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CMA New Artist of the Year, Megan Moroney, to Perform at the Wind Creek Steel Stage for Musikfest 2025
Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., December 9, 2024 – ArtsQuest is thrilled to announce the fifth Musikfest 2025 headliner; Megan Moroney will be coming to the Wind Creek Steel Stage on Thursday, July 31, 2025, for a special Musikfest preview night.
This show is sponsored by Yuengling Flight, with media partner Cat Country 96. Ticket access begins Tuesday, December 10 for ArtsQuest Members and Friday, December 13 for the general public at Musikfest.org. Ticket prices run from $39 to $134.50 ($259 for Steel Terrace which includes dinner, drinks and dessert at private tables under a tent). For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle Donor today. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the show kicks off at 7:15 p.m.
A Country phenomenon with major star power and massive talent to match, Megan Moroney is the rare artist to earn icon status soon after breaking onto the scene. With over 1.5 BILLION total global streams to date, the Georgia-bred singer/songwriter kicked off the latest era of her formidable career with her critically acclaimed sophomore album Am I Okay?, a July 2024 release that debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, emerged as the year’s third-biggest debut from a female Country artist and won rave reviews from many of the music world’s leading publications (including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Variety, Billboard, American Songwriter and more).
Featuring the Emo Cowgirl’s post-breakup ballad “No Caller ID” – a track that shattered the record for the biggest Country female song debut in streams in the U.S. – Am I Okay? continues the meteoric rise first set in motion with “Tennessee Orange,” a 2x PLATINUM #1 hit included on her 2023 blockbuster debut Lucky. Soon after Lucky’s arrival, Moroney began amassing a steady stream of accolades, including winning Breakthrough Female Video of the Year at the 2023 CMT Music Awards, MusicRow’s Breakout Artist of the Year at the 2024 Country Breakout Awards and New Female Artist of the Year at the 59th ACM Awards (where she reigned as the most nominated female artist with SIX NODS), in addition to racking up nominations from CMA, iHeart, CMT Music and Billboard Music Awards.
With her live experience including selling out three consecutive headline tours, playing stadiums across the country as support for Kenny Chesney and taking the stage at high-profile festivals like Stagecoach and Lollapalooza, Moroney will head overseas in September for the GEORGIA GIRL TOUR – a 15-date headlining run bringing her notoriously dazzling live show to audiences all over the UK and Europe.
About Musikfest
A total of 1,029,417 people attended Musikfest in 2024. The 11-day festival featured over 500 free performances, across 16 stages located throughout both the north and south-sides of Bethlehem. The 42nd Musikfest is scheduled for August 1 – 10, 2025, with a special preview night on July 31. This year’s Musikfest 2025 poster artist is Banana Factory Teaching Artist Mallory Zondag. To see the poster and learn more about Zondag’s vision for it, along with information about the festival, visit musikfest.org.
About ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the Banana Factory Arts Center; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which nearly 50% are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
Information provided to TVL by:
Bryn Keeney
