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Music Blog: A Summer That Rocks: Concerts Coming to Pittsburgh

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Chatham chapter.

There’s nothing better than good friends and great music to celebrate the summer! So after school gets out, be sure to make it to another performance from your favorite artist – or even your first – as they come to town.
 
Below is a list of major artists arriving in Pittsburgh. Chatham students can buy tickets at Ticketmaster.com for singers including Toby Keith, Marilyn Manson, and Rod Stewart!
 
So grab your glow sticks, some friends or family members, and head out for the event of the year and one of the highlights of your college experience in the Steel City.
 
Rock, Metal, and Alternative:

Nickelback
April 25th at the CONSOL Energy Center
 
All-American Rejects
April 25th at Stage AE
 
Marilyn Manson
May 5th at Stage AE
 
Rob Zombie and Megadeath
May 16 at Stage AE
 
Red Hot Chili Peppers
May 30th at CONSOL Energy Center
 
Pop, Classical, and R&B:

Yanni
May 9th at the Benedum Center
 
The Beach Boys
May 11th at the Benedum Center
 
Boyz II Men
June 9th at PNC Park
 
Jimmy Buffett
June 21st at the First Niagra Pavilion
 
Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks
July 28th at CONSOL Energy Center
 
Heart
July 26th at Stage AE
 
Big Time Rush
August 5th at the First Niagra Pavilion
 
Il Divo
August 6th at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
 
Country:

Glen Campbell
May 20th at the Byham Theatre
 
Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, and Thompson Square
June 2nd at the First Niagra Pavilion
 
Brothers of the Sun Tour ft. Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw
June 30th at Heinz Field
 
David Allan Coe
July 7th at the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse
 
Toby Keith
July 27th at the First Niagra Pavilion
 
Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan
August 17th at the First Niagra Pavilion
 
 
 
 

HerCampus Chatham's Entertainment Writer, Onastasia Youssef graduated from high school in 2010 and entered Chatham University the same year. Although she majors in Art History and English, she has always had a passion for music journalism. She hopes to engage her readers with exciting stories that will broaden their knowledge of musical genres and provide them with the very latest in the entertainment world. Random Fun Facts: Favorite Movie - The Avengers Favorite Album - No Fences Favorite Color - Blue Favorite Food - Yogurt (yes, yogurt)
  Mara Flanagan is entering her seventh semester as a Chapter Advisor. After founding the Chatham University Her Campus chapter in November 2011, she served as Campus Correspondent until graduation in 2015. Mara works as a freelance social media consultant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She interned in incident command software publicity at ADASHI Systems, gamification at Evive Station, iQ Kids Radio in WQED’s Education Department, PR at Markowitz Communications, writing at WQED-FM, and marketing and product development at Bossa Nova Robotics. She loves jazz, filmmaking and circus arts.