BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE | TRIVIUM MAY 9TH | WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER Bullet for My Valentine | Trivium are heading to Wind Creek Event Center on May 9, 2025. 979X has your VERY FIRST chance to win your way in this week. Enter at 979x.com for your chance at a 4 pack of tickets…… MORE
DIRTY HONEY OCT 6TH | SHERMAN THEATER 979X Presents Dirty Honey “Can’t Find the Brakes” Tour with special guest The Band Feel at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on October 6th! Some musicians take a while to build an audience and connect with fans. For the Los Angeles-based quartet Dirty Honey, success came right out of…… MORE
DAUGHTRY DEC 5TH | F.M. KIRBY CENTER 979X “Twisted X-Mas” with Daughtry, Sleep Theory and Devour the Day on Thursday, December 5th at the FM Kirby Center! Daughtry, one of the most visible and best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, has sold out concerts across the globe. Their debut album, the self-titled Daughtry, was…… MORE
KK’S PRIEST SEPT 20TH | SHERMAN THEATER You can’t keep a heavy metal legend down. Although it’s been over a dozen years since guitarist and songwriter K.K. Downing departed Judas Priest, the iconic band he co-founded and played with for 40 years, he was never really going to retire. It was only a matter of…… MORE
Catch up with Duffy Monday – Saturday from 10AM – 3PM! ABOUT MIKE DUFFY Duffy has been a radio guy for 21 years, all of them right here in Northeast PA. He’s also a fitness nut, a husband, a Dad, and even a personal trainer! Though not always in that order. Duffy’s a self-confessed…… MORE
SKILLET AND SEETHER SEPT 21ST | WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER About Skillet: SKILLET is one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century. The two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated, Pandora Billionaires Club members, and multi-platinum rockers have an undying spirit that has humbly asserted and affirmed them as one of this generation’s most successful rock acts. However,…… MORE
We want to say THANK YOU to our area’s teachers! We appreciate all of you each and every day. That’s why we’re going to celebrate YOU, and we want all of NEPA to hear. Tell us about your deserving teacher below: Why are you nominating them? Do you see the hard work they put in everyday?…… MORE
THEORY OF A DEAMAN NOV 10TH | SANTANDER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Theory of a Deadman is the first Canadian rock band to sign with Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger’s 604 Records. Since releasing their self-titled debut in 2002, Theory of a Deadman has blazed their own path with multiple-platinum albums in Canada, and 2008’s Scars & Souvenirs became…… MORE
Pet of the Week Brought to you by: P&D Pet Supply & Feed, Mountaintop The SPCA of Luzerne County | 524 East Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 updated: 9.6.24 Millie #56159551 {Adult Female/Terrier, Pit Bull} Millie has made so much progress in our care over the past several weeks! When she first came to us,…… MORE
SET IT OFF NOV 1ST | SHERMAN THEATER “No one should be able to decide your fate but you.” The three members of Set It Off are embracing their newfound status as an independent band by breaking the chains that once held them back. That is, letting go of the disillusionment, societal pressure, and online…… MORE
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SCRANTON APOCALYPSE FEST OCT 31ST | MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AT CASEY PLAZA 979X Presents Motionless in White “Scranton Apocalypse Event” on Halloween Night, October 31st at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Motionless in White are a gothic and horror-themed metalcore band from Scranton, Pennsylvania. After forming in 2005, the group began to break out…… MORE
GODSMACK OCT 25TH | PPL CENTER Godsmack were a big part of the late ’90s hard rock revival, and they’ve continued to lead the way for legacy rock acts with three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, 28 Top 10 singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, three Grammy nominations and over 20…… MORE
979X & WYOMING VALLEY BEVERAGE in Edwardsville want to let NEPA in on the latest rock music each Tuesday with “What’s On Tap Tuesday?” Tune in each Tuesday between 10am-3pm with Duffy to hear what NEW song 979X has ‘on tap’ for our listeners. Duffy will give the cue to call for “What’s On Tap?” and…… MORE
IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY. Tips for Mental Health Awareness Month brought to you by: 31 Tips To Boost Your Mental Health 1. Track gratitude and achievement with a journal. Include 3 things you were grateful for and 3 things you were able to accomplish each day. 2. Start your day with a cup of coffee. Coffee consumption…… MORE
ROCK ‘N’ RADIO BOWL SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH 1-3PM | CHACKO’S FAMILY BOWLING CENTER, WILKES-BARRE It’s the 2nd Annual Rock n Radio Bowl! What: Bowl with your family, friends and favorite radio station for fun AND to benefit an amazing local charity! Where: Chacko’s Family Bowling Center, 195 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd, Wilkes Barre When: Sunday, April…… MORE
LOCALS ONLY Sunday nights at 7 PM Hear the Next Big Thing First each week, when bands in and around Northeast PA takeover 979X airwaves starting at 7pm. Brought to you by: Coast Cards in Sugarloaf If you want to get your band on the radio, get us your stuff! Interested?! Send your radio-friendly MP3…… MORE
Insta Free Friday Follow us on Instagram (@979XROCKS) for your chance to score some sweet prizes each Friday! From CDs to guitars, you’ll never know what to expect until you get over to Instagram and hit that follow button! Seriously… what are you waiting for?! For official rules, click here!… MORE
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