Upcoming Performances
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Here are all the performances that are open to the public. I keep it as up to date as possible as it frequently changes. And of course, I don’t post the private events.

Wade Preston and Matthew Friedman  

Date	City	Venue	Country
08/02/25	Hawley, Pennsylvania	Harmony In The Woods	United States
	Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $39 General Admission, Children 4 -11 $20, Children under 4 free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 19 Imagination Way. Venue phone: (570) 503-6685. It’s a Billy and Elton Revue, featuring piano men Wade Preston and Matthew Friedman. My talented pianist and vocalist buddy Matt Friedman and I will be going back and forth exploring the massive catalogue of hits from Billy Joel and Sir Elton John as a piano and vocal duo, playing music we love! This is gonna be fun! Harmony In the Woods is a gorgeous outdoor amphitheater I have had the pleasure to play in the past and it’s always been a wonderful time. Beautiful venue and sweet peeps – can’t ask for more. Harmony In the Woods website says it best: “Wade Preston and Matthew Friedman go head-to-head in an electrifying tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John. With Broadway-caliber talent, virtuoso piano skills, and hit after hit, this high-energy showdown is packed with unforgettable music, playful banter, and pure rock ‘n’ roll magic.” That says it all! Go to harmonyinthewoods.org for more details or follow the link above for tickets. We’re very much looking forward to this! And in the event of inclement weather the show will take place at a nearby suitable indoor venue. Stay safe everybody! Related post. Buy Tickets

The Wade Preston Band  

Date	City	Venue	Country
08/15/25	New Milford, PA	Harford Fair	United States
	Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $8 presale, $12 at the gate. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 485 Fair Hill Road. Venue phone: (570) 434-4300. The Wade Preston Band will be performing at the Harford Fair in New Milford, PA on Friday, August 15, 2025 at from 7pm to 10pm. Looking forward to it! Here are some details, all can also be found on www.harfordfair.com. Attendees 36 inches and above: $12.00 at the gate PRESALE TICKETS: (attendees 36 inches and above) $8.00 ALL ADMISSION PRICES INCLUDE ALL THE MIDWAY RIDES! Presale Ticket Locations: Online at www.harfordfair.com ~ Harford Fair Ticket Office ~ Andre & Sons, Inc – Montrose ~ Greenfield Power Equipment – Finch Hill & Eynon ~ Herron Lumber – Tunkhannock ~ The Honesdale National Bank, Hallstead & Forest City Branches ~ Lindsey Oil Co. – New Milford ~ New Milford Hardware ~ Nicholson Lumber, Nicholson ~ NBT Bank ~ Peoples Security Bank & Trust ~ The Inn at Montrose ~ Wagner’s Clifford Pharmacy Buy Tickets
10/11/25	Carbondale, PENNSYLVANIA	The Stonehouse	United States
	Time: 8:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 23 Fallbrook Road. Venue phone: 570-281-6333. Looking forward to a Saturday evening Stonehouse gig with the Wade Preston Band, October 11, 2025 from 8 til 11pm. My pals Steve Kurilla on drums and John Ventre on bass. No cover, good food and drink, nice peeps and a great warm sounding room. It’s also a real treat for me as I don’t get to play with Jon and Steve all that often. They’re great guys and excellent musicians. Come on down! Hope to see you! Stay safe y’all!
11/30/25	Carbondale, PENNSYLVANIA	The Stonehouse	United States
	Time: 4:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 23 Fallbrook Road. Venue phone: 570-281-6333. Looking forward to a Sunday afternoon Stonehouse gig with the Wade Preston Band, November 30, 2025 from 8 til 11pm. My pals Steve Kurilla on drums and John Ventre on bass. No cover, good food and drink, nice peeps and a great warm sounding room. It’s also a real treat for me as I don’t get to play with Jon and Steve all that often. They are great guys and excellent musicians. Come on down! Hope to see you! Stay safe y’all!
12/14/25	Carbondale, PENNSYLVANIA	The Stonehouse	United States
	Time: 4:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: 21+. Address: 23 Fallbrook Road. Venue phone: 570-281-6333. Looking forward to a Sunday afternoon Stonehouse gig with the Wade Preston Band, December 14, 2025 from 4 til 8pm. My pals Steve Kurilla on drums and John Ventre on bass. No cover, good food and drink, nice peeps and a great warm sounding room. It’s also a real treat for me as I don’t get to play with Jon and Steve all that often. They’re great guys and excellent musicians. Come on down! Hope to see you! Stay safe y’all!

