JENNINGS: A summer of stadium-sized shows

Next year will mark the return of stadium concerts in Orchard Park. So far, Highmark has announced four major shows: Zach Bryan and John Fogerty on June 2, Metallica on June 8, Noah Kahan on June 12, and Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, and Old Dominion on June 19. Another announcement is expected next week. The old Highmark Stadium hosted many legendary concerts, and while stadium concert experiences aren’t for everyone, they are a unique and massive shared experience. kAmx 2EE6?565 >J 7:CDE 4@?46CE 2E E96 @=5 DE25:F> 324< :? `hga[ 2?5 :E C6>2:?D @?6 @7 >J >@DE EC62DFC65 >6>@C:6D] x H2D @?=J 7@FCE66?[ D@ :E H2D 2 =:EE=6 D42CJ 2E 7:CDE[ 3FE @?46 E96 >FD:4 DE2CE65[ E96 6?6C8J H2D A2=A23=6]k^Am kAmw:89>2C< $E25:F> D9@F=5 36 H6==\6BF:AA65 E@ 92?5=6 4@?46CED D:?46 :E H:== 92G6 2=C625J >2?2865 2 7F== q:==D D4965F=6 E9:D J62C] x 2DDF>6 E96J H:== 4@G6C E96 8C2DD D@ 72?D 5@?’E 52>286 :E[ 2?5 32D65 @? E96 52E6D C6=62D65[ :E D66>D F?=:<6=J E96J’== 9@=5 4@?46CED 5FC:?8 E96 7@@E32== D62D@?]k^Am kAm$E25:F> D9@HD 92G6 2? 6?6C8J 2?5 6I4:E6>6?E E92E :D F?>2E4965 :? 2C6?2D 2?5 =2C86 2>A9:E962E6CD] %92E :D E96 2AA62=[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 2 76H 5:D25G2?E286D 2D H6==[ 6DA64:2==J D66:?8 @A6?:?8 24ED E92E A6C7@C> E@ 2 >@DE=J 6>AEJ DE25:F>]k^Am kAmxE :D 2=D@ BF:E6 2 492==6?86 E@ 86E @FE @7 E96 G6?F6 H96? E96 D9@H :D @G6C] {:<6 2 4=@D6 7@@E32== 82>6[ H96? 72?D =62G6 2== 2E @?46[ :E 4C62E6D 2 >2;@C EC277:4 D?27F] %96 @?=J 2=E6C?2E:G6 :D E@ ECJ 2?5 =62G6 62C=J[ 3FE >@DE 2CE:DED D2G6 E96:C 36DE D@?8D 7@C E96 6?5 @7 E96 6G6?:?8]k^Am kAm$@F?5 92D 2=H2JD 366? 2 492==6?86 :? =2C86 DE25:F>D[ 3FE E96 E649?@=@8J 92D 25G2?465 6?@F89 E92E :E 5@6D?’E E2<6 2 >@?DE6C DE24< @7 DA62<6CD E@ 7:== E96 DE25:F> H:E9 >F55J D@F?5] r@F?ECJ 2CE:DED D66> E@ 5@ 2? :?4C65:3=6 ;@3 H:E9 D@F?5 2E DE25:F> D9@HD] %96 @G6C92?8 2E E96 ?6H DE25:F> >2J AC6D6?E D@>6 492==6?86D[ 3FE E96J D9@F=5 92G6 E92E 7:8FC65 @FE 27E6C 2 4@?46CE @C EH@]k^Am kAms6A6?5:?8 @? H96C6 J@F D:E @C DE2?5[ E96 D9@HD 42? =24< :?E:>24J] ~E96C E92? |6E2==:42[ E96 @E96C 2CE:DED 2??@F?465 92G6 ?6G6C 9625=:?65 DE25:F> D9@HD :? E96 2C62] qCJ2? 9625=:?65 z6Jq2?< r6?E6C[ z29? A6C7@C>65 2E pCEA2C<[ 2?5 r96D?6J A6C7@C>65 2E s2C:6? {2<6]k^Am kAmxE :D 2=H2JD 8C62E E@ D66 2? 2CE:DE C6249 E96 A@:?E H96C6 E96J 42? 9625=:?6 2 DE25:F>[ 2?5 :7 J@F H6C6 7@CEF?2E6 6?@F89 E@ 42E49 E96> :? D>2==6C G6?F6D 367@C692?5[ :E >2<6D :E 6G6? >@C6 DA64:2=]k^Am kAmp?@E96C >2;@C 25G2?E286 @7 DE25:F> D9@HD 2E w:89>2C< :D E92E >FD:4 72?D 42? 6?;@J 2? 2FE96?E:4 E2:=82E6 6IA6C:6?46 :? 8C62E H62E96C] tG6? :7 :E C2:?D :? yF?6[ E2:=82E:?8 :? E96 DF>>6C >@?E9D :D >@C6 4@>7@CE23=6] u2?D ?665 E@ DE2J 9J5C2E65 2?5 2G@:5 E@@ >F49 962E 6IA@DFC6]k^Am kAm$E25:F> 4@?46CED 92G6 =@?8 366? A2CE @7 E96 (6DE6C? }6H *@C< >FD:4 D46?6] xE H:== 36 8C62E E@ D66 >F=E:A=6 86?6C2E:@?D @7 >FD:4 72?D >2<:?8 ?6H 4@?46CE >6>@C:6D]k^Am