Femmes of Rock at Artpark | July 10, 2026
The concept is not subtle: take classic rock’s most iconic guitar moments and rebuild them around electric violin. What keeps Femmes of Rock from collapsing into novelty is the person holding the bow. Nina DiGregorio’s electric violin cover of Van Halen’s “Eruption” collected millions of views and made a credible case for the premise — that the instrument can carry the melodic authority the genre typically reserves for six strings. The group brings its multimedia hard-rock production to Artpark in Lewiston on Friday, July 10, 2026.
About Femmes of Rock
Created and fronted by DiGregorio, Femmes of Rock is an all-female hard-rock ensemble that places electric violin at the center of the arrangement — not as ornamentation, but as the instrument carrying the melodic weight that lead guitar typically owns. The show draws from a broad classic rock repertoire: Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rush, AC/DC, Van Halen, The Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Metallica, David Bowie, ELO, and Billy Joel, among others.
The musicianship is not incidental to the concept. DiGregorio carries session credits alongside Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, The Killers, and Deep Purple — a working-musician résumé that separates a serious instrumentalist from a touring gimmick. The group has appeared alongside Kansas, Bad Company, Cheap Trick, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, sharing stages that have put them in front of audiences who came for straight-ahead rock and stayed.
The Artpark bill adds two supporting acts: The Fabulous USA Band and Second Hand News open the evening.
About Artpark
Artpark sits at the edge of the Niagara Gorge in Lewiston — among the more atmospheric outdoor settings in western New York. The 2,400-capacity amphitheater punches above its weight class in booking, regularly drawing acts that fill significantly larger rooms. A summer Friday evening in that gorge-adjacent setting, with a show built around arena-rock spectacle and live multimedia production, is a reasonably reliable combination. More information at artpark.net.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets for Femmes of Rock at Artpark are on sale now, ranging from $37.00 to $73.00. Showtime is 7:00 PM on Friday, July 10, 2026.