March concerts bring Bryan Adams, Zach Bryan, Brit Floyd, Taylor Dayne, Wayne Newton

Let the basketball and betting fanatics have their March Madness.

For music lovers, March is a time of gladness, with a super schedule of shows headed to the Pittsburgh area.

From Bryan Adams to Zach Bryan, Kane Brown to Wayne Newton, and Taylor Dayne to Trombone Shorty, you've got a wide range of cool concerts to consider.

And don't forget, Brit Floyd plays a double date at the Benedum Center, while Beaver Valley rock star Donnie Iris returns to the stage in Moon.

Here's what's ahead:

Donnie Iris will headline UPMC Events Center in Moon.
Donnie Iris will headline UPMC Events Center in Moon.

PPG Paints Arena

March 8: Lauren Daigle

March 9: Zach Bryan (sold out)

March 15: Bryan Adams

March 25: Avenged Sevenfold

March 27: Fall Out Boy

March 29: Kane Brown

April 4: Andrea Bocelli; April 27: Tim McGraw; May 2: Tom Segura; May 7: Jordan B. Peterson; May 15: NF; May 18: Greta van Fleet; May 23: Heart; June 16: Lionel Richie; June 25: AJR; July 30: Jennifer Lopez; Aug. 15 and 18: Bruce Springsteen; Sept. 26: Sebastian Maniscalco; Oct. 5: Jelly Roll; Nov. 9: Jim Gaffigan; Dec. 14: Justin Timberlake.

Zach Bryan returns to Pittsburgh.
Zach Bryan returns to Pittsburgh.

Stage AE

March 9: Disco Biscuits

March 16: Waterparks

March 17: KK's Priest

March 24: Mom Jeans

March 28: 49 Winchester

April 11: JJ Grey & Mofro; April 15: Starset; April 18: Napoleon Dynamite Live; April 19: Dylan Scott; May 4: Chris Young (outdoors); May 7: The Decemberists; May 8: Say Anything; May 10: Social Distortion and Bad Religion (outdoors); May 20: City and Colour; May 21: String Cheese Incident; May 31 and June 2: Pride on The Shore with Natasha Bedingfield (outdoor); June 5: Bleachers (outdoors); June 7: Modest Mouse (outdoors); June 12: T-Pain (outdoors); June 20: Brothers Osborne (outdoors); June 28: Oliver Anthony (outdoors); July 11: Train (outdoors); July 18: O.A.R. and Fitz & The Tantrums (outdoors); July 20: Flaming Lips; July 23: Mayday Parade, The Maine and The Wonder Years; July 24: Taking Back Sunday; July 29: Faye Webster; July 30: Lamb of God and Mastodon (outdoors); Aug. 8: Primus and Coheed & Cambria (outdoors); Oct. 1: Lake Street Dive (outdoors).

Waterparks will headline Stage AE in Pittsburgh.
Waterparks will headline Stage AE in Pittsburgh.

Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall

March 1: Carbonaro

March 2: Wayne Newton

March 9: Taylor Dayne

March 10: Lewis Black

March 23: Brandy Clark & Hayes Carll

April 12: Gregorian; April 13: Dusty Slay; April 19: Jim Breuer; April 22: David Sedaris; April 26: Phil Rosenthal; April 27: IMOMSOHARD; April 28: Toto; March 1: Carbonaro; May 9: Marc Maron; May 10: John Hiatt; May 14: Amy Grant; June 11: Daniel O'Donnell.

Wayne Newton has a show in Munhall.
Wayne Newton has a show in Munhall.

Roxian Theatre

March 1: Trombone Shorty

March 2: St. Paul & The Broken Bones

March 3: Jimbo's Drag Circus

March 7: Bryce Vine

March 8: Mammoth WVH

March 16: Blue October

March 19: Blackberry Smoke

March 20: Set It Off

March 22: Grouplove

March 23: Wheeler Walker Jr.

April 5: Drake White; April 13: Owl City; April 20: Priscilla Block; April 24: Queensryche; April 29: Todd Rundgren; April 30: Asking Alexandria; May 1: Saxon and Uriah Heep; May 4: Madison Beer; May 10: Jim Norton; May 12: Thievery Corporation; May 19: Tommy Emmanuel; May 28: Frank Turner; June 4, Keb' Mo'.

Blackberry Smoke heads here for a show.
Blackberry Smoke heads here for a show.

Benedum Center

March 7-8: Brit Floyd

March 9: Jason Isbell

April 13: Little Anthony, Gary Puckett, Lovin' Spoonful and Jimmie Ross & The Jaggerz; April 14: Kevin Hart; April 25: Matt Rife; May 3: The Temptations and The Four Tops.

UPMC Events Center

March 16: Donnie Iris

March 21: Leanne Morgan

April 6: Rend Collective; April 13: Brantley Gilbert; Sept. 17: Sum 41.

Donnie Iris working his magic in Moon Township.
Donnie Iris working his magic in Moon Township.

Palace Theatre

March 1: Little River Band

March 6: Dwight Yoakam

March 10: Kenny Wayne Shepherd

March 16: Casting Crowns

March 22: Leanne Morgan

April 5: John Oates; April 7: Buddy Guy; April 10: Yachtly Crew; May 22: Cahal Dunne; May 28: Joe Jackson; June 7: Air Supply; July 28: Bowling for Soup; Sept. 6: Oak Ridge Boys; Sept. 22: Bachmann Turner Overdrive; Sept. 26: Josh Turner; Oct. 19: The Outlaws.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd has a show near us.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd has a show near us.

