BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A chart-topping band that in the early 1990s had a half-dozen No. 1 hits on the Rock chart and recently released its first album of new songs in 15 years will headline Musikfest, it was announced Monday.
The Black Crowes, best known for its No. 1 hits "Hard to Handle" and "She Talks to Angels" will perform on the festival's main Steel Stage at 7 p.m. Aug. 4.
Tickets, at $39 to $109, and $234 for Steel Terrace which includes dinner and drinks tables under a tent, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 14 at the Musikfest website or at the box office at ArtsQuest Center at 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.ArtsQuest release
Tickets, at $39 to $109, and $234 for Steel Terrace which includes dinner and drinks tables under a tent, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 14 at the Musikfest's website or at the box office at ArtsQuest Center at 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.
The band, formed in 1984 by brothers Chris and Rich Robinson, last year released its first album in 15 years, "Happiness Bastards."
Last year marks 40 years since The Black Crowes formed.
In 1990, it released its major-label debut album, "Shake Your Money Maker," which sold five times platinum, hit No. 4 on the Albums chart and produced the hits "Jealous Again" and "Hard to Handle" and "She Talks to Angels," all of which hit No. 1 on the Rock chart.
The band's sophomore disc, "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion," hit No. 1 on the albums chart and sold double platinum with four No. 1 Rock hits: "Sting Me," "Remedy," "Thorn in My Pride" and "Hotel Illness."
But its third album, 1994's "Amorica," only sold gold and peaked at No. 11.
End to feuding
The band, which is famed for its personal riffs, announced a hiatus in 2002, but reassembled in 2005.
It announced another breakup in 2015 because of a disagreement between the Robinson brothers, but came back in 2019 with plans for a 30th anniversary tour for "Shake Your Money Maker," only to have that interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement of the new tour Monday said it will include 35 dates kicking off at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House on April 2.
The band last May played Wind Creek Event Center.
The show is the ninth of 11 headliners to be announced for Musikfest's 2025 lineup.
For its 42nd year, Musikfest will run Aug. 1–10, with a preview night on July 31.
Previously announced were Megan Moroney on preview night, July 31, Riley Green on Aug. 1, The Avett Brothers on Aug. 2, Darius Rucker on Aug. 3,best-selling horn-rock favorites Chicago on Aug. 5, rapper Nelly on Aug. 6, 1990s hitmakers Third Eye Blind on Aug 8 and country singer Jordan Davis on Aug. 9.
Tickets for all previously announced shows remain available.
