ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A fast-rising country rock singer who broke through as a contestant on "American Idol" and has had three Top 40 hits on the Rock singles chart is coming to Allentown's PPL Center.
Cameron Whitcomb, whose songs "Medusa," "Options" and "Hundred Mile High" have hit that chart, has been added to the show by country-rock star Hardy at 7 p.m. March 26.
Tickets, at $50-$188.25, are on sale now at the PPL Center website and at the box office at 101 W. Hamilton St., Allentown.Live Nation release
Tickets, at $50-$188.25, are on sale now at the PPL Center website and at the box office at 101 W. Hamilton St., Allentown.
The PPL Center show will be part of Whitcomb's Fragile Egos Tour, which will begin March 17 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Whitcomb's first album, "The Hard Way," was released in September, and debuted at No. 1 in his native Canada. An expanded 20-song deluxe edition released Nov. 14.
In 2022, he made it to the Top 20 on "American Idol," and in 2024 released his debut single, "Quitter," which sold double-platinum in Canada.
Finding U.S. chart success
Whitcomb had his first U.S. chart success later that year with the song "Medusa," which reached No. 29 on the Rock single chart.
He followed that up with last year's "Options," which peaked at No. 34, and "Hundred Mile High," which reached No. 33.
Last year, he tied for the most nominations at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards with six and won the Fans' Choice Award and Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year.
In September, he won the Canadian Global Country Achievement Award.
Witcomb has amassed 5 million listeners on Spotify and 600 million global streams.
The Allentown show's headliner Hardy's 2023 album "The Mockingbird & The Crow" topped the Country Albums chart and produced the platinum hits "Wait in the Truck" (featuring Lainey Wilson), "Truck Bed" and "Sold Out."
His new album, "Country! Country!," released Sept. 26, debuted at No. 4 on the Country Albums chart and crossed over to No. 22 on the overall Albums chart.
It already has produced the No. 1 Country Airplay hit "Favorite Country Song" and Top 30 hit "Bottomland."
