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Your Musikfest Favorites Return!

Photo: Alyssa Meadows

Photo of Scythian: Alyssa Meadows


By Ben Youngerman, ArtsQuest Marketing Manager

Musikfest is undoubtedly the best ten days of the summer, bringing hundreds of incredible musicians to Bethlehem once a year. The problem is just that, though: it’s only once a year. It’s difficult to wait 365 days to see and hear your favorite bands you’ve grown to love! But we’ve got you covered, fellow ‘festers…

The Musikfest spirit continues year-round in the Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling at SteelStacks! ArtsQuest brings in hundreds of world-class acts to the venue every year. The ones on this list are the performers you’ve made memories with while holding a mug of cold beer in one hand and some corn in the other! With Mummies, Sofa Kings, Elvises, Outlaws, Nerds and many more on the schedule, the warm summer months won’t feel so far away…

The Nerds– 1/6 – buy tickets

The Nerds may not have been invited to many popular parties as kids, but they sure know how to throw one at Musikfest every year! Their entertaining act is 20 years old and still going strong like the Energizer bunny, or more like the deadly bunny guarding the cave from Monty Python’s Holy Grail…

The Amish Outlaws– 1/27 – buy tickets

The crowds spilled out of Volksplatz this year to see the Rumspringa to end all Rumspringas! Four out of The Amish Outlaws’ original six members were born and raised in Lancaster, PA and had a strict Amish upbringing. Since then, they’ve become very well acclimated to the pleasures and vices of the modern world…music, most of all!

The Blues Brotherhood– 1/28 – buy tickets

Hold on to your hats, shades and Musikfets mugs as the Blues Brotherhood captures the sound, energy, and persona that propelled the original “Blues Brothers” into the phenomenon that still thrills audiences around the world.

Strawberry Fields– 2/24 – buy tickets

Strawberry Fields, The Ultimate Beatles Tribute Band, were a huge hit as the headliners for Musikfest’s British Invasion Night in 2016! Strawberry Fields performs in full costume to play all of the hits that made the Beatles most famous. They’ve even played Beatles-sized venues like Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium! “Come Together” for this awesome show!

Nik Greeley and the Operators– 2/25 – buy tickets

If you caught Nik Greeley and the Operators’ set this past Musikfest at Air Products Americaplatz, you know why he’s arguably the best frontman and performer in Philadelphia. We’re excited to welcome them back to Bethlehem for a special show in the Fowler Blast Furnace Room!

Enter the Haggis– 3/10 – buy tickets

For several ‘fests, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has been bringing a rock edge to contemporary celtic music by effortlessly melding bagpipes and fiddles with classic rock n’ roll instrumentation. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, they’re back in Bethlehem!

Burning Bridget Cleary– 3/17 – buy tickets

Burning Bridget Cleary has earned a reputation for presenting high-spirited Celtic tunes at Musikfest. When is it more appropriate to hear them again than the week of St. Patrick’s Day! Grab your lucky friends, a couple green Yuenglings and come party with the band in the Musikfest Cafe!

Boogie Wonder Band– 3/18 – buy tickets

If you missed Boogie Wonder Band’s presence at Musikfest this year (unforunately, we can’t have every band back every year), now’s your chance to get your fix! The funkiest, most disco-loving band in all the land, Boogie Wonder Band is party central. With crazy costumes and a very solid set of musicians, they get crowds into the music like few others can.

Here Come the Mummies– 3/31 – buy tickets

Here Come the Mummies may be the undead, but they make Musikfest feel alive every time they take the stage! This eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000 year-old Egyptian Mummies and their “Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave” is sure to get you into them (and possibly vice versa).

Beyond your favorite Musikfest acts, world-class acts are always being added to the lineup at SteelStacks and the Musikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling! Check out the full list of upcoming acts coming to Bethlehem soon!