1st Summit Arena, Johnstown

March 14: Scotty McCreery

March 24: Breaking Benjamin

April 1: Brit Floyd; April 19: Brantley Gilbert.

Scotty McCreery has a show in Johnstown.
Scotty McCreery has a show in Johnstown.

Byham Theater

March 27: Herbie Hancock

March 30: Margaret Cho

April 16: KT Tunstall and Shawn Colvin; April 21: Jimmy Carr; April 28: Hasan Minhaj; May 1: Joanne Shaw Taylor; July 13: Brad Williams.

Herbie Hancock performs at the Byham Theater this March.
Herbie Hancock performs at the Byham Theater this March.

Rivers Casino

March 2: DJ Pauly D

March 22: Grand Funk Railroad.

Jergel's Rhythm Grille

March 14: Creed Fisher

March 20: Marshall Crenshaw

March 30: Hailey Whitters

April 21: Molly Tuttle; April 30: Tom Sandoval; May 12: The Alarm; May 22: Orgy and Cold; Sept. 16: Hoodoo Gurus; Oct. 3: Phil Vassar.

Rising country star Hailey Whitters headlines Jergel's Rhythm Grille.
Rising country star Hailey Whitters headlines Jergel's Rhythm Grille.

City Winery Pittsburgh

March 7-8: Josh Ritter (sold out).

March 12: Paul Thorn and Steve Poltz

March 17: Will Hoge

March 26-27: Joshua Radin

March 28: Lalah Hathaway

April 2: Incognito; April 11: Matthew Sweet; April 12: Suzanne Vega (sold out); April 16: Graham Parker; April 21: Carbon Leaf; April 22: Willie Nile; April 25: NRBQ; May 28: Jill Sobule; July 18: Martin Barre; July 18.July 26: Mary Fahl.

Thunderbird Cafe

March 8: Papadosio

March 13: Marc Broussard

March 23: Dave Hause

March 27: Sonny Landreth & The Iguanas

April 21: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams; April 25: Ana Popovic.

Marc Broussard heads back our way.
Marc Broussard heads back our way.

Petersen Events Center

March 19: Toby Mac

May 2: Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service; May 3: Brandon Lake; May 19: Sleep Token (sold out); Oct. 26: Lainey Wilson.

Christian hip-hop star Toby Mac will headline the Petersen Events Center,
Christian hip-hop star Toby Mac will headline the Petersen Events Center,

Mr. Smalls Theatre

March 2: Blonde Redhead

March 16: Beach Weather

April 13: Real Estate; April 27: The Gotobeds; May 9-11: They Might Be Giants (sold out); May 16: In Flames; May 28: X Ambassadors; June 2: Lucero.

Blonde Redhead headlines Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale.
Blonde Redhead headlines Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale.

MCG Jazz Concert Hall

March 9: Veronica Swift

March 23:  Jazzmeia Horn

April 6: Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra celebrates Duke Ellington at 125; April 27: Take 6; May 11: Kim and Kayla Waters.

Veronica Swift headlines Manchester Craftsmen's Guild's jazz hall in Pittsburgh's Manchester neighborhood.
Veronica Swift headlines Manchester Craftsmen's Guild's jazz hall in Pittsburgh's Manchester neighborhood.

Spirit Hall

March 5: Laura Jane Grace

March 14: Otoboke Beaver.

Japanese punk group Otoboke Beaver will headline Spirit Hall in Pittsburgh.
Japanese punk group Otoboke Beaver will headline Spirit Hall in Pittsburgh.

Club Cafe

March 12: California Guitar Trio.

March 26: Briscoe

May 9: Robbie Fulks; May 10: Los Straitjackets; June 10: Abigail Lapell.

Briscoe headlines Club Cafe.
Briscoe headlines Club Cafe.

Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh

March 9: Adelitas Way; April 25: Coco Montoya.

Heinz Hall

April 29: Bonnie Raitt; June 24-25: Laufey with the Pittsburgh Symphony (second night sold out); July 8: Norah Jones; July 10: Cody Fry.

Pavilion at Star Lake

May 29: Noah Kahan; June 15: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; June 19: New Kids on The Block; June 29: Hootie & The Blowfish; June 30: Tyler Childers; July 2: Red Hot Chili Peppers; July 9: Third Eye Blind; July 12: Chris Stapleton; July 13: Bret Michaels with Dee Snider and Lou Gramm; July 29: Hozier; July 31: Foreigner and Styx; Aug. 2: Dan + Shay; Aug. 3: Creed; Aug. 10: Jason Aldean; Aug. 16: Kidz Bop; Aug. 17: Tedeschi Trucks Band; Aug. 20: Doobie Brothers; Sept. 3: Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie; Sept. 7: James Taylor; Sept. 14: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp.

Acrisure Stadium

June 1: Kenny Chesney with Zac Brown Band.

Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland

June 17: Little Feat; Aug. 26: Waxahatchee.

PNC Park

July 27: Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Miller Band; Sept. 1: Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins.

Crafthouse Stage & Grill

March 8: Socks in The Frying Pan; May 18: Mitch Rossell.

Others

March 9: Punchline, Preserving Underground, New Kensington; March 10: Spyro Gyra, Oaks Theatre, Oakmont; April 9: Christian McBride, August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Pittsburgh; April 27: Judas Priest, Covelli Centre, Youngstown; May 20: Matthew Morrison, Greer Cabaret Theater, Pittsburgh (sold out); July 8: Yakov Smirnoff, Strand Theater, Zelienople.

Scott Tady is entertainment editor at The Times and easy to reach at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: March Concert Calendar is stacked for Western Pennsylvania