FAIRMONT — Summer is the perfect time for outdoor concerts. And North Central West Virginia is conveniently located amid the many venues that offer music ranging from country to pop to rock and more.
The following is a list of concerts scheduled throughout the summer in the area.
• Keith Urban: May 28; 7:30 p.m. Charleston Civic Center Coliseum. ticketmaster.com.
• Coldplay: May 30; 7;30 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• David Allan Coe: June 5; 9 p.m. Altar Bar, Pittsburgh. ticketmaster.com.
• Don McLean: June 5; 7:30 p.m. Pepsi Cola Roadhouse, Burgettstown, Pa. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Kenny Chesney: June 6; 4 p.m. Heinz Field, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction: June 10; 7 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• New Kids on the Block: June 11; 7:30 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• No Doubt: June 13; 7:30 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Phish: June 18; 7: 30 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com .
• Dave Matthew Band: June 19, 20; 7:30 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band: June 23; 8 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Park, Pittsburgh, Pa. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Aerosmith with ZZ Top: June 24; 7 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Little River Band: July 4; noon. PA Hero Walk Benefit Concert, New Kensington, Pa. ticketmaster.com.
• Barry Manilow: July 6; 7:30 p.m. Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh. ticketmaster.com.
• Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd: July 7; 6:30 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Vans Warped Tour: July 8; noon. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick: July 10; 7 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Bob Dylan: July 13; 5:30 p.m. CONSOL Energy Park, Washington, Pa. www.ticketmaster.com
• Jeff Dunham: July 15; 7:30 p.m. WesBanco Arena, Wheeling. ticketmaster.com.
• Taylor Swift: July 18; 7:30 p.m. Charleston Civic Center, Charleston. ticketmaster.com.
• Nickelback: July 18; 6 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Yes: July 21; 7p.m. Amphitheatre at Station Square,, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Green Day: July 22; 7:30 p.m. Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Hippiefest: July 24; 7:30 p.m. Pepsi Cola Roadhouse, Burgettstown, Pa. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Jonas Brothers: July 25. Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com
• George Strait with Blake Shelton: July 25; 7:30 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Sun Up to Sun Down: July 25. All-day bluegrass music. Mountain Lakes Amphitheater, Sutton. 1-866-700-7282.
• Marilyn Manson and Slayer: Aug. 1; 2:15 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• John Legend: Aug. 3; 7:30 p.m. Riverplex Amphitheatre at Sandcastle, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Creed: Aug. 6; 7:30 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• George Thorogood: Aug. 7; 8 p.m. Palace Theatre, Greensburg, Pa. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Keith Urban: Aug. 13; 7.30 p.m. Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Motley Crüe: Aug. 16. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Rod Stewart: Aug. 19 and 22; 8 p.m. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• American Idols Live! Tour 2009: Aug. 22; 7 p.m. Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Rascal Flatts: Aug. 28. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
• Toby Keith: Sept. 11. Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Pittsburgh. www.ticketmaster.com.
E-mail Debra Minor Wilson at timeswv.com.
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Summer is the perfect time for outdoor concerts. And North Central West Virginia is conveniently located amid the many venues that offer music ranging from country to pop to rock and more.
The following is a list of concerts scheduled throughout the summer in the area. -
TRF: three days of excitement
Whether you like country, pop or magic, you will enjoy the entertainment at this year's Three Rivers Festival.
From now through Saturday night, Palatine Park will be a hub of music, laughter and excitement at the 30th annual festival.
The following entertainment will take place at the Palatine Park Main Stage and is free of charge. -
Town & Gown Players set summer productions
The play’s the thing this summer, courtesy of the FSU School of Fine Arts and Town & Gown Players.
• “Always, Patsy Cline” will be presented at 8 p.m. May 30-31 and June 4-6, 12-13 at the Pricketts Fort State Park Amphitheatre.
Directed by Troy Snyder, this is the story of the friendship between Houston housewife Louise Seger and legendary country singer Patsy Cline. - Fairmont filmmaker part of ‘Faces of Schlock’ premiere in Morgantown The Warner Theatre in Morgantown will host the world premiere screening of “Faces of Schlock” at midnight Saturday. The film is a horror-comedy anthology, featuring four different short films from horror directors from four different states, including West Virginia filmmaker Justin Channell, Henrique Couto (Ohio), Chris LaMartina (Maryland) and Andrew Shearer (Georgia).
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Tony Orlando kicks off WVPT summer season May 15
No entertainer can move and excite an audience like Tony Orlando. One of America’s most endearing and enduring stars. Tony and America celebrated the 34th anniversary of his recording of “Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round The Ole Oak Tree.”
Orlando will kick off the summer season for West Virginia Public Theatre’s 25th anniversary at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Chestnut Ridge Community Church Threatre, 2223 Cheat Road, Morgantown. -
Mountain Lakes Amphitheater has music for you this summer
If you like country, bluegrass or gospel music, Mountain Lakes Amphitheater has what you want.
The entertainment complex, located in Sutton, kicks off its 2009 concert season.
• May 9: Country star Randy Travis at 7 p.m. Opening act is The Davisson Brothers. Advance tickets are $35. -
‘Rat Pack Is Back’ goes beyond cool at the CAC
The Rat Pack — Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Dean Martin and “the chairman of the board” Frank Sinatra — was the ultimate in cool and hip. In the 1960s, the four sang, bantered and joked their way on stages in Vegas and around the world.
The “swingin’ and swaggerin’ of old Las Vegas nightlife” is coming to Morgantown when “The Rat Pack is Back: The Tribute to Frank, Sammy, Joey and Dean” hits the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center stage. -
Memories of Number 9
A play to be performed at Fairmont State will explore the memories and effects of the 1968 Farmington Number Nine mine disaster.
“Stories from the Farmington Mine Disaster,” a devised performance piece, will be presented May 1-2 and 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. and May 3 at 2 p.m. in Room 314 of Wallman Hall. -
‘So you want to be your own ...’
Building your dream house should not be a nightmare.
Fairmont native Dave Rudy has written a book — inspired by his own experiences — on how to have your house built. from deciding what style and where to build to what to build with to financing to even legal recourse. -
Come and listen to a story
Looking for something different to do this weekend?
Come listen to some blues. Listen to some stories.
The West Virginia Blues Society is holding a “Blues Night Out” Saturday at Christopher’s Banquet & Conference Center, 104 Van Kirk Drive, Fairmont. - More Ticket Headlines
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