MEDIA ADVISORY
+LIVE+ RETURNS TO THE STEELSTACKS STAGE
Lightning strikes twice with Platinum artist revival tour Thursday, June 1, 2023
Bethlehem, PA, Feb. 13, 2023 – Coming to the SteelStacks campus this summer, ArtsQuest and media partner 95.1 WZZO are thrilled to announce platinum recording artist +LIVE+ will return to the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks stage with its revival tour Thursday, June 1 2023, at 7 p.m. Tickets for ArtsQuest Members will go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 14 with general admission tickets on sale Friday, Feb. 17 on steelstacks.org For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle donor today.
In 1984, a group of four York, Pennsylvania pre-high school graduates came together to create music. The singer, guitarist, bassist and drummer tried out several names ranging from Action Front to Club Fungus, releasing their self-recorded cassette tape of original songs under the name Public Affection. By the early 1990s, the band evolved their sound and name, settling on +LIVE+, and released the studio recorded single “Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)”. The song hit No. 9 on the Modern Rock charts and gained regular rotation on MTV, gaining the group the chance to perform on MTV 120 Minutes tour, Woodstock ’94 and Peter Gabriel’s WOMAD tour.
In 1994, the group released its biggest success “Throwing Copper” featuring “Lightning Crashes,” “All Over You” and “I Alone.” The album sold over 10 million copies. The follow-up album, “Secret Samadhi” featuring singles “Lakini’s Juice” and “Heropsychodreamer” immediately became #1 on the Billboard Top 200, going double platinum. The 1999 release “The Distance to Here” turned +LIVE+ into an international powerhouse moving them from arenas to stadiums around the world. +LIVE+ went on to record and release nine full-length albums. In 2019, “Throwing Copper” celebrated its 25th anniversary with a newly released deluxe edition accompanied with a global tour across major festivals, amphitheaters and arenas.
This summer, lead singer Ed Kowalczyk will be joined by a group of musicians as a part of the band’s extended family, including guitarist Zak Loy, drummer Robin Diaz and bassist Chris Heerlein. The group will bring an electric performance filled with all the fan-favorites and hits from their Billboard chart topping music catalog to the SteelStacks crowd.
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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, approximately 50% of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
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Contact:
Jon Lunger
Sr. Director of Marketing
