BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Two hard-rock bands whose albums topped genre charts in the 2000s will perform together at Wind Creek Event Center, it was announced.
Post-hardcore band Chiodos, whose 2005 album "Bone Palace Ballet" hit No. 1 on Billboard's Rock, Indie and Alternative charts, will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 22, it was announced.
It will be playing a 20th anniversary show to its debut album, "All's Well That Ends Well."
Tickets, at $49.50 for general admission standing, go on sale at 10 a.m. today, Friday, Sept. 12.
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Joining it will be Hawthorne Heights, the rock band whose 2006 album "If Only You Were Lonely" hit No. 1 on the Indie chart and sold gold, and also had a gold album with 2005's "The Silence in Black and White."
Also on the bill will be high-charting metalcore band Emmure and rock and psychedelic funk band Big Ass Truck.
Tickets, at $49.50 for general admission standing, go on sale at 10 a.m. today, Friday, Sept. 12 at the event center website and at the box office at 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem.
Chidos formed in 2001 as The Chiodos Bros, in tribute to Stephen, Charles and Edward Chiodo, the filmmakers behind the 1988 science fiction-comedy-horror movie "Killer Klowns from Outer Space."
Chiodos released its first album, "All's Well That Ends Well," in 2005. But it had its biggest success with "Bone Palace Ballet," which peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's overall Albums chart.
Two subsequent albums — 2010's "Illuminaudio" and 2014's "Devil," hit the Top 5 on those genre charts, but the group disbanded in 2014.
A "reunion" that includes vocalist Craig Owens as the only original member was announced in 2024. A rerecorded 20th Anniversary Edition of "All's Well That Ends Well" was released on July 25.
Hawthorne Heights
Hawthorne Heights's "The Silence in Black and White" produced a gold hit in 2004's "Ohio is for Lovers" and "If Only You Were Lonely" had a Top 10 Alternative hit. "Saying Sorry."
But its 2008 album "Fragile Future" was its last to break the Top 10 on any hart until 2018's "Bad Frequencies" hit No. 10 on the Indie chart.
In all, the band has released nine albums, the most recent of which was the re-release of "All's Well That Ends Well."
The only members from the original lineup are vocalist JT Woodruff and bassist Matt Ridenour.
Hawthorne Heights last played the Lehigh Valley at the former OneCentreSquare club in Easton in 2018. It also opened for blink 182 at the event center, then called Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Emmure had its biggest success with its third album, 2009's "Felony," which peaked at No. 8 on the Indie chart. Its most recent disc was 2020's "Hindsight."
The only original member is vocalist Frankie Palmeri. All other original members left the band in 2015.