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Backstage Stories
The Beatles
Whitney Houston
Bob Marley
Janis Joplin
Van Halen
Aerosmith
ZZ-top
Civic Arena
Del-Vikings
The Electric Theatre
The Stanley Theatre
Stanley Theatre 1977
Stanley Theatre Videos
The Startracker
IC Light Amphitheatre
Move to Palumbo
Palumbo Top 5
Star Lake Amphitheatre
Bob Marley 2010
USA Celebrity Sports
Three Stooges Film Festival
1962: First Concert
Free, Traffic, and John Martyn 1973 concert review
D-E Internet First
Adams Ridge
DiCesare-Engler Sold
Motley Crue Civic Arena 1997
U2 Three Rivers Stadium 1987
The Bangles Syria Mosque
Led Zeppelin Three Rivers 1973
Debbie Gibson AJ Palumbo 1988
Winger Syria Mosque 1989
Stevie Ray Vaughn Syria Mosque 1986
IC Light Amphitheatre
Bruce Springsteen 1978
Pink Floyd Three Rivers Stadium 1988
PITTSBURGH CONCERT HISTORY
DiCesare-Engler Productions
has been the dominant event promoter in Pittsburgh for several
generations of concert fans. The company is now owned by Live Nation who
no longer uses the name DiCesare-Engler.
BEFORE DiCESARE-ENGLER
Pat DiCesare began promoting concerts as early as the 1950s with his friend and mentor Tim Tormey. Together, they were responsible for The Beatles only stop in Pittsburgh at the Civic Arena on September 14, 1964.
PAT DICESARE PRODUCTIONS AND UNIVERSITY ATTRACTIONS
DiCesare promoted most of the shows at the
Civic Arena in the 60s and early 70s including The Rolling Stones, Led
Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Chicago, and The Who under
the company name Pat DiCesare Productions and University Attractions.
He also did many of the first shows at Three Rivers Stadium including
Led Zeppelin, Three Dog Night, and Alice Cooper.
THE BEGINNING
DiCesare-Engler was formed in 1973 when veteran concert promoter Pat DiCesare chose Pittsburgh native Rich Engler to form a new partnership. Engler
was a drummer in a band and had started his own theatrical booking
agency - "Go Attractions." The new partnership was called
DiCesare-Engler Productions.
THROUGH THE YEARS
Over the years DiCesare-Engler has been one of the top grossing concert promoters in the country. They have promoted almost all of the major concert and entertainment events in Pittsburgh, as well as promoting events nationally.
AWARD WINNING VENUES
They owned, operated, or managed venues including The Stanley Theatre (Benedum Center), The IC Light Amphitheatre (Chevrolet
Amphitheatre), The Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, The Bud Light
Amphitheatre in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, The AJ Palumbo Center in
Pittsburgh, and The Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas, NV.
THE LEGACY
From bringing all of the major rock acts to the stadium to inventing traditions such as the Celebration of Lights at
Hartwood Acres, DiCesare-Engler has shaped the entertainment and
cultural environment in Pittsburgh. The words "produced by
DiCesare-Engler" were part of entertainment in Pittsburgh over many
generations of fans.
THIS WEBSITE
Their history will remain alive and relevant on sites like these as long as people continue to be fans of rock n' roll and the bands that played it. This website is dedicated to telling their story - the story of building the rock music business in Pittsburgh, PA. On this website you will find stories, newspaper articles, concert memoribilia, and images that catalog the history of live concerts for millions of fans.
LIVE NATION
In 1998 the DiCesare-Engler was sold to entertainment giant SFX, later
to be sold to Clear Channel. Now, the business is under the
ClearChannel “spin off” Live Nation. Neither Pat DiCesare nor Rich
Engler are part of the company today. Pat DiCesare left the business after the sale in 1998. Rich Engler parted ways with Clear Channel in 2004. This website is not associated with Live Nation.