BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Half of one of the biggest country music duos, who headlined Allentown Fair's grandstand in 2023, will perform at a smaller area venue.
Tyler Hubbard, who with partner Brian Kelly as Florida Georgia Line had more than 20 No. 1 hits, will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 15 at Wind Creek Event Center.
Tickets are $55 for general admission standing ($45 for four or more) and $80 for seated wings, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28 at the Wind Creek Event Center website or its box office at 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem.www.windcreekeventcenter.com
Tickets are $55 for general admission standing ($45 for four or more) and $80 for seated wings, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28 at the Wind Creek website or its box office at 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem.
As a solo artist, Hubbard in 2022 had two double-platinum country chart hits — the No. 1 "5 Foot 9" and No. 2 "Dancin' in the Country."
In 2023, he added the No. 1 gold hit "Back Then Right Now."
His most recent single was last year's "Park," which peaked at No. 26.
Hubbard released his self-titled debut solo album in 2023. It achieved gold sales and peaked at No. 8 on the Country Albums chart.
His sophomore album, "Strong," released last April, peaked at No. 35 on that chart.
Success with Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line’s song "Cruise" is the best-selling country song in history, selling 11 times platinum.
It was perhaps the seminal moment in what became the hybrid genre of "Bro Country," and Florida Georgia Line became the genre's foremost practitioner.
Propelled by what Rolling Stone magazine called its "boundary-pushing, polarizing songs and devil-may-care personas," the pair saw its first four albums all hit No. 1 on the Country chart.
Its first two albums sold double platinum and platinum, respectively.
In just four years, it had had 11 singles hit No. 1, with 10 of those selling platinum and seven at least double platinum.
Florida Georgia Line released its debut independent EP, "Anything Like Me," in 2010.
A second EP, "It'z Just What We Do," in 2012, included "Cruise," an ode to the open road, and got the duo signed to Republic Nashville Records. The duo's debut full-length album, "Here's to the Good Times," also included "Cruise," which was its first single.
After the song's re-release with Nelly in April 2013, "Here's to the Good Times" not only hit No. 1 on the Country chart, but also crossed over to hit No. 4 on Billboard's overall chart.
The duo that year won the Academy of Country Music Awards' New Artist of the Year and New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year.
Before headlining Allentown Fair in 2023, Hubbard with Florida Georgia Line played Allentown as the opening act for Luke Bryan in 2013 — a sold-out show.
Florida Georgia Line also played Allentown's PPL Center in 2017.
