00a0ArtsQuest Circle\u00a0donor<\/a>\u202ftoday.<\/p>\n

Formed in Chicago in 1994, the four-man band has released seven studio albums with five debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 a feat only accomplished by Metallica and The Dave Matthews Band. Lead by vocal powerhouse David Draiman, Disturbed, released two of their most recognizable songs \u201cDown with the Sickness\u201d and \u201cStupify\u201d in late 90s with the band\u2019s quadruple-platinum 2000 debut album\u00a0The Sickness<\/em>\u00a0launching them into notoriety. In 2015 the group released a cover of \u201cThe Sound of Silence,\u201d featured on both their studio platinum album\u00a0Immortalized<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Live at Red Rocks,<\/em>\u00a0gaining multiple award nominations including a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance, and winning iHeartRadio\u2019s Rock Artist of the Year in 2017. The group has toured extensively during its career often headlining heavy metal summer tours like \u201cOzzfest\u201d and \u201cMayhem Festival. For its most recent album the group broke from its signature sound with the release of\u00a0Evolution.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0The studio recording was broken into two sections: \u201cBallad\u201d and \u201cHeavy.\u201d The \u201cBallad\u201d section included acoustic guitar, piano and even a didgeridoo for tracks like \u201cA Reason to Fight.\u201d Following the release, the band put a call out to its die-hard fans for help choosing the first single. \u201cAre You Ready,\u201d a song filled electronics and stadium filling riffs from the \u201cheavy\u201d side was selected for release and was well received. The group has racked in eleven number one singles and has sold over 16 million records worldwide.<\/p>\n

Musikfest will take place Aug. 5 \u2013 14, 2022. This year\u2019s lineup includes\u00a0Ja Rule & Ashanti<\/a>, \u00a0Kip Moore<\/a>,\u00a0Ziggy Marley \u2013 A Live Tribute to His Father<\/a>,\u00a0Olga Ta\u00f1\u00f3n<\/a>,\u00a0Counting Crows<\/a>,\u00a0Willie Nelson & Family<\/a>,\u00a0Kelsea Ballerini<\/a>,\u00a0ALABAMA<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Poison<\/a>. This year\u2019s \u2018Fest includes a preview night on Aug. 4 with headliner\u00a0Boyz II Men<\/a>.\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

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nKelley Andrade, ArtsQuest
\nPublic Relations Coordinator
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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