Pittsburgh's Can’t Miss Concerts in July
This month's lineup includes Guided by Voices, the Feed More Festival, Kenny Chesney and Guns N' Roses.
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July 6/ When you think of “rustbelt rock,” Guided by Voices should be one of the first bands that comes to mind. The Dayton, Ohio indie rock group has one remaining original member, Robert Pollard, whose rowdy energy has kept fans returning for more since the early ’80s. Each show can be compared to a beer-soaked, high-kicking party hosted by Pollard, and one show should be no different. (Mr. Smalls, 400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale; 412/821-4447, mrsmalls.com)
July 17/ As if one needed an excuse to spend a summer day sipping beers under the sun, the Feed More Festival — formerly the Pittsburgh Blues Festival — is back this July with Cold War Kids, The Lone Bellow and The Stone Foxes headlining. Join the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank for a day of great local and national acts, vendors and food trucks — all while helping the food bank with its simple goal to feed more people. (400 North Shore Drive, North Shore; 412/229-5483, stageae.com)
In Concert
Pere Ubu — Club Cafe, clubcafelive.com July 1
Kenny Chesney with Miranda Lambert — Heinz Field, ticketmaster.com July 2
County Parks Summer Concerts: The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra — Hartwood Acres, alleghenycounty.us July 3
Modest Mouse with Brand New — Stage AE, stageae.com July 5
Mothers — Club Cafe, clubcafelive.com July 7
Deutschtown Music Festival — Various locations in the North Side, deutschtownmusicfestival.org July 8-9
Guns N’ Roses — Heinz Field, ticketmaster.com July 12
Ryan Adams and The Shining and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds — Stage AE, stageae.com July 13
A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop featuring Nelly with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra — Heinz Hall, pittsburghsymphony.org July 14
Black Lips — Spirit Hall, spiritpgh.com July 15
Ladyfest Pittsburgh — various sites, facebook.com/vulvapalooza July 15-17
Steely Dan — First Niagara Pavilion, livenation.com July 17
John Moreland — Club Cafe, clubcafelive.com July 19
Heart with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Cheap Trick — First Niagara Pavilion, livenation.com July 21
Luke Bryan — First Niagara Pavilion, livenation.com July 22-23
Frightened Rabbit — Mr. Smalls, mrsmalls.com July 24
Bloc Party — Stage AE, stageae.com July 25
Femi Kuti and The Positive Force — The Altar Bar, thealtarbar.com July 28
The Cactus Blossoms with Molly Alphabet — South Park Amphitheater, alleghenycounty.us July 29
Besnard Lakes — Club Cafe, clubcafelive.com July 30
