NYS Music 20​17

Tag: Bethel Woods Center For The Arts

  • New York State to Aid 2019 Woodstock Anniversary in Event Funding

    Music Festivals are constantly curated and in recent times, unfold in abundance as live music lovers today are spoiled to have their preferred picks of summertime get downs. However, there’s only one original festival that can be credited with truly sparking an endless movement–Woodstock. We’re lucky enough to see footage, listen to wild tales of the 1969 live music renaissance and visit the stomping grounds where the magic of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and so many more were unleashed. Now, New York State has big plans to step in with financial funding to commemorate the fest with a 2019 50th Woodstock anniversary event.

    After rumors have circulated among fake bills, rock music fans can rest knowing that a dream will soon be reality. According to LocalSyr, “The Regional Economic Development Council announced earlier this week includes nearly $690,000 for the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts — that’s located on the site of the original Woodstock Music Festival.”

    Promoter Michael Lang put together two previous anniversary versions of the iconic festival; the first in nearby Saugerties at Winston Farm in 1994. The event featured a raucous mud-throwing performance from Green Day, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus and Bob Dylan. The 1999 edition, held on a deactivated air force base in Rome, is most remembered for its tumultuous ending. Attendees rioted, starting fires and looting vendors as the final bands performed. Allegations of rape throughout the weekend also tainted the festival, putting any further incarnations of it in doubt.

    Having showcased three days of peace, music and love to over 400,000 attendees, the 2019 event will offer the same three-day setup at the 11-year old venue. Bethel Woods oozes history from its amphitheater to its Woodstock Museum that often showcases clothing and special effects from its generation’s biggest stars, offering you a way to get lost in time and get on the bus for a bit.

    We won’t get to see Hendrix shred the “Star-Spangled Banner,” hear Jerry Garcia sing songs to fill the air or listen in awe as Joplin unleashes her raspy vocals to an endless crowd but we can only expect the biggest names to make their way out to the late 1960s and 1970s resurgence. No one who was there will ever be the same, and we’re hoping this statement at least holds up half way for its 50th anniversary bash.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKAwPA14Ni4

  • Luke Byran Announces Tour With Several Openers

    Platinum recording artist, Luke Bryan announces his new tour with his plans to pack up his hunting gear and hit the road this summer with a unique video of him playing the classic Nintendo Entertainment System and the game Duck Hunt, in his living room while wearing hunting gear. Bryan shot at ducks, with country artist faces on them. The “That’s My Kind Of Night” singer missed, and hit several artist. The artist that happened to get shot down, will hit the road, and round out one mega country lineup for Bryan’s “Huntin’, Fishin’, & Lovin’ Every Day Tour.”

    Luke Bryan Announces TourSix opening artist were shot by Bryan with his NES Zapper. Those artist include Brett Eldredge, Lauren Alaina, Granger Smith, Seth Ennis, Craig Campbell and Adam Craig.

    Spurs will start to spin on May 5, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, and come to a close on Oct. 28, at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernadino, CA, rounding out thirty-nine different cities, and 40 shows with a two night stay at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA.

    New York state will be well covered with five different stops throughout the state including, July 13, at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, Aug. 12, at the Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse, Aug. 25, at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Corfu, Aug. 26, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, and Aug. 27, at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh.

    The singer has won various awards in country music including an Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Solo Vocalist and Top New Artist in 2010. Bryan won nine American Country Awards in 2012 ranging from Artist of the Year, to Album of the Year. He has also won Billboard Music Awards for Top Country Artist (2014 & 2016) and Top Country Song (2014) for “Crash My Party.”

    Four of his five studio albums have reached platinum certification by the RIAA. His third and forth studio albums Tailgates & Tanlines (2011), and Crash My Party (2013), have achieved a certification of twice platinum by the RIAA. Bryan has sold over seven million albums and over 27 million copies of his 22 singles, many have reached number one on the country music charts.

    Bryan the philanthropist, has supported numerous charities throughout his career. Causes he supports include children’s disaster relief, cancer, AIDS and HIV, health and human rights through the Red Cross and City Of Hope.

    Bryan’s tour will be part of Live Nation’s Country Mega Ticket. Ticket info will soon be available.

    Luke Bryan’s HFETour Dates:

    May 5 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
    May 12 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
    May 13 – Xfinity Theatre – Hartford, CT
    May 18 –  iWireless Center – Moline, IL
    June 1 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
    June 3 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
    June 9 – Verizon Arena – Little Rock, AK
    June 10 – BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
    June 16-17 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GA
    June 23 – Hershey Park Stadium Hershey, PA
    June 24 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA
    June 25 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
    July 13 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts – Bethel, NY
    July 15 – Progressive Field – Cleveland, OH
    July 16 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
    July 21 – Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO
    Aug. 12 – Lakeview Amphitheater – Syracuse, NY
    Aug. 17 – Veteran’s United Home Loans Arena Amphitheater – Virginia Beach, VA
    Aug. 18 – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
    Aug. 19 – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek – Raleigh, NC
    Aug. 25 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center – Darien Lake, NY
    Aug. 26 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY
    Aug. 27 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY
    Sept. 6 – Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA
    Sept. 8 – Citizen’s Bank Park – Philadelphia, PA
    Sept. 9 – KeyBank Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
    Sept. 15  – Klipsch Music Center – Indianapolis, IN
    Sept. 16 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater – Chicago, IL
    Sept. 21 – Austin360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX
    Sept. 22 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX
    Sept. 23 – Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
    Oct. 12 – Concord Pavilion – Concord, CA
    Oct. 13 – Toyota Amphitheatre – Wheatland, CA
    Oct. 14 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
    Oct. 19 – Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM
    Oct. 21 – USANA Amphitheater – Salt Lake City, UT
    Oct. 26 – AK-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
    Oct. 27 – Sleep Train Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA
    Oct. 28 – San Manuel Amphitheater – San Bernadino, CA