{"id":133006,"date":"2024-07-23T19:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T23:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=133006"},"modified":"2024-07-23T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T23:47:11","slug":"musikfest-announces-2024-free-stage-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=133006","title":{"rendered":"Musikfest Announces 2024 Free Stage Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

See performances by Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Hannah Wicklund, Saxsquatch, and more!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA, July 22, 2024-\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is excited to announce its Musikfest 2024 Free Stage lineup, hosting over 500 musical acts across 16 free stages throughout the city. To view a full list of performers and stay up to date on food, festivities and more, visit\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>\u00a0or download the\u00a0Musikfest app<\/a>\u00a0powered by PNC.<\/p>\n

Southside Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acts performing at the Air Products Americaplatz at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks this year include Melt on Sunday, Aug. 4; Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Thursday, Aug. 8; Scythian on Friday, Aug. 9 and Dustbowl Revival on Saturday, Aug. 10.<\/p>\n

Additionally, South Carolina musician Hannah Wicklund will help start the festival with a preview night performance on Thursday, Aug. 1. Wicklund began touring at 16 years old and has since toured with several big artists, including musician and singer Marcus King and this year\u2019s Musikfest headliner Great Van Fleet during the European leg of their 2022 \u201cDreams in Gold\u201d tour. The singer released her album,\u00a0The Prize<\/em>, in 2024, receiving critical acclaim and a feature on The Times\u2019 \u201cBest Albums Of 2024 So Far\u201d list.<\/p>\n

\u2018Festers can also watch performances by Burn the Jukebox, a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll band of high school students from Northeastern, Pa., on Sunday, Aug. 11 and Bigfoot-dressed musician Saxsquatch on Monday, Aug. 5 and Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Highmark Blue Shield Community Stage.<\/p>\n

North Side Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Located on Main and Lehigh Streets, the Guardian Zinzenplatz stage will host The Arcadian Wild on Saturday, Aug. 3; Dracu-Las on Sunday, Aug. 4; Jagged Little Thrill \u2013 The Alanis Experience on Friday, Aug. 9 and Bassel & The Supernaturals on Sunday, Aug. 11.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss Max Embers at the Hotel Bethlehem Platz on Friday, Aug. 2. Born in Germany, Embers attended Liberty High School in the Bethlehem Area School District through an exchange student program before returning to the states to attend Berklee College of Music. The now Los Angeles based singer-songwriter has worked with major label artists like GRAMMY nominee Noah Cyrus, Swedish star Feliz Sandman and Joji. Embers\u00a0will also perform on Sunday, Aug. 3 and Saturday, Aug. 4.<\/p>\n

Other free stage acts include Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise at Plaza Tropical on Friday, Aug. 9; The Sensational Barnes Brothers at PNC Stadtplaz on Sunday, Aug. 11 and House of Hamill at IBEW Local 375 Liederplatz on Thursday, Aug. 8<\/p>\n

For more free entertainment, check out eVenti Verticali\u2019s SPHERE Aug. 9 \u2013 11 at the Martin Guitar Handwerkplatz. All the way from Italy, SPHERE is a 30-minute outdoor performance delivered by five aerialists suspended from a crane 60 feet above the ground. The aerialists will take the audience on a journey reflecting on their life on planet earth in this brand new Musikfest addition. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

To view the complete list of free performers, visit the new, user-friendly Musikfest website at\u00a0<\/strong>musikfest.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Musikfest will take place Aug. 1 – 11, 2024. This year\u2019s main stage acts performing at the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza include\u00a0Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra and Tonic<\/a>,\u00a0Shinedown<\/a>,\u00a0Jowell & Randy<\/a>,\u00a0SLASH \u2013 S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival<\/a>,\u00a0Old Dominion<\/a>,\u00a0Lynyrd\u00a0Skynyrd<\/ins><\/u>: Celebrating 50 Years<\/a>,\u00a0Black Eyed Peas<\/a>,\u00a0Big Time Rush<\/a>,\u00a0Ludacris<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ZZ Top<\/a>. 15 diverse opening acts will also take the stage with performances by\u00a0The Beaches<\/a>,\u00a0Luis Figueroa<\/a>,\u00a0Flyana Boss<\/a>,\u00a0Sorelle<\/a>\u00a0and more.\u00a0The festival will kick off with a preview night on Aug. 1 with headliner\u00a0Greta Van Fleet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information and to view participating vendors and performers, visit\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>. You can also download the\u00a0free Musikfest app<\/a>, powered by PNC, allowing you to customize your schedule and access an interactive Musikfest map, emergency weather information, shuttle schedules, best parking lot locations and more! The app is available to download at the\u00a0Apple<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Google Play<\/a>\u00a0app stores.<\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest<\/strong>
\nArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission 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,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>;\u00a0the\u00a0Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>;\u00a0and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than\u00a01.9 million people\u00a0annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, of which over 50% are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nBryn Keeney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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