5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 9-11
After a long, rainy week, it’s time to relax and enjoy some downtime. From performances to parties, from celebrity appearances to festivals, Pittsburgh is jumping this weekend. Join in the fun with these events. Idina Menzel at the Benedum Center Broadway legend — and real-life Disney princess — Idina Menzel...
Taylor Swift fans devastated by canceled Eras Tour shows in Austria
VIENNA — Fans of Taylor Swift are devastated by the cancellations of three sold-out Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities foiled an apparent plot for an attack in Vienna. Fans, known as Swifties, took to social media to express their devastation at missing out on one of the superstar’s...
Review: Slipknot brings Here Comes the Pain 25th anniversary tour to PittsburghVideo
When bands launch album anniversary tours, they generally play that album and sprinkle in the rest of their hits throughout the set or save them for the encore. Not so for Slipknot, who brought their Here Comes the Pain 25th anniversary tour to the Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown...
Rock legend Rod Stewart extends his Las Vegas Strip run
LAS VEGAS — Thirteen years and 200 shows are not enough for Rod Stewart at the Colosseum. The knighted, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will be back with a dozen dates in 2025. Dubbed “The Encore Shows,” the series runs March 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22; May 29...
Mere-Exposure Effect shooting video, hosting fundraiser for PAAR
This Sunday, local band Mere-Exposure Effect will be offering the public an opportunity to appear in a music video — and raising money for a good cause. The group will be shooting scenes for a video to support their powerful song “Survive” at Linden Grove Nightclub and Restaurant in Castle...
Pitbull Stadium is the new home of FIU football. The artist has bought the naming rights
Welcome to Pitbull Stadium, the home of your FIU Panthers. Florida International announced what could end up as a 10-year agreement on Tuesday with international recording artist, Grammy winner and entrepreneur Armando Christian Pérez — the Miami native better known as Pitbull — to put his name on their on-campus...
Singer-songwriter Emma G brings message of empowerment through music to Pittsburgh
New Zealand native Emma G is here to save the world, one song at a time. “Music has been my love language, it’s how I connect with people,” the singer-songwriter said in an interview. “I was born with a relatively rare brain condition called hydrocephalus, and so I had my...
With arms wide open: Pittsburgh welcomes Creed on Summer of ’99 tourVideo
Creed, one of the biggest bands in modern rock, is no stranger to struggles. Despite selling millions and millions of records, the post-grunge band could never seem to win over music critics. Singer Scott Stapp faced mental health issues and battled alcoholism and addiction. The band broke up in 2004,...
A Pittsburgh homecoming: Dan + Shay feel the love at Star Lake
Here are some fun facts about Dan Smyers: he’s a born-and-raised native of the Pittsburgh area; he’s a Steelers fan; he still calls Acrisure Stadium by its previous name, Heinz Field; he’s half of a Grammy Award-winning country duo called Dan + Shay; and, according to him, he had the...
Interview: Former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure brings Band in a Box tour to Pittsburgh
Midge Ure has been playing music professionally for more than 50 years, so hitting the studio or going on the road for a North American tour at age 70 is as natural as “blinking or breathing.” “At the time, whichever one you’re doing seems to be the best one to...
Aerosmith retires from road, cancels final tour
Aerosmith has walked this way for the final time. The band has decided to pull the plug on its “Peace Out” farewell tour. The decision comes after frontman Steven Tyler, 76, suffered vocal chord damage in September 2023, which already had caused the tour to be delayed several times. Aerosmith...
Judge suspends Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license over DWI arrest in New York
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — A New York judge suspended Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license Friday at a virtual court appearance on Long Island. Timberlake pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated. Police arrested Timberlake June 18 after they say he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane. The...
Here are 5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: Aug. 2-4
Rev up your engines and cruise into August! Summer weekends are dwindling, but the heat shows no sign of stopping — here’s all the excitement that’s going on around town this weekend. Vintage Grand Prix Time to zoom over to Schenley Park for a Pittsburgh tradition. This weekend is jam-packed...
