Festival welcomes Gladys Knight to lineup

Gladys Knight will perform at the Festival at Sandpoint on Thursday, Aug. 5.

Tickets to the concert can be purchased online only starting at 9 a.m. today, May 17.

Tickets are $69.95 for general admission and $94.95 for early entry. The gate for patron seating and early entry opens at 5:45 p.m., and the gate for general admission/season pass opens at 6 p.m. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

The seven-time Grammy winner has enjoyed No. 1 hits in pop, gospel, r&b and adult contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television and live performance. Among a large number of awards and recognitions, Knight earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995, and the next year, Gladys Knight & The Pips were inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame and, in 1998, presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. In 2004, Knight received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the annual BET Awards ceremony.

Also performing at the Festival are:

July 29, St. Paul and the Broken Bones

Tickets are $44.95 general admission, gate opens 6 p.m; and $69.95 early admission, gates open 5:45 p.m. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

July 30, Jake Owen

Tickets are $74.95 general admission, gate opens 6 p.m; early admission sold out. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

July 31, Shakey Graves

Tickets are $49.95 general admission, gate opens 6 p.m; and $74.95 early admission, gates open 5:45 p.m. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 7, REO Speedwagon

Tickets are $69.95 general admission, gates open 6 p.m.; $94.95 early entry, gates open 5:45 p.m. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

Information: festivalatsandpoint.com