SCOTT TADY
Plenty of cool concerts await this August in western Pennsylvania.
Bruno Mars, Billy Idol, Zach Top, “Weird” Al Yankovic, the Black Keys and Goo Goo Dolls all will entertain Pittsburgh area concert audiences.
Here’s a concert calendar to help you pick your musical fun.
PAVILION AT STAR LAKE
Aug. 1: “Weird” Al Yankovic
Aug. 2: Ne-Yo & Akon
Aug. 7: Five Finger Death Punch
Aug. 8: Parker McCollum
Aug. 14: Goo Goo Dolls
Aug. 20: Billy Idol
Aug. 24: TLC, Salt-N-Pepa
Aug. 25: Kesha
Aug. 29: Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson
Sept. 3: Rufus Du Sol; Sept. 10: $uicide Boy$; Sept. 15: Breaking Benjamin; Sept. 20: Bryson Tiller.
STAGE AE, Pittsburgh
Aug. 2: Black Keys
Aug. 14: Todd Rundgren
Aug. 20: Helmet
Aug. 22: Dominic Fike
Sept. 1: Sierra Ferrell; Sept. 18: Black Label Society; Sept. 19: Mastodon; Sept. 20: Tucker Whitmore; Sept. 22: Sam Barber; Sept. 23: Rainbow Kitten Surprise; Sept. 25: Caamp; Sept. 29: MUNA; Oct. 6: Interpol; Oct. 10: Sugar; Oct. 6: Interpol; Oct. 20: Jesse Welles; Oct. 27: Sleeping With Sirens; Nov. 18: Beartooth.
PPG PAINTS ARENA, Pittsburgh
Aug. 13: Zac Brown Band
Aug. 20: Zach Top
Sept. 8: Kacey Musgraves; Sept. 29-30: Olivia Rodrigo; Oct. 1: Red Clay Strays; Oct. 6: Smashing Pumpkins; Oct. 9: Dan + Shay; Oct. 23: Rod Wave; Oct. 28: “Worlds Collide Concert Tour” featuring stars from the “Descendants,” “ZOMBIES” and “Camp Rock” films; Nov. 7: Jim Gaffigan; Nov. 12: Sombr; Nov. 20: Motionless in White; Dec. 21: Andre Bocelli.
JERGEL’S RHYTHM GRILLE, Warrendale
Aug. 1: Everclear
Aug. 8: Buzz Poets
Aug. 10: Adrian Vandenberg
Aug. 20: Priscilla Block
Aug. 25: Ugly Kid Joe
Aug. 26: Parker Barrow
Aug. 28: The Calling
Sept. 16-17: Leonid & Friends; Sept. 28: Pure Prairie League; Oct. 4: Stryper; Oct. 8: Here Come The Mummies; Oct. 14: Tab Benoit; Nov. 6: Max Weinberg’s Jukebox.
HARTWOOD ACRES, Hampton Township
Aug. 2: The Wood Brothers
Aug. 9: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Aug. 16: The Lemon Twigs
Aug. 30: Blasey does the Beatles
Sept. 6: Buzz Poets
PALACE THEATRE, Greensburg
Aug. 2: Richard Marx
Aug. 30: George Thorogood
Sept. 20: LeAnn Rimes; Sept. 23: Celtic Thunder; Sept. 27: Brian Regan; Oct. 2: Robin Trower; Oct. 15: Micky Dolenz; Oct. 26: Daughtry; Nov. 13: Foghat; Dec. 2: Stray Cats.
TIMBER ROCK AMPHITHEATER, Farmington
Aug. 7: Chris Young
Aug. 22: Dylan Scott
Aug. 28: Travis Tritt
Sept. 11: Ted Nugent
ROXIAN THEATRE @ CITIZENS, McKees Rocks
Aug. 12: Courtney Barrett
Sept. 18: Lakeview; Sept. 22: St. Paul & The Broken Bones; Sept. 27: Buffalo Traffic Jam; Sept. 29: Public Image Limited; Oct. 7: Soccer Mommy; Oct. 16: Wheeler Walker; Oct. 31: Dweezil Zappa; Nov. 5: Lauren Alaina; Nov. 28: Punchline; Dec. 6: GWAR
PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, Pittsburgh
Aug. 21: Koe Wetzel
Sept. 17: Phil Wickham; Oct. 9: Johnny Blue Skies; Nov. 15: The Rock Orchestra.
MR. SMALLS THEATRE, Millvale
Aug. 4: Digable Planets
Aug. 16: The Mountain Goats
Aug. 29: Morgan Wade
Sept. 16: Brian Fallon; Sept. 18: Margaret Glapsy; Sept. 19: Frank Turner; Sept. 26: Ben Harper (sold out); Oct. 22: Low Cut Connie
YOUNGSTOWN FOUNDATION AMPHITHEATER, Youngstown
Aug. 9: Joe Bonamassa and Gov’t Mule
Sept. 11: Niko Moon; Sept. 19: Charley Crockett.
CITY WINERY PITTSBURGH
Aug. 8: Roger Humphries presents a jazz night for Bill Strickland
Sept. 23: Ron Pope; Oct. 18: Lacey Sturm; Nov. 14: Joshua Radin
THUNDERBIRD CAFE, Pittsburgh
Aug. 19: American Aquarium
Nov. 14: Michigander
CARNEGIE OF HOMESTEAD MUSIC HALL, Munhall
Oct. 9: Marc Maron; Oct. 13: Bruce Hornsby; Nov. 4: Judy Collins.
HEINZ HALL, Pittsburgh
Oct. 6: Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra; Oct. 13: Penn & Teller; Dec. 8: Leslie Odom Jr.
BYHAM THEATER, Pittsburgh
Oct. 8: Fred Armisan; Oct. 17: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Nov. 28: Jim Brinkman
CITIZENS LIVE AT THE WYLIE, Pittsburgh
Oct. 1: Role Model; Oct. 2: Wiz Khalifa; Oct. 3: Styx; Oct. 4: Foster The People; Oct. 6: Two Door Cinema; Oct. 7: Freya Skye; Oct. 8: Matt Matthews; Oct. 9: Chelsea Handler; Oct. 10: Modest Mouse; Oct. 11: Chance The Rapper; Oct. 16: Boyz II Men; Oct. 20: Tedeschi Trucks; Oct. 21: The Story So Far; Oct. 23: Smokey Robinson; Oct. 25: Little Big Town; Oct. 31: Aries Spears; Nov. 2: Glorilla; Nov. 6-7: Sting; Nov. 12: Jack White; Nov. 15: Wyatt Flores; Nov. 19-20: Goose; Dec. 2: Steven Wilson Jr.; Dec. 3: Sabaton.
RIVERS CASINO, Pittsburgh
Aug. 15: Jake Owen
Sept. 11: Colin Jost.
OTHERS
Aug. 7: BoDeans, Oaks Theater, Oakmont; Aug. 29: Bruno Mars, Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh; Sept. 2: Reb Beach, South Park Amphitheater.
