Encore! JetStream Music Fest Returns

August 14th, 2020 | Airport News

Kendal Conrad to represent the Lehigh Valley on August 19th

(Hanover Township, PA) – Celebrating “Live Music at a Safe Distance,” 12 North American airports including Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) will join together on Wednesday, August 19th for a free, multi-hour livestreamed event.

Hosted by Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (Texas), JetStream Music Festival takes flight at 6:00 p.m. EST and is available via Facebook Live at @FlyABE. Join the celebration on social media by using the hashtag #JetStreamFest.

The stream will feature performances by local musicians representing each participating city/airport, including a special guest: Grammy-award-winning musician, Kenny Loggins.

Popular to passengers at your neighborhood airport, songwriter / performer ***Kendal Conrad has been selected to again represent the region.

“Based off of the positive response and undeniable success of the inaugural JetStream event several months ago, ABE didn’t hesitate for a minute when asked to be part of this musical event for a second time,” said Lehigh Valley International Airport Executive Director, Thomas R. Stoudt. “Kendal Conrad certainly is a shining example of the tremdendous on stage talent that live and entertain in the Lehigh Valley.”

These performances by musicians from each participating airport includes a virtual tip jar to which viewers can contribute during the live stream. We encourage you to help support these talented individuals also impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The full lineup for the event includes:

• Jackie Venson – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
• Kendal Conrad – Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)
• Ayana Sade – Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
• Chuck Courtenay – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)
• Destiny L. & Taifa – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
• Bashiri Asad – Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
• Monte Skelton – Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)
• Lucy Michelle – Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)
• Ribo Ruckus – El Paso International Airport (ELP)
• Jason Feddy – John Wayne Airport (SNA)
• Hilo Hi-Flyers – Long Beach Airport (LGB)
• Champagne Sunday – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
• Kenny Loggins – Santa Barbara Airport (SBA)

“Summer is a time typically full of music festivals and live events, especially in Austin, where millions of travelers from across the globe visit our city to experience what makes us the Live Music Capital of the World,” said Jacqueline Yaft, Chief Executive Officer of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. “While COVID-19 has forced us to adapt to new changes both in our community and nationwide, we are thrilled that airports across the country are joining us to bring even more live music direct to audiences’ living rooms.”

For more information—including how to tune in, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/639830550281643/

For more information – including how to view the event – click here.

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***Kendal Conrad

Kendal Conrad is a singer-songwriter from Pottstown, PA and is a part of Lehigh Valley Airport’s Music in the Airport series. She opened for Blake Shelton at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open (PGA) to a crowd of 18,000 and performed a duet onstage with Keith Urban at Musikfest. She has sung the National Anthem for the New York Mets at Citi Field and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. She recently appeared on the Q on Fox 29, Good Day PA, and WFMZ 69 News. Her singles “Come to Your Senses” and “Leader of the Pack” have over 250,000 streams on Spotify. Her song “Leader of the Pack” was featured in viral photographer Jordi Koalitic’s TikTok video with over 1 million views.