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FM 97 is throwing a Birthday Barn Dance Friday, Sept. 24, at the Pullo Center at Penn State York.

The best part of that news for American Idol fans is that WLAN is bringing David Archuleta to town for the event.

The season seven Idol runner-up is one of five acts scheduled to perform during the 7 p.m. event, along with Shontelle, The Ready Set, Hot Chelle Rae and Runner Runner.

The appearance comes just days before the release of David’s new album, “The Other Side of Down,” and follows the release of his new single, “Something About Love.”

Tickets are just $18 to $25 — hey, that’s a fraction of what it will cost you to see Foreigner (with one original member) play the same venue in October — and are on sale now.

Apparently, you can also listen to the station’s Morning Rush all week for a chance to win tickets.

For David fans, the timing couldn’t be better.

As of this writing, “The Other Side of Down” is 34 days and 10 hours away; there’s a countdown on David’s website if you’re interested in the count by minutes and second, or want to learn more about the upcoming album.

For Birthday Barn Dance ticket information, go here.