Happy Valley Music Fest returns for the first time in four years with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band headlining the show on Labor Day weekend at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, organizers announced on Tuesday.
More acts for the concert event on Sunday, Sept. 3, will be announced in the coming days, according to a press release. Tickets are $20 for general admission and are on sale at StateCollegeSpikes.com.
It marks the first time Happy Valley Music Fest will be held at Medlar Field after taking place in downtown State College since its inception in 2006 through the last time the event was held in 2019 with headliners 10,000 Maniacs.
“We are thrilled to get the Happy Valley Music Fest back on line this Labor Day weekend, and we are excited to have such an amazing facility in Medlar Field at Lubrano Park,” Todd Wagner, of organizer the Chautauqua Region Music Alliance, said in a statement. “With the support of The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and other great partners, we are looking forward to bringing the music back to the Happy Valley Music Fest with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and several more tremendous acts.”
The long-running, New Orleans-based Dirty Dozen Brass Band will headline the show with a sound that fuses traditional brass band with jazz, funk, soul and R&B. Over the span of 45 years, the group has recorded 10 albums and performed high-profile collaborations with artists such as Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse and Norah Jones.
General admission tickets for the festival will provide access to the field and the seating bowl. It will be the first time fans will have field access for a concert at Medlar Field since 2010, when Reel Big Fish played the ballpark.
Medlar Field’s full slate of concessions also will be open during the festival.
Parking will be available in the Porter North, Jordan East and Stadium West parking lots and can be purchased in advance online through Sept. 2 for $5.50. Day of parking will be available for $10 online and at ParkMobile Zone 95112.
“We cannot wait to welcome our neighbors to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park to see The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and celebrate Labor Day weekend with us at the Happy Valley Music Fest,” Scott Walker, State College Spikes president and general manager, said in a statement. “It’s a thrill to be able to bring this Happy Valley tradition into the ballpark, and we can’t wait to put on a tremendous show.”
