Live Music

Outdoor Fireworks Concert: Creedence Clearwater Revisited with special guest Lee Brice

Event date: 
Saturday, July 7, 2012 - 7:30pm
Location: 
Kidd Brewer Stadium
Admission: 
$35 / $30 / $5

Gates open at 6:00pm. 

Tailgating is allowed in the following parking lots beginning at 4pm:

  • Stadium Lot (special parking pass required)
  • Raley Parking Lot
  • Edwin Duncan Parking Lot
  • Farthing Parking Lot

Picnics may be brought into the stadium. Alcohol is prohibited.

Fireworks will start immediately following the concert.

Appalcart will provide a shuttle to and from the concert starting at 5:30pm at the following stops on campus:

Sponsor: 
An Appalachian Summer Festival
Contact name: 
Farthing Auditorium Box Office
Contact email: 
boxoffice@appstate.edu
Contact telephone: 
(800) 841-ARTS or (828) 262-4046

The Travelin’ McCourys with Sierra Hull & Highway 111

Event date: 
Saturday, July 21, 2012 - 8:00pm
Location: 
Farthing Auditorium
Admission: 
$25 / $22.25 / $15 / $10

The beauty of a live collaboration between two bands with distinct sounds is to experience how each influences the music of the other. This holds true when the veterans of bluegrass, The Travelin’ McCourys share the stage with Sierra Hull and her band, Highway 111.

Sponsor: 
An Appalachian Summer Festival
Contact name: 
Farthing Auditorium Box Office
Contact email: 
boxoffice@appstate.edu
Contact telephone: 
(800) 841-ARTS or (828) 262-4046

Linda Eder: Songbirds - A Tribute to the Ladies

Event date: 
Friday, July 20, 2012 - 8:00pm
Location: 
Farthing Auditorium
Admission: 
$25 / $22.25 / $15 / $10

Showcasing one of the greatest contemporary voices of our time, Linda Eder takes the stage to pay tribute to some of the most iconic women in American music history. Performing the music of Lena Horn, Etta James, Barbara Streisand, Judy Garland, Eva Cassidy and others, Eder channels the essence of these great singers while also performing the songs that define her as one of today’s most powerful Broadway and recording artists.

Sponsor: 
An Appalachian Summer Festival
Contact name: 
Farthing Auditorium Box Office
Contact email: 
boxoffice@appstate.edu
Contact telephone: 
(800) 841-ARTS or (828) 262-4046

Solas

Event date: 
Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 8:00pm
Location: 
Farthing Auditorium
Admission: 
$25 / $22.25 / $15 / $10

Celebrating fifteen years of making music, Solas has become one of the most popular and exciting Celtic bands ever to emerge from America. In a manner befitting their name (meaning “light” in Gaelic), Solas has become a beacon— finding contemporary relevance in timeless tradition. From Woody Guthrie's Pastures of Plenty, to Springsteen's Ghost of Tom Joad, to traditional jigs and reels, Solas defines the path in the Celtic music world and makes continuous leaps to drive the genre forward.

Sponsor: 
An Appalachian Summer Festival
Contact name: 
Farthing Auditorium Box Office
Contact email: 
boxoffice@appstate.edu
Contact telephone: 
(800) 841-ARTS or (828) 262-4046

The Broyhill Chamber Ensemble

Event date: 
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 8:00pm
Location: 
Rosen Concert Hall
Admission: 
$18 / $16.20 / $10

Left: Gil Morgenstern. Right: Hiromi Fukuda.

Sponsor: 
An Appalachian Summer Festival
Contact name: 
Farthing Auditorium Box Office
Contact email: 
boxoffice@appstate.edu
Contact telephone: 
(800) 841-ARTS or (828) 262-4046
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Eastern Festival Orchestra with Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano

Event date: 
Sunday, July 3, 2011 - 8:00pm
Location: 
Farthing Auditorium
Admission: 
$28 / $24.92 / $16 / $15 / $10

Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano

July 3rd Program:

Sponsor: 
An Appalachian Summer Festival
Contact name: 
Farthing Auditorium Box Office
Contact email: 
boxoffice@appstate.edu
Contact telephone: 
(800) 841-ARTS or (828) 262-4046

k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang

Event date: 
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 8:00pm
Location: 
Farthing Auditorium
Admission: 
$40 / $35.60 / $22 / $21 / $15

 

THIS PERFORMANCE OF K.D. LANG AND THE SISS BOOM BANG HAS BEEN SOLD OUT.

 

"...the best singer of her generation" - Tony Bennett

Sponsor: 
An Appalachian Summer Festival
Contact name: 
Farthing Auditorium Box Office
Contact email: 
boxoffice@appstate.edu
Contact telephone: 
(800) 841-ARTS or (828) 262-4046