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British rock band The Heavy Heavy, \u201cAmerican Pie\u201d singer-songwriter Don McLean and hip-hop legends Arrested Development are among the featured acts this summer at Allegheny County\u2019s free weekly outdoor concerts at South Park and Hartwood Acres.<\/p>\n
The county announced the line-ups Friday.<\/p>\n
The season at South Park Amphitheater will open Friday, June 5, with the River City Brass Band.<\/p>\n
Other Friday-night South Park acts include Pittsburgh\u2019s Jimmie Ross & The Jaggerz, who hit No. 2 on the charts in 1970 with \u201cThe Rapper\u201d (June 12); The Heavy Heavy (July 10); pop-rock outfit Orleans, known for \u201cStill The One\u201d (July 17); Grammy-winning folk-blues singer Ruthie Foster (July 24); McLean (July 31); and former Winger and Whitesnake guitarist (and Fox Chapel native) Reb Beach (Sept. 4).<\/p>\n
Special programs at South Park include a July 3 concert by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n
At Hartwood Acres, the Sunday-evening shows begin June 7 with Pittsburgh Opera. Other highlights include the Latino jazz of Tito Puente Jr. & Nestor Torres (June 28); 1980s new-wave hitmakers The Fixx (July 12); New Orleans legend Cyril Neville, of the Neville Brothers (July 19); Arrested Development, whose hits include \u201cTennessee\u201d (July 26); American Roots trio The Wood Brothers; popular big-band revivalists Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Aug. 9); rock band The Lemon Twigs (Aug. 16); and Pittsburgh\u2019s own Buzz Poets (Sept 6).<\/p>\n
On July 5, the PSO visits Hartwood for a special show featuring a Fourth of July-weekend drone show synchronized to the music.<\/p>\n
At both locations, all concerts include offerings by local food and beverage vendors.<\/p>\n
The Heavy Heavy and Wood Brothers shows are presented by WESA sister station WYEP.<\/p>\n