The Best Of Times: Heinz Field Adds End Zone Concert Stage

Heinz Field Adding Summer Concert Venue Configuration

The Rooney Sports & Entertainment Group announced a new configuration of Heinz Field that creates a 5,000-6,000-seat summer concert venue known as the North Shore Stage as “part of a plan among NFL field owners to discover more ways to draw people to their stadiums,” according to John Hayes of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. The stage will be set on the goal line in the north end zone “with bands facing the steeply inclined end zone seats.” About 500 seats will be put on the turf between the stands and the end zone. The new set-up will debut with an August 22 concert featuring Styx and Kansas. Rooney Sports President Tom Rooney said that while “more shows may be booked at the North Shore Stage, he’s still working on building a permanent amphitheater on the site” (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 7/12).