Breaking Benjamin in concert at 1st Summit Arena

Kelly Urban, The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.
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Mar. 21—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — This show will have an area venue rocking.

Breaking Benjamin, with special guests Daughtry and Catch Your Breath, will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial, 326 Napoleon St., downtown Johnstown.

"They are a pretty big-name rock band, and they are especially big with rock fans who were growing up in the early 2000s and that time frame," said Chad Mearns, marketing and box office manager at 1st Summit Arena. "A lot of the people we're seeing coming in for this show are in their 20s, 30s and 40s, who are all very excited about Breaking Benjamin and Daughtry."

Concert

What: Breaking Benjamin with special guests Daughtry and Catch Your Breath.

Where: 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial, 326 Napoleon St., downtown Johnstown.

When: 7 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets: $79.50 and $99.50.

Information: 814-536-5156 or www.1stsummitarena.com.

Since bursting onto the scene with 2002's "Saturate," Breaking Benjamin has amassed a string of mainstream rock radio hits, with 10 songs hitting No. 1, numerous platinum and multi-platinum songs and albums, 8.5 billion combined streams worldwide and a social imprint of more than 6.5 million.

The band's recent release, "Aurora," gave Breaking Benjamin its 10th No. 1 song on rock radio with "Far Away" featuring Scooter Ward.

Breaking Benjamin's last studio album, "Ember," debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200, and marked the band's fourth Top 5 debut on the Billboard Top 200, following 2015's No. 1 debut for "Dark Before Dawn," 2009's "Dear Agony" at No. 4 and 2006's "Phobia" at No. 2.

"Ember" spun off two No. 1 hits at Active Rock Radio with "Red Cold River" and "Torn in Two."

"Aurora" and "Ember" charted Top 10 across numerous countries and topped No. 1 charts across multiple genres, including Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Hard Rock Albums and Top Digital Albums.

"People are going to see a great rock show," Mearns said.

"They're going to see a couple high-energy bands who will be doing songs that they know and listened to for years. It's going to be a great performance and experience at the arena."

Daughtry's debut album, "Daughtry," was the top- selling album of 2007 and the fastest-selling rock debut album in Soundscan history.

It was nominated for four Grammy Awards and won four American Music Awards and seven Billboard Music Awards, including Album of the Year.

Subsequent albums "Leave This Town," "Break The Spell" and "Baptized" have all gone platinum, with "Cage To Rattle" certified gold.

In 2021, Daughtry released "Dearly Beloved," which marked a return to its rock roots and to the top of the rock charts with the singles "World On Fire," "Heavy Is The Crown" and "Changes Are Coming," each reaching the Top 10 on Billboard's Rock Airplay chart.

With the success of its 2023 cover "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" charting another Top 10 success, the band has ushered in a new sonic era on its latest epic track, "Artificial."

"They are a popular band that helps expand the show by bringing in a slightly different rock fan," Mearns said.

"We're seeing a lot of people who are coming to the show for Daughtry as their main draw."

Catch Your Breath is a burgeoning hard rock band that injects a unique mix of synth soundscaping elements, imaginative production and refined songwriting for an intense amount of emotion.

Mearns said rock shows do well at the arena.

"We've had a lot of success as of late with rock shows going all the way back to the Rockzilla Tour in February 2023, and it really showed a lot of people what we have to offer as far as a venue for rock concerts and opened up a few doors for us," he said. "We're still seeing the benefit of that."

Tickets are $79.50 and $99.50.

Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or at the 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial box office.

For more information, call 814-536-5156 or visit www.1stsummitarena.com.