Third Eye Blind to Rock the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza with Special Guest Boys Like Girls
Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., March 3, 2025 – ArtsQuest is thrilled to announce the eighth Musikfest 2025 headliner, Third Eye Blind will be coming to the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza with special guest Boys Like Girls on Friday, August 8, 2025.
Ticket access begins today, March 3 for ArtsQuest Members and Friday, March 7 for the general public at Musikfest.org. Ticket prices run from $30 to $99 ($224 for Steel Terrace which includes dinner, drinks and dessert at private tables under a tent). For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle Donor today. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the show kicks off at 7 p.m.
Since 1997, San Francisco’s Third Eye Blind has recorded five best-selling albums and assembled one career retrospective. Led by Stephen Jenkins, 3EB has earned worldwide success during a tumultuous number of years when the major label recording industry was finally losing its grip on an enterprise that for decades had dominated with steely efficiency. Nothing could have made 3EB happier!
Third Eye Blind’s 2021 album Our Bande Apart was recorded when lockdown ended, with Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast and Ryan Olson of Poliça. The band has continued to have gained artistic clarification—and, surprisingly, a fanbase that is larger, younger and more dedicated than ever.
Third Eye Blind supported SeaTrees on its 2022 tour, an organization that helps restore a portion of the Palos Verdes Kelp Forest.
Boys Like Girls formed in 2004 and quickly rose from Massachusetts basements to international stardom. Their debut album Boys Like Girls (2006) neared multi-Platinum, followed by the chart-topping Love Drunk (2009), featuring hits like “The Great Escape” and “Two Is Better Than One” (with Taylor Swift).
Collaboration was nothing new to Martin Johnson, but for the first time the lead singer began writing and producing music not intended for his own band. What followed was another string of wild successes with hits from Taylor Swift, Avril Lavigne, Ariana Grande, Daughtry, Blink-182 and more.
In 2016, the band reunited for a 10th Anniversary tour, marking a poignant farewell. They returned in 2022 and 2024, delivering nostalgic performances and creating new music. Now based in Nashville, Boys Like Girls is ready to release fresh material and tour in 2025, continuing their legacy of connection and creativity.
About Musikfest
A total of 1,029,417 people attended Musikfest in 2024. The 11-day festival featured over 500 free performances, across 16 stages located throughout both the north and south-sides of Bethlehem. The 42nd Musikfest is scheduled for August 1 – 10, 2025, with a special preview night on July 31. This year’s Musikfest 2025 poster artist is Banana Factory Teaching Artist Mallory Zondag. To see the poster and learn more about Zondag’s vision for it, along with information about the festival, visit musikfest.org.
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, of which nearly 50% are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
