Thursday, September 04, 2014

Sixteen concerts and comedy shows not to miss this fall in the Lehigh Valley

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FROM EXPRESS TIMES

Here are the 16 seasonal local and regional shows you do not want to miss:
Paul Reiser, 8 p.m. Sept. 13, Centenary College Lackland Center, 715 Grand Ave., Hackettstown
Hit list: "Mad About You," "Diner," "Beverly Hills Cop," "My Two Dads," "Married"
Tickets: $40, $35
Info.: 908-979-0900, centenarystageco.org
Gladys Knight, 8 p.m. Sept. 14, Sands Bethlehem Event Center, 77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem
Hit list: "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Everybody Needs Love," "If I Were Your Woman," "Every Beat of My Heart," "The Nitty Gritty," "Neither One of Us (Wants To Be the First to Say Goodbye)," "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)," "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
Tickets: $49.50-$65.50
Info.: sandseventcenter.com, gladysknight.com
Cher with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15, PPL Center, 701 Hamilton St., Allentown
Hit list: "I Got You Babe," "If I Could Turn Back Time," "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)," "Half-Breed," "Believe" (Cher); "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," "Love Is a Battlefield," "Heartbreaker"
Tickets: $57.50-$153.50
Info.: pplcenter.com, cher.com
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Steve Winwood, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, PPL Center
Hit list: "American Girl," "Mary Jane's Last Dance," "Free Fallin'," "Refugee," "Won't Back Down," "You Don't Know How It Feels," "Even the Losers," "The Waiting," "Breakdown," "You Got Lucky," "Runnin' Down a Dream," "Mary Jane's Last Dance," "Learning to Fly" (Petty); "Higher Love," "Roll With It" (Winwood)
Tickets: $73-$148
Info.: tompetty.com, pplcenter.com
Steven Wright, 8 p.m. Sept. 20, Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Hit list: "Half-Baked," "I Have a Pony," "When the Leaves Blows Away," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson''
Tickets: Starting at $33
Info.: sandseventcenter.com
Rascal Flatts, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26, PPL Center
Hit list: "These Days," "I Melt," "Mayberry," "Bless the Broken Road," "Fast Cars and Freedom," "What Hurts the Most," "My Wish," "Stand," "Here," "Here Comes Goodbye," "Why Wait," "Banjo"
Tickets: $46-$91
Info.: pplcenter.com, rascalflatts.com
Dave Attell, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Oct. 4, Musikfest Cafe, ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem
Hit list: "Insomniac with Dave Attell," "Comedy Central Presents," "Dave's Old Porn"
Tickets: $30-$35 in advance, $35-$40 at the door
Info.: 610-332-3378, artsquest.org, daveattell.com
Nick Swardson, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5, Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Hit list: "Grandma's Boy," "Reno!911," "A Haunted House," "Comedy Central Presents," "Nick Swardson's Pretend Time"
Tickets: $39.50
Info.: sandseventcenter.com
Alter Bridge, 8 p.m. Oct. 7, Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Hit list: "Open Your Eyes," "Find the Real," "Rise Today," "Isolation," "Ghosts of Days Gone By"
Tickets: $27
Info.: sandseventcenter.com, alterbridge.com
Puss n Boots (featuring Norah Jones), 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12, Musikfest Cafe
Hit list: "Down By the River," "Sex Degrees of Separation"
Tickets: $25
Info.: 610-332-3378, artsquest.org
Judas Priest, 7 p.m. Oct. 15, PPL Center
Hit list: "Breaking the Law," "Living After Midnight," "You've Got Another Thing Comin," "Electric Eye," "Redeemer of Souls"
Tickets: $39-$62.50
Info.: pplcenter.com, judaspriest.com
Jimmy Eat World, 8 p.m. Oct. 16, Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg
Hit list: "The Middle," "Bleed American," "Sweetness," "Pain," "Futures," "Coffee and Cigarettes," "Big Casino," "My Best Theory"
Tickets: $25
Info.: shermantheater.com, jimmyeatworld.com
Kathleen Madigan, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton
Hit list: "Madigan Again," "Gone Madigan," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"
Tickets: $25, $20
Info.: 610-258-7766, statetheatre.org, kathleenmadigan.com
Smokey Robinson, 8 p.m. Oct. 25, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem
Hit list: "Shop Around," "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues," "You've Really Got a Hold On Me," "The Tracks Of My Tears," "Ooo Baby Baby," "Baby That's Backatcha"
Tickets: $150, $75; $55 for full-time students
Info.: zoellnerartscenter.org
Randy Newman, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21, State Theatre
Hit list: "I Love L.A.," "Short People"; compositions for "Ragtime," "Meet the Parents," "Cars"and the "Toy Story" trilogy.
Tickets: $50-$90
Info.: 610-258-7766, statetheatre.org, randynewman.com
Brian Posehn, 8 p.m. Nov. 21, Musikfest Cafe
Hit list: "Comedy Central Presents," "The Fartist," "Live in Nerd Rage," "Conan," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Metal By the Numbers," "The Sarah Silverman Program," "Nerd Poker"
Tickets: $28 and $24 in advance; $32 and $28 at the door
Info.: 610-332-3378, artsquest.org, brianposehn.com
Bonus picks: Dierks Bentley, Nov. 14, Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem; Mastodon, Nov. 2, Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg; Slayer with Exodus and Suicidal Tendencies, Nov. 26, Sands Bethlehem Event Center; Brian Setzer Orchestra's "Christmas Rocks Extravaganza!", Dec. 2, State Theatre, Easton

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