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Riviera Heubach, left, and Isabella Tierney sing and play guitar and bass Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, the last day of Musikfest, as part of the Lesson Center’s Fest Camp summer band program at Plaza Tropical in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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Taking Back Sunday performs at MusikFest’s Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza, Monday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Bethlehem. The annual festival runs through Aug. 9. (Jonathan Broady/Special to The Morning Call)

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People enjoy Musikfest on Thursday, Aug. 6. 2026, in Bethlehem. The annual festival runs through Aug. 9. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

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