BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A veteran jam band that twice has headlined Bethlehem's Musikfest festival will perform at Wind Creek Event Center, it was announced.
O.A.R., which most recently played Musikfest in a co-headline show Goo Goo Dolls in 2023, will perform at the event center at 8 a.m. Aug. 21.
Tickets, at $54.50 for general admission standing and $84.50 for seated wings, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 21, at the event center website and at its box office at 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem.Wind Creek Event Center website
Tickets, at $54.50 for general admission standing and $84.50 for seated wings, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 21,at the event center website and at its box office at 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem.
O.A.R., which stands for Of A Revolution, will observe 30 years as a band next year.
Since starting in 1996, the band has released 10 studio albums and six live discs since starting in 1996 and had the gold hit "Love and Memories" in 2005 and the platinum hit "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)" in 2008.
Its most recent release was a cover of Tom Petty's "Won't Back Down" with Goo Goo Dolls in 2023. Its most recent album was "The Arcade," released in 2022.
But O.A.R. is better known for its live shows and its committed fan base.
It has sold out multiple shows at Madison Square Garden, filled Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado a dozen times and played the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration.
Before its Musikfest show with Goo Goo Dolls, it also headlined the festival in 2015.