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New American Music Union was a two-day summer music festival scheduled on August 8 and 9, 2008, at the SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] Lineups on two different stages were curated by Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. [3] It featured established music acts along with college bands vying for a recording contract.
View of the SouthSide Works from the South Side slopes. The site first was used for industry starting in 1893 and was a long time steel mill. [2] Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) purchased Jones and Laughlin Steel Company in 1974 and merged with Republic Steel in 1985, which formed LTV Steel Co. LTV became the second largest steel producer in the nation.
On May 25, 2009, Brian Drusky, a former DiCesare-Engler employee who was laid off by Live Nation in 2005, promoted the first concert at the new amphitheatre. [12] The new venue seated up to 6,000 and was renamed to "The Amphitheatre at Station Square". A year later, the venue was known as the "Trib Total Media Amphitheatre". [13]
When it opened, the complex was expected to host approximately 100 events per year. In June 2010, naming rights were granted to American Eagle Outfitters, a clothing retailer based in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood. [4] The venue opened in early December 2010 with two performances by Pittsburgh-native musician Girl Talk.
Stack array of the Jones and Laughlin Pittsburgh Works on the south side of the Monongahela River, 1955. The Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation , also known as J&L Steel or simply as J&L, was an American steel and iron manufacturer that operated from 1852 until 1968.
South Coast Harvest Festival to be held in Westport. The second annual South Coast Harvest Festival will be held at the Westport Fairgrounds from Friday, Sept. 27, through Sunday, Sept. 29.
The South Shore Riverfront Park is a 3.4-acre park that stretches from 25th to 29th streets along the south banks of the Monongahela River upriver from Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated on the site of the former Jones & Laughlin Steel Mill and is adjacent to the SouthSide Works retail and residential complex.
The site still has the smokestacks of the 19th-century steel works that helped make Pittsburgh the greatest Steel City in America. In 2005, Industrial Workers of the World celebrated their 100th Anniversary, having formed in there in 1905. The local celebration included events held at the Pump House on the site of The Waterfront. [6]