EASTON, Pa. — A singer who won “American Idol” when he was just 17, then went on to top the Country Albums chart with his debut, will perform at Easton's State Theatre.
Scotty McCreery, who won “American Idol” in 2011 and since has released three No. 1 Country chart albums and two other Top 10 discs, will perform at 7 p.m. April 26, it was announced.
Tickets, at $75–$115 go on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 9 at the State Theatre website or the box office.State Theatre website
Tickets, at $75–$115 go on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 9 at the State Theatre website or the box office at 453 Northampton St.,
Easton.
McCreery beat Lauren Alaina to win the 10th season of “American Idol” in 2011.
His debut album, “Clear as Day,” in 2011 hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Albums chart — making him the first country artist ever to debut at No. 1 — and went platinum.
The disc had two Top 20 country singles that both went platinum: “I Love You This Big” and “The Trouble With Girls.”
McCreery won the Best New Artist award from the American Country Awards in 2011 and the Academy of Country Music in 2012.
Another No. 1 single this year
He released a holiday album, "Christmas with Scotty McCreery," in 2012 that achieved gold status and hit No. 2 on the Country chart.
His third disc, 2013’s “See You Tonight,” also went to No. 1 on the Country chart, and gave McCreery his first Top 10 on the country charts with the title track.
That went platinum and a second song from that disc, “Feelin’ It,” also went Top 15 and sold gold.
A second holiday album, "Seasons Change," in 2018 also topped the Country chart and sold gold, with what has become his biggest hit, the triple-platinum, chart-topping song “Five More Minutes.”
“Seasons Change” also produced the platinum hit “This is It” and the gold hit “In Between.”
In all, McCreery, now 32, has had 12 Top 20 Country songs, six of which hit No. 1, and has sold more than 4 million albums.Billboard music charts
In 2021, his album "Same Truck," peaked at No. 10 and produced the chart-topping singles "Damn Straight," which went platinum, and "You Time," which went gold.
Another single, "It Matters to Her," peaked at No. 3 and also went gold.
His most recent album was “Rise & Fall” in 2024. It peaked at No. 25 on the Country chart and its single “Cab in a Solo” went all the way to No. 2 on the Country Airplay singles chart.
His most recent single, "Bottle Rockets," with Hootie & The Blowfish, in July hit No. 1 on the Country chart and achieved gold sales.
In all, McCreery, now 32, has had 12 Top 20 Country songs, six of which hit No. 1, and has sold more than 4 million albums.
McCreery also played the State Theater in 2019. He played Wind Creek Event Center, then called Sands Bethlehem Event Center, in 2013 and 2014 and last year headlined the Sounds of Summer Series at Quakertown’s Univest Performance Center.
