{"id":226056,"date":"2026-06-23T18:43:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/226056\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:43:20","slug":"hanson-on-the-square-grammy-nominated-rockers-among-acts-slated-for-scranton-fifa-fan-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/226056\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanson on the Square: Grammy-nominated rockers among acts slated for Scranton FIFA Fan Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two Grammy-nominated bands and a Taylor Swift tribute act will be among the performers at July&#8217;s free FIFA Fan Zone events on Lackawanna County Courthouse Square.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"\"  width=\"880\" height=\"944\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782240199_73_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hanson is slated to perform July 18, followed by fellow Grammy nominees Tonic on July 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/scrantonpa.gov\/fanzone26\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">organizers announced Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia is hosting six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvia.org\/news\/2026-06-10\/the-world-cup-is-starting-heres-what-to-know-and-how-to-watch\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Cup<\/a> matches. Scranton, Pittsburgh and Reading were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvia.org\/news\/local\/2026-05-28\/world-cup-fan-zone-in-downtown-scranton-to-feature-family-friendly-activities-games-in-july\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">selected to host regional Fan Zones.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Curt Camoni, Executive Director of the Lackawanna Visitors Bureau, was joined by county commissioners Thom Welby and Bill Gaughan and Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti in announcing final details for the events.<\/p>\n<p>The event is being led by the City of Scranton, the Lackawanna County commissioners, and the Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau, in conjunction with the Scranton Police and Fire departments.<\/p>\n<p>The venue will feature a 13 foot by 29 foot main stage viewing screen for broadcasting live World Cup matches on the North Washington Avenue side of the square. Four 6 foot by 9 foot screens will be placed around the square. <\/p>\n<p>Fan Zone schedule<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the Fan Zone and participation in all event activities are entirely free of charge, organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Saturday, July 4 (11 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m.)<br \/>\u2014 11 a.m.: Cruel Summer, a Taylor Swift tribute band, will perform at 1 p.m.<br \/>\u2014 1 p.m.: Round of 16 knockout match<br \/>\u2014 5 p.m.: Round of 16 knockout match<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Sunday, July 5 (2 p.m. \u2013 11 p.m.)<br \/>\u2014 2 p.m.: Eco Del Sur will welcome soccer fans with music from across Latin America.<br \/>\u2014 4 p.m.: Round of 16 knockout match<br \/>\u2014 6 p.m.: The Wankers, a Britpop tribute band, will perform between the two matches.<br \/>\u2014 8 p.m.: Round of 16 knockout match<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Saturday, July 18 (3 p.m. \u2013 8 p.m.)<br \/>\u2014 3 p.m.: Hanson performs live on stage prior to the third-place match viewing party<br \/>\u2014 5 p.m.: World Cup Bronze Final (third-place match)<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Sunday, July 19 (1\u20136 p.m.)<br \/>\u2014 1 p.m.: Tonic will headline the musical entertainment ahead of the FIFA World Cup final.<br \/>\u2014 3 p.m.: FIFA World Cup 2026 Final<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"\"  width=\"880\" height=\"632\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782240200_402_.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scranton World Cup Fan Zone<\/p>\n<p>Other activities<\/p>\n<p>There will be other activities besides live match broadcasts and music, including a kids one, skills and drills clinics hosted by local soccer clubs, an LED soccer simulator, an America250 traveling museum display, prizes and giveaways and a 21+ beer garden on North Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitnepa.org\/world-cup-travel-scranton-area\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Lackawanna County Visitors Bureau has a page<\/a> dedicated to World Cup Fan Zone events and other things to do and see in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two Grammy-nominated bands and a Taylor Swift tribute act will be among the performers at July&#8217;s free FIFA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-226056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}