KORY and the FIREFLIES 

KORY and the FIREFLIES was formed in the summer of ’94 by the band’s leader, Kory Van Sickle, and they have been writing, recording and performing ever since. In the band’s 30+ years they’ve consistently delivered positive, energetic music and performances with a special gift for connecting with their audience. The band has released four CDs (Sparks Fly, Radiate, Everyone, and Love to Gove), shared the stage with over 80 national acts (see list below), and had airplay in all 50 states with their singles, “Sometimes,” “Virginia,” “Pop Fly,” and “Everyone”. Both “Everyone” and “Pop Fly” reached “Top 20” in New Music Weekly and “Pop Fly” has been played in MLB stadiums across the country. Their single, “She’s Comin’ Back Again” has aired on over 30 National Networks promoting the hit TV show “Trading Spaces,” and their single “Let it Shine” was used for a statewide campaign supporting healthcare workers during the pandemic. The band was inducted into the South Dakota Rock & Rollers Hall of Fame in 2023, and they will enter Iowa’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025!

Throughout KORY and the FIREFLIES’ career, Kory has developed creative ways to use the band and his guitar company, Firefly Guitars US, to raise over $5.5 Million for multiple charities, helping others that are dealing with difficult life challenges. KORY and the FIREFLIES have always made an effort to create positive music and positive moments for their audiences and continue to do their best to spread peace and love in hopes of helping make the world just a little brighter…like a firefly.

KORY and the FIREFLIES have shared the stage with…
3 Doors Down (x2), 38 Special (x3), Alice Cooper (x2), America, April Wine, Bacon Brothers, Big Head Todd & the Monsters (x2), Blessid Union of Souls, Blind Melon, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blues Traveler, Bodeans, Boston, Bret Michaels, Cheap Trick (x2), Citizen King, Collective Soul (x3), CCR (x2), Dave Matthews, Deep Blue Something, Def Leppard, Everclear (x3), Fabulous Thunderbirds (x2), Family Force Five, The Fixx, The Fray, Foreigner (x3), Gary Allan, Gin Blossoms (x2), Goo Goo Dolls (x7), The Guess Who, Heart, Hinder, Hootie & the Blowfish, Jackson Browne, Jayhawks, John Mellencamp, John Waite (x2), Jonny Lang, Journey, Kid Rock, Kansas (x2), Little River Band (x3), Lou Gramm Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Matthew Sweet, Matthew West, Neil Young, Night Ranger, Nine Days, The Outfield, Pat Benatar, Peter Frampton, Red, REO Speedwagon (x3), Rick Springfield (x2), Robby Krieger (The Doors), Sebastian Bach, Seven Mary Three, Sheryl Crow, Sister Hazel, Smash Mouth (x2), Soul Asylum (x2), Spin Doctors, Sponge, Stroke 9, Styx (x4), Sugar Ray (x2), Susan Tedeschi, Switchfoot (x2), Tesla (x2), Theory of a Deadman, Three Dog Night, Tonic, Vince Neil and Willie Nelson.