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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS KICK OFF MUSIKFEST 2011 AUG. 5

DATE: April 26, 2011
CONTACT: Mark Demko, ArtsQuest, 610-332-1300, ext. 342, or mdemko@artsquest.org

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS KICK OFF MUSIKFEST 2011 AUG. 5

BETHLEHEM, PA—Multi-platinum selling alternative rockers Stone Temple Pilots kick off Musikfest 2011 with a Fri., Aug. 5 show at the festival's Sands Steel Stage. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert are $35 and $47. They will go on sale starting Tues., May 3, 10 a.m., to ArtsQuest Members and Fri., May 6, 10 a.m., to the public, and be available at www.musikfest.org or 610-332-3378

One of the most successful rock bands of the 1990s, Stone Temple Pilots made a huge splash with its 1992 debut, "Core," which contained the mega-hits "Creep" and "Plush" and sold more than eight million copies. Over the course of the decade, the band - vocalist Scott Weiland, guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz - had 16 singles on the Billboard rock charts, including six tracks that hit No. 1; earned a 1994 Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Award for "Plush," and sold more than 40 million albums around the globe.

In 2008, following a nearly eight-year hiatus from touring, Stone Temple Pilots reunited and embarked on a massive, 70-plus date tour, performing to audiences throughout North, Central and South America, including a sold-out concert at Musikfest on Aug. 8. In May 2010, the group released its sixth studio recording, "Stone Temple Pilots," which hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top Rock, Top Modern Rock/Alterative Rock and Top Hard Rock albums charts.

The Stone Temple Pilots concert is sponsored by PenTeleData, Cooper Electric Supply and WZZO; an opening act for the concert will be announced at a later date.

ABOUT ARTSQUEST

ArtsQuest™ is a Bethlehem, PA-based nonprofit dedicated to presenting music, arts, festivals, cultural experiences and educational and outreach programs that aid in economic development, urban revitalization and community enrichment. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest®; the Banana Factory® cultural arts and education center; and the ArtsQuest Center and SteelStacks™ arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest's programming reaches more than 1.5 million people annually.

For more information on ArtsQuest, visit www.artsquest.org or call 610-332-1300.