Multi-platinum rockers Daughtry celebrate ‘Twisted X-Mas’ at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 5
From a press release:
Hazleton rock radio station 97.9X announced today that multi-platinum rock band Daughtry will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Dec. 5 with special guests Sleep Theory and Devour the Day as part of their Adrenaline Gone Ballistic Holiday Tour.
$1 from every ticket sold to this show, dubbed 97.9X Twisted X-Mas, will be donated locally to The Cancer Wellness Center of NEPA in Forty Fort. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the concert starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets, which are $40.50, $50.50, $60.50, $80.50, and $90.50, plus applicable fees, go on sale this Friday, Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. at the Kirby Center box office (71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre) during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.), online at kirbycenter.org and ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 570-826-1100. A Kirby Member pre-sale begins Thursday, Aug. 8 at 10 a.m., as does a radio pre-sale from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. using the code 979XTW.
VIP packages will also be available online only. The “Daughtry Meet & Greet Experience,” which is $305.50 and $315.50, plus fees, includes one premium ticket, a meet and greet and step and repeat photo with the band, one collectible tour lithograph, one exclusive Daughtry merch bundle, and one official VIP laminate. The “Daughtry VIP Merch Package,” which is $155.50, plus fees, includes one premium ticket, one collectible tour lithograph, one exclusive Daughtry merch bundle, and one official VIP laminate.
Fronted by singer Chris Daughtry, Daughtry has been one of the most visible and bestselling rock bands of the 21st century, winning fans and selling out concerts across the globe since they burst on the scene in 2006. Their self-titled debut was the top-selling album of 2007 and the fastest-selling rock debut album in Soundscan history. The record was nominated for four Grammy Awards and won four American Music Awards, alongside seven Billboard Music Awards, including Album of the Year.
Subsequent albums “Leave This Town” (2009), “Break the Spell” (2011), and “Baptized”(2013) have all gone platinum, with “Cage to Rattle” (2018) certified gold. In 2021, the band released “Dearly Beloved,” with singles “World on Fire,” “Heavy Is the Crown,” and “Changes Are Coming” all cracking the Top 10.
Following yet another Top 10 success with their 2023 smash cover of Journey’s “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” featuring Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, Daughtry ushered in a new sonic era with their debut Big Machine Records single “Artificial.” This return to their rock roots scored the band their first No. 1 single on the active rock format, laying the groundwork for their new EP, set to release this fall.
The follow-up single, “Pieces,” dropped on March 22 and is a deeply personal song for Chris, as it was written shortly after the loss of his mother and daughter. The evocative lyrics include, “I’ll never get over it. It’s hard to move on, but I’m learning to live with the pieces of me.”
“At some point in our lives, we will all experience trauma of some kind – something that chips away at the essence of who we are. Sometimes, it’s an event so devastating that it shatters our reality and rips a hole through our soul. This is about finding the strength to pick up those broken pieces, face the darkness head on, and fight your way toward the light,” he explained.
Daughtry’s latest single, “Nervous,” was released on June 28.
The F.M. Kirby Center is a historic Art Deco/Moderne-style performing arts center located in downtown Wilkes-Barre. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
