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Bedford Square, Pittsburgh, PA....   Part of WYEP's Rock the Block event.    sorry, I haven't yet written about this show... add your own comments if you were also there!    me introducing Alejandro on stage    

Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA..... I had never seen them and my brother-in-law was going so I thought, why not? It was good to see a Neil Peart drum solo and the performance of the Moving Pictures album straight through.   setlist: The Spirit of Radio Time Stand Still Presto Stick It Out Workin' Them Angels Leave That Thing Alone Faithless BU2B Freewill Marathon Subdivisions Tom Sawyer Red Barchetta YYZ Limelight The Camera Eye Witch Hunt Vital Signs Caravan [drum Solo] Closer to the Heart 2112 Part I: Overture 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx Far Cry encore break La Villa Strangiato Working Man 

Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA My third time seeing Macca live. Compared to seeing him in 1989 , it was noticeable that his voice had lost a bit of strength but the 36 (or so) song setlist shows his stamina was strong as ever. A splendid time was had by all.   My crummy pic of the pre-show visuals.   setlist: Venus and Mars Rock Show Jet All My Loving Letting Go Got to Get You Into My Life Highway Let Me Roll It The Long and Winding Road Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five Let 'Em In My Love I'm Looking Through You Two of Us Blackbird Here Today Dance Tonight Mrs. Vandebilt Eleanor Rigby Something Sing the Changes Band on the Run Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Back in the U.S.S.R. I've Got a Feeling Paperback Writer A Day in the Life Let It Be Live and Let Die Hey Jude encore break Day Tripper Lady Madonna Get Back encore break Yesterday Helter Skelter Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) The End    sorry, I haven't yet written about this show... add your own co...

First Niagara Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA My wife and I went, with my wife coming along a little reluctantly. But as the show progressed, at nearly every song, my wife exclaimed, "Hey, I love this song!" It just goes to show how many great songs Petty made. setlist:  Listen to Her Heart You Don't Know How It Feels I Won't Back Down Free Fallin' Oh Well Mary Jane's Last Dance Honey Bee Breakdown Jefferson Jericho Blues Good Enough Running Man's Bible First Flash of Freedom I Should Have Known It Learning to Fly Don't Come Around Here No More Refugee encore break Runnin' Down a Dream American Girl

Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh, PA.... The 13th annual WYEP Summer Music Festival.     sorry, I haven't yet written about this show... add your own comments if you were also there!     me introducing Nicole during the show

Blockley Pourhouse, Philadelphia, PA ...   sorry, I haven't yet written about this show... add your own comments if you were also there!    

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Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA.... Dar's voice was pretty rough, but still an enjoyable show.

Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA.... This concert was one of Doughty's "Question Jar" shows. A glass jar was placed on a stool at the front of the stage and, prior to the performance, audience members were encouraged to write questions down on provided slips of paper. During the show, slips were pulled and questions would be answered. A live broadcast on WYEP for the show's first hour, I acted as MC and special guest question-asker.

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Byham Theater, Pittsburgh, PA post continues.... Setlist: 1. Prelude 2. The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone) 3. A Bower Scene 4. Won't Want for Love 5. The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All) 6. The Queen's Approach 7. Isn't it a Lovely Night? 8. The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid 9. An Interlude 10. The Rake's Song 11. The Abduction of Margaret 12. The Queen's Rebuke/The Crossing 13. Annan Water 14. Margaret in Captivity 15. Hazards of Love 3 16. The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise) 17. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned) Encore Break 18. Oceanside 19. July, July! 20. The Sporting Life 21. Billy Liar 22. Shankill Butchers 23. Down by the Water 24. Dracula's Daughter 25. O Valencia 26. Crazy On You Encore Break #2 27. Summer Comes To...? 28. A Cautionary Song

George Wein's Folk Festival 50, Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI post continues.... Setlist: Well May The World Go War Time Blues Walking Down Death Row When the Saints Go Marching In Will the Circle Be Unbroken (led by Del McCoury) Cajun Fever (led by Balfa Toujours)

George Wein's Folk Festival 50, Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI post continues.... Setlist: Both Sides Now Someday Soon Anathea Oh, Had I a Golden Thread/Where Have All the Flowers Gone? The Weight of the World The Blizzard (Colorado Song) Amazing Grace Diamonds and Rust (duet with Joan Baez)

Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI.... This show was part of George Wein's Folk Festival 50, which was a way for the co-creator of the Newport Folk Festival to stage the 50th anniversary of the storied event without using the original name due to a rights issue. For the milestone anniversary, Wein brought back some legends from past festivals like 90-year-old co-founder Pete Seeger, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Arlo Guthrie, Judy Collins, and the delightful Joan Baez. Baez had performed at most of the festival's original run from 1959-1969 (she took part in 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968; note that the festival didn't take place in '61 and '62) and then after it returned in the 1980s, she was there for another seven years prior to the 50th anniversary edition (she played the festival in 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, and 1998). In fact, as of 2025, Baez has appeared at more years of the Newport Folk Festival than any other artist (with a total of 14 years ...

George Wein's Folk Festival 50, Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI post continues.... Setlist: In My Darkest Hour St. James Infirmary Motorcycle Song I Don't Want a Pickle instrumental Alabama Bound Pretty Boy Floyd Times Like These City of New Orleans My Peace