ShowTime 2018 Q3 Issue

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The Official Entertainment Guide of PPG Paints Arena

SUMMER | 2018


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Twain Tour Brings Now to Pittsburgh

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Calendar of Events

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Radiohead Plays Pittsburgh on 10-City Summer Tour

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The Smashing Pumpkins Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour to Come for August Concert

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Legends of “Sexy,” “Fun” Team for Summer Show

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Fall Out Boy’s M A N I A Tour to Play PPG Paints Arena

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Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour to Say Goodbye to Fans in Steel City

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The Man of the Woods Tour to Return for Second Show

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Maroon 5 to Perform September Concert

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Farewell Yellow Brick Road Comes to Town in October

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Metallica WorldWired Tour Comes to Arena This Fall

Building Information PPG Paints Arena Concessions PPG Paints Arena Seating Chart

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Local Fans Get Concert on Panic! At the Disco Pray for the Wicked Tour

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Twain Tour Brings Now to Pittsburgh By: Pam Thompson

Global superstar Shania Twain brings her fourth solo tour in support of her new album, Now, to PPG Paints Arena this summer. The Canadian singer/songwriter last performed in Pittsburgh on her Rock This Country tour in 2015. Early tour reviews commend the set list – a combination of Now’s new music and hits from Twain’s repertoire – and cite the performer’s easy interaction with her audiences, dazzling costumes, trapeze-like swing that carries her above the crowd, visually entertaining production, and “two hours of non-stop” entertainment by the soloist. The Now tour started in Tacoma, Wash., in May and runs through this summer, playing 46 shows throughout the U.S. and Canada. Now, released last September, made its debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Canadian Albums and Top Country Albums charts. It went to No. 1 in several markets around the world and was recognized by ARIA as the highest selling international album of the year. Twain co-produced every track on the standard and deluxe editions of Now. Previewed at the Stagecoach Festival, “Life’s About to Get Good,” the premier single was released in June 2017. It also was used for a promotional video for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Twain introduced “Swingin’ With My Eyes Closed,” the second single from Now, last summer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Continued on page 4

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The top-selling female country artist of all time, Twain is featured in her own exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame through this year.

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“Who’s Gonna Be Your Girl” and “We Got Something They Don’t,” respectively the third and fourth singles from Now, followed in October. A five-time Grammy Award-winner, Twain continues to reign as the Queen of Country Pop. Around the globe, she has sold more than 90 million albums and logged multi-platinum album sales in 32 countries. The top-selling female country artist of all time, Twain is featured in her own exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame through this year. Earlier in 2018, Twain became the second recipient of the Canadian Country Music Association’s Generation Award. She received the CMT’s Artist of a Lifetime Award in 2016. Named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association in 1999, Twain has stars on the Walks of Fame of Hollywood and Canada. Continued on page 7

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Her albums include her platinum-selling 1993 debut, Shania Twain; the Grammy Award-winning, double diamond-selling 1995 release, The Woman in Me; 1997’s Come On Over, the best-selling studio album in Soundscan history by a female artist in any genre and the best-selling country album of all time with over 40 million units sold worldwide; and 2002’s Up! Twain’s third consecutive diamond-selling album. Twain is the only artist to have three consecutive albums sell more than 10 million copies in the U.S. These albums own real estate on the Recording Industry Association of America’s 60th anniversary ranking of the Top 15 Best Selling Country Albums. Come On Over is No. 2; The Woman in Me, No. 7, and Up!, No. 8. When her single “Any Man of Mine,” hit the charts in May 1995, it became the first of her seven No. 1 hits, which include “(If You’re Twain coNot in It for Love) I’m Outta Here!,” “You Win produced every My Love,” “No One Needs to Know,” “Love track on the Gets Me Every Time,” “You’re Still the One,” and “Honey, I’m Home.” standard and The Woman in Me won the Grammy for deluxe editions Country Album of the Year and was named of Now. Album of the Year by the Academy of Country Music in 1995. Come On Over, Twain’s third studio album earned her international success and four more Grammy Awards. Her Grammys were presented for Best Country Song for “Come On Over” and “You’re Still the One,” and Best Country Female Vocal Performance for “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and “You’re Still the One.” “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!,” a Top 5 country hit, earned Twain pop culture recognition when Revlon contracted to use the song in TV ads featuring Twain. Come On Over also spawned Twain’s first major tour with performances in 1998 and 1999. Taking to the road contributed to Twain winning Entertainer of the Year trophies from the ACM and the Country Music Association in 1999. At the top of her game, Twain retreated to her home in Switzerland with her husband at the end of 1999. They welcomed the birth of a son named Eja in the summer of 2001 while she worked on her next studio album. Up!, which featured her hit single “I’m Gonna Getcha Good” was released in 2002. Twain was on the road for the Up! tour in 2003 and 2004 and released her Greatest Hits album in the fall of 2004. In the spring of 2011, Twain released her memoir, From This Moment On, discussing her life challenges and successes, including her difficult childhood and the demise of her first marriage. Following a two-year Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace, Twain toured in 2015 for the first time in more than a decade on her Rock This Country tour presenting songs from her repertoire in a brand-new production. |7|


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Calendar of Events WWE Extreme Rules

July 15 — 6:30PM

Shania Twain

July 17 — 7:30PM

Panic! At The Disco: Pray For The Wicked Tour

July 18 — 7:00PM

Foo Fighters

July 19 — 7:30PM

An Evening with the Eagles

July 24 — 8:00PM

Radiohead

July 26 — 7:30PM

Smashing Pumpkins

August 4 — 7:00PM

Rod Stewart with Special Guest Cyndi Lauper

August 11 — 7:00PM

Shrine Circus

August 14 — 7:00PM August 15 — 10:30AM, 2:30PM & 7:00PM August 16 — 2:00PM

Fall Out Boy

September 5 — 7:00PM

Paul Simon Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour To Say Goodbye to Fans

September 17 — 8:00PM

Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets

September 22 — 3:00PM

Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings

September 23 — 3:00PM

Justin Timberlake

September 25 — 7:00PM

Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres

September 26 — 7:00PM

Maroon 5

September 29 — 8:00PM

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Building Information ATM Machines For the convenience of our fans, ATMs are available in the arena: KeyBank Outside section 119 and 230, and in the lobby of the Highmark Gate PNC Bank on PNC Legends Level Outside of Party Suite 44 and Suite 4 Banners and Signs Banners and signs are permitted for most events, providing they are appropriate, as deemed by building management. Cameras Cameras are permitted into the arena for Pittsburgh Penguins hockey games and most events. If allowed, building policy states only small personal still cameras equipped with three (3) inch lens or smaller be brought into the building. Cameras with detachable lenses or flashes are not permitted. Video, audio and professional camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited in the building. For all other non-hockey events, camera policies will vary. Please check the individual event page for further information. Video Cameras Use of video or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited. The arena reserves the right to confiscate any tape or film and remove the patron from the building.

Designated Drivers Guests of legal drinking age who hold a valid driver’s license and wish to sign up to be a designated driver, may visit Guest Services at section 104 for specific Designated Driver booth locations during Pittsburgh Penguins games. In return for safe and sober transportation of their group from the arena, the designated driver will receive a coupon redeemable for a complimentary soft drink during the game. Emergency Evacuation In the event of an emergency, the arena staff will utilize the public address (PA) system to inform guests of the situation and any instructions as applicable. All exits and emergency exits are posted with appropriate signage. First Aid There are two (2) First Aid Stations presented by UPMC, one on each level of the arena. First Aid is located adjacent to the Guest Services office outside section 104 and behind the concession stand at section 232. Lost and Found If an item is lost or found during an event please see the Guest Services office located outside section 104. Guests inquiring about lost items after an event should call 412.804.7903. Items lost at events are held in storage for thirty (30) days and then either disposed of or donated to an appropriate charity. Continued on page 13

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Prohibited Items Bags, back packs, air horns, coolers (hard/soft sided), thermoses, large purses, cans, bottles, flasks, alcoholic beverages, laser pointers, video or audio recording devices, professional cameras/lens, tripods, banners or signs on poles, weapons or any other items deemed dangerous and/or inappropriate are strictly prohibited. Small purses, camera cases, binocular cases and diaper bags will be permitted, however, all items that do not pass security must be returned to vehicles. Questions For general questions, please call 412.642.1800. Re-Entry Policy Exit and re-entry is not permitted at the arena. Security In the interest of guests and staff safety, a search process is required for all events in order to prevent guests from bringing unauthorized and prohibited items into the arena.

Smoking Policy Smoking is not permitted inside the arena. TAG-A-KID In the event a parent and child might be separated at an arena event, parents can register their child with the Tag-A-Kid program. A wristband with the parent’s seat location and contact number will be given to the child. Registration is available at the Guest Services office located outside section 104. Wheelchairs A limited number of wheelchairs are available for transporting guests that are disabled to their seating location. Guests can be transported from the gates to their seats. If a wheelchair is needed for the duration of the event, guests must supply their own wheelchairs. Wheelchairs cannot be reserved in advance. Upon arrival, guests can arrange for a wheelchair at any entrance of the arena. Please see an arena employee to assist with wheelchair transportation.

