Steely Dan, Cheech and Chong Coming to Sands

Shows starring jazz-rock legends Steely Dan and the iconic comedy duo of Cheech and Chong and a touring production of Menopause The Musical, have been announced for the Sands Bethlehem Event Center.

Tickets for all three shows go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday and can be purchased at sandseventcenter.com, the Event Center box office, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or by phone at 800-745-3000.

Steely Dan, who on Monday announced its 2013 tour—which they are calling the Mood Swings: 8 Miles To Pancake Day Tour— will perform at the Sands on Friday, September 27th  at 8pm.

Led by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Steely Dan has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and helped define the soundtrack of the '70s with hits such as Reelin' in the Years, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, F.M., Peg, Hey Nineteen, Deacon Blues, and Babylon Sisters, culled from their seven platinum albums issued between 1972 and 1980 (including 1977's groundbreaking "Aja").

They reunited in the early '90s, launching a string of sold-out tours. In 2000 they released multi-Grammy winner (including Album Of The Year) "Two Against Nature," and released its acclaimed follow-up "Everything Must Go" in 2003.

No strangers to Bethlehem, Steely Dan performed on the main stage of Musikfest in 2011. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. 

Counterculture comedy duo Cheech and Chong will perform with the classic 70s street funk band War on Sunday, July 28th  at 7pm.

Cheech and Chong’s storied career includes eight albums, including one, "Los Cochinos," which won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 1973. They also did eight feature-films together including Up in Smoke, before going their separate ways in the 1980s.

They reunited in 2008 for a sold out tour.

War burst onto the scene in 1970 as the backup band for British rock singer Eric Burdon—formerly of The Animals. After Burdon left, the California funk band scored a string of big hits including The Cisco Kid, Low Rider and Why Can’t We Be Friends?

A touring production of Menopause the Musical comes to the Sands on Friday, June 21st  at 8pm.

Set in a department store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra meet by chance at a lingerie sale. The all-female cast makes fun of their woeful hot flashes, forgetfulness, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats and chocolate binges.