The people of Pittsburgh know about the big concerts that are held at either PNC park or Heinz field. However, what the people of Pittsburgh do not know about are all the other concerts being held in Pittsburgh all the time, just at smaller venues. Stage AE is known for all of its many concerts, in which tickets are always sold for a reasonable price.
Purity Ring is a Canadian electronic music duo that started in 2010. The band consists of Megan James, who does all the vocals and Corin Roddick, who does all the instrumentals. They are one of my absolute favorite bands. Their tour this year is called, Another Eternity Tour, and this was their first time ever performing in Pittsburgh. They performed at 7:00 at Stage AE, on September 24th. Ticket prices were awesome, $22 if you bought them in advance and $25 if you bought them at the doors. The thing I love most about Stage AE is the convenient parking. They have a huge lot for parking that is free and if that is full then there is tons of spots all along the street along with a very near by parking garage that is only $5 to park.
Purity Ring's opening act was a girl named HANA. I have never heard of her before and unfortunately I missed her performance because I got to the concert late. The show started at 7:00 p.m. however, I got there around 8:30 p.m. and Purity Ring had yet to take the stage. They took the stage around 9:00 p.m. which was perfect timing due to me being late. Stage AE is an indoor and outdoor venue. They have a huge stage outside along with a stage inside. Purity Ring performed inside this concert however they kept the outdoor part open for people to drink and hangout. I stayed inside and got a few drinks before they took the stage, drink prices weren't as bad as they could have been. A beer on tap was $4 which to me was not bad, beers at Heinz field or PNC park range from $6-9 during concerts.
The stage was decorated in these awesome string lights that changed colors as the beat of the song changed. It was so rad, it was my absolute favorite part about the concert! The concert ended around 10:30 p.m. which I thought was great! It wasn't too late or too early and they stayed on stage for a constant hour and a half which I thought was a good amount of time. I enjoyed the concert a great deal, it was just as good as i expected it to be. People always surpass all the concerts at the smaller venues in Pittsburgh, don't be one of them! They are a great time and very affordable.
Kayaking in Pittsburgh was a great way to kick off my blog! I have heard through multiple of my friends and family members that Kayak Pittsburgh is a blast and extremely affordable, so I figured I would start there! Kayak Pittsburgh is up and running seven days a week, during the warmer months that is. They have three locations: downtown, the Millville Riverfront Park and a suburban outpost in North Park.
I chose to kayak in the downtown location. I figured it would have a really nice view, naturally I was right. The rates were extremely reasonable; solo rides are $15 per hour with an added $8 for every added half-hour and two person rides are $20 per hour with an added $10 for every added half-hour. I kayaked alone so I payed $15 dollars for an entire hour, which in my opinion was plenty.
I went on Saturday, unfortunately for me it rained the entire day. Besides the raining aspect of it all, it was actually super fun! The staff was extremely nice and welcoming, and they were great with informing us on the instructions. It was not too busy on Saturday due to the rain, however the staff informed me that it typically is crowded on nice days but it is all well organized and runs smoothly.
It took me about 30 minutes to get there and only cost me $15 to kayak. It was fun, affordable and wonderfully convenient. You can find more out about Kayak Pittsburgh and all of the other things it has to offer on this website: https://www.ventureoutdoors.org/kayak-pittsburgh/.
Hello! My name is Elle George and I am a communications major attending Penn State at the Beaver campus. I am going to blog about fun and affordable things to do in Pittsburgh. I chose to blog about this because Penn State Beaver is extremely close to the city and there are tons of fun and affordable things to do.
I am going to do a new thing in Pittsburgh each week and then blog it. I will discuss how I found out about what I did, along with the cost and the location. I think it will be fun to try new things each week and for my classmates to be informed because I feel that many people are unaware of all the possibilities that Pittsburgh has to offer.
I think this is a good blog topic because not only is it informative and interesting but I also will be taking something from this as well. I will be able to explore all Pittsburgh has to offer and write about my experience!