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Local Fans Get Concert On Panic! At the Disco Pray for the Wicked Tour By: Pam Thompson

Panic! At the Disco comes to PPG Paints Arena on its Pray for the Wicked Tour this summer. The tour line-up includes the budding musical acts – Hayley Kiyoko and A R I Z O N A. Shows are scheduled in more than 20 cities in the U.S. and Canada in July and August. The tour – which has sold out shows in New York City, Los Angeles and Boston – supports the band’s sixth studio album of the same name. Scheduled for release this June, Pray for the Wicked has 11 tracks. Its lead single, “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” preceded it in March. The single’s music video also was released in March. “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” charted in seven global markets, including No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S., as well as Canada, the U.K. and Australia. In the U.S. it charted on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs at No. 5, Rock Airplay at No. 8, and Alternative Songs at No. 6. Brendon Urie, lead vocalist on all six of the act’s studio albums, performed the single on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in March, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Voice in May. Continued on page 21

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Urie, 31, singer/songwriter, musician and Broadway performer, is the only remaining original member of Panic! At the Disco, which was founded in 2004 in Las Vegas. When Panic! At the Disco wrapped its 2017 tour last spring, Urie headed to Broadway. He filled the lead role of Charlie Price in “Kinky Boots,” appearing in Cyndi Lauper’s hit musical from May through early August. Panic! At the Disco’s first five studio albums all charted internationally and made impressive showings on the Billboard 200. The group’s debut album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out was released in 2005 and is certified double platinum in the U.S. and platinum in Australia and Britain. It peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and has more than 2 million in sales. All five of the premier album’s singles have attained gold, platinum or multi-platinum certification. Released over a three-year period, the tracks are: o “The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage” o “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” o “But It’s Better If You Do” o “Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off” o “Build God, Then We’ll Talk.” Pretty Odd followed in 2008 and charted in 10 markets around the globe, including the top 5 in six of those markets. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and is gold certified in the U.S. and the U.K. Continued on page 22

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Its four singles are: o “Nine in the Afternoon,” which is double platinum in the U.S., gold in Australia, and silver in the U.K. o “Mad as Rabbits” o “That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)” o “Northern Downpour.” Vices & Virtues was issued in 2011. It peaked at No. 7 in the U.S., one of nine international markets in which it charted. Its three singles are: o “The Ballad of Mona Lisa,” which is platinum in the U.S. and gold in Australia o “Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)” o “Let’s Kill Tonight.” Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! released in 2013 and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. It charted in 8 markets around the world and is gold certified in the U.S. and the U.K. The album’s three singles all received certifications: o “Miss Jackson,” U.S. platinum o “This Is Gospel,” U.S. platinum and U.K. silver o “Girls / Girls / Boys,” U.S. gold. Death of a Bachelor followed in 2016 and became Panic! At the Disco’s first album to top the Billboard 200. It charted in the Top 5 of 10 markets internationally, including the U.K., New Zealand, Australia and Canada. It is certified platinum in the U.S. and gold in the U.K. The fifth album’s four singles all received certifications: o “Hallelujah,” U.S. gold o “Victorious,” U.S. platinum | 22 |


o “Emperor’s New Clothes,” U.S. platinum and U.K. gold o “Death of a Bachelor,” U.S. platinum. Hayley Kiyoko, singer/songwriter/actress/dancer, released her premier album, Expectations, in March. It has charted in the top 25 of six markets around the globe: o U.S., No. 12 o Australia, No. 20 o Canada, No. 16 o Ireland, No. 23 o New Zealand, No. 25 o U.K., No. 24. Her album’s three singles are: “Sleepover” and “Expectations,” released in 2017, and “Curious,” released this year. A R I Z O N A formed in 2015 and released its debut album, GALLERY in 2017. The album made the Billboard 200 at No. 143, as well as Heatseekers at No. 4, and the U.S. Alternative chart at No. 24. “I Was Wrong,” the album’s single released in 2016, and peaked at No. 50 on the U.S. Rock chart. The band members are lead vocalist Zach Hannah, guitarist Nate Esquite, and keyboardist David Labuguen.

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Radiohead Plays Pittsburgh On 10-City Summer Tour By: Pam Thompson

Radiohead plays PPG Paints Arena this summer on its tour of 10 North American cities. The British group performs 18 concerts in July through Aug. 1. Its first appearances in the U.S. and Canada since spring 2017. The summer dates extend the world tour in support of the band’s latest studio album, A Moon Shaped Pool. The album charted in the Top 5 across 10 international markets. It has earned gold certification in the U.K., Australia, Canada, Italy and France. It’s two singles – “Burn the Witch” and “Daydreaming” charted with the first single, “Burn the Witch” peaking at No. 29 in the U.S. on the Alternative Songs chart. Another track from the album, “True Love Waits” charted on the U.S. Rock Songs ranking at No. 43. Radiohead was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last October in its first year of eligibility, and it released its third compilation album, OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017. The work charted in 10 markets around the globe, making it into the Top 10 in six of them. It is silver-certified in the U.K. Its two singles, “I Promise” and “Man of War” charted. Thom Yorke, lead vocalist, Jonny Greenwood, lead guitarist, Colin Greenwood, bassist, Ed O’Brien, guitarist and vocalist, and Phil Selway, drummer, formed as a group in 1985 named On a Friday, which changed to Radiohead in 1991. Continued on page 26

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Nominated 18 times for Grammy Awards, Radiohead was Radiohead has won three Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album: OK Computer in 1998, nominated Kid A in 2001, and In Rainbows in 2009. for induction The band’s first studio album, Pablo Honey into the Rock released in 1993. It is certified double platinum and Roll Hall in the U.K. and Canada, platinum in the U.S. and of Fame last Belgium, and gold in Australia. Its 1992 single, October in its “Creep” peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart. It is double platinum in Canada, first year of platinum in the U.K. and gold in Australia. The eligibility. album’s 1993 single, “Stop Whispering” peaked at No. 23 on the Alternative Songs chart. The Bends, released in 1995, is certified four-times platinum in the U.K., three times in Canada, and platinum in the U.S. and New Zealand. Three of the album’s five singles charted on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart: the second single, a double A-side release of “High and Dry”/”Planet Telex,” peaked at No. 18 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart and is certified gold in Canada. The third single, “Fake Plastic Trees” went to No. 11 on the Alternative chart and also is gold-certified in Canada. The fourth single, “Just” went to No. 37 on the same chart. OK Computer, the band’s third studio album released in 1997, is five-times platinum in the U.K., four times in Canada, 3 times in Belgium, double platinum in the U.S. and platinum in Australia, Italy and New Zealand. Its single, “Karma Police” went to No. 14 on the Alternative Songs chart in the U.S. It is goldContinued on page 29

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certified in Canada and silver in the U.K. Its track, “Let Down” peaked at No. 29 on the Alternative Songs chart in the U.S. Kid A, released in 2000, is Radiohead’s fourth album. It made the Top 4 in 10 markets, and it topped the Billboard 200, as well as the rankings in the U.K., Australia, Canada and France. It is platinum certified in all five of these markets. Its track, “Optimistic” made No. 10 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart. The group’s fifth album, Amnesiac issued in 2001, ranked in the Top 3 in 10 markets around the globe, and it topped the charts in the U.K., Canada and Ireland. It is platinum in the U.K. and Canada, and gold in Australia, the U.S. and France. Its single, “I Might Be Wrong” peaked on the Alternative Songs chart at No. 27. In 2003, the sixth studio album, Hail to the Thief was in the Top 4 of 10 markets around the world, including five No. 1s in the U.K., Belgium, Canada, France and Ireland. It is certified platinum in the U.K. and Canada, and gold in the U.S., Australia, Belgium and France. Two of its three singles charted on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart: “There There” at No. 14, and “Go to Sleep” at No. 32. Radiohead’s seventh studio album, In Rainbows was released in 2007. It made the Top 8 in 10 markets, including five No. 1s in the U.K., Canada, France, Ireland and the U.S. It is platinum in the U.K. and Canada, and gold in the U.S. and Belgium. Its double single promotional release, “House of Cards”/”Bodysnatchers” went to No. 8 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart. The King of Links, the band’s eighth studio album released in 2011, charted in 10 markets including the Top 10 on nine of those rankings. It is gold-certified in the U.K. and Canada. The album’s single, “Lotus Flower” charted in the U.K. at No. 165, Belgium at No. 66, and on the U.S. Alternative Songs ranking at No. 33. | 29 |


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The Smashing Pumpkins Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour To Come for August Concert By: Pam Thompson

The pioneering alternative rock band, The Smashing Pumpkins perform at PPG Paints Arena in August, on its Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour. The Grammy Award-winning group announced in February that it would tour for the first time in nearly 20 years featuring its founding members Billy Corgan, primary songwriter and lead vocalist, Jimmy Chamberlin, drummer, and James Iha, guitarist. Longtime Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder also joins the tour. The band says that it is moving to a three-guitar lineup to better emulate the signature tones and textures of their albums. “Some 30 years ago, as The Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha and I began a musical journey in the cramped rear bedroom of my father’s house. And so, it’s magic to me that we’re able to coalesce once more around the incredible Jimmy Chamberlin, to celebrate those songs we’ve made together,” Corgan says. Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the band’s formation in Chicago, the tour highlights music from the group’s inception through 2000, featuring music from their first five studio albums. Continued on page 32

