It's officially that part of the year where time seems to be passing as slowly as possible. We are right in the middle of the gray season, looking forward to the freedom of summer. I know it's really hard to find the motivation to make it to that glorious time, but I think I found a good way to make it a little easier. Pittsburgh is a great spot for various artists to stop on their tours. Whether it's PPG Paints Arena, Stage AE, or even Keybank Pavilion in Burgettstown, your favorite bands are probably making the trip here leading up to this summer. Here is a pretty good list of upcoming concerts (ones I would probably attend, or am attending) to get you through winter.

Stage AE (North Shore, Pittsburgh)

1. Chief Keef-February 20th

2. Excision-February 23rd

3. We The Kings-March 2nd

4. Juicy J-March 7th

5. Bad Suns-March 9th

6. Local Natives-March 18th

7. COLD WAR KIDS- March 23rd

8. Daya-March 30th

9. The 1975-May 11th

10. The xx-May 16th

PPG Paints Arena

1. The Chainsmokers-April 22nd

2. Red Hot Chilli Peppers-May 11th

3. Shawn Mendes-August 20th

4. Bruno Mars-August 22nd

Key bank Pavilion (Burgettstown, PA)

1. Mumford & Sons-May 24th

2. Dead & Company-June 15th

3. Kings of Leon-August 18th