Wade Solo  

Date	City	Venue	Country
05/10/25	Covington Township, PA	Mendicino’s Pizza	United States
	Time: 6:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: 21+. Address: 921 Drinker Tpke. Venue phone: (570) 842-2070. Looking forward to playing yet another new venue for me solo – Mendicino’s Pizza in Covington TWP, PA in the Shop Rite Complex. Check out their website! I’ll play from 6 til 9pm. Thanks Lynn for the gig! Always fun to play Scenes From an Italian Restaurant in an Italian restaurant lol. Hope to see you!
05/11/25	Carbondale, PENNSYLVANIA	The Stonehouse	United States
	Time: 4:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 23 Fallbrook Road. Venue phone: 570-281-6333. Happy Mother’s Day at the Stonehouse! I’ll be playing from 4 til 8pm on Sunday, May 11, 2025 in celebration of all you wonderful Mom’s out there. No cover, good food and drink, nice peeps and a great warm sounding room. Make a request ladies! This day is all about you! Hope to see you!
05/16/25	New Egypt, NJ	Laurita Winery, The Laurita Room (New Egypt, NJ)	United States
	Time: 7:00pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (800) LAURITA. Address: 85 Archertown Road. Venue phone: (609) 752-0200. Here we go! This is the first 2025 show for me at Laurita. Can’t wait! Always a blast! Just checked their website lauritawinery.com (as of this posting March 11, 2025) and my show isn’t on there yet, it only goes up to Mother’s Day at the moment. But as soon as my show is posted I’ll letcha know. Hope to see you! Stay safe! Buy Tickets
05/17/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. It’s the first show of the season at good ol’ Ritter’s. Can’t wait. This venue is so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. That’s proprietors Kim and Ian in the picture. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, and too many more cool things about it to list here. 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website, ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you!
05/24/25	Bangor, PA	Slate Belt Brewery	United States
	Time: 7:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 50 Broadway. A brand new venue has popped up in my old neighborhood of Bangor, PA called Slate Belt Brewery at 50 Broadway, Bangor, PA 18013. Looking forward to playing for my friends in my old hood! Thanks Tim for the invite! Hope the biz takes off! Let’s help him out with some Saturday beer drinking lol! Hope to see you! Stay safe everybody!
06/07/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. Good ol’ Ritter’s. Can’t wait. The Ritters are so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and too many more cool things about Rittter’s than I can list here. I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you!
06/15/25	Carbondale, PENNSYLVANIA	The Stonehouse	United States
	Time: 4:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 23 Fallbrook Road. Venue phone: 570-281-6333. Looking forward to another Sunday solo gig at the Stonehouse, Sunday, June 15, 2025 from 4 til 8pm. No cover, good food and drink, nice peeps and a great warm sounding room. Hope to see you! Stay safe y’all!
06/22/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. Good ol’ Ritter’s. Can’t wait. The Ritters are so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and believe it or not they have miniature golf now, too. There are too many more cool things about Rittter’s for me to list here. Ya gotta just check it out! I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you!
07/05/25	Madison Twp., PA	Wood Winery	United States
	Time: 1:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3491 Hornbaker Cemetery Road. Venue phone: (570) 842-6720. Looking forward to playing Wood Winery on a post Independence Day Saturday in Madison Twp, PA. Donna and Ken provide picturesque garden grounds for enjoying their many wines and listening to some live music from people like me. They also carry Wood Winery apparel, local cheese, honey, crackers, preserved goods, syrup, and much more! I’ll play from 1 til 4pm. Hope to see you! Stay safe!
07/06/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. Good ol’ Ritter’s. Can’t wait. The Ritters are so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and believe it or not they have miniature golf now, too. There are too many more cool things about Rittter’s for me to list here. Ya gotta just check it out! I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you! Stay safe!
07/23/25	Clarks Summit, PA	Hillside Park Lakeside Pavilion	United States
	Time: 6:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1151 Winola Road. I’m looking forward to playing a free outdoor concert at the Hillside Pavillion at Hillside Park, Clarks Summit, PA on a Wednesday evening in July. Bring lawn chairs, munchables and thirst quenchers if you are so inclined. Love this gig! Beautiful lakeside setting. Thanks Stacy for the invite! I’ll start playing at 6pm and usually go two hours or so and quit before it gets too dark, since there are no street lamps in the parking lot. It’s not, however, rain or shine, so I will keep you posted within a day or so of the event as we keep an eye on the weather. Hope to see you! Stay safe!
07/27/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. Good ol’ Ritter’s. Can’t wait. The Ritters are so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and believe it or not they have miniature golf now, too. There are too many more cool things about Rittter’s for me to list here. Ya gotta just check it out! I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you!
07/30/25	Tunkhannock, PA	The Old Carter Barn	United States
