By Scott Tady
Entertainer of the Year contender Cody Johnson, pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter, shock-rocker Alice Cooper and movie star Jeff Daniels round out an intriguing October concert calendar for Western Pennsylvania.
PPG PAINTS ARENA
Oct. 4: Jo Koy
Oct. 15: Tate McRae
Oct. 18: Cody Johnson
Oct. 23-24: Sabrina Carpenter
Nov. 2: Bryan Adams; Nov. 5: A Day to Remember & Yellowcard; Nov. 7-8: Billy Strings; Nov. 11: Paul McCartney; Nov. 12: Jonas Brothers; Nov. 14: Maroon Five; Dec. 20: Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
PALACE THEATRE
Oct. 1: Don Gatlin
Oct. 3: Geoff Tate
Oct. 19: Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin
Nov. 2: Bachman Turner Overdrive
Nov. 6: Bill Murray & The Blood Brothers
Nov. 22: The Outlaws; Nov. 25: Boz Scaggs.
CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL OF HOMESTEAD
Oct. 1: Toad The Wet Sprocket and Vertical Horizon
Oct.6: Pat Metheny
Oct. 8: Gary Newman
Oct. 24: Neko Case
Nov. 4: Colin Hay; Nov. 12: Josh Ritter; Nov. 19: Macy Gray; Nov. 22: Jimmy Failla; Nov. 28: Gavin DeGraw; Dec. 6: Shaun Cassidy; March 7: Sheena Easton.
City Winery Pittsburgh
Oct. 10: Jeff Daniels
Oct. 17: Margaret Glaspy
Oct. 19: Lee Ritenour
Oct. 27: Josh Radin
Nov. 14-15: The English Beat
PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER
Oct. 3: Lorde
Oct. 9: Crowder
Oct. 23: John Mulaney
Nov. 6: Turnpike Troubadours; April 11: Bailey Zimmerman.
STAGE AE
Oct. 1: Alexandra Kay
Oct. 7: T-Pain
Oct. 11: G Flip
Oct. 14: Aly and AJ
Oct. 15: Violent Femmes
Oct. 21: Maddox Batson
Nov. 24: Sevendust; March 22: Zara Larsson; April 10: 49 Winchester.
Roxian Theatre
Oct. 9: Leftover Salmon
Oct. 26: Thomas Dolby
Oct. 28: Andy Bell
Nov. 11: Minus The Bear; Nov. 15: Mammoth; Nov. 26: The Beths; Dec. 6: Kip Moore; Dec. 9: JohnnySwim; Dec. 12: Pittsburgh Plays Ozzy; Dec. 17: Allen Stone.
Benedum Center
Nov. 14: Taylor Tomlinson; Nov. 21-22: Steve Martin and Martin Short; Dec. 9: Straight No Chaser; Dec. 11: Mannheim Steamroller; March 3: Patti LuPone; March 7; Joe Bonamassa.
UPMC EVENTS CENTER
Oct. 3: Dylan Scott
Nov. 5: Chicago; Nov. 8: Seether and Daughtry; Nov. 19: All Time Low; March 10: Sabaton.
Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
Oct. 1: Scott Blasey
Oct. 3: Reb Beach Band
Oct. 4: Here Comes the Mummies
Oct. 9: Hailey Whitters
Oct. 11: Donnie Iris & The Cruisers
Oct. 21: Buckcherry
Oct. 23: Squirrel Nut Zippers
Oct. 26: Tab Benoit
Nov. 6: North Mississippi All Stars; Nov. 15: The Castellows; Nov. 17: Richie Kotzen; Nov. 25: Black Stone Cherry; Nov. 26: Buzz Poets; Nov. 28-29: The Clarks.
Thunderbird Cafe
Oct. 14: David Archuleta
Oct. 21: Chaparelle
Oct. 23: Los Straitjackets
Oct. 25: The War & Treaty
Nov. 6: Kathleen Edwards
Mr. Smalls Theatre
Oct. 3: Feeble Little Horse
Oct. 11: Craig Finn
Oct. 25: The War & Treaty
Nov. 21: Blondshell; Dec. 2: The Lemonheads.
HEINZ HALL
Oct. 7: Ben Folds
Oct. 28: Jon Batiste
Dec. 18: Trisha Yearwood.
Oaks Theater, Oakmont
Oct. 4: Duane Betts & Palmetto.
March 29: Joanne Shaw Taylor.
OTHERS
Oct. 1: Alice Cooper and Judas Priest, Pavilion at Star Lake.
Oct. 23: Patty Griffin and Rickie Lee Jones, Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland.