{"id":84407,"date":"2018-12-06T00:22:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T05:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=84407"},"modified":"2018-12-06T00:22:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T05:22:13","slug":"country-star-brad-paisley-headlines-musikfest-aug-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=84407","title":{"rendered":"Country Star Brad Paisley Headlines Musikfest Aug. 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, PA\u2014Chart-topping country superstar Brad Paisley will transform Musikfest into a &#8220;<a id=\"m_-3907322450304167717LPlnk825723\" class=\"m_-3907322450304167717OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Southern Comfort Zone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Comfort_Zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_Comfort_Zone&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544152459106000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHa0yh4PbbPbmkZZ0af5_ypYjHQlg\">Southern Comfort Zone<\/a>&#8221; when he performs at the Sands Steel Stage Sun., Aug. 11, 7 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $69-$119 and go on sale starting Tues., Dec. 11, 10 a.m., to ArtsQuest Members and Fri., Dec. 14, 10 a.m., to the public at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.musikfest.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544152459106000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFEGKm5G-XaxxvlxRgUg2RuAxsxGg\">www.musikfest.org<\/a> and 610-332-3378.<\/p>\n<p>Best known for hits like \u201cWhiskey Lullaby\u201d and \u201cRemind Me,\u201d Paisley is a consummate singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer whose talents have earned him numerous awards, including three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards and 14 Country Music Association Awards including Entertainer of the Year. He has been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2001 and has written 21 of his 24 #1 hits including his most recent smash, \u201cToday.\u201d The song resonated with fans around the globe with the music video garnering more than 43 million views so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeaven South\u201d is his current single from his 11th studio album, \u201cLOVE AND WAR,\u201d which was released last spring; it is his ninth consecutive studio album to debut at #1 on Billboard\u2019s Top Country Albums chart. As co-host of this year\u2019s CMA Awards, Paisley debuted his new rodeo inspired single \u201cBucked Off\u201d in November.<\/p>\n<p>The Brad Paisley performance is presented by Edwards Business Systems and supported by media partner Cat Country 96. One of the largest music festivals in the nation, Musikfest features more than 500 performances on 17 stages throughout Bethlehem over 10 days. Proceeds from Musikfest support ArtsQuest\u2019s free programming for the community year-round at the Banana Factory arts center and the SteelStacks arts and cultural campus. Dates for the 36th edition of the festival are Aug. 2-11.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a id=\"m_-3907322450304167717LPlnk380664\" class=\"m_-3907322450304167717OWAAutoLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.musikfest.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544152459106000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFEGKm5G-XaxxvlxRgUg2RuAxsxGg\">www.musikfest.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information and image provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Brad-Paisley.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84407"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}