Bill Toms & Hard Rain

Hard Rock Cafe and CE Presents welcome Bill Toms & Hard Rain with special guest The Freeloaders on Saturday, December 28, 2024! Entry and seating for event attendees begin at 7:00 PM. Tickets are required for entry and are available for purchase at Eventbrite.com. General Admission tickets do not reserve a seat. Table ticket packages are available in quantities of two (2), four (4) and six (6) and guarantee your group a seat and table during the event. Reserved bar seating tickets are available for purchase to attendees ages 21 and over. Please note that any reservations placed through third-party services that are for during the event's run hours are subject to denial. Reserved seating for this event is available at Eventbrite only. If you require accessible seating accommodations, you must notify the venue in advance. This event is open to all ages with alcohol available for purchase to attendees ages 21 and over. Valid identification is required for the purchase and/or consumption of alcohol. Paid parking options are available to event attendees within the Station Square complex. Learn more about Bill Toms & Hard Rain: While it’s hard to put a finger on any one sound that defines “American music,” the compositions of Bill Toms are as close a template as any. The Pittsburgh native, along with his band Hard Rain, delivers a sound that takes the greatest of America’s most beloved genres and melds them into a poetic representation of the best the country has to offer. Bill Toms captures the American conscious with thoughtfulness, honesty, and a groove that keeps the tail feathers moving. Toms launched his musical career in 1987 as lead guitarist of Pittsburgh’s legendary band Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers, During that period, he opened for and played with such legendary names as The Band, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Little Feat, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. While playing guitar, co-writing, and adding backup vocals for the Houserockers, Toms and the band recorded six studio albums and one live concert album. In 1995, The Houserockers released American Babylon, which was recorded and produced by Springsteen himself. As a solo artist, Toms has opened for the likes of Buddy Guy, Levon Helm, Marshall Crenshaw, Steve Forbert, and Dan Baird.