{"id":115605,"date":"2023-01-17T19:50:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T00:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115605"},"modified":"2023-01-17T19:51:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T00:51:15","slug":"country-artist-walker-hayes-to-headline-musikfest-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115605","title":{"rendered":"COUNTRY ARTIST WALKER HAYES TO HEADLINE MUSIKFEST 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Platinum performer will take the Wind\u00a0Creek Steel Stage Monday, Aug. 7\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 ArtsQuest and media partner Cat Country 96 are about to get \u201cfancy like\u201d this summer with Walker Hayes on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza\u00a0Monday, Aug. 7, 2023<\/strong>. Member ticket access for the Musikfest headliner begins\u00a0Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 8 a.m.,<\/strong>\u00a0with remaining tickets on sale to the public at\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>\u00a0beginning at 10 a.m.\u00a0Friday, Jan. 20.<\/strong>\u00a0For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an\u202fArtsQuest Circle donor<\/a>\u202ftoday.<\/p>\n

The August performance will mark Hayes\u2019 second visit to Bethlehem since bursting onto the country scene and earning national prestige. He previously offered up selections from his songbook during a free concert at SteelStacks as part of the Levitt Pavilion Summer Concert Series Aug. 17, 2017.<\/p>\n

Chart-toping country singer\/song writer Walker Hayes is a true family man, from Mobile, Alabama. Hayes\u2019 humble southern roots and family values are put on full display in all his work.\u00a0After many, many years in Nashville chasing his dream,\u00a0Hayes got his breakthrough singing about what he knows best \u2013 family, faith and real life.\u00a0Since the beginning of his musical career, he continues to share stories that reflect his personal life and experiences that millions of listeners relate to.<\/p>\n

Hayes\u2019 album \u201cCountry Stuff the Album\u201d has become one of the top country albums in sales and streams in the genre and is currently the only RIAA certified album in country music released last year. Featuring platinum single \u201cAA\u201d and the Billboard chart topping \u201cFancy Like.\u201d\u00a0The single\u00a0spent more than 6 months at the No.1 spot on the\u00a0Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, hit the top 5 on\u00a0Billboard\u2019s Hot 100 Songs, hit number one at country radio,\u00a0was featured in a nationwide Applebee\u2019s commercial\u00a0and\u00a0gave Hayes his first GRAMMY Award nomination as an artist for Best Country Song. The 43-year-old father has become a country music TikTok star, making a \u201cFancy Like\u201d video with his teenage daughter, leading to over 35 million views and connecting\u00a0with audiences across genres.<\/p>\n

Continuing his genre spanning success, Hayes has released a new version of \u201cY\u2019all Life\u201d featuring R&B\/pop superstar Ciara, \u201cHigh Heels\u201d featuring rap\/hip-hop star Flo Rida and \u201cJesus\u2019 Fault\u201d featuring Christian rock artist Zach Williams.<\/p>\n

A record-breaking 1,240,000 people attended Musikfest in 2022. The 10-day festival featured over 500 free performances, across 16 stages located throughout the City of Bethlehem. The 40th Musikfest is scheduled for Aug. 4\u201313, 2023. This year\u2019s Musikfest 2023 poster artist is Allentown-based family Maltas Con Leche. Previously announced\u00a0headline shows include indie-pop trio AJR Friday, Aug. 4, country duo Dan + Shay<\/p>\n

Sunday, Aug. 6, Goo Goo Dolls Wednesday, Aug. 9, Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias, Aug. 10, and Maren Morris Saturday, Aug. 12. Visit\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>\u00a0for more information,<\/p>\n

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About ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n

ArtsQuest\u2019s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, approximately 50% of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region. ArtsQuest is a proud member of IFEA, the\u00a0International Festivals & Events Association<\/a>, NIVA, the\u00a0National Independent Venue Association<\/a>\u00a0and NATO, the\u00a0National Association of Theatre Owners<\/a>.<\/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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