Bryan Adams, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo in Concert at PPG Paints Arena (Sun., 11/2/25)

October 31, 2025/Rick Handler

Bryan Adams, the Canadian pop/rocker, can lay down some flaming lead guitar heat, but is also equally adept at singing a touching ballad. Guitar scorchers include “Home Again,” “Summer of ’69,” and “Heat of the Night.” While on the softer side Adams has scored big chart success with songs like “Heaven,” and “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman.” Adams has had numerous No. 1 songs and has received 20 Juno Awards from 56 nominations, 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1992. He and his longtime songwriting collaborator, Jim Vallance, created the songs, lyrics, and music for Disney’s Pretty Woman – The Musical. Adams is also a talented photographer who has exhibited his works at many museums including the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada, and has even published several books. Adams’ latest album is 2025’s Roll with the Punches. Th release reached no. 50 on the Billboard US Top Current Album Sales chart.He is an animal rights activist and has a foundation that supports youth education. He plays in various fundraising concerts to support good causes. So Happy It Hurts, his most recent studio album, was released in 2022. When last here in 2024 he put on a fantastic show replete with an inflatable Chevrolet Corvair floating around the arena. Special guests are Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. 7:30 p.m. PPG Paints Arena, 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. (R.H.)