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Meeting of Important People / Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors

Concert starts at 7:30 pm. Local food trucks, Hop Farm Brewing, and wine from Bella Terra Vineyards will be onsite starting at 6:00 pm. This performance will take place rain or shine at open-air amphitheaters with no covered seating.

About the Artists

Meeting of Important People

Meeting of Important People is a rock-and-roll-band from Pittsburgh, PA, led by songwriter and singer Josh Verbanets, now playing in support of their new 2024 album release "MOIPsgiving!" - the band's 4th LP. MOIP is widely known for its spirited live performances over the past two decades and has gained national acclaim with a body of music showcasing elements of pop, garage-rock, folk influence, and anthemic twists-and-turns.

Two MOIP albums have been selected as WYEP-FM Hometown Releases of the Year (their 2009 self-titled debut, as well as their 2016 album "Troika"). The band has starred in a viral cardboard city music video and has shared the stage with renowned artists such as Ok Go, The Secret Machines, David Bazan, Flamin' Groovies, Eve6, Dar Williams, and Dean & Britta.

Their debut album received vinyl re-release in 2011 by legendary garage label Get Hip, and many MOIP songs have been featured on E's Keeping up with the Kardashians, MTV's Teen Mom, The Real World, Jershey Shore, and CBS' The Ghost Whisperer, among others -- if you listened hard enough.

MOIP promises to keep the loud parts loud, the pretty parts pretty, and the people happy.

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Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors

Jim Donovan and The Sun King Warriors are best described as a blend of rhythm heavy roots rock, with a strong dose of big barreling drums. Think bluesy Zeppelin-esqe bombast, Santana style percussion with wild Avett Brothers energy. At a Sun King show, you can expect to dance, sweat and have the time of your life.

The band's music has garnered radio airplay throughout the US and Canada, and has appeared on Billboard’s Americana chart multiple times. The band plays regionally at festivals and clubs throughout the Mid-Atlantic and have opened for 10,000 Maniacs, Donovan's former band Rusted Root and many others.

Jim Donovan, the band’s founder and writer brings almost three decades of experience to the Sun King Warriors. As a member of the popular 90’s band Rusted Root, he helped shaped the group’s sound and toured with legendary including The Grateful Dead, members of Led Zeppelin, Carlos Santana and the Allman Brothers.

He also co-authored the band’s biggest hit, “Send Me on My Way,” which has been streamed over 100 million times on Spotify and used as the wakeup music for NASA’s Mars rover.

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