BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A country-pop singer who in his first six years on the charts tallied seven multiplatinum hits will play a headline show at Musikfest's main Steel Stage, it was announced Monday.
Jordan Davis, whose first single, "Singles You Up," went triple-platinum in 2017 and whose 2021 song "Buy Dirt" (featuring Luke Bryan) went five times platinum, will perform at 7 p.m. Aug. 9, it was announced.
Tickets, at $39-$89, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20 at the Musikfest website and at the ArtsQuest Center box office at 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.
"Country shows book early, so that's why you'll see them being announced at the front end. With that being said, this is our final country artist for our 2025 Main Stage lineup."Musikfest Facebook page
The announcement of Davis gives Musikfest four country music headliners, the most the festival has ever had in a single year.
Previously announced wereMegan Moroney on preview night,July 31, Riley Green on Aug. 1 and Darius Rucker on Aug. 3. Tickets remain available for all three.
The previous most country acts the 10-day festival has had in a single year was three: In 2022, Musikfest offered three country acts: Marin Morris, Walker Hayes and Dan+Shay.
For its 42nd year, Musikfest will run Aug. 1–10, with a preview night on July 31.
Also announced for this year are top Americana-rock band The Avett Brothers on Aug. 2 and rapper Nelly on Aug. 6. Tickets for both also remain available.
The announcement of Davis also is by far the earliest that five headliners have been announced for Musikfest.
"I'll let you in on a little secret," Musikfest wrote on its Facebook page, in response to a complaint about this year having so many country headliners.
"Country shows book early, so that's why you'll see them being announced at the front end. With that being said, this is our final country artist for our 2025 Main Stage lineup."
Even more success
After "Singles You Up" went to No. 1 on the country chart in 2017, Davis released his debut album, "Home State," in 2018 and saw it rise to No. 6 on the Country Albums chart.
The disc produced two more double-platinum hits: 2018's "Take It From Me," which peaked at No. 2 on the Country chart, and the chart-topping "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" in 2019.
A self-titled EP in 2020 hit No. 16 on the Country chart and produced the double-platinum Top 5 hit "Almost Maybes."
"Buy Dirt" won Country Music Association Awards' Song of the Year in 2022 and was nominated for Single of the Year and Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music Awards.Country Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards
The single "Buy Dirt" pushed Davis's star even higher — pushing the same-titled EP on which it first appeared in 2021 to No. 11 and helping his 2023 sophomore album "Blueberry Days" hit No. 3 and sell platinum.
"Buy Dirt" won Country Music Association Awards' Song of the Year in 2022 and was nominated for Single of the Year and Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music Awards.
"Blueberry Days" produced two more double platinum hits — the No. 1 "What My World Spins Around" in 2022 and the No. 2 "Next Thing You Know" in 2023, as well as the chart-topping gold hit "Tucson Too Late," also in 2023.
His latest single, "I Ain't Sayin'," released July 26, peaked at No. 16.
Jordan played a headline show at Allentown's PPL Center in April.
