Friday, August 28, 2026
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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Friday, March 27, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026
#1,123 - Morgan Freeman Symphonic Blues Experience - 3/21/26 - Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
- Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground (from Blind Willie Johnson’s Columbia Records recording, 1927) - Orch. Martin Gellner
- Crossroads (from Robert Johnson’s Cross Road Blues EP, 1937) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
- You Gotta Move (from Mississippi Fred McDowell’s You Gotta Move, 1965) - Orch. Martin Gellner
- Death Letter Blues (from Son House’s Father of Folk Blues, 1965) - Orch. Martin Gellner
- Dust My Broom (from Elmore James’s Trumpet Records recording, 1951) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
- Thrill is Gone (from B.B. King’s Completely Well, 1969) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
- Cadillac Assembly Line (from Albert King’s Cadillac Assembly Line, 1976) - Orch. Martin Gellner
- Born Under a Bad Sign (from Albert King’s Born Under A Bad Sign, 1967) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
- Hard Times (from Ray Charles’s The Genius Sings The Blues, 1954) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
- Somebody Knockin’ On My Door (from Eric Clapton’s Slowhand at 70, 2015) - Orch. Martin Gellner
- Travelling Riverside Blues (from Led Zeppellin’s Coda, 1982) - Orch. Martin Gellner
- I’ll Take You There (from The Staple Singers’ Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, 1972) - Orch. Martin Gellner
- Tried and Tried (from Anthony Big A Sherrod’s Right on Time, 2016) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
- Someday (from Anthony Big A Sherrod’s Right on Time, 2016) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
- I Lied To You (from Sinners original soundtrack, 2025) - Orch. Martin Gellner
- Bring It On Home To Me (from Sam Cooke’s The Best of Sam Cooke, 1962) - Orch. Martin Gellner
BAND
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Anthony “Big A” Sherrod, Guitarist, Vocalist
- Adrienne “Lady Adrena” Ervin, Vocalist
- Keith Johnson, Guitarist, Vocalist, Harmonica Player
- Adrian “Rev Slim” Forrest, Bassist
- Mark Yacovone, Keyboardist
- Lee Williams, Drummer
Monday, March 9, 2026
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Sunday, November 16, 2025
#1,120 - B.B. King - 5/17/1986 - Parker's Ballroom, Shoreline, WA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Hj320QQac
Friday, November 14, 2025
#1,119 - Paul McCartney - 11/11/2025 - PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
SETLIST
- Help!
- Coming Up
- Got to Get You Into My Life
- Drive My Car
- Letting Go
- Come On to Me
- Let Me Roll It (with The Jimi Hendrix Experience's “Foxy Lady” coda)
- Getting Better
- Let 'Em In
- My Valentine (dedicated to his wife, Nancy, who was in the crowd)
- Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
- Maybe I'm Amazed
- I've Just Seen a Face
- In Spite of All the Danger
- Love Me Do
- Dance Tonight
- Blackbird
- Here Today (John Lennon tribute)
- Now and Then
- Lady Madonna
- Jet
- Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
- Something (solo ukulele into full band; dedicated to George Harrison)
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- Band on the Run
- Get Back
- Let It Be
- Live and Let Die
- Hey Jude
Encore:
- I've Got a Feeling (virtual duet with John Lennon from The Beatles' rooftop concert in 1969)
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
- Helter Skelter
- Golden Slumbers
- Carry That Weight
- The End
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Psychedelic Furs (12th) - 10/8/2025 - Carnegie Music Hall Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA
SETLIST
Heaven
President Gas
Wrong Train
Into You Like a Train
The Ghost in You
The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll
Mr. Jones
My Time
No‐One
Love My Way
In My Head
Run and Run
Until She Comes
So Run Down
Pretty in Pink
Heartbreak Beat
ENCORE
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