Concert Reviews

Five hours of fist-pumping rock review - 11/27/2011
It was another long night of hard rock and heavy metal at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on Saturday, but this time it was by design.

Show not ‘Slave’ to the clock Review - 11/21/2011
Guess everything at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on Sunday night was operating on rock ‘n’ roll time.

TSO opens tour at the arena REVIEW - 11/12/2011
On its 2011 Winter Tour, Trans-Siberian Orchestra will give 118 performances in more than 60 cities for expected crowds of more than 1 million people. And it all started Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Bar ...

Ross dazzles crowd with stellar show review - 10/01/2011
The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts kicked off its 25th anniversary season in grand style Friday evening with a spectacular, sold-out performance by legendary singer Diana Ross.

Keith wraps up season with bang review - 09/16/2011
SCRANTON -- It may have been his ninth consecutive summer at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, but country superstar Toby Keith still made it feel like a season-ending party Thursday night.

Orlando fine if a bit hit or miss REVIEW - 08/30/2011
PLAINS TWP. -- The Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs wrapped up its third summer of concerts Monday evening with a mostly winning performance by old-school entertainer Tony Orlando.

Rock and Roar review - 08/28/2011
The “Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival” stormed its way into town Saturday, bringing with it 10 bands and eight hours of hard-hitting rock and heavy metal.

‘American Idol’ concert gets new format REVIEW - 08/22/2011
Just a year ago, it seemed like “American Idol” might be running out of steam. Ratings were down, and the tour didn’t sell tickets like it once did.

Bowzer brings Doo-Woppin’ good time to stage REVIEW - 08/15/2011
Mother Nature tried her best, but nothing could stop Bowzer from throwing his ultimate doo-wop party for the third consecutive year at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Sunday.

Wet and wild at Paisley show Review - 07/24/2011
Country music’s version of “Waterworld” came to town Friday as Brad Paisley and the “H20II: Wetter & Wilder” tour took over the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain.

Sara Evans’ return is ‘Stronger’ than ever REVIEW - 07/11/2011
Country singer Sara Evans confessed to the crowd at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Sunday evening that she was a little bit apprehensive about returning to music after a three year layoff.

Money registers with Downs crowd review - 06/27/2011
PLAINS TWP. -- The Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs ushered in its third summer of concerts Sunday evening with a sold-out show by ’80s rocker Eddie Money.

Sully Erna steps out of comfort zone REVIEW - 05/16/2011
You have to give Godsmack singer Sully Erna credit – when he does a solo project, he really steps out of his comfort zone.

Avenged Sevenfold’s concert is a rock fan’s dream REVIEW - 05/02/2011
Just moments into Friday’s show at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Avenged Sevenfold proved why it is one of the biggest names in heavy metal and hard rock music at the moment.

Elton – the legend goes on review - 04/23/2011
At this point in his career, no one could really blame Elton John if he decided to take it easy and coast into retirement.

Motown gems come alive Review - 03/21/2011
The Motown sound filled the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday as legendary vocal group The Temptations sang one hit after another for an appreciative crowd of just under 1,300.

‘79 years young’ Jones wows crowd Review - 03/07/2011
He might be 79 years old, but George Jones still shows no signs of slowing down.

A night of blues at Kirby Review - 02/26/2011
It was an evening full of the blues and some amazing guitar playing as the Robert Cray Band and special guest Shemekia Copeland each did what they do best at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Friday.

Sounds and lights of season REVIEW - 11/15/2010
WILKES-BARRE TWP. -- Even though it was sunny and 62 degrees outside, it felt a lot like Christmas inside the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on Sunday afternoon as the Trans-Siberian Orchestra brought its 12th annual winter tour ...

Celtic Thunder is crowd-pleaser Review - 10/15/2010
What do you get when you mix three guys from Northern Ireland, a kid from Dublin, a former bus builder from Scotland and a collection of crowd-pleasing popular tunes joined together without anything resembling rhyme or reason?