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Corgan says, “This show and staging will be unlike any we’ve ever done and will feature a set unlike any we’ve ever played. For if this is a chance at a new beginning, we plan on ushering it in with a real bang.” The Smashing Pumpkins has sold more than 30 million albums. In 1996, “Tonight, Tonight” won seven MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year, Breakthrough Video and Viewers Choice, as well as awards for the best in direction, visual effects, art direction, and cinematography. In the same year MTV’s Best Alternative Video award went to the group for “1979.” The Smashing Pumpkins received the 1997 For the first time American Music Award for Favorite Artist. in nearly 20 years The band, nominated 12 times for Grammy the tour features Awards, won the first of two for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1997 for “Bullet with Butterfly its founding Wings.” The second came in 1998 for “The End members: Is the Beginning Is the End.” Billy Corgan, Gish, The Smashing Pumpkins debut album Jimmy (1991), charted in the U.S., Australia, Canada Chamberlin, and New Zealand. It is platinum in the U.S. and James Iha, and silver in the U.K. Siamese Dream (1993) charted in eight Jeff Schroeder. markets including five Top 10s. The second studio album certified four-times platinum in the U.S. and Canada, platinum in New Zealand and Australia, and gold in the U.K. The band’s third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) topped charts in the U.S., Australia, Canada and New Zealand and made the Top 10 in five more markets. It is diamond certified in the U.S. and Canada, four-times platinum in Australia, platinum in the U.K. and New Zealand, and gold in Germany. Four of the album’s five singles charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.: o Certified U.S. gold, “Bullet with Butterfly Wings,” the first single, went to No. 22. o “1979,” the second single, charted at No. 12, certified U.S. gold, and topped the Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock charts. o “Tonight, Tonight,” the fourth single, placed at No. 36. o “Thirty-Three” at No. 39, certified silver in the U.K. and gold in New Zealand. Adore, the fourth studio album (1998), charted in the Top 5 in nine markets with No. 1s in four markets and No. 2s in the U.S. and Canada. It is double platinum in Canada, platinum in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, and gold in the U.K. Its two singles, “Ava Adore” and “Perfect,” both charted in the U.S. on the Continued on page 35

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Hot 100, Alternative and Mainstream Rock charts. The fifth and sixth studio albums – Machina/The Machines of God and Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music – both released in 2000. Machina/The Machines of God peaked in the Top 4 of eight markets where it charted. Platinum in Canada, gold in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, and silver in the U.K., its first of two singles, “Stand Inside Your Love,” ranked No. 2 on the Alternative Songs chart and No. 11 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The seventh studio album, Zeitgeist (2007), went to No. 1 in Canada and New Zealand and the Top 10 in nine of the markets where it charted. Gold certified in the U.S. and New Zealand, its first single, “Tarantula” peaked at No. 54 on the Hot 100, No. 2 on Alternative Songs, and No. 6 on Mainstream Rock charts. The second single, “That’s the Way (My Love Is)” charted at No. 23 on the Alternative Songs and No. 32 on Mainstream Rock rankings. Oceania, the band’s eighth studio album (2012), earned four Top 10 rankings, peaking at No. 4 in the U.S. and Canada. Its first of two singles, “The Celestials” ranked at No. 29 on the Alternative Songs chart. Monuments to an Elegy, the ninth studio album (2014), charted in six markets and peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200. “One and All,” its second of three singles, charted at No. 34 on the Mainstream Rock chart. | 35 |


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Legends of “Sexy,” “Fun” Team for Summer Show By: Pam Thompson

The legends of “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy,” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” are teaming up for the second consecutive summer for Rod Stewart with Special Guest Cyndi Lauper. The two performers’ tour of North America includes a first-time show at PPG Paints Arena this August. Singer/songwriter Stewart, the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, announced the 23-date tour in January. He invited Lauper, who owns two Grammys, a Tony and an Emmy, to join him again as the tour’s special guest. It kicked off with two shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. It’s the 26th headlining tour for Stewart, 73. He first took to the road as a soloist in 1977 on the Foot Loose & Fancy Free Tour. He has toured for 34 of the past 41 years. Continued on page 38

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In addition, he has performed more than 140 Stewart shows for his residency in Las Vegas, Rod Stewart: The has toured Hits, at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace. Spanning for 34 of seven years, Stewart wrapped the most recent leg of his residency in June. the past 41 Lauper, 65, has headlined 15 tours and coyears. headlined five others. In addition to being Stewart’s special guest for a second time, she has toured as the special guest of Cher three times, and once with Tina Turner. The celebrated composer and lyricist of the Broadway hit, Kinky Boots, Lauper won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Original Score, and in 2014, she won her second Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the same work. This year, Lauper was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score for her work on SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical and won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Score. Lauper, who won her first Grammy in 1985 for Best New Artist, performed at the Grammy Awards in January. Continued on page 40

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In March, it was announced that she would collaborate with Rob Hyman, her Time After Time co-songwriter, on the music for the upcoming musical, Working Girl. Lauper also won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role Lauper is the on Mad About You in 1995. She holds the distinction of being the first celebrated female debut album to chart four Top 5 hits on composer and the Billboard Hot 100: lyricist of the o “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” Broadway hit, o “Time After Time” Kinky Boots. o “She Bop” o “All Through the Night.” A celebrated music talent, Stewart was first inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a solo act. He was inducted a second time in 2012 as the front man in Faces. In 1993, he received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2005, Stewart, who has been nominated for Grammys 15 times, won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Stardust…The Great American Songbook Volume III. He received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that same year.

