Kelsea Ballerini in Concert at PPG Paints Arena (RESCHEDULED); Benedum Hosts Nikki Glaser (Fri., 2/7/25)

1) Kelsea Ballerini’s father, Ed, once worked as a sales manager for a country music station in their hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. Kelsea continues her dad’s work in a similar vein, she has sold a multitude of her country singles and albums over her almost ten-year career. Ballerini has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. Her first two albums accounted for seven charted songs on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. She had five No. 1 singles on the latter. Her latest LP, Patterns, was released last year and it reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and debuting atop the country chart. That was the first time she had a no. 1 album on that chart. She is also now a coach on the NBC talent show, “The Voice.” Ballerini has moved up on this tour from Stage AE to PPG Paints Arena. Special guests are Sasha Alex Sloan and Marynn Taylor. 7 p.m. 1001 Fifth Ave., Uptown. (R.H.) RESCHEULED to April 12.

2) Nikki Glaser, a Cincinnati native, started out performing stand-up at the young age of 18 while in college. Her hard, early work paid off with appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Conan,” and two seasons of the reality series “Last Comic Standing.” Glaser’s first feature stand-up special, Perfect, was on Comedy Central in 2016, and her second special, Bangin’, premiered on Netflix in 2019. She has been doing the Nikki Glaser Podcast since 2020. In 2022 she starred in her own reality show “Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?” on the E Network. Her comedy is very funny and served with a side (or main dish) of raunchiness. This year she hosted the Golden Globe Awards this year to positive reviews. Her boyfriend, also a comedy writer, contributes to her act. You can see Glaser live at Benedum Center. Glaser is on her Alive and Unwell tour. 7 p.m. Sold out. 237 7th St., Cultural District.

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