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Highmark Blues and Heritage Festival

  • Highmark Stadium, Station Square 510 West Station Square Drive Pittsburgh, PA, 15219 United States (map)

Wednesday and Thursday at the Highmark Amphitheater in Station Square

Thursday lineup:

5-6pm — New Breed Brass Band lives and breathes the culture of New Orleans, infusing funk, rock, jazz, and hip-hop into a custom-made enhancement of the city’s second-line brass band tradition. Since making their street debut in 2013, the band has showcased their originality in North America and Europe, opening for bands such as The Fray, Red Baraat, Dr. John, Blackalicious, The Waterboys, and Trombone Shorty & New Orleans Avenue

6:15-7:15pm — The Commonheart is a group of up-and-coming Pittsburgh-based artists formed to invoke emotion through tone and energy. The nonet is bonded by familial-like ties and a desire to foster spiritual uplift. Among its ranks are female backup singers, drums, bass, guitar, a horn section, and keyboards.

7:30-8:30pm — Christone "Kingfish" Ingram is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who has quickly become the defining blues voice of his generation. In addition to headlining two national tours he has performed with acts such as Vampire Weekend, Jason Isbell and Buddy Guy. Since his Grammy-nominated debut album, “Kingfish,” Ingram has released his follow-up, “662,” co-written and produced by Grammy winner Tom Hambridge.

8:45-10:15 — Steel Pulse is a roots and reggae band hailing from Birmingham, England, is led by front man and lead singer and guitarist David Hinds. Their twelfth studio album, “Mass Manipulation,” released in 2019, reflects four decades of the band’s commitment to bettering mankind through music. As reggae revolutionaries, Steel Pulse is revered by the younger generation of artists and remains a powerhouse on stages around the globe.

Steel Pulse

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

New Breed Brass Band

The Commonheart