vintage photo booth
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Fans will have their chance to capture their night in a vintage-style photo booth and walk away with an old school photo strip in the style of Teenie Harris, famed music photographer and Pittsburgh native.
Introducing Citizens Live at The Wylie, a modern stage with a century-old soul.
Bringing
Live
Music
Back To
Pittsburgh’s Lower
Hill
it all started on Wylie Ave.
Inspired by the musical heyday of the 1950’s Lower Hill District, Citizens Live at The Wylie is a physical homage to an iconic era of Pittsburgh hospitality and nightlife. Equal parts old and new, we aim to revive the heritage of those who came before us, while also ushering in a new stage for live music in Pittsburgh.
overview
Located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s historic Lower Hill District, Citizen’s Live at The Wylie is a state of the art, 4,500-capacity, 98,500-square-foot music venue that is breathing new life into this once legendary mecca. Built in partnership between the Pittsburgh Penguins, Citizens Financial, and Live Nation, Pittsburgh’s newest home for music will open its doors in 2026.
Neighborhood
For decades, Wylie Avenue was the beating heart of Pittsburgh’s historic Lower Hill District—a vibrant Black neighborhood known as the ‘Crossroads of the World’. But when Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena was built in the late 1950s, thousands of Black residents were displaced. The Lower Hill was cut off from its surrounding neighborhoods, and its main thoroughfare, Wylie Avenue, was literally removed.
Citizens Live at the Wylie is part of a larger movement to reignite the Lower Hill’s cultural spark. The district was once a place where local acts played nightly alongside some of jazz’s biggest names. This new venue is a revival of that storied musical history.
With proximity to PPG Paints Arena and walkability to downtown restaurants, hotels, and local arts district, we are at the epicenter of Pittsburgh’s cultural renaissance. This will be a place for Pittsburghers and newcomers to gather, dance, and experience live music—here, at the Crossroads of the World.
Citizens Live at the Wylie is collaborating with Carnegie Museum of Art to celebrate the history of the Hill District.
Visitors can explore the vibrant cultural life of the Lower Hill through photo displays featured throughout the venue, including images from Carnegie Museum of Art’s renowned Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive.
Amenities for Fans
Mirrored Piano
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Modeled after the iconic mirrored piano that was a focal point of The Crawford Grill, a staple for live music in the Hill’s heyday, this piano will be the centerpiece of our lobby bar.
gallery wall
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As an homage to prestigious local photographer, Charles “Teenie” Harris, and his connection to Pittsburgh music scene, we’ve dedicated a wall of the venue as a gallery featuring some of his most iconic work.
VInyl Room
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Away from the hustle and bustle, we have an intimate, premium listening room that pays homage to Pittsburgh musicians. A specially curated collection of records, both on the walls and in rotation, feature artists who were a part of the Pittsburgh music scene, both past and contemporary.