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o Stardust: The Great American Songbook Volume III o Still the One…Great Rock Classics of Our Time. Sixteen of his other albums made Top 10 rankings on that chart. His best-selling albums in the U.S. also include: It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002), and Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977), both triple platinum; and A Night on the Town (1976), Out of Order (1988), and As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook Volume II, all double platinum certified. His best-selling compilation albums in the U.S. are 1979’s Greatest Hits, Volume 1, which is triple platinum, 1989’s Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964-1990 and 1990’s Downtown Train – Selections from the Storyteller Anthology, both double platinum. Unplugged…and Seated, 1993’s live album also is triple platinum after peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Nine of Lauper’s 11 studio albums charted on the Billboard 200, beginning with her six-time platinum debut work, She’s So Unusual in 1983. Her next album, True Colors is double platinum. Both albums peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. Reviewers raved about Stewart’s and Lauper’s 2017 joint tour. o “Two Legends Who Thrill in Their Own Ways…More than just their pop success and great hair, what really united Sir Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper…was the sheer joy that both brought out of the audience… You can put a price on a show, but it’s hard to quantify joy,” Houston Press stated. o “The pair, who combined have sold a whopping 250 million albums throughout their…careers… kick off a nostalgia blast,” Entertainment Weekly reported. | 42 |


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Fall Out Boy’s M A N I A Tour To Play PPG Paints Arena By: Pam Thompson

Fall Out Boy brings its M A N I A Tour to PPG Paints Arena in September in support of its eponymous and fourth No. 1 album. Joining Fall Out Boy on the tour is Cleveland rapper, Machine Gun Kelly, and a special guest to be announced. Fall Out Boy – Joe Trohman, lead guitar; Pete Wentz, bass; Patrick Stump, lead vocals, and Andy Hurley, drummer – begins the U.S leg of the tour in August and makes more than 25 stops through Oct. 10. Formed in 2001 near Chicago, Fall Out Boy donates $1 from every ticket sold to the Fall Out Boy Fund benefiting charities throughout its hometown. Prior to the U.S. tour, the band played dates across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Asia. M A N I A, Fall Out Boy’s seventh studio album, topped the Billboard 200, matching the success of the band’s albums: Infinity on High (2007), Save Rock and Roll (2013), and American Beauty/American Psycho (2015). Continued on page 47

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All of the 10 tracks on M A N I A charted on the Hot Rock Songs ranking: o “Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea,” No. 19 o “The Last of the Real Ones,” No. 5 o “Hold Me Tight or Don’t,” No. 7 o “Wilson (Expensive Mistakes),” No. 18 o “Church,” No. 15 o “Heaven’s Gate,” No. 27 Fall Out Boy o “Champion,” No. 10 donates $1 from o “Sunshine Riptide,” featuring Burna Boy, every ticket No. 29 sold to the Fall o “Young & Menace,” No. 7 Out Boy Fund o “Bishops Knife Trick,” No. 35. benefiting Fall Out Boy’s debut album, Take This to Your Grave released in 2003. charities The band’s breakthrough came in 2005 with throughout its its second studio album, From Under the Cork hometown, Tree, which has two hit singles: “Sugar, We’re Goin Chicago. Down,” which is certified four-times platinum in the U.S. and gold in the U.K. and Canada, and “Dance, Dance,” which is certified three-times platinum in the U.S., platinum in Canada and gold in the U.K. The third single, “A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More ‘Touch Me,’” charted in the U.S. and U.K. In 2006, Fall Out Boy was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy Award. The group’s third album in 2007 and first No. 1, Infinity on High logged 260,000 sales in its first week. It is certified double platinum in Australia, and platinum in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada and New Zealand. Its first single, “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” went platinum in the U.S. and Australia, and gold in the U.K. The album’s second single, “Thnks fr th Mmrs” certified platinum in Australia and Canada, and gold in the U.S. and U.K. Also charting were the third and fourth singles respectively, “’The Take Over, the Break’s Over’” and “I’m Like a Lawyer with the Way I’m Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You).” Like its predecessor, the fourth studio album by Fall Out Boy, Folie à Deux in 2008, charted internationally, earning platinum certification in Australia and gold in the U.S. and U.K. Its first single, “I Don’t Care” earned platinum status in the U.S. and gold in Australia and Canada. The second single, “America’s Sweethearts” earned gold in the U.S. and the album’s third and fourth singles, also charted. It was the band’s last album before a multi-year hiatus. In 2013, Fall Out Boy regrouped and issued its fifth studio album, Save Rock and Roll, which went to the top of the charts in the U.S. and Canada, becoming the band’s second album to top the Billboard 200. It went platinum in Continued on page 48