A heavy metal end to the season REVIEW - 10/11/2010
Even though the calendar and the weather said the season was already over, the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain had one more trick up its sleeve Saturday night to bring its 2010 summer concert series to a spectacular conclusion ...

Melodic stroll down memory lane REVIEW - 10/09/2010
A huge crowd packed the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Friday to take a stroll down memory lane as “Doo Wop, Vol. 2 – presented by Joe Nardone” brought back the good old days of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Lightfoot inspires with story, songs REVIEW - 10/06/2010
WILKES-BARRE – Early into his performance at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday evening, it seemed legendary singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot was trying to save his voice.

Morgan, Tillis delight Kirby crowd REVIEW - 10/04/2010
For 90 minutes Saturday night, two second-generation stars who more or less owned the country-music airwaves in the 1990s held a small but appreciative crowd at the F.M. Kirby Center spellbound with a collection of great songs and ...

Aldean worth the wait Review - 09/19/2010
A winter storm and a busy touring schedule conspired to make Northeastern Pennsylvania wait about seven months for the Jason Aldean “Wide Open” tour.

Two bands kick off Kirby season REVIEW - 09/13/2010
The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts kicked off its new season Saturday with a double shot of hard-to-classify, rootsy bands as Railroad Earth and Donna the Buffalo each made its Wilkes-Barre debut.

Country superstars hold concert party REVIEW - 09/11/2010
It’s a pretty safe bet that every member of the large crowd gathered on Montage Mountain Friday night knew exactly what was going to happen. After all, Toby Keith has played the Toyota Pavilion for eight consecutive summers, inclu ...

Band ‘Can’t Slow Down’ review - 08/30/2010
Nothing much mattered to the large and rowdy crowd at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Sunday night as the second summer of concerts at the Plains Township casino came to a close.

Bands create UPROAR review - 08/28/2010
SCRANTON -- If you like your music hard, fast and aggressive -- and peppered with lots of f-bombs, then Scranton was the place to be Friday as the traveling festival known officially as “Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR” rolled into t ...

Top acts like cost to prep in NEPA - 08/27/2010
So why would major acts such as Roger Waters want to rehearse for his world tour in the Wyoming Valley? How about AC/DC? Simon & Garfunkel?

A set with heart & soul review - 08/22/2010
It was another beautiful night Friday at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs as everyone including the weatherman cooperated and gave the “record-breaking” crowd everything it wanted and more as country music superstar Randy Travis ro ...

Crowd still believes in Creed Review - 08/19/2010
It was a somewhat strange, eclectic night of music on Montage Mountain Wednesday as Creed brought its “Full Circle” show to the Toyota Pavilion, along with two other bands.

KISS fans ‘love it loud’ REVIEW - 08/17/2010
Multitudes of Demons, Star Children, Spacemen and Catmen invaded Montage Mountain on Sunday evening as the KISS Army was out in full force at the Toyota Pavilion in Scranton.

WHEN/WHERE: - 08/15/2010
WHEN/WHERE: 7:30 Friday at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

WHEN/WHERE: - 08/09/2010
WHEN/WHERE: 7:30 Sunday at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain.

GOO GOO DOLLS IN CONCERT - 08/08/2010

Masterful Mayer wows Montage REVIEW - 07/28/2010
SCRANTON — It’s rare that a performer can inspire both ecstatic screams by hordes of teenage girls and quiet reverence from mature music fans.

IN CONCERT: JOHN MAYER - 07/25/2010

WHEN/WHERE: - 07/17/2010
WHEN/WHERE: 8 p.m. Friday at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs

Review: DMB - 07/16/2010
WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain

WHEN/WHERE: - 07/03/2010
WHEN/WHERE: 8 p.m. Friday at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs

Carole King and James Taylor, Concert in the Round - 06/29/2010
WHEN/WHERE: 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.