Carnegie Library Music Hall

Nice place to see a show. Not a bad seat for viewing. It seems they are doing alot of upgrades. We enjoyed the new seats downstairs. Look forward to future shows

Small, intimate venture that seats 1,045 people. According to the website, it was built in 1898 and "has barely changed since it's original structure." That was very apparent to me when we were seated. The seats are wooden - no cushion - and look like they were built in the early 1900s. My sister and I came to see a comedy show and we were so excited about purchasing good seats in the first row of the balcony. However, my sister's chair was completely broke! She couldn't sit back on it at all. We were so disappointed. When we brought it to the theater's attention, it appeared they already knew and shrugged it off. They offered us other seats that were so much worse of a view so we declined. Other things to know about this venue - there is NO parking. No lot or parking garage. Street parking only in the residential area of Munhall. They had a make shift concession stand that took cash only. I got a water and ginger ale for $7 - insanely expensive. They also had a "bar" aka a table that sold barefoot wine, white claws, and cheap beer at a high price. To end this review on a more positive a note, it is nice to see artists in an intimate setting like this (size wise). But I would highly recommend to the business to invest in renovations.

Quite a classic venue. The sight lines and sound seem to be excellent here no matter where you are sitting. It is a very live room. I do agree that the seats aren't the most comfortable (they are just hard and not "cushy" in the least), but I think it is part of the experience. The parking here was super super easy (and free! What a concept, PGH! )

Purchased tickets with my mom to see a friend performing with PMJ. We got a couple balcony seats with 0 notice of any obstruction to the view. (I did go back on their site recently to look again and try to check out for the same seats to a dif show and again, 0 notice that the view would be obstructed) To our surprise we were greeted with this large obstruction to the exact section my friend would be performing on the stage. We were calm and immediately went to ask for assistance from the staff if we could switch to any other available seats where we could see her perform without this obstruction. We were told to wait and look for any open seats as it got closer to showtime so we did. We were then told we could stand up behind all the seats to watch the performance near security. 5 minutes in, we were rudely told by another staff member to sit down in our assigned seats. We explained our situation again but he was persistent and we took the nearest empty seats hoping nobody was coming late. The majority of the performance we were paranoid that someone would arrive and remove us from these seats when we could have just stayed in the back standing and not blocking anyone. The security even said we were fine where we were. Overall a disappointing experience at the venue even though the performance was amazing.

I have attended probably 25+ concerts/comedy shows at Carnegie Music Hall in Homestead. The building itself is so huge and beautiful. Street parking is always pretty easy (if you are good at parallel parking ;)), and you don't hit crazy traffic on the way there/back from the city. I think most of the staff are volunteers, and they are always so friendly. They sell candy, chips, and snacks in the lobby for only a few dollars. If you walk through the actual library, there is a bar where you can purchase drinks to take in the theater in sippy cups. It doesn't feel right drinking red wine out of a sippy cup, but it's a cute idea. People definitely take advantage of the bar at the shows! The sound in the theater is always solid!The negatives of this place are 1. Walking up the big flight of steps/steep ramp to get there. I feel like I always wear heels and then instantly regret it when I get there. I am assuming that handicap people can get dropped off on the side of the building where the tour buses load in. 2. The chairs in this theater are awful. They are old and it's a historic venue, so what do you expect? The couple in front of us brought their own seat cushions. Genius! I am absolutely doing this next time! (Does this mean I'm officially getting older?! lol!) I am 5' 8" and my legs literally did not fit in the chair at all. I had on a dress so I couldn't sit with my legs wide open like the man next to me did. He had to sit with his arms crossed the whole show because he literally had nowhere to put his arms. 3. Where is the air conditioning?! They closed for renovations and said they would be putting in air conditioning. We were so excited, because my boyