{"id":118952,"date":"2023-05-30T21:43:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T01:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118952"},"modified":"2023-05-30T21:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T01:43:33","slug":"another-headliner-announced-walk-the-moon-will-hit-the-main-stage-at-musikfests-40th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=118952","title":{"rendered":"Another Headliner Announced: Walk the Moon will Hit the Main Stage at Musikfest\u2019s 40th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walk the Moon will Perform on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Friday, August 4<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethlehem, PA, May 30, 2023 \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is proud to announce the alternative-pop band, Walk the Moon, will perform Friday, August 4 at 7 p.m. on the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza. This Musikfest headliner is presented in partnership with 100.7 WLEV and Lehigh Valley With Love Media.<\/p>\n

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 30 at 8 a.m. for ArtsQuest Members and on-sale to the general public Friday, June 2 at 10 a.m. at\u00a0Musikfest.org<\/a>. Ticket prices will range from $25 and\u00a0$79. For more information on ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become a\u00a0ArtsQuest Circle donor<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n

Walk the Moon was formed in Cincinnati, Ohio and released their first alternative hit, \u201cAnna Sun\u201d in 2012. Their breakthrough hit, \u201cShut Up and Dance\u201d released in 2014 became a multi-platinum global hit. The song hit the Billboard Hot 100 Chart running, staying on it for 53 weeks peaking at No. 4. The song also peaked at No. 1 on the Alternative Hot AC and went to number 2 on the Top 40 radio and broke the record for consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. \u201cShut Up and Dance\u201d is from the group\u2019s third album,\u00a0Talking Is Hard<\/em>, which is a platinum-selling album and reached No. 14 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n

Throughout the bands career, they have been nominated for MTV Music Video Award for Best Rock Video, American Music Award for Favorite Pop\/Rock Duo or Group, New Artists of the Year, and Favorite Alternative Rock Artist and for the iHeart Music Award for Best Duo\/Group of the Year, Song of the Year, and Alternative Rock Song of the Year for \u201cShut Up and Dance.\u201d The group has won two Billboard awards for Top Rock Song for \u201cShut Up and Dance\u201d and Top Rock Artists. They have also won the Vanguard Award from ASCAP Pop Music Awards in 2016.<\/p>\n

In 2017, with the release of \u201cOne Foot,” the\u00a0leading single of their fourth album,\u00a0What if Nothing<\/em>, scored No. 1\u00a0Alternative Radio Hit. The album reached No.\u00a040 on the Billboard 200 and No. 3\u00a0on Alternative Albums chart. The bands most recent and fifth album was released in November 2021,\u00a0HEIGHTS<\/em>, includes the hits \u201cCan You Handle My Love?\u201d and \u201cGiants.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

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 \u2013 13, 2023, with a special preview night on Aug. 3. This year\u2019s Musikfest 2023 poster artist is Allentown-based family Maltas Con Leche. Visit\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nJennifer LoConte
\nCommunication Director
\nArtsQuest
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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