STREAMING: Wilkes-Barre’s Breaking Benjamin sheds ‘Blood’ in heavy new track
Multi-platinum rock band Breaking Benjamin is less than two months away from releasing their next album, “Ember,” and the Wilkes-Barre group been putting out singles since January in anticipation of their sixth full-length through Hollywood Records. The third new song, “Blood,” was made public today, another heavy track from what the band has promised will […]
Strength for a Reason plays entire debut album at NEPA hardcore show in Wilkes-Barre on April 21
Many popular bands are rewarding longtime fans by performing their first or seminal albums live in their entirety so, after years of requests, Nanticoke hardcore band Strength for a Reason will play their entire debut album, “Show and Prove,” at a hardcore showcase at The Other Side in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, April 21 at 5:30 […]
Glam metal band Warrant plays Rock 107 Birthday Bash at The Woodlands in Wilkes-Barre on April 4
From a press release: Scranton classic rock radio station Rock 107 has announced that Los Angeles glam metal band Warrant will headline its annual Birthday Bash at The Woodlands Inn in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, April 4. In addition to door prizes, giveaways, drinks, and a birthday cake (maybe even a “Cherry Pie”), opening the 38th […]
Multi-platinum rock band REO Speedwagon plays at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Sept. 21
From a press release: It was announced today that chart-topping, multi-platinum classic rock band REO Speedwagon is rolling into Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $53 for regular reserved seating or $58 for the pit (standing room only), go on sale next Friday, March 2 at […]
Indie rock band Manchester Orchestra performs at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on June 5
From a press release: It was announced this week that Atlanta indie rock band Manchester Orchestra will bring their A Black Mile to the Surface Tour, named after their latest album, to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Tuesday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $22 in advance or $27 the day of […]
Chart-topping rockers Imagine Dragons ‘Evolve’ at Hersheypark Stadium on June 16
From a press release: Today, multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons released a new single, “Next to Me,” and revealed the summer dates of their Evolve Tour, which returns on June 5 in Hartford, Connecticut and will hit Boston, Toronto, New York, and Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey on Saturday, June 16 at 7 p.m. […]
Styx and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts kick off 35th annual Musikfest in Bethlehem on Aug. 3
From a press release: Soon after their stop at the Giant Center in Hershey, it was announced today that classic rock legends Styx and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts will kick off Musikfest’s 35th anniversary, headlining the first night of the Bethlehem festival on the Sands Steel Stage on Friday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. […]
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia reunites after 32 years at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on April 18
From a press release: For 32 years, fans have been clamoring for a reunion. The wait is over. No longer able to turn a deaf ear to the unceasing requests from fans and the media alike, Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Willie Wilcox, and Ralph Schuckett are reuniting as Todd Rundgren’s Utopia for their first North […]
PHOTOS: Alt 92.1 Snow Show with Dashboard Confessional, Tigers Jaw, AJR, and SYML in Wilkes-Barre, 01/28/18
Just a few months after Alt 92.1 held its first big concert event with Bleachers, The Struts, Bishop Briggs, and Welshly Arms, the Scranton radio station returned to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre to host its inaugural Snow Show with Dashboard Confessional, Tigers Jaw, AJR, and SYML on Sunday, Jan. 28. Replacing the Nutcracker […]
Folk rockers The Avett Brothers return to SteelStacks in Bethlehem on Aug. 17
From a press release: It will be an awesome night under the stars when chart-topping folk rock group The Avett Brothers return to the SteelStacks in Bethlehem for the 2018 Yuengling Summer Concert Series on Friday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert, which takes place at the Levitt Pavilion (789 E. 1st […]