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the U.S. and gold in the U.K. and Canada. The first single, “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)” is five times platinum in the U.S., three times in Canada, platinum in Australia, and gold in the U.K. and New Zealand. Its second single, “The Phoenix” certified silver in the U.K. The third single, “Alone Together” certified platinum in the U.S., and the fourth single, “Young Volcanoes” is gold in the U.S. American Beauty/American Psycho, the band’s sixth studio album and third Continued on page 49

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to go to No. 1, released in 2015. It topped the charts in the U.S. and Canada, earning U.S. platinum certification and gold in the U.K. and Canada. Its only single, “Centuries” is four-times platinum in the U.S. and gold in the U.K. Fall Out Boy’s live album, “Live in Phoenix” in 2008, attained platinum status in the U.S. Its single, “Beat It,” featuring John Mayer, certified silver in the U.K. It peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band’s compilation album, “Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits” in 2015, certified gold in the U.K. Its single, “Alpha Dog” charted in Australia. Two of Machine Gun Kelly’s three studio albums are certified gold – 2012’s Lace Up and 2017’s Bloom. A cadre of bands have been designated to alternate in the tour’s special guest slot. Possible special guests are Gym Class Heroes, Every Time I Die, Against The Current, State Champs, L.I.F.T., and nothing,nowhere.

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Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour To Say Goodbye to Fans in Steel City By: Pam Thompson

The legendary Paul Simon, songwriter, recording artist and performer, bids adieu to fans in Pittsburgh when Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour plays PPG Paints Arena on Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. The Steel City performance follows Simon’s show in Newark, N.J., his birthplace, and it is his last tour stop before the final three concerts in New York City. Simon and his band embarked on the artist’s goodbye tour in mid-May, trekking through the U.S. and Canada for 21 shows before heading to Europe for 10 concerts in July. Simon and his band return to the U.S. in September for the 11 U.S. appearances on the final leg of the tour. On opening night in Vancouver, BC, Simon’s show consisted of 25 songs, including three encores of hits from his solo career and his days in Simon & Garfunkel. According to Simon, the Homeward Bound tour is a fitting culmination of a performing career that began in the early 1960s and has coincided with his artistic journey as a songwriter and recording artist until the present day. While Simon has declined interviews, he issued the following statement along with the announcement of his farewell tour in February, giving insight into his decision to stop touring, as well as his plans for the future: “I’ve often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I’d consider bringing my performing career to a natural end. Now I know: it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating and something of a relief. Continued on page 54

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“I love making music, my voice is still strong, and my band is a tight, extraordinary group of gifted musicians. I think about music constantly. “Sadly, we lost our lead guitarist and my friend of 30 years, Vincent N’guini, who died last December. His loss is not the only reason I’ve decided to stop touring, but it is a contributing factor. Mostly, though, I feel the travel and time away from my wife and family takes a toll that detracts from the joy of playing. I’d like to leave with a big Thank You to the many folks around the world who’ve come out to watch me play over the last 50 years. “After this coming tour, I anticipate doing the occasional performance in a (hopefully) acoustically pristine hall, and to donate those earnings to various philanthropic organizations, particularly those whose objective is to save the planet, ecologically. Continued on page 56

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“Once again, I am very grateful for a fulfilling career and, of course, most of all to the audiences who heard something in my music that touched their hearts.” It was 50 years ago – when albums had “side one” and “side two” – that Simon & Garfunkel first enjoyed 16 weeks on top of the Billboard 200 for not one, but two albums: The Graduate, the soundtrack from the 1967 hit movie, and Bookends, the duo’s fourth studio album. Both albums included versions of “Mrs. Robinson,” the duo’s second No. 1 single behind I’d like to “The Sound of Silence,” which made it to No. 1 early in 1966. leave with a Simon’s body of work includes 13 solo big Thank studio albums and five more studio albums as You to the half of the duo, Simon & Garfunkel. His 2016 many folks album, Stranger to Stranger charted at No. 3 around the in the U.S. and at No. 1 in the U.K. where it is world who’ve certified silver. Simon is the recipient of 16 Grammy Awards, come out to three of which – Bridge Over Troubled Water, Still watch me play Crazy After All These Years, and Graceland – were over the last Album of the Year honorees. In 2003, he received 50 years. a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in Simon & Garfunkel. He has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Simon has achieved 29 Top 40 singles in the U.S. alone, with 14 of those reaching the Top 10. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” reached No. 1, and his hits include “Kodachrome,” “Loves Me Like a Rock,” “Mother and Child Reunion,” “Late in the Evening,” “You Can Call Me Al” and many others. Simon, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer as a member of Simon & Garfunkel and as a soloist, also is: o an inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame o a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors (2002) o one of Time magazine’s “100 People Who Shape Our World” (2006) o an awardee of the inaugural Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, recognizing the profound and positive effect of popular music on the world’s culture (2007) o an inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011) o a recipient of the prestigious Polar Music Prize along with classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma (2012). Simon, who has raised millions for diverse worthy causes, co-founded the Children’s Health Fund, which donates and staffs mobile medical units that bring health care to low-income children and their families in urban and rural locations around the United States. Since its inception in 1987, CHF has provided more than 3 million doctor/patient visits. | 56 |


