FIVE FOR FIGHTING WITH STRING QUARTET, with Lace & Lee

Five For Fighting, the project led by songwriter and performer John Ondrasik, performs with a string quartet at The Birchmere. The concert features songs from Ondrasik’s extensive catalog, including “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” “100 Years,” “The Riddle,” “Chances,” “World,” and “Easy Tonight.” Folk rock duo Lace & Lee opens the show.

Ondrasik is a platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated artist whose releases include six studio albums, the platinum-certified *America Town* and *The Battle for Everything*, the top-10 album *Two Lights*, an EP, and live recordings. His songs have accumulated more than one billion streams, and his music has appeared in more than 350 films, television programs, and commercials, including *The Blind Side*, *Hawaii Five-O*, *The Sopranos*, and *Code Black*.

When: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Showtime: 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $49.50 in advance; $63.45 through Ticketmaster; $56.50 at the Birchmere Box Office

Lineup: Five For Fighting with String Quartet, featuring John Ondrasik; Lace & Lee opens

About the Opener: Lace & Lee is the folk rock duo Caroline Lace and Olivia Lee. Influenced by 1960s and 1970s storytelling, Celtic music, humor, and bardic prose, the duo is known for ethereal vocals and adventurous harmonies. Lace and Lee began making music at NYU Tisch and have toured with Five For Fighting.

Venue: The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22305

Box Office: Tickets are also available at the Birchmere Box Office on show nights from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Contact: 703-549-7500; birchmere@birchmere.com

Websites: Five For Fighting: https://fiveforfighting.com/; Lace & Lee: https://www.instagram.com/laceandlee/

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