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Shinedown and Three Days Grace perform at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on April 10

Shinedown and Three Days Grace perform at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on April 10

From a press release: Today, multi-platinum rock band Shinedown announced The Revolutions Live Tour with support from fellow chart-toppers Three Days Grace and From Ashes to New. Co-produced by FPC Live and Live Nation, their Revolutions Live Tour starts off in Saginaw, Michigan on April 3, kicking off a 21-date run of spring shows across […]

 Rich Howells

VIDEO PREMIERE: Death Valley Dreams embrace Noir to ‘Feel This No More’ before Cold tour

VIDEO PREMIERE: Death Valley Dreams embrace Noir to ‘Feel This No More’ before Cold tour

After five years, Death Valley Dreams is feeling something again. Based in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, the indie/new wave/alternative rock band is back to release new music ahead of their return to the live stage – and their biggest tour yet. Filmed by Chad Bonk and premiering today exclusively on NEPA Scene, the neon-bathed music video […]

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Grammy-nominated country singer Zach Bryan comes to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on May 13

Grammy-nominated country singer Zach Bryan comes to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on May 13

From a press release: It was announced today that Grammy Award-nominated rising country star Zach Bryan will return to the road this year for the Burn, Burn, Burn North American Tour, his biggest tour yet. Throughout the summer, the young Oklahoma native will headline some of the nation’s most popular arenas and amphitheaters coast-to-coast, along […]

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NEPA Scene Open Mic expands into Wilkes-Barre with new event at Heat Bar & Nightclub on Dec. 12

NEPA Scene Open Mic expands into Wilkes-Barre with new event at Heat Bar & Nightclub on Dec. 12

Soon after the NEPA Scene website launched in the fall of 2014, the NEPA Scene Open Mic was created in Wilkes-Barre to give local artists a platform to express themselves, hone their skills, and reach new audiences. Eight years later, the popular event is returning to the city where it all started. On Monday, Dec. […]

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Comedy Central comedian Sam Morril performs at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on April 1, 2023

Comedy Central comedian Sam Morril performs at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on April 1, 2023

From a press release: It was announced today that stand-up comedian Sam Morril will bring his new Class Act Tour to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on, appropriately, April Fools’ Day – Saturday, April 1, 2023. Morril is one of the fastest-rising stand-up comics in New York City and one of the best joke […]

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Reunited rockers The Badlees play record release show at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 23

Reunited rockers The Badlees play record release show at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 23

From a press release: Today, downtown Wilkes-Barre venues Karl Hall and the F.M. Kirby Center announced that they will present The Badlees’ record release party at the Kirby Center on Friday, Dec. 23. The recently reunited Selinsgrove roots rock band is set to release their first collection of new original material in nine years. They […]

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Musical ‘Buddy Holly Story’ rocks F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 10

Musical ‘Buddy Holly Story’ rocks F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 10

From a press release: Seen by more than 22 million music fans since it opened in London’s West End in 1989, “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” – the show that inspired a generation of multi-million-selling jukebox musicals like “Jersey Boys,” “Mamma Mia,” “Million Dollar Quartet,” and “We Will Rock You” – is back by popular […]

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Comedian Kevin Hart gives ‘Reality Check’ to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 9

Comedian Kevin Hart gives ‘Reality Check’ to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 9

From a press release: Today, Emmy and Grammy-nominated comedian and actor Kevin Hart announced the addition of eight new shows to the second leg of his widely popular 2022 Reality Check Tour, including one at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township on Sunday, Oct. 9. The added dates include the Santander […]

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‘Impractical Jokers’ star Joe Gatto performs stand-up at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 26

‘Impractical Jokers’ star Joe Gatto performs stand-up at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 26

From a press release: It was announced today that improvisational comedian, actor, and producer Joe Gatto, best known for the hit television shows “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index,” will perform stand-up live at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Dec. 26. In 1999, he co-founded The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe with his “Impractical […]

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Starset collaborates with Breaking Benjamin on sci-fi single ‘Waiting on the Sky to Change’

Starset collaborates with Breaking Benjamin on sci-fi single ‘Waiting on the Sky to Change’

From a press release: Starset, a “cinematic rock” band from Ohio, recently teamed up with Wilkes-Barre natives Breaking Benjamin to record a new single, “Waiting on the Sky to Change,” from an old band. Before Starset, vocalist Dustin Bates and bassist Ron DeChant were in a group called Downplay that originally released the track. Bates […]