Ciara watches husband Russell Wilson at Steelers training camp
Pop star Ciara was seen this week at Steelers training camp, decked out in the team’s gear and watching her husband, quarterback Russell Wilson. TribLlive snapped a few photos of Ciara at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on Wednesday. She wore a baseball hat and a Steelers T-shirt with a...
Carrie Underwood will return to ‘American Idol’ as its newest judge
LOS ANGELES — Carrie Underwood will be the next singer to sit behind the judges’ table on “American Idol,” filling Katy Perry’s spot after her departure from the show in May. Underwood, who rose to fame after she won the singing competition show in 2005, will return 20 years later...
Foreigner and Styx deliver powerful performances at Star Lake, Thomas Jefferson High School choir gets on stage for encore
This week has been an embarrassment of riches for the region’s classic rock fans. Wednesday night brought a pair juggernauts to the stage at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Foreigner and Styx, two bands with long lists of hits that can still bring their A-game. John Waite opened the...
Review: Lamb of God, Mastodon celebrate 20th anniversaries of their landmark metal albums in PittsburghVideo
An army of black shirt-clad heavy metal fans gathered for the 20th anniversaries of a pair of groundbreaking albums, soaking up the nostalgia. And by the end of the night Tuesday at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, they were quite literally soaked. The Ashes of Leviathan tour brought together Lamb of...
Blues Attack to headline Cindystock 21 benefit music festival
Cindystock, an annual music festival that’s held at the home of Cindy and Ted Yates with all proceeds going toward cancer screenings and patient support services, will be held this year on Aug. 17. “This will be our 21st year. We started it out as a fundraiser for a family....
Rapper Wiz Khalifa and girlfriend welcome baby girl
Congrats are in order for Wiz Khalifa and his girlfriend Aimee Aguilar. The couple of five years welcomed their first child together, a baby girl named Kaydence, on July 17. Aguilar then shared a one-week postpartum TikTok video on July 24, where the model and entrepreneur showed off her stomach...
Irish singer Hozier brings woodsy rhythms to Pavilion at Star Lake
Hozier brought the rhythm and blues to his sold-out Unreal Unearth Tour stop Monday night at the Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown. The Irish singer opened his concert with “De Selby (Part 1)” and “De Selby (Part 2).” Both featured imagery of tiny blue lights like rain in the...
Review: Sleater-Kinney shakes off vocal woes in Pittsburgh stop of Little Rope tourVideo
With Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein starting to lose her voice Monday night, the band made a few alterations so the show could go off without a hitch, as the seminal punk band visited Mr. Smalls Theater in Millvale on their Little Rope tour. A pair of songs where Brownstein does...
Creed, Imagine Dragons, Bruce Springsteen highlight August’s top Pittsburgh concerts
For the first time in eight years, Bruce Springsteen will be in Pittsburgh for a pair of shows — pushed back almost a year because of illness — while the Pavilion at Star Lake will host another busy month of concerts. Here’s a look at the top shows coming to...
Fans swarm hill in Munich, claiming a high perch for watching Taylor Swift concert for free
MUNICH — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have gotten free seats to her concerts in Munich on a grassy hill near the concert venue. The Swifties packed the Olympic Hill, or Olympiaberg, one of the highest elevations in the southern German city, for the second straight day Sunday. That gave...
Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Miller Band bring rock for the ages to PNC ParkVideo
Saturday night saw some of the most iconic tunes in rock history brought to PNC Park in Pittsburgh. A trifecta of legendary acts — Steve Miller Band, Journey and Def Leppard — rocked the stage with a battery of hits that will be long remembered. They might not all have...
Interview: Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker discusses ‘Little Rope’ and more before Pittsburgh concertVideo
In the course of 30 years touring the world with Sleater-Kinney, singer/guitarist Corin Tucker has learned that things don’t always go smoothly. Take, for instance, Thursday night, when the band’s bus lost power and air conditioning on the drive from Nashville to Michigan, requiring a late-night vehicle exchange. “They really...
