Rock, Ska, Improv and More: September Heats Up at the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks
Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., August 28, 2025 – ArtsQuest is turning up the volume this fall with a powerhouse lineup of concerts and entertainment at the Musikfest Café and the Fowler Blast Furnace Room at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks. September’s schedule delivers everything from Celtic rock and ska-punk to hard-hitting heavy metal, nationally recognized improv and a bold new hip-hop showcase.
The month kicks off with Skerryvore on Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m., Scotland’s three-time “Live Act of the Year” winners. Known for electrifying audiences with their mix of bagpipes, fiddles and contemporary rock flair, Skerryvore represent the best in contemporary Scottish traditional music.
Just two days later, Dorothy with special guests Eddie & The Getaway and RAHWAY (Sept. 9) roars into Bethlehem at 8 p.m. with powerhouse vocals and heavy-hitting rock anthems. With more than a billion streams to her name and collaborations alongside Slash and Nita Strauss, frontwoman Dorothy Martin has become a force in modern rock.
On Sept. 11, the Musikfest Café cranks up the volume with Steel Panther, celebrating the 15th anniversary of their breakout album Feel the Steel. Known as much for their parody and stage antics as their virtuosic musicianship, Steel Panther has earned international acclaim and a reputation as the ultimate rock’n’roll party band.
Save Ferris brings a ska-punk revival to the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks on Sept. 13, led by charismatic frontwoman Monique Powell. Beloved for their hit cover of “Come on Eileen” and a new generation of high-energy performances, Save Ferris continues to prove that ska-punk is alive and thriving.
Rounding out September at the Musikfest Café are York-based hard rock trio Small Town Titans with support from Lehigh Valley’s own Ruby Dear on Sept. 17, FJ – A Tribute to Foreigner & Journey on Sept. 20 and Johnny Folsom 4 – A Tribute to Johnny Cash on Sept. 27. FJ brings together a veritable supergroup of veteran musicians—including American Idol alumni—to capture the soaring vocals and arena-filling sound of two of classic rock’s most iconic acts. Closing out the month, Johnny Folsom 4 delivers timeless hits and channels the Man in Black with a sound and spirit that’s been praised as “a time machine” by No Depression Magazine.
Elsewhere in the ArtsQuest Center building, the Fowler Blast Furnace Room will launch Indie Certified on Sept. 20, a bold new series spotlighting hip-hop in the Lehigh Valley with Netflix star LG Team Genius, Red Mcfly and more. A few days later, on Sept. 23, the internationally acclaimed Improvised Shakespeare Company is back in the Musikfest Café to transform a single audience suggestion into a never-before-seen Shakespearean play – a performance as hilarious as it is unpredictable.
And the excitement doesn’t stop when September ends. This fall brings even more big names to ArtsQuest, including MELVINS (Oct. 2), soulful groove-makers California Honeydrops (Oct. 9), acclaimed singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards (Oct. 19), the interactive singalong phenomenon Choir! Choir! Choir! (Nov. 7), innovative classical/hip-hop duo Black Violin (Nov. 9) and country rock icons Pure Prairie League (Dec. 4) are just a few of the incredible shows in store for the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks this fall and winter season.
Visit https://www.steelstacks.org/ for the full schedule and to purchase tickets.
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 ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL; 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 40 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
