There is a particular kind of voice that recording technology has never fully captured — one built for the open air of a summer night, for the swell of strings rising up to meet it. Josh Groban has that voice, and on Friday, August 14, 2026, he brings it to SPAC for the first time alongside The Philadelphia Orchestra. It is his debut with the ensemble, and it lands in the middle of SPAC’s 60th anniversary celebration of the orchestra’s summer residency. For a singer who has spent his career living in the space between the concert hall and the pop chart, this is the room he was made for.
About the Performance
The program is called “Stage, Screen & Symphony,” and it is exactly what the title promises — Broadway, film, and full orchestral arrangement woven into a single evening. The set draws heavily from Cinematic, Groban’s album of movie-score interpretations, alongside musical-theater selections and the symphonic repertoire where his baritone has always felt most at home. This is the artist who sold over 25 million records, whose 2007 release Noel finished as the best-selling album in the United States that year, and who earned a Tony nomination for his Broadway run in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. With one of the great American orchestras behind him, expect the full range of that résumé brought to life.
Venue Info
SPAC has been the summer home of The Philadelphia Orchestra for six decades, and the amphitheater in Saratoga Spa State Park was refined with exactly this kind of music in mind. For a show built on orchestral detail, the pavilion is where the nuance lives — the closer you sit, the more of the arrangement you catch. The lawn is still one of the best deals in live music on a warm August evening, though a full symphony rewards proximity in a way a rock show never does.
August is Saratoga Springs at its peak. The track is running, Broadway is humming, and the park itself is among the most beautiful settings for live music anywhere in the state. Come early, walk the grounds, and let the evening open up.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets start at $51 and are on sale now. Show time is 7:30 p.m.
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