Scott Kucharski

REVIEW/PHOTOS: First-ever Catbird Music Festival impresses with memorable lineup, scenic views, and organization at Bethel Woods

REVIEW/PHOTOS: First-ever Catbird Music Festival impresses with memorable lineup, scenic views, and organization at Bethel Woods

The inaugural Catbird Music Festival landed in the Catskill Mountains of New York on the weekend of Aug. 19-20, flying high with an eclectic lineup of country, bluegrass, folk, rock, alternative, jazz, funk, and jam bands. For its first year, they chose the hallowed grounds of the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, which most […]

 Scott Kucharski

REVIEW/PHOTOS: Iconic rockers Hollywood Vampires blissfully bite into Bethel Woods

REVIEW/PHOTOS: Iconic rockers Hollywood Vampires blissfully bite into Bethel Woods

On an absolutely perfect July evening in the Catskill Mountains of New York, only one night after outlaw country legend Willie Nelson graced the same stage, the Hollywood Vampires flew out into the night to rock a huge crowd that turned out at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts for a rare opportunity to […]

 Scott Kucharski

REVIEW/PHOTOS: Willie Nelson’s Outlaw friends fire up festival fans at Bethel Woods

REVIEW/PHOTOS: Willie Nelson’s Outlaw friends fire up festival fans at Bethel Woods

Willie Nelson and his annual Outlaw Music Festival came to the beautiful grounds of the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York on Saturday, July 29. The 2023 tour is the largest iteration of the longtime festival that celebrates the legendary American icon. The festival originally debuted in Scranton as a one-off event […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Live Nation offers $25 tickets to shows in Scranton, Allentown, and more during Concert Week, May 4-10

Live Nation offers $25 tickets to shows in Scranton, Allentown, and more during Concert Week, May 4-10

From a press release: Today, Live Nation began its annual Concert Week promotion, offering music fans the ability to purchase $25 all-in tickets to more than 3,700 shows across North America this year. The week-long program celebrates one of the biggest and most anticipated years for live music and marks the kickoff to the summer […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Dead & Company jams at Bethel Woods on Aug. 23 and Hersheypark Stadium on Aug. 28

Dead & Company jams at Bethel Woods on Aug. 23 and Hersheypark Stadium on Aug. 28

From a press release: Today, Dead & Company, which features former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti, announced their national 2021 tour that kicks off on Aug. 16 in Raleigh, North Carolina and runs through Halloween, with a three-night stand at the iconic […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Zac Brown Band takes Comeback Tour to Bethel Woods on Aug. 6 and Hersheypark Stadium on Aug. 21

Zac Brown Band takes Comeback Tour to Bethel Woods on Aug. 6 and Hersheypark Stadium on Aug. 21

From a press release: Today, the multi-platinum-selling Zac Brown Band announced The Comeback Tour, a national run with singer/songwriters Teddy Swims and Ashland Craft that will stop at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York on Friday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. and Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey on Saturday, Aug. 21 at […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York cancels entire 2020 Pavilion season due to coronavirus

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in New York cancels entire 2020 Pavilion season due to coronavirus

From a press release: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a nonprofit cultural center located at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York, announced the cancellation of its 2020 Pavilion season today. Bethel Woods management, along with its board of trustees, made the decision to suspend its Pavilion stage programming […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Mountain Jam announces 2020 lineup at Bethel Woods with Trey Anastasio, Gov’t Mule, Brandi Carlile, and more

Mountain Jam announces 2020 lineup at Bethel Woods with Trey Anastasio, Gov’t Mule, Brandi Carlile, and more

From a press release: Mountain Jam, one of the Northeast’s biggest rock ‘n’ roll music and camping festivals and the largest in New York, announced its lineup today for the three-day music extravaganza at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31. Now in its 16th continuous year, […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Live Nation offers $20 tickets to concerts in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown, and more May 1-7

Live Nation offers $20 tickets to concerts in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown, and more May 1-7

From a press release: Today, Live Nation began its fifth annual National Concert Week, giving music fans the opportunity to purchases tickets for just $20 (all-in, including fees) for one week only. Kicking off a massive summer concert season, the offer running May 1 through Tuesday, May 7 at 11:59 p.m. includes over two million […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

Original Woodstock site celebrates 50th anniversary with Ringo Starr, Santana, John Fogerty, and more Aug. 15-18

Original Woodstock site celebrates 50th anniversary with Ringo Starr, Santana, John Fogerty, and more Aug. 15-18

From a press release: While headlines declare that the much-publicized Woodstock 50 at Watkins Glen has been canceled after delays and major investors pulling out, a separate, unaffiliated event is moving forward with headliners Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, Santana with The Doobie Brothers, and John Fogerty at the historic site of the […]