{"id":112007,"date":"2022-05-02T23:09:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T03:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112007"},"modified":"2022-05-02T23:09:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T03:09:09","slug":"country-artist-kip-moore-to-headline-musikfest-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112007","title":{"rendered":"COUNTRY ARTIST KIP MOORE TO HEADLINE MUSIKFEST 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Double-Platinum singer\/songwriter Kip Moore to perform on the Wind Creek Steel Stage on Fri., August 5, 2022<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">ArtsQuest <\/a>is delighted to welcome country artist Kip Moore to its flagship festival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/\">Musikfest<\/a><u>,<\/u> in 2022 with media partner Cat Country 96. Moore, will headline the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on <strong>Fri., August 5<\/strong>. Tickets will go on sale to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/support\/membership\/\">ArtsQuest members <\/a>beginning 10 a.m., <strong>Tues., May 3 <\/strong>and to the general public at 10 a.m., on <strong>Fri., May 6 <\/strong>on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/\">musikfest.org<\/a>. For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an <a href=\"https:\/\/member.artsquest.org\/artsquestcircle\">ArtsQuest Circle donor <\/a>today.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia-born country singer songwriter made his way into the mainstream with the double-Platinum album <em>Up All Night <\/em>in 2012. The album was considered the most commercially successful debut for a male country artist in both 2012 and 2013, featuring Billboard chart topping recordings \u201cSomethin\u2019 \u2018Bout a Truck,\u201d \u201cHey Pretty Girl,\u201d and \u201cBeer Money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to record <em>Wild Ones<\/em>, featuring single \u201cI\u2019m to Blame,\u201d in 2015. Over the course of the next three years, Moore recorded album <em>Slowheart, <\/em>featuring \u201cMore Girls Like You,\u201d and <em>Room to Spare: The Acoustic Sessions. <\/em>A seven track EP featuring &#8220;Plead the Fifth,&#8221; and &#8220;It Ain&#8217;t California.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Moore has toured the world extensively, earning a reputation as an all-in performer.<\/p>\n<p>His newest album, <em>Wild World <\/em>is a 13-track collection written by Moore as he traveled the globe in 2019. The emotional weathered heartland-rock album was recorded live with a full band, aiming to showcase \u201csubstance over the trendy\u201d according to Moore. <em>Wild World <\/em>is full of character and features songs: \u201cRed White Blue Jean American Dream,\u201d the 12-string backed \u201cPayin\u2019 Hard\u201d and \u201cSweet Virginia,\u201d co-written in a Scottish dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>Musikfest will take place Aug. 5 \u2013 14, 2022. This year\u2019s lineup includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/event\/11989\/ziggy-marley--a-live-tribute-to-his-father\/\">Ziggy Marley \u2013 A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/event\/11989\/ziggy-marley--a-live-tribute-to-his-father\/\">Live Tribute to His Father<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/event\/11913\/counting-crows\/\">Counting Crows<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/event\/9722\/willie-nelson--family\/\">Willie Nelson &amp; Family<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/event\/9804\/kelsea-ballerini\/\">Kelsea Ballerini<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/event\/11661\/alabama\/\">ALABAMA <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/event\/9762\/poison\/\">Poison<\/a>. Additional announcements will be shared throughout the year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/artsquest-unveils-new-musikfest-poster\/\">The<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/artsquest-unveils-new-musikfest-poster\/\">new Musikfest poster<\/a>, by renowned fine artist Bart Cooper, was unveiled in Nov. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/\">musikfest.org <\/a>for more information. Overall, an estimated 1,127,000 people attended Musikfest in 2021 and the 11-day festival had an estimated $67 million impact on the Lehigh Valley Region of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nKelley Andrade, ArtsQuest<br \/>\nPublic Relations Coordinator<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/\">http:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Double-Platinum singer\/songwriter Kip Moore to perform on the Wind Creek Steel Stage on Fri., August 5, 2022\u00a0 BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 ArtsQuest is delighted to welcome country artist Kip Moore to its flagship festival Musikfest, in 2022 with media partner Cat Country 96. 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