BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A third of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest vocal supergroups will play Lehigh University's Zoellner Arts Center, it has been announced.
So will a singer who was one of the youngest country music stars ever and later developed a pop career.
And a pop singer-songwriter whose funky, bouncy song 15 years ago hit the Top 5, then had five more gold and platinum hits.
A prominent comedian, humor writer and best-selling author also is coming.
Tickets for shows in the series go on sale to the public at noon Thursday, June 18, at the Zoellner box office website, and at Ticket Services on the first floor of Zoellner, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem.Zoellner Arts Center
The concerts are highlights of 50 shows Zoellner announced for its 2026-27 season, which kicks off Aug. 28 and lasts through May 21, 2027.
Graham Nash, the light tenor voice and one of the songwriters of folk-rock super group Crosby, Stills and Nash and a two-time inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will perform at the venue at 7 p.m. Sept. 24.
LeAnn Rimes, who was just 13 when her platinum hit "Blue" rose to No. 10 on the Country chart in 1996, and who later had six gold and platinum pop hits, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10.
Andy Grammer, who had the hit “Keep Your Head Up" in 2011, followed by the multi-platinum hits "Honey I'm Good," "Fresh Eyes" and "Don't Give Up on Me," will perform a "one-man show" at 6 p.m. Nov. 11.
And David Sedaris, who frequently featured in The New Yorker and who is a former NPR contributor, will appear at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in Baker Hall.
Tickets for shows in the series go on sale to the public at noon Thursday, June 18, at the Zoellner box office website, and at Ticket Services on the first floor of Zoellner, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem.
Two-time rock Hall of Famer
Nash formed Crosby, Stills and Nash with David Crosby and Stephen Stills in 1968 after having been a vocalist and songwriter with the British pop group The Hollies, who also had 22 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Crosby, Stills and Nash released 22 studio, live and compilation discs, seven of which have gone platinum and that have sold a total of more than 30 million albums.
The group’s 1970 album “Déja Vu” alone sold 7 million copies and its 1974 compilation disc “So Far” 6 million copies.
The group is best known for its dozen songs that hit the Top 30 on various charts, including “Just a Song Before I Go,” “Wasted on the Way,” “Teach Your Children” and “Southern Cross.”
Crosby, Stills and Nash were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Nash, 84, has released seven solo discs, the latest of which is 2023’s “Now.”
Nash last played the Lehigh Valley at Musikfest Café at ArtsQuest Center in Bethlehem in 2019.
A dozen Top 10 Country hits
Rimes, 43, rose to stardom when her debut album “Blue” topped the country chart and sold 6 times platinum in 1996. She was the youngest chart-topper since Tanya Tucker, who rose to fame nearly 25 years earlier.
That year, Rimes won Grammy Awards as Best New Artist and Best Female Country Performance for “Blue.” That made her the youngest recipient of a Grammy, and was also the first country recording artist to win Best New Artist.
In all, Rimes has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards.
Her disc “You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s albums chart in 1997 and sold 4 million copies. Her next four albums all sold gold or platinum and charted in the Top 3.
She had a dozen Top 10 country songs, including the chart-topping “One Way Ticket (Because I Can),” and 13 albums that hit the Top 10 on the Country chart.
Her latest album was "Greatest Hits Christmas," released in November.
Rimes last played in the Lehigh Valley at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, now called Wind Creek Event Center, in 2016.
Tickets for Rimes are $69 and $79, and free for Lehigh students.
Platinum hit-maker, successful writer
Grammer's 2011 self-titled debut album topped Billboard's Heatseekers chart and produced two platinum hits: “Keep Your Head Up," which peaked at No. 5 on the Adult chart, and "Fine By Me," which hit No. 10 on that chart.
His second album, 2014's "Magazines or Novels," hit No. 19 on Billboard's overall Albums chart, achieved gold sales and had the five-times-platinum Adult chart-topping hit "Honey, I'm Good" and the gold "Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)."
Tickets for Grammer are $65 and $75, and free for Lehigh students.
Sedaris in 1992 began recording a monthly segment based on his diary entries for National Public Radio, and in 1994 released "Barrel Fever," his first collection of short stories and essays.
He since has released 11 more stories and collections of essays. His 2004 "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim," reached No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller List.
The audiobook of "Dress Your Family" also was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, and his recording "Live at Carnegie Halls" for Best Comedy Album.
His humor writing often takes autobiographical inspiration, filled with wit and social critiques.
Sedaris' latest book, "The Land and Its People: Essays," was released this year.
Tickets for Sedaris are $55 and $55 and free for Lehigh students.
Other scheduled shows
The series will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 with LUVME: Thomas Piercy and Friends! in Baker Hall. Piercy is a composer and clarinetist/hichiriki player based in Tokyo and New York City.
Tickets are $10 and free for Lehigh students.
The season also will include One Vision of Queen Featuring Marc Martel, a presentation of rock group Queen's hits on Sept. 26; "Outlander in Concert," the music of the Starz TV series "Outlander" on Oct. 11; and Lehigh’s Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates 250 years of America on Nov. 13 and 14.
Also, five-time Grammy Award-nominated singer and pianist Michael Feinstein with Broadway actress Mandy Gonzalez on Nov. 29; Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo on March 6; and Off-Broadway composer/lyricist Neil Berg's 50 Years of Rock 'N Roll on May 21.
A full list of shows in the 2026-27 season can be found at the Zoellner website.