	Time: 6:30pm. Admission: General admission $20 (plus a 50¢ service fee). Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 235 Shore Dr.. Venue phone: (570) 836-8120. I’m very much looking forward to playing a solo concert at The Old Carter Barn on Lake Carey in Tunkhannock, PA, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 starting at 6:30pm. Two one hour sets featuring mostly Billy Joel’s music. Doors open at 5:30pm. It’s a beautifully restored farmhouse, and all that wood makes the acoustics amazing. One of the best sounding rooms I’ve ever played. A truly unique venue! www.oldcarterbarn.com has a link to summersessionspa.com where all the tickets to the season’s shows are on sale. Tickets will officially be on sale May 1, 2025 at 12:10am. General admission $20 (plus a 50¢ service fee). This is gonna be a really fun gig! Thanks for having me back! Looking forward to it! Hope to see you! Stay safe! Buy Tickets
08/03/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. Good ol’ Ritter’s. Can’t wait. The Ritters are so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and believe it or not they have a miniature golf course now, too. There are too many more cool things about Rittter’s for me to list here. Ya gotta check it out! I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you! Stay safe!
08/17/25	Carbondale, PENNSYLVANIA	The Stonehouse	United States
	Time: 4:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 23 Fallbrook Road. Venue phone: 570-281-6333. Looking forward to another relaxing Sunday solo gig at the Stonehouse, Sunday, August 17, 2025 from 4 til 8pm. No cover, good food and drink, nice peeps and a great warm sounding room. Come make a request. Hope to see you! Stay safe y’all!
08/24/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. Good ol’ Ritter’s. No better way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Can’t wait. The Ritters are so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and believe it or not they have a miniature golf course now, too. There are too many more cool things about Rittter’s for me to list here. Ya gotta check it out! I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you! Stay safe!
09/06/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. Good ol’ Ritter’s. No better way to spend a Saturday afternoon! Can’t wait. The Ritters are so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and believe it or not they have a miniature golf course now, too. There are too many more cool things about Rittter’s for me to list here. Ya gotta check it out! I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you! Stay safe!
09/21/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. Good ol’ Ritter’s. No better way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Can’t wait. The Ritters are so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and believe it or not they have a miniature golf course now, too. There are too many more cool things about Rittter’s for me to list here. Ya gotta check it out! I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you! Stay safe!
09/28/25	Carbondale, PENNSYLVANIA	The Stonehouse	United States
	Time: 4:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 23 Fallbrook Road. Venue phone: 570-281-6333. Looking forward to another relaxing Sunday solo gig at the Stonehouse, Sunday, September 28, 2025 from 4 til 8pm. No cover, good food and drink, nice peeps and a great warm sounding room. Hope to see you! Stay safe y’all!
10/05/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. Good ol’ Ritter’s. No better way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Can’t wait. The Ritters are so much fun. Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and believe it or not they have a miniature golf course now, too. There are too many more cool things about Rittter’s for me to list here. Ya gotta check it out! I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you! Stay safe!
10/12/25	Madison Twp., PA	Wood Winery	United States
	Time: 12:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3491 Hornbaker Cemetery Road. Venue phone: (570) 842-6720. Looking forward to playing Wood Winery on a fall Sunday in Madison Twp, PA. Donna and Ken provide picturesque garden grounds for enjoying their many wines and listening to some live music from people like me. They also carry Wood Winery apparel, local cheese, honey, crackers, preserved goods, syrup, and much more! My friends Robbie Walsh and Tony Vergnetti will be playing half the gig. One of us will play noon til 2:30pm or so and the other from 2:30pm til 5pm. Not sure yet who will go first, but I’ll keep ya posted! Always great fun! No cover! Hope to see you! Stay safe!
10/26/25	Jefferson Township, PA	Ritter Winery and Cidery	United States
	Time: 1:30pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1459 Mount Cobb Road. It’s Ritter’s Grand Finale! The last day of wine season at one of my favorite places to play! Gotta love Ritter’s. Come spend the final fall Sunday afternoon of wine season with us! It’s such a fun gig! Love this place and these peeps. No cover, nice folks, tasty beverages and farm to fresh munchables. Outdoors but rain or shine, lot’s of seating, big ol’ playground for the kids, and believe it or not they have a miniature golf course now, too. There are too many more cool things about Rittter’s for me to list here. Ya gotta check it out! I’ll play 1:30 til 4:30pm. Check out their website at ritterswinery.com. Hope to see you! Stay safe!
12/13/25	Covington Township, PA	Mendicino’s Pizza	United States
	Time: 6:00pm. Admission: No Cover. Age restrictions: 21+. Address: 921 Drinker Tpke. Venue phone: (570) 842-2070. Medicine’s Pizza is having an Ugly Sweater Party and yours truly will be entertaining! I’ll be playing 6 til 9pm.Hope to see you! Looking forward to it!

