Thursday, August 28, 2014
Staff report
Pittsburgh
The Beatles came to America 50 years ago and made their only Pittsburgh appearance at the Civic Arena on Sept. 14, 1964.
Legendary Steel City concert promoter Pat DiCesare booked that landmark concert. DiCesare will reprise his role by hosting a series of events, including a tribute concert featuring Beatlemania Now at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at Benedum Center. Tickets start at $36.95 and are available at trustarts.org and by calling 412-456-6666.
The concert, dubbed The American Tour ’64, will feature classic Beatles hits live with a full stage, light and multimedia show.
The show will begin with performances of early Beatles hits as scenes from the 1960s are projected on a screen above the band. Beatlemania Now will feature songs from the band’s entire canon, as well as a tribute to Lennon’s solo career with a performance of “Imagine.”
The show also will feature tribute acts of musicians that influenced the Beatles including Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley.
The Beatles 50th Anniversary Week of Sept. 5-14 also will include The Beatles Rock Art Show, a traveling art exhibit featuring 150 drawings, paintings, animation and album art as well as other authentic art forms from rock artists, including Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The exhibit will be on display Sept. 5-7 at the Renaissance Hotel, 107 Sixth St., downtown. The free art show also will feature Ron Campbell, an artist and animator of the motion picture “Yellow Submarine” and the Beatles cartoon series.