Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, House of Hamill and The Iron Maidens
This week’s top 3 Lehigh Valley area concerts include a group that’s sold over 100 million records, an Irish folk group that went viral with a violin cover of Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child of Mine,” and the only all-female Iron Maiden tribute band.
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: Wind Creek Event Center, 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem
How much: $65-$125.50 Tickets: windcreekeventcenter.com/ 610-297-7414 Musical style: R&B, Doo Wop, Rock, Pop, Disco
Known for hits like:
“Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” and “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!)”
Honors: They’ve sold approximately 100 million records worldwide, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. They had 39 singles and 21 albums hit the Billboard pop charts during the 1960s — breaking the top 10 a total of 13 times between ’62 and ’67. From 1962-1964 The Beach Boys were the only band to rival them in record sales, and their first three Vee-Jay Records singles was the first time any rock band took the number one spot on the Billboard singles charts with three back-toback releases.
Check them out if you like: The Righteous Brothers,
Dion and the Belmonts, The Chiffons, Bobby Darin, The Shirelles, The Foundations.
House of Hamill
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Where: Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem
How much: $18.50-$23.50 Tickets: godfreydaniels. org/ 610-867-2390
Musical style: Celtic, Folk, Irish Folk,
Known for hits like: “The Sneezing Loon,” “Cedars Hours,” “Delay Set,” A violin cover of Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child of Mine,” and an all-violin cover of A-Ha’s “Take on Me.”
Honors: Their cover of “Sweet Child of Mine” amassed over 16 million views on Facebook and was
shared more than 400,000 times. Their rendition of “Pound a Week Rise” hit number one on the US Folk DJ charts. They regularly perform at folk festivals across the US, and have released a songbook of numbers they’ve written or recorded over the past 20 years collectively and independently.
Check them out if you like:
Enter The Haggis, The
Dubliners, The Fire, The Chieftains, The Bothy Band, Dervish
The Iron Maidens
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday Where: Sellersville Theater, 24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville
How much: $25-$39.50 Tickets: st94.com/ 215-257-5808
Musical style: Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, British Metal
Known for hits like: Covers of Iron Maiden songs including, “Run to the
Hills,” “The Trooper,” Hallowed Be Thy Name,” and “Aces High.”
Honors: They’ve received many awards, including Best Tribute Band, and Best in Category (guitar, bass, drums, voice) at The Rock City News Awards, The LA Music Awards, and The All Access Magazine Award Show. They’re the premier all-female
Iron Maiden tribute band that has played to packed crowds all over the world. Check them out if you like: Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dio, Black Sabbath, Vixen, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
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