Duran Duran Plays PPG Paints Arena; Cincy Bearcats vs. Pitt Panthers; Lebanese Food Festival (Sat., 9/9/23)

1) “Please please tell me now, is there something I should know?” Well, yes there is something you should know—Duran Duran is finally playing a concert in Pittsburgh again. The English pop/funk supergroup ruled the airwaves and MTV in the 1980s. Hits like the above mentioned and others including: “Hungry Like the Wolf,” “Girls on Film,” “Rio,” “Wild Boys,” and “The Reflex.” The group is composed of Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor. Guitarist Andy Taylor is also a longtime contributor to the band. Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records, garnering 30 top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart (14 of them in the top 10) and 21 top 40 singles in the US Billboard Hot 100. They were inducted into the Rock and roll Hall of Fame in 2022 and played “Austin City Limits” that same year. Future Past is Duran Duran’s most recent LP and was released in 2021. Nile Rodgers and Chic were scheduled to play also, but cancelled recently to an event Rodgers had to attend. Bastille opens. 7 p.m. PPG Paints Arena, 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. (R.H.)

Duran Duran with Nile Rodgers performing at BST Hyde Park in 2022. (Photo: Raph_PH)

Pitt’s starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec transferred from Boston College to Pitt last year. Hopefully, he will lead the Panthers to a highly successful season. (Photo: Roger Sepich)

2) The Pitt Panthers Football team won their tune-up game last Saturday against the Wofford Terriers. This week the competition is stepped up a notch as the Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Panthers at Acrisure Stadium. 6:30 p.m. 100 Art Rooney Ave., North Shore.

3) There’s a fantastic food festival today and tomorrow. It’s the annual Our Lady of Victory Maronite Christian Lebanese Food Festival in Beechview. Food offerings include: Lebanese chicken, grilled lamb kabobs, spinach pies, falafel, baked and raw kibbeh, stuffed grape leaves, lubiah and rice, hummus, baklava, and znood el sit. Dine in or take out. Live music every evening. Starts friday at noon. 1000 Tropical Ave.

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