{"id":137275,"date":"2024-11-12T05:38:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=137275"},"modified":"2024-11-12T05:38:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:38:52","slug":"first-musikfest-2025-headliner-riley-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=137275","title":{"rendered":"FIRST Musikfest 2025 Headliner: Riley Green!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., November 11, 2024 \u2013\u00a0ArtsQuest<\/a>\u00a0is excited to announce the first Musikfest 2025 headliner, country star,\u00a0Riley Green!<\/strong>\u00a0Green will be coming to the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza with opener John Morgan on\u00a0Friday, August 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This show is sponsored by PenTelaDeta and Yuengling Lager, with media partner Cat Country 96. Ticket access begins tomorrow, Tuesday November 12 for ArtsQuest Members and Friday, November 15 for the general public at\u00a0Musikfest.org.<\/a>\u00a0Ticket prices run from $35 to $125 ($249 for Steel Terrace which includes dinner, drinks and dessert at private tables). For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an\u00a0ArtsQuest Circle Donor<\/a>\u00a0today. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the show kicks off at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Riley Green has been compelling country music fans to raise a drink, shed a tear and, above all, celebrate where they are from, since first releasing his self-titled EP in 2018 with Big Machine Label Group. Since then, he has had hit songs like #1 PLATINUM hit \u201cThere Was This Girl,\u201d the 3x-PLATINUM-certified heart-tugger \u201cI Wish grandpas Never Died,\u201d #1 single \u201cDifferent \u2018Rond Here (ft. Luke Combs)\u201d and his chart-topping collab with Thomas Rhett, \u201cHalf of Me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green has been named the Academy of Country Music\u2019s 2020 New Male Artist of the Year, a former MusicRow Breakout Artist of the Year, a CMT \u201cListen Up Artist\u201d and one of CRS\u2019s 2020 New Faces. His third studio album,\u00a0Don\u2019t Mind If I Do,\u00a0<\/em>was released on October 18. Green\u2019s well-earned confidence in his work shines through across the 18-track set with five of the tracks being solely written including standouts \u201cJesus Saves,\u201d \u201cWorst Way\u201d and title track \u201cDon\u2019t Mind If I Do (ft. Ella Langley).\u201d<\/p>\n

Opener John Morgan<\/strong>\u00a0is the perfect complement to Green\u2019s performance. With a style that\u2019s defined by melodic grit and a craftsman\u2019s approach to songwriting, Morgan brings a blue-collar toughness to country that\u2019s pulled straight from a life immersed in bluegrass tradition. He has earned cuts with Jon Pardi, Dustin Lynch, Thomas Rhett and Jason Aldean. Morgan has had his Grand Ole Opry debut and is now logging hours on the road opening for Aldean, ERNEST, Jameson Rodgers and, of course, Riley Green.<\/p>\n

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

A total of 1,029,417 people attended Musikfest in 2024. The 11-day festival featured over 500 free performances, across 16 stages located throughout both the north and south-sides of Bethlehem. The 42nd<\/sup>\u00a0Musikfest is scheduled for August 1 – 10, 2025. This year\u2019s Musikfest 2025 poster artist is\u00a0Banana Factory Teaching Artist\u00a0Mallory Zondag. To see the poster and learn more about Zondag\u2019s vision for it, along with information about the festival, visit\u00a0musikfest.org<\/a>.<\/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>; the\u00a0Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a> arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, of which nearly 50% are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.<\/p>\n

Information\u00a0 provided to TVL by:
\nBryn\u00a0 Keeney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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