Barber to perform at BST Hyde Park in London

A local artist will perform on an international stage this week. Frohna native Sam Barber will perform at the BST Hyde Park event in London July 8.
The event will be headlined by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and was the first act confirmed last year as part of the event’s 10 year anniversary. Barber will play along with acts such as “The Chicks,” James Bay, Brittany Spencer, Pa Sheehy, and Kelly McGrath.
The event was held July 6 and had acts such as Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, The Coronas, Stone and the First Time Flyers.
The event spans several weeks and has already had the likes of Pink, and Guns and Roses perform. Adele even performed in 2022.

In 2022, Barber auditioned for the long-time television singing competition American Idol.
He did better than maybe even he expected of himself. Barber was able to earn a golden ticket as he sang in front of that year’s three American Idol judges, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie. Barber was not able to watch his audition on television as his was one that did not air on the American Idol audition shows, but he did earn a golden ticket and made it to “Hollywood Week.”
However, that was as far as he would go.
That did not slow him down as he has recorded several songs, including his most well known hit. “Straight and Narrow.” He recently performed in Perry County on July 1.