If you’ve ever been to a show at Star Lake Pavilion in Burgettstown, you know that while the concerts are often great, the driving and parking situation is… not so.
But, the Burgh Bus has a solution for the upcoming 2024 season.
The Pittsburgh-based party bus has announced that it will be hosting shuttles to (and from) all of the concerts happening at the venue this year.
“Before we even launched the bus in 2022, this was on our list of things we really wanted to do,” says Burgh Bus owner Nick Walker. “This is the first year we have two buses, so that’s going to free up our availability, and we could make it happen.”
Last year, Burgh Bus did two trial runs to shows at Star Lake – one ticketed event, and one private one. “We got to try it out, and we know that it works. Going to shows there is so much fun, but it’s such a pain to get out there, park, all of that. We knew that we could do something to make it much better.”
There will be one full bus going to each show, with 44 seats available. The group will meet at the Duquesne Incline parking lot on West Carson Street, giving people the option to drive themselves, or Uber to-and-from the meetup location.
“It’s a good central location, easy to get to, and, most importantly, easy for the bus to get in to,” Walker says. “We’ll see how it goes, and if it looks like we’re having any issues with the location as the season goes on, we’ll adjust it.”
Tickets for the shuttle will cost $45 per person, and include bus service to and from Star Lake Pavilion. For now, the plan is for the shuttle to leave two hours before each show starts.
Walker says that one of the main attractions of the shuttle is that the tailgate can start while passengers are on the road. “People can BYOB if they’re over 21, and have alcohol on the bus – but no glass, that’s our big rule. If they want to bring food, coolers, anything, they can have it with them, and leave it on the bus until the end of the show.”
And, it’s definitely going to be a party.
“We have an amazing sound system, we have karaoke, and we love to see people get into it,” Walker says. “We want to see sing-alongs, and big pregame parties.”
The bus will also be able to us the drop-off lane, avoiding the long lines to park. (Last year, hundreds of concert-goers complained about the traffic in-and-out of the Dead & Company show, where some people sat in more than five hours of traffic).
“There is about a seven-minute walk to the gate, but at the end, you’re going to be so glad to have that walk, because then you can just get back on the bus and we’ll be on our way,” Walker says.
While each show will definitely have one shuttle available, Walker says that if anyone wants to book their second bus privately, that can be arranged – just reach out to Burgh Bus directly.
Tickets for the Star Lake Party Shuttle are available online. Follow The Burgh Bus on social media for updates about the tour company’s latest events.
The full 2024 lineup of concerts at Star Lake includes:
- May 29: Noah Kahan
- June 15: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- June 19: New Kids on the Block w/ Paula Abdul
- June 30: Tyler Childers
- July 2: Red Hot Chili Peppers
- July 9: Third Eye Blind
- July 12: Chris Stapleton
- July 13: Bret Michaels
- July 29: Hozier
- July 31: Styx & Foreinger
- August 2: Dan + Shay
- August 3: Creed
- August 10: Jason Aldean
- August 16: Kidz Bop Live 2024
- August 17: Tedeschi Trucks Band
- August 20: The Doobie Brothers
- August 29: Cage the Elephant
- September 3: Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper
- September 7: James Taylor
- September 14: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan
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