Bethlehem, PA – ArtsQuest announced that Lynyrd Skynyrd: 50 Years will be their third Musikfest 2024 headliner, and will be performing for the third time at the country’s biggest non-gated music festival. The band previously performed at the festival in 2010 and 2000. It also played last year at PPL Center in Allentown.
The band will be rocking to the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Wednesday, August 7th.
As Lynyrd Skynyrd celebrates the 50th anniversary of the band’s critically acclaimed debut album ‘Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd,’ they resonate as deeply with their multi-generational fan base today as when they first emerged out of Jacksonville, Florida in 1973. Few ensembles have had the deep impact in creating a lifestyle as Skynyrd has.
The band travels forward with a primary mission of celebrating a legacy that honors all whom have made a resonating contribution to the lives of hundreds of millions of fans globally.
Former members Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, Ed King, Billy Powell, Bob Burns and Leon Wilkeson alongside others will forever remain significant contributors to this indelible repertoire and the band’s colorful history. Today, Lynyrd Skynyrd rocks on with a current line-up featuring Johnny Van Zant, Rickey Medlocke, Damon Johnson, Mark “Sparky” Matejka, Michael Cartellone, Keith Christopher, Peter Keys, Carol Chase and Stacy Michelle.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
(Courtesy ArtsQuest)
The rock and roll powerhouse continually tour, and as Van Zant shares, “It’s about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and what it stands for, what the fans are all about. There’s nothing like getting out there playing a great show with Skynyrd and seeing people love this music.”
With a catalog of over 60 albums, billions of streams, tens of millions of records sold and the recent introduction of Hell House whiskey, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd remain a cultural icon that appeal to all generations.
Gates open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices run from $35 to $109 and $229 for Steel Terrace tickets which include dinner, drinks and dessert at private tables under a covered tent.
Ticket access begins tomorrow, Dec. 13, at noon for ArtsQuest Members and Friday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. for the general public at Musikfest.org.
Musikfest 2024 runs from Aug. 2-11.