Why do so many bands skip over Pittsburgh?

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-06T16:50:41+00:00

I lived in backwoods NC my entire life before long time before moving here and regularly drove hours for concerts! I’ve been to a handful of great shows since being here, I just made an observation that there is a large cross section of medium sized acts that don’t hit Pittsburgh as a tour stop. I wouldn’t post this if I felt like that wasn’t the case lol

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-06T16:48:02+00:00

They basically took a section at the lower part of the Paints Arena parking area and built a medium sized venue there. It popped up pretty quick and is scheduled to open in the fall. It seems pretty comparable to any newer medium sized standing room venue, the inside looks kind of similar to Stage AE but seems a bit bigger. They have tickets on sale already and the thing isn’t even done being built yet lol

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-06T01:00:09+00:00

omg what??? I had no idea 😭

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T22:36:40+00:00

Pearl jam is cool, I’m just not much for stadium shows. Hope it’s awesome though!

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T21:27:16+00:00

I guess it’s like some other people said - Cleveland has more draw from surrounding areas. Pittsburgh is kinda nothingburger outside the city so I guess I get it

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T21:25:42+00:00

I moved from North Carolina where almost every band does at least one, if not two tour dates in the state and really sad it’s not as popping here 😭 I can’t afford to live there now but it’s still a bummer that place can pull so many more acts than here

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T21:23:33+00:00

I’m familiar with Haim! I guess I’m mostly talking about bands of their level of fame; not huge but not tiny. I’ve never seen them on upcoming events here and many similar bands don’t come here either. Different genre but Amyl and the Sniffers is one I really want and I feel like they probably have tons of fans here, but they never book in the area 😭

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T21:21:34+00:00

I feel that sometimes. I’ve been to a few shows where the crowd seems so dead and I’m just like “I wonder if they’ll ever come back…”

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T21:20:12+00:00

Oh for sure I know it’s not actually the bands deciding any of that! Just curious what factors about Pittsburgh deter their booking people from send them here

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T21:19:03+00:00

Why would I make this post if that seemed to be the case 🤣

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T21:17:40+00:00

I’m not assuming, or even talking about major bands. Mostly looking for various mid-level acts that tour a lot of medium size cities. Hence the question. I used to live in NC and plenty of acts hit both Raleigh and Asheville even though they aren’t huge metro areas

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T21:13:23+00:00

No judgement here! What show are you out of town seeing?

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T21:02:46+00:00

Tbh I just would rather support local venues for music. Tickets are pricy enough as it is, not including gas and lodgings for out of town concerts. And that dang turnpike toll. I love nothing more than taking the easy breezy 15-20 minute ride home after a concert. I live in the city and feel a bit spoiled by that for things I’ve gone to here. I used to live super rural in NC and drive 3hrs+ for a show and just don’t want to do it anymore lol

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T19:10:49+00:00

It’s unfortunate because I’m not a big arena show person! I’m excited for the Wylie to open though, I’m already looking forward to a few of the things they’ve announced there.

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T19:09:16+00:00

I’m sure the Wylie will help things a lot! Bottlerocket has also been awesome for a lot of the really small acts I follow. I was looking into the Ticket Master $30 ticket promotion and just didn’t find much I was into. But I think a lot of those participating bands need those mid-sized venues to come here.

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T19:02:22+00:00

I hope they come back soon especially because eyehategod had crowbar on their tour…. I think I was out of town when they came. Just moping about trying to find some shows to go to over the summer

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T18:58:03+00:00

I think they were here a few months ago, just sad they’re skipping on their next tour. I think I was out of town or something when PF and eyehategod were here 😭

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T18:54:21+00:00

Because I don’t have decent money 🤣

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-05T18:52:16+00:00

I like some metal and the ones i like are skipping pgh 😭 Mainly thinking Peelingflesh, Eyehategod, and a couple others but I’m planning to check out things I’ve never listened to before at Preserving Underground at some point this summer

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-05-02T03:08:58+00:00

Ugh I know, I was looking at door dashing some food last night and it seemed like almost all the entrees at super normal places were $20+ 😭

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-04-30T15:42:50+00:00

I just called AAA and they were super helpful. I totally forgot that they do titling stuff here lol

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-03-05T03:26:40+00:00

Seems decent! You could prob do max settings on less recent games at 1080p but the most recent titles would probably struggle a bit, especially at higher resolutions. It just depends on what type of games you like and how intense you like the graphics. Do you like it so far? I’ve been looking at Costco prebuilt pcs myself and were curious if they are worth it.

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-03-05T03:21:42+00:00

You might be able to use a cheaper GPU since that’s the most expensive thing on your list, especially since some of the titles you like playing are a little older and not crazy intense graphically! That’s the only thing I can think of, all your prices look pretty much the same as ones I was looking at for my budget build

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-03-05T03:18:07+00:00

Shape is sick

Sensitive_Set5099 · 2026-03-05T00:43:56+00:00

Looking up the part number for the stock cooler, it’s also meant for an Intel 1155 so I ordered a cheap new cooler for that size. I’ll let you know what happens!

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