{"id":254430,"date":"2026-07-29T08:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254430\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:31:27","slug":"concert-4cast-four-pittsburgh-area-concerts-worth-seeing-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254430\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert 4Cast: Four Pittsburgh area concerts worth seeing this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TADY<\/p>\n

Embrace the chance to sing along on \u201cAmerican Pie,\u201d with Don McLean himself, Friday at the South Park Amphitheater.<\/p>\n

McLean will sing his hits like \u201cVincent,\u201d \u201cCrying\u201d and of course, the epic \u201cAmerican Pie\u201d in a free concert hosted by the Allegheny County Parks Department.<\/p>\n

Erie singer-songwriter Josh Travis starts the music at 7:30 p.m. Food trucks and beer and wine vendors will be on hand.<\/p>\n

Concertgoers can bring blankets or chairs.<\/p>\n

The prince of parody, \u201cWeird\u201d Al Yankovic, will bring merriment and laughter to the Pavilion at Star Lake on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Yankovic gained fame and acclaim for song spoofs like \u201cMy Bologna (to the Knack\u2019s \u201cMy Sharona\u201d), \u201cI Love Rocky Road (Joan Jett\u2019s \u201cI Love Rock and Roll\u201d), \u201cEat It\u201d (Michael Jackson\u2019s \u201cBeat It\u201d) and \u201cAnother One Rides The Bus\u201d (Queen\u2019s \u201cAnother One Bites The Dust.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets are $40 to $122. The music begins at 8 p.m. with Puddles Pity Party, the mirth-making musical sad clown with a lovely voice. Google him: You\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

The Black Keys bring their high-octane, bluesy, funky rock to Stage AE on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The outdoor show starts around 7 p.m. with Eddie 9V.<\/p>\n

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Amy Grant returns to the Carnegie of Homestead on Thursday, where she delighted fans a few years ago with a show mixing her pop, country and Christian songs plus relatable and heartfelt storytelling.<\/p>\n

The six-time Grammy Award winner and 2022 Kennedy Center honoree has released her new album, \u201cThe Me That Remains,\u201d her first collection of all-original songs in 13 years. Leaning fully into her strengths as a songwriter, the album finds Grant taking a clear-eyed look at where she stands personally, spiritually, and creatively today.<\/p>\n

Tickets cost $64 to $102. The music begins at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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