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The Man of the Woods Tour To Return for Second Show By: Pam Thompson

Justin Timberlake returns to PPG Paints Arena in early fall to reprise his popular, high-energy show on The Man of the Woods Tour. The President of Pop makes his third visit to Pittsburgh’s arena on September 25. The show follows Timberlake’s June 1 performance that energized the crowd packing the venue. Reviewers of the spring show confirmed what fans had anticipated. Timberlake combined his prodigious singing and dancing with an empathy for his audience. The production, presented on a triple stage with a winding walkway, brought the star closer to more fans. The President Combined with dazzling lighting effects and charged of Pop makes musicians, dancers and backup vocalists, the show his third visit took attendees through their playlists of Timberlake to Pittsburgh’s favorites. arena on In a campfire setting, echoing The Man of the Woods theme, Timberlake showcased his cast September 25. members’ vocal talents. Pittsburgh was The Man of the Woods Tour’s next to the last show in North America before it went on to Europe for an international leg of the tour. Supporting Timberlake’s fifth studio album, The Man of the Woods Tour started in mid-March and finishes more than 80 shows later in January 2019. In its first week, Man of the Woods went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and became the best-selling album in the first six weeks of 2018. It attained gold certification in the U.S. in March. It also is Timberlake’s fourth consecutive No. 1 album, following FutureSex/ LoveSounds in 2006, The 20/20 Experience – 1 of 2, and The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2, both released in 2013. | 59 |


Maroon 5 to Perform September Concert By: Pam Thompson

Maroon 5’s Pittsburgh fans will be treated to a concert on the band’s 2018 Red Pill Blues world tour this fall. The first leg of the tour in the U.S. – 38 performances – kicked off in late May, and comes to PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, Sept. 29. Special guest on the tour is Julia Michaels. She collaborated with Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine in the duet “Help Me Out” on the new album. The three-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum Maroon 5 released Red Pill Blues, its sixth studio album last November. In May, the band tweeted that the collection had earned platinum certification. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The four singles on the U.S. deluxe edition include: “Don’t Wanna Know,” “Cold,” “What Lovers Do,” and “Wait” – all have received platinum certifications in markets around the globe. o “Don’t Wanna Know,” a stand-alone single featuring Kendrick Lamar, released in 2016. Peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, it is double platinum in the U.S. with certifications in four other countries. o “Cold,” also a stand-alone featuring Future, released in 2017. It peaked at No. 16 on the Hot 100 and holds certifications in four international markets. o “What Lovers Do,” featuring SZA, released in 2017 as the lead single. The track is multi-platinum in the U.S., Australia, Italy, Canada, and New Zealand. o “Wait,” the second single, released in January, already is certified platinum in Canada and gold in the U.S. Maroon 5 performed “Wait” this year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards where the band was named Best Group of the Year.

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Farewell Yellow Brick Road Comes to Town in October By: Pam Thompson

Is three years really long enough for a farewell tour by a superstar of Elton John’s magnitude? Farewell Yellow Brick Road – billed as the entertainment giant’s final tour – plays PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 10. More than 300 concerts across five continents are scheduled before the tour wraps in 2021. Globally renown, the prolific singer/songwriter is an inductee of the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. His many accolades include a Grammy Legend Award, a Tony, an Oscar, the Kennedy Center Honor and a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for “services to music and charitable services.”

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Metallica WorldWired Tour Comes to Arena This Fall By: Pam Thompson

Metallica’s WorldWired Tour returns to North America this fall and performs at PPG Paints Arena on Oct. 18. Each concert on the year-end leg of the tour will get rolling with the Light It Up pre-show party hosted by Jim Breuer. He will take the stage with comedy, fan interaction, giveaways and much more. A standard physical or digital copy of Hardwired…To SelfDestruct is available with every ticket purchased.

When fans purchase tickets and donate to Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation, they will be entered to win tickets, passes and a chance for a trip to the last show on the tour.

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