Luke Bryan Plays Star Lake; Slightly Stoopid and Sublime With Rome Headline Rock Reggae Relief (Sat., 8/19/23)

1) One of the biggest acts in country music, Luke Bryan, visits The Pavilion at Star Lake on his Country Tour 2023. Bryan first earned his keep as a Nashville songwriter by penning tunes for the likes of Travis Tritt and Billy Currington. Then he proved to be more than capable of stepping into the spotlight himself. Since launching his debut EP All My Friends Say in 2006, he has sold over 75 million recordings and won five Entertainer of the Year Awards, from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association combined. More often seen in a baseball hat than a cowboy hat, Bryan became a fan favorite by writing music that deals with some pretty popular themes (“Wild Weekend,” “Cold Beer Drinker,” “I’m Hungover”). “Country Girl (Shake It for Me)” went triple platinum in 2014 and he’s had a couple of dozen more singles that charted number one. Along with his music career, Bryan is a generous philanthropist, a sharp businessman—business degree from Georgia Southern, folks—and a judge on “American Idol.” His latest studio album is 2020’s Born Here Live Here Die Here, and last year he released the compilation album Prayin’ in a Deer Stand. Which makes one think it’s the deer that ought to be praying, but maybe Luke puts in a good word for the creature. He is an uplifting kind of guy. Luke Bryan comes to Star Lake with guests Chayce Beckham, Ashley Cooke, Conner Smith, and DJ Rock. 7 p.m. 665 Rt. 18, Burgettstown. (C.M., M.V.)

2) “Hey mon, come on down to Forbes Avenue near Market Square today cause we be jammin’ for Rock Reggae and Relief 2023“ with Slightly Stoopid, Sublime with Rome, Tropidelic, Roots of Creation, and local talents Keystone Vibe and FUBAR. The Piatt Family Foundation has designated the beneficiary for this year to be Catapult Greater Pittsburgh which “engages in emergency resource distribution, peer-to-peer support, wealth building, trauma-informed financial counseling, and policy advocacy to ensure systematically disenfranchised communities can meaningfully achieve economic justice and lead dignified and equitable lives.” So have a blast and help out our neighbors. And if that’s not enough fun, there’s also a preparty Friday evening at Roost with Roots of Creation and an afterparty Saturday night at the same location. (R.H.)

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