Pink, Guns N’ Roses, Morgan Wallen among top concerts to see … – TribLIVE

Pittsburgh is seeing the last of its stadium shows this summer, with four nights of concerts at PNC Park. Here’s a look at the most notable shows coming to the area in August:

August’s top shows

Aug. 5: Pink, Brandi Carlile, Grouplove at PNC Park

Grammy-winning singer Pink brings her Summer Carnival tour to Pittsburgh at what’s expected to be a packed PNC Park.

With songs like “So What” and “Get the Party Started,” Pink has wowed Europe and early shows in the United States on this tour with her high-flying, acrobatic moves while singing.

“Every room I walk into, my heart walks in first. Every lyric that I write is my heart crying, raging hoping, screaming, pleading,” she said earlier this year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. “You have watched me do this, sifting through life’s messiness for almost 25 years. Some of you find what I do annoying, and some of you find it brave, and I just find it necessary.”

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Aug. 18: Guns N’ Roses, The Pretenders at PNC Park

Rock ‘n’ roll bad boys Guns N’ Roses return for another stadium show in Pittsburgh after playing Heinz Field back in 2016.

With three core members — singer Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan — Guns N’ Roses has seen its share of drama in the past but seems to be somewhat stable now. A new album is reportedly in the works, but don’t expect to see a biopic on the band anytime soon.

“It’s very rare that you see a (rock biopic) movie that actually feels genuine,” Slash told Yahoo Entertainment. “And so I don’t even wanna be a part of all that. I just don’t think that it would be done real justice. I’ve seen a lot of bad (biopics) and they freak me out. … I think the best ones are the ones that are a story that’s almost fictional — that are based off of somebody.”

Read more: Guns N’ Roses at Glastonbury review — a riotous trip into rock paradise

Aug. 30-31: Morgan Wallen at PNC Park

Controversial country star Morgan Wallen headlines a pair of PNC Park shows that had been postponed from their original June dates because of a vocal injury.

Wallen’s “Last Night” single has been atop country charts for months, and his “One Thing at a Time” album, released in March, has also topped the charts. Yet he’s still shadowed by controversy, after a 2021 video emerged with him using a racial slur.

“I was around some of my friends, and we just … we say dumb stuff together,” Wallen said on “Good Morning America” in 2021. “And it was — in our minds, it’s playful … that sounds ignorant, but it — that’s really where it came from … and it’s wrong.”

Read more: Morgan Wallen plays it up in front of a sold-out crowd at SoFi Stadium

Sold-out shows

Aug. 4: Ted Nugent at Hollywood Casino at the Meadows

Guitarist Ted Nugent may have become famous in the 1970s for songs like “Stranglehold” and “Cat Scratch Fever,” but he’s more known nowadays for being outspoken about guns, hunting and conservative issues.

Aug. 19: Luke Bryan, Chayce Beckham, Ashley Cooke, Conner Smith, DJ Rock at the Pavilion at Star Lake

Country singer — and “American Idol” judge — Luke Bryan brings his “Country on Tour” show to the Pittsburgh area for his first concert here in more than four years.

Other notable shows

Aug. 1: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Thee Sacred Souls at Stage AE

Aug. 4: The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, The Classics IV, Badfinger featuring Joey Molland, The Cowsills at the Palace Theatre

Aug. 5: Godsmack, Staind at the Pavilion at Star Lake

Aug. 5: Queens of the Stone Age, Phantogram, The Armed at Stage AE

Aug. 6: The Beach Boys at the Palace Theatre

Aug. 11: Mastodon, Gojira, Lorna Shore at Stage AE

Aug. 11: The Lox at Byham Theater

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Aug. 12: Willie Nelson & Family, John Fogerty, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Cavalry, Particle Kid at the Pavilion at Star Lake

Aug. 12: Four Chord Music Festival: Yellowcard, Taking Back Sunday, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Waterparks, The Maine, Origami Angel, The Home Team, Magnolia Park, Mest, Houston Calls, Eternal Boy, Patent Pending, Keep Flying, Old Neon at Wild Things Park

Aug. 13: Four Chord Music Festival: The Gaslight Anthem, The Interrupters, Alkaline Trio, Streetlight Manifesto, Face to Face, American Football, Dave Hause & the Mermaid, Punchline, Heart Attack Man, Sincere Engineer, M.A.G.S., Spaced, Look Out Loretta, Mallory Run at Wild Things Park

Aug. 15: Incubus, Badflower, Paris Jackson at UPMC Events Center

Aug. 15: Jelly Roll, Ashley McBryde, Struggle Jennings, Josh Adam Meyers at the Pavilion at Star Lake

Aug. 16: Daughtry, Ayron Jones at the Palace Theatre

Aug. 19: Rock Reggae and Relief: Slightly Stoopid, Sublime with Rome, Tropidelic, Roots of Creation, Keystone Vibe, Fubar at Forbes Avenue Downtown

Aug. 22: Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton, Fishbone at Roxian Theatre

Aug. 23: The Baseball Project featuring Peter Buck, Scott Mccaughey, Mike Mills, Linda Pitmon & Steve Wynn, Rex Tycoon at Thunderbird Music Hall

Aug. 23: Joss Stone, Stephen Wilson Jr. at the Palace Theatre

Aug. 25: Live, Fuel at Stage AE

Aug. 26: Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin, Jinjer at the Pavilion at Star Lake

Aug. 26: Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick at PPG Paints Arena