Following Netflix special, comedian Jim Norton comes to Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Dec. 1
From a press release: Stand-up comedian and radio host Jim Norton will bring his Kneeling Room Only Tour to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Friday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $32.50, go on sale this Friday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at sandseventcenter.com, the Event Center box […]
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ steps into Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Oct. 18
From a press release: It was announced today that the live tour of the Emmy Award-winning primetime television show “So You Think You Can Dance” will return to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are $39.50, $55.50, and $65.50, go on sale this Friday, Aug. 25 at […]
Multi-platinum reggae rock band 311 plays at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Oct. 26
From a press release: It was announced today that multi-platinum-selling reggae rock band 311 will bring their fall tour to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $36.50, go on sale this Friday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at sandseventcenter.com, the Event Center […]
Popular tribute acts Pink Talking Fish and Start Making Sense play at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Oct. 20
From a press release: After well-received performances recently at the Peach Music Festival and Arts on the Square in Scranton, Pink Talking Fish, a tribute act covering Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, and Phish, and Start Making Sense, who recreate the music of the Talking Heads, will play together at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on […]
Musikfest in Bethlehem sets new attendance record as nation’s largest free music festival
From a press release: A record number of performances and performers, several new programming elements, and nearly ideal weather conditions combined to attract a record number of patrons to Musikfest and the city of Bethlehem on Friday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, Aug. 13. Attendance at the 2017 festival, presented by the nonprofit ArtsQuest, was 1,196,000, […]
PHOTOS: Godsmack and Like a Storm at Musikfest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, 08/09/17
Before going back into the studio to record their next album, multi-platinum rock band Godsmack headlined Musikfest on the Sands Steel Stage at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem on Wednesday, Aug. 9, delivering a career-spanning set that went back almost 20 years. Following sets by hard rock bands Another Day Dawns from Lehighton and Like a […]
Grammy-winning rock band Evanescence plays with full orchestra in Bethlehem on Nov. 7
From a press release: In support of their fourth studio album, “Synthesis,” slated for a fall release, it was announced today that the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning rock band Evanescence will also launch the Synthesis Live Tour this fall, beginning Oct. 14 on the West Coast and stopping at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Tuesday, […]
Comedian Margaret Cho reschedules Sands Bethlehem Event Center show for Nov. 17
From a press release: Originally scheduled for Friday, Sept. 29, award-winning stand-up comedian, actress, singer/songwriter, and author Margaret Cho will now perform at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Friday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. due to a scheduling conflict. Tickets, which are $25, $35, and $39.50, are on sale now and can be purchased […]
PHOTOS: Live (original lineup) at Musikfest at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, 08/07/17
Reuniting with singer Ed Kowalczyk and touring with their founding lineup for the first time since 2009, chart-topping alternative rock band Live headlined Musikfest on the Sands Steel Stage at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem on Monday, Aug. 7. The multi-platinum-selling rockers from York, Pennsylvania last played Musikfest back in 2002, and with the original group […]
PHOTOS: Arts on the Square in Scranton with Start Making Sense, Rogue Chimp, Starbird, and more, 07/29/17
Last year, pouring rain swept Arts on the Square away, forcing Scranton’s largest arts festival to close down before it ever really got started. The fifth annual event on Saturday, July 29, however, was quite the opposite, bringing thousands downtown to enjoy over 100 vendors, live art demonstrations, a variety of food, family activities, and […]
