QUAKERTOWN, Pa. — A country music singer who won “American Idol” when he was just 17, then went on to top the Country chart with his debut album, will perform at Quakertown’s Univest Performance Center, it has been announced.
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 6 p.m. Friday, June 21.
Tickets, at $42 for lawn seats and $62 to $147 for reserved seats, go on sale at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Univest Performance Center web page.
McCreery beat Lauren Alaina to win the 10th season of “American Idol” in 2011."American Idol" information
McCreery is scheduled to release his sixth album, “Rise & Fall,” on May 10. Its first single, “Cab in a Solo,” last week was No. 11 on the Country Airplay singles chart.
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.”
10 gold and platinum hits
McCreery followed up with a holiday album, “Christmas with Scotty McCreery,” in 2012 that hit No. 2 on the country chart and went gold.
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.
In all, McCreery has had 10 gold and platinum hits, five of which hit No. 1, and has sold more than 4 million albums.Billboard charts records
His fourth disc, 2018’s “Seasons Change,” also hit No. 1 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 golf hit “In Between.”
His most recent previous disc, the Top 10 “Same Truck” in 2021, gave McCreery two more No. 1 hits: the gold “You Time” and the platinum “Damn Straight,” as well as the gold “It Matters to Her.”
In all, McCreery has had 10 gold and platinum hits, five of which hit No. 1, and has sold more than 4 million albums.
More headliners to be announced
McCreery, 30, won the Best New Artist award from the American Country Awards in 2011 and the Academy of Country Music in 2012.
McCreery played Sands Bethlehem Event Center in 2013 and 2014 and Easton’s State Theatre in 2019.
The concert is the fourth to be announced for the Sounds of Summer series at the Univest Performance Center amphitheater at 301 W. Mill St., QuakertownUnivest Performance Center
The Quakertown concert is the fourth to be announced for the Sounds of Summer series at the amphitheater at 301 W. Mill St.
Southern rockers .38 Special, best known for the 1981 hit “Hold on Loosely” and 1982’s “Caught Up in You,” will perform Aug. 16. Tickets for that show are $40 for lawn seating and $50-$120 for reserved seating.
LoCash, the duo of Preston Brust and Chris Lucas that has had three Top 10 Country chart hits, including 2016's No. 1 "I Know Somebody," will perform at 6:30 p.m. July 19. Tickets for that show are $35 for lawn seating to $120 for front-row seats.
Also, The Hooters, the Philadelphia band best known for hits 1980s hits "Day By Day" and "And We Danced," will perform at 6 p.m. Aug. 23. Tickets, at $40 for lawn and $50-$70 reserved seating, also remain for that show.
The venue said more concerts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
