SUNBURY - Returning to their old stomping grounds, 80s hard rock band KIX will play a concert Saturday evening at Splash Magic Campground, Northumberland.
According to Fisher Promotions, the company producing the show, Saturday's performance marks the first time since the mid-1980s that the Maryland-based band will be playing in the Sunbury/Northumberland area.
Before KIX found national fame with such hits as "The Itch," "Cold Shower," "Midnite Dynamite" and the international smash "Don't Close Your Eyes," the band regularly played at the Strand Theater in Sunbury.
In the past few years, lead singer Steve Whiteman, guitarists Ronnie "10/10" Younkins and Brian "Damage" Forsythe, drummer Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant and bassist Mark Schenker, have seen a resurgence in their music which has led them to play national shows such as the Rocklahoma Festival and the M3 Rock Festival in Maryland.
Doors for the show open at 6 p.m. with opening act Lemongelli, of Scranton, hitting the stage at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling Fisher Promotions at 473-3548 or 847-1946, or at the event's sponsors, Surplus Outlets in Northumberland and Montgomery and at K&S Music in Paxinos. Tickets are $35 for general admission.