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My CD LOST IN THE NOISE, featuring Jon Ventre on bass and Steve Kurilla on drums, as well as a number of orchestral musicians to add to our musical eclecticism is now available as a CD at my performances, or as downloads on iTunes or streaming on all digital formats.

My apologies for the lack of an ordering CD online option. My bad … I’d be happy to mail one (or a dozen) to you if you’d like.

This project took a year and a half to create. It’s a concept record and it’s about an hour long. I’m very happy with how it came out. It’s quite eclectic, very Wade. I hope you enjoy it. Check out the free liner notes that include all the lyrics and additional musicians and other information.

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In 2023 I finally released the Christmas record I had been promising for decades, simply entitled Wade Preston Christmas. I don’t yet have these available in CD format, but I’ve included all the Spotify codes here. BTW, you have to have Spotify to read the codes, but these records are available on all digital streaming platforms as well as iTunes with just a simple search for either Wade Preston or The Wade Preston Band.

Originally released in 1995, the original WPB’s classic No Present Like the Time CD with Christo Pellani on drums and Clifford Rehrig on bass, has been remixed and remastered. I was never too happy with the original mixes, so when it came time to transfer all my original ADAT tapes to a digital format that wouldn’t deteriorate (ADATs used VHS tapes in the ’90’s), Eric Ritter and I took it upon ourselves to remix and remaster the whole thing. (Admittedly, Eric did all the heavy lifting lol.) Thank goodness the tapes and machines were all still in good shape! We even found two instrumental tracks that weren’t on the original pressing, so we included those as well. The only thing missing is the beautiful original artwork done by Steve Johannessen, and the original photography. Sadly those hard drives had deteriorated beyond repair. But the music survived! So, for now this recording is only available as downloads on iTunes and streaming on all digital platforms. There are some true WPB classics on this recording. My old bandmates and buddies Christo and Cliff are still at it. We try to get a Zoom chat in from time to time, certainly not often enough. Love these guys. Funny as hell! And they were and are amazing musicians. To this day no drummer has been able to pull off Coffee To Go like Christo, or even figure out the time signatures. We never did, either. We just felt it. It really was a great band.

And yes! There is another Wade CD coming out in 2025. It includes Steve, Jon, Eric, Sarah Jane Williams on background vocals, Amy Vaida on violins and viola, Colleen Ruddy on cello, Marty Rifkin on pedal steel, and the one and only Cliff Lyons on saxes … so far. I just finished recording all the strings yesterday, as of this posting on 4/2/25. I’m planning on using more horns in a few pieces and currently finishing up writing out my horn charts. As soon as I’m done I’ll be bringing some more horn players into the studio. Wish me luck! There is also some musical time travel going on here – a song I started recording in 1994 on my ADATs in Redondo Beach, California is almost finished in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania in 2025. It includes awesome west coast musicians John Meadows on bass and Jeff Falcone on drums, two incredible musicians I worked and recorded with during my California days in the ’90’s. I kept a few of my vocal tracks from 1994 as well. I redid the keys, the vast majority of my lead vocal, added Sarah Jane on background vocals, Eric on guitar and Cliff Lyons on sax. There is one part I am going to add additional horns to, but other than that it’s sounding really good, thirty years after it got started lol. Truly musical time travel!

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