BETHLEHEM, Pa - ArtsQuest has announced this year's Free Stage Lineup for Musikfest 2024.
The event is scheduled to take place from August 1 - 11 and will host over 500 musical acts across 16 stages in Bethlehem, PA.
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Southside Highlights
Acts performing at the Air Products Americaplatz at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks this year include Melt on Sunday, Aug. 4; Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Thursday, Aug. 8; Scythian on Friday, Aug. 9 and Dustbowl Revival on Saturday, Aug. 10.
South Carolina musician Hannah Wicklund will start the festival with a preview night performance on Thursday, Aug. 1. Wicklund began touring at 16 years old and has since toured with several big artists, including musician and singer Marcus King and this year’s Musikfest headliner Great Van Fleet during the European leg of their 2022 “Dreams in Gold” tour. Wicklund released her album, The Prize, in 2024, receiving critical acclaim and a feature on The Times’ “Best Albums Of 2024 So Far” list.
Attendees can also watch performances by Burn the Jukebox, a rock ‘n’ roll band of high school students from Northeastern Pennsylvania, on Sunday, Aug. 11 and Bigfoot-costumed musician Saxsquatch on Monday, Aug. 5 and Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Highmark Blue Shield Community Stage.
North Side Highlights
Located on Main and Lehigh Streets, the Guardian Zinzenplatz stage will host The Arcadian Wild on Saturday, Aug. 3; Dracu-Las on Sunday, Aug. 4; Jagged Little Thrill – The Alanis Experience on Friday, Aug. 9 and Bassel & The Supernaturals on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Indie pop artist Max Embers will perform at the Hotel Bethlehem Platz on Friday, Aug. 2. Born in Germany, Embers attended Liberty High School in the Bethlehem Area School District through an exchange student program before returning to the U.S. to attend Berklee College of Music.
Currently based in Los Angeles, Embers has worked with major label artists like GRAMMY nominee Noah Cyrus, Swedish star Feliz Sandman, and Joji. He will also perform on Sunday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Aug. 4.
Other free stage acts include Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise at Plaza Tropical on Friday, Aug. 9; The Sensational Barnes Brothers at PNC Stadtplaz on Sunday, Aug. 11 and House of Hamill at IBEW Local 375 Liederplatz on Thursday, Aug. 8.
For more free entertainment, check out eVenti Verticali’s SPHERE Aug. 9 – 11 at the Martin Guitar Handwerkplatz. Hailing from Italy, SPHERE is a 30-minute outdoor performance delivered by five aerialists suspended from a crane 60 feet above the ground. The aerialists will take the audience on a journey of self-reflection in this new Musikfest addition. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Main Stage Highlights
This year’s main stage acts performing at the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza include Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra and Tonic, Shinedown, Jowell & Randy, SLASH – S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival, Old Dominion, Lynyrd Skynyrd: Celebrating 50 Years, Black Eyed Peas, Big Time Rush, Ludacris and ZZ Top. 15 different opening acts will also take the stage with performances by The Beaches, Luis Figueroa, Flyana Boss, Sorelle and more. The festival will begin with a preview night on Aug. 1 with headliner Greta Van Fleet.
For more information about participating vendors and performers, visit musikfest.org or download the free Musikfest app at the Apple or Google Play stores.
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