April Concert Calendar: Tim McGraw, Toto, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Andrea Bocelli & more
John Oates, The Jaggerz, Kevin Hart and Tom Sandoval also all Pittsburgh-bound. The April concert calendar features notable performances from musicians such as Tim McGraw, Bonnie Raitt, Andrea Bocelli, and Todd Rundgren. Other notable performances include appearances from Buddy Guy, John Oates, Toto, Molly Tuttle, and The Jaggerz on an oldies lineup featuring Little Anthony, Gary Puckett and the Lovin' Spoonful. Comedians Kevin Hart, Jim Breuer and Matt Rife will also perform at Stage AE and "Vanderpump Rules" reality TV star Tom Sandoval will lead his rock band at Jergel's Rhythm Grille. Other highlights include "Napoleon Dynamite Live" at StageAE and "The Adventures of Tom Segura" at The Clarks.
Published : 4 weeks ago by Scott Tady in Entertainment
April brings an interesting assortment of concerts our way.
Musical stars like Tim McGraw, Bonnie Raitt, Andrea Bocelli and Todd Rundgren will headline Pittsburgh stages.
From blues legend Buddy Guy to a Hall-less John Oates; Toto to Molly Tuttle, and Beaver County chart-toppers The Jaggerz on an oldies lineup with Little Anthony, Gary Puckett and the Lovin' Spoonful, you've got interesting concert options.
Comedians Kevin Hart, Jim Breuer and Matt Rife also head here looking for laughs, and who knows what to expect from "Napoleon Dynamite Live" at Stage AE and "Vanderpump Rules" reality TV star Tom Sandoval leading his rock band at Jergel's Rhythm Grille.
Here are highlights to help you pick:
May 2: Tom Segura; May 7: Jordan B. Peterson; May 15: NF; May 18: Greta van Fleet; May 23: Heart; June 16: Lionel Richie; June 22: Bert Kreischer; June 25: AJR; July 30: Jennifer Lopez; Aug. 15 and 18: Bruce Springsteen; Sept. 10: Jeff Lynne's ELO; Sept. 26: Sebastian Maniscalco; Oct. 5: Jelly Roll; Nov. 9: Jim Gaffigan; Nov. 8: Iron Maiden; Nov. 10: Kacey Musgraves; Dec. 14: Justin Timberlake.
May 1: Saxon and Uriah Heep; May 4: Madison Beer; May 10: Jim Norton; May 12: Thievery Corporation; May 14: Dirty Honey; May 16-17: The Amity Affliction; May 18: TK Kirkland; May 19: Tommy Emmanuel; May 28: Frank Turner; July 20: Mammoth; Aug. 21: Dweezil Zappa; Aug. 24: The Gaslight Anthem; Oct. 7: Marcus King.
April 13: Little Anthony, Gary Puckett, Lovin' Spoonful and Jimmie Ross & The Jaggerz
May 3: The Temptations and The Four Tops; Dec. 11: Kansas.
May 22: Cahal Dunne; May 28: Joe Jackson; June 4, Keb' Mo'; June 7: Air Supply; June 8: Dave Mason; June 18: Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks; July 28: Bowling for Soup; Sept. 6: Oak Ridge Boys; Sept. 22: Bachmann Turner Overdrive; Sept. 26: Josh Turner; Oct. 19: The Outlaws; Oct. 29: Celtic Thunder.
May 2: Aldo Nova; May 3: Chayce Beckham; May 12: The Alarm and Gene Loves Jezebel; May 22: Orgy and Cold; May 23: Everclear; May 28: Sebastian Bach; June 13: Haley Rinehart; June 15: Hunter Girl; July 14: 10,000 Maniacs; Aug. 3: Tab Benoit and Anders Osborne; Sept. 16: Hoodoo Gurus; Oct. 3: Phil Vassar; Nov. 10: Nelson.
April 7: Five for Fighting (sold out)
May 3: Matt Nathanson (sold out); May 6: XTC's Terry Chambers; May 8: Hawthorne Heights (sold out); May 28: Jill Sobule; June 14-15: Al Franken; June 22: The Silencers; June 27: Sheila-E; July 3: BBMak; July 18: Martin Barre; July 26: Mary Fahl; Aug. 9-10: Kevin Nealon; Aug. 11: Dustbowl Revival; Sept. 3-4: Steve Earle.
April 27: Guided by Voices and The Gotobeds
May 9-11: They Might Be Giants (sold out); May 16: In Flames; May 28: X Ambassadors; June 2: Lucero; June 15: Kim Gordon.
May 4: Chris Young (outdoors); May 7: The Decemberists; May 8: Say Anything; May 10: Social Distortion and Bad Religion (outdoors); May 20: City and Colour; May 21: String Cheese Incident; May 31 and June 2: Pride on The Shore with Natasha Bedingfield (outdoor); June 5: Bleachers (outdoors); June 7: Modest Mouse (outdoors); June 12: T-Pain (outdoors); June 15: Excision; June 20: Brothers Osborne (outdoors); June 22: The Clarks (outdoors); June 28: Oliver Anthony (sold out); July 1: The Kid Laroi; July 8: The Used; July 11: Train (outdoors); July 15: Charley Crockett; July 18: O.A.R. and Fitz & The Tantrums (outdoors); July 20: Flaming Lips; July 23: Mayday Parade, The Maine and The Wonder Years; July 24: Taking Back Sunday; July 25: Lyle Lovett (outdoors); July 28: Halestorm (outdoors); July 29: Faye Webster; July 30: Lamb of God and Mastodon (outdoors); Aug. 8: Primus and Coheed & Cambria (outdoors); Aug. 9: Lindsey Stirling; Aug. 10: Rock, Reggae & Relief with Dirty Heads and The Movement; Aug. 14: Sublime With Rome (outside); Aug. 28: Melissa Etheridge at Women Who Rock; Oct. 1: Lake Street Dive (outdoors); Oct. 12: Dispatch.
May 9: Marc Maron; May 10: John Hiatt; May 11: Dena Blizzard; May 14: Amy Grant; June 11: Daniel O'Donnell; June 15: Mark Normand; Oct. 2: Burton Cummings; Oct. 22: Kathy Griffin; Nov. 2: Nick Carter.
May 11: Kim and Kayla Waters; Oct. 18-19: Amina Figarova Sextet and the Matsiko World Orphan Choir; Oct. 26:Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin; Nov. 9: Abdullah Ibrahim Trio.
June 24-25: Laufey with the Pittsburgh Symphony (second night sold out); July 8: Norah Jones; July 10: Cody Fry.
May 29: Noah Kahan; June 15: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; June 19: New Kids on The Block; June 29: Hootie & The Blowfish; June 30: Tyler Childers; July 2: Red Hot Chili Peppers; July 9: Third Eye Blind; July 10: "Barbie" The Movie: In Concert; July 12: Chris Stapleton; July 13: Bret Michaels with Dee Snider and Lou Gramm; July 29: Hozier; July 31: Foreigner and Styx; Aug. 2: Dan + Shay; Aug. 3: Creed; Aug. 10: Jason Aldean; Aug. 16: Kidz Bop; Aug. 17: Tedeschi Trucks Band; Aug. 20: Doobie Brothers; Aug. 29: Cage The Elephant; Sept. 3: Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie; Sept. 7: James Taylor; Sept. 10: Staind and Breaking Benjamin; Sept. 14: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp.
May 9: Robbie Fulks; May 10: Los Straitjackets; May 14: Kelsey Waldon; June 10: Abigail Lapell.
May 2: Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service; May 3: Brandon Lake; May 19: Sleep Token (sold out); Sept. 6: Meghan Trainor; Oct. 24: Chris Tomlin; Oct. 26: Lainey Wilson.
May 17: Better Than Ezra; June 13: Andrew Schulz; July 20: Comedy Jam with Steve Byrne and Colin Jost; Sept. 27: Barenaked Ladies.
April 25: Coco Montoya, Hard Rock Cafe; April 27: Judas Priest, Covelli Centre, Youngstown; May 20: Matthew Morrison, Greer Cabaret Theater, Pittsburgh (sold out); May 21: P.O.D., Preserving Concerts, New Kensington; June 9: Ben Folds, Three Rivers Arts Festival; July 8: Yakov Smirnoff, Strand Theater, Zelienople; July 13: Justin Moore, No Offseason Entertainment, West Deer Township.
Scott Tady is entertainment editor at The Times and easy to reach at [email protected].
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