ArtsQuest has announced that AJR will headline the final night of Musikfest 2026, with Yellowcard and Taking Back Sunday also performing. The festival will take place from July 31 to August 9, 2026, at the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza in Bethlehem. AJR will close out the festival on August 9, following Yellowcard and Taking Back Sunday on August 8.
AJR sold out the main stage at Musikfest in 2023 and has a strong following. The band consists of brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan, who have achieved billions of streams since their debut in 2012. They have earned multiple platinum certifications, including one triple-platinum single and one platinum album. Their 2019 album, Neotheater, debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200 and topped the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. Their hit single “BANG!” reached No. 6 on the Top 40 chart and marked their first Top 10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
Yellowcard recently released Better Days, their first album in nearly a decade, produced by Travis Barker of blink-182. Taking Back Sunday dropped their eighth studio album, 152, in late 2023, which has already sold millions of copies.
Last year, Musikfest attracted 1.45 million attendees over ten days. Other confirmed headliners for 2026 include John Mulaney on August 1, Train on August 3, “Weird Al” Yankovic on August 4, Bailey Zimmerman on August 6, and Parker McCollum on August 7.
Tickets for ArtsQuest members went on sale Monday, and public sales start on December 19 at 10 a.m. Don’t miss out on this exciting lineup!
