One of country music’s hottest stars, a Pittsburgh legend and a band known for pop-punk anthems will take the stage in Pittsburgh this month.
Here’s a look at the most notable shows coming to the area in March:
Top shows
March 9: Zach Bryan, The Middle East, Levi Turner at PPG Paints Arena
Country singer Zach Bryan is on a hot streak, after winning Top New Artist at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, followed by a Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “I Remember Everything” in February.
He’ll bring his Quittin’ Time tour, on the heels of last year’s self-title album, to Pittsburgh for a sold-out show, the fourth in a string of eight sold-out dates to start the tour.
Bryan paid tribute to the late Toby Keith during a concert ahead of the Super Bowl and defended Keith’s political opinions.
“This pretentious stuff is so annoying man,” Bryan said, according to Rolling Stone. “Man made a living off of many great songs. His patriotic (stuff) related to the people when it did for a reason, that’s a great songwriter. Celebrate it instead of making everything negative begging.”
Read more: See Zach Bryan pay tribute to Toby Keith with ‘Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue’ cover
March 16: Donnie Iris & the Cruisers, The Clarks, The Vindys at UPMC Events Center
Pittsburgh’s music icon Donnie Iris is hitting the stage again after battling cancer last year.
Iris, known for songs like “Ah Leah” and “Love is Like a Rock,” was diagnosed with cancer shortly after his sold-out 80th birthday concert last March. For this Luck of the Iris show, he’ll be joined by the Clarks and the Vindys.
Read more: Donnie Iris ‘doing great,’ set to return to Pittsburgh stage in 2024
March 27: Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Hot Mulligan, Carr at PPG Paints Arena
Pop-punk veterans Fall Out Boy will be joined by emo pioneers Jimmy Eat World on the So Much for (2our) Dust tour.
Fall Out Boy, who put out an updated version of Billy Joe’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” also released their eighth album, “So Much (for) Stardust,” last year, which some have called a return to form for the band that started in 2001.
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“We left space and we just saw what shape (the record) took,” singer Patrick Stump told The Line of Best Fit. “One of the great sculptors said something about chiseling a statue out of stone, where you see the man in there and you have to dig him out. That’s what this was like, there was something in there and we just had to find it.”
Read more: The meteoric restoration of Fall Out Boy
Sold-out shows
March 1: Mac McAnally at Jergel’s
A longtime member of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, Mac McAnally is sure to pay tribute to his longtime bandmate, who died last year.
March 6: Dwight Yoakam, Company Townes at the Palace Theatre
Country singer Dwight Yoakam, a two-time Grammy winner, is known for songs like “Guitars, Cadillacs” and “Streets of Bakersfield.”
March 7-8: Josh Ritter at City Winery Pittsburgh
Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter, who released his 11th album, “Spectral Lines, last year, is visiting Pittsburgh as a solo act on his Works in Progress + Songs You Know tour.
March 9: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Palehound at Benedum Center
Touring in support of 2023’s “Weathervanes” album, the Grammy winners will showcase their southern-tinged Americana.
March 27: Herbie Hancock at Byham Theater
Modern jazz icon Herbie Hancock is a former member of the pioneering Miles Davis Quintet and has won an Academy Award as well as 14 Grammys.
Other notable shows
March 1: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Soul Rebels at Roxian Theatre
March 8: Lauren Daigle, Blessing Offor at PPG Paints Arena
March 10: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at the Palace Theatre
March 10: Spyro Gyra at the Oaks Theater
March 11: JP Saxe, Justin Nozuka at Mr. Smalls Theatre
March 11: Mclusky, Martha’s Vineyard Ferries at Spirit Hall
March 13: Marc Broussard, Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers at Thunderbird Music Hall
March 15: Bryan Adams, Dave Stewart’s Eurythmics Songbook at PPG Paints Arena
March 16: Casting Crowns at the Palace Theatre
March 16: Waterparks, Loveless, Sophie Powers at Stage AE
March 17: KK’s Priest, L.A. Guns, Burning Witches at Stage AE
March 19: TobyMac, Cory Asbury, Mac Powell, Tasha Layton, Jon Reddick, Terrian at Petersen Events Center
March 20: Set It Off, Crown the Empire, DeathbyRomy, Caskets at Roxian Theatre
March 20: Marshall Crenshaw at Jergel’s
March 21: Sam Barber at Roxian Theatre
March 22: Grand Funk Railroad at Rivers Casino Event Center
March 23: Wheeler Walker Jr. at Roxian Theatre
March 25: Avenged Sevenfold, Poppy, Sullivan King at PPG Paints Arena
March 26: Alestorm, Elvenking, Glyph at Stage AE
March 29: Kane Brown, Tyler Hubbard, Parmalee at PPG Paints Arena
Mike Palm is a TribLive digital producer who also writes music reviews and features. A Westmoreland County native, he joined the Trib in 2001, where he spent years on the sports copy desk, including serving as night sports editor. He has been with the multimedia staff since 2013. He can be reached at mpalm@triblive.com.