The City of Erie has announced this year’s headliners for CelebrateErie.<\/p>\n
This August, performing at the main stage are hip-hop group Arrested Development, pop-rock favorites Plain White T’s and Grammy award-winning musician Al Jardine & the Pet Sounds Band.<\/p>\n
For the last four months, the Cultures, Arts, Festivals and Events of Erie Board has been working on booking these acts.<\/p>\n
Officials with the city said there’s a wide variety of performances and they believe there’s something for everyone.<\/p>\n
“We did survey the public through social media, not what bands, but asking what genres they like and also sticking to what the last administration and last cafe board had done. When Mayor Sinnott was here, it was mostly classic rock, which was great, but the last cafe board really started to implement younger acts, more early 2000s stuff, which really seemed to generate a good response here,” said Hunter Lytle, the special events coordinator for the City of Erie.<\/p>\n
The city also announced the bands for the ‘Sounds of Summer. That list and more information about Celebrate Erie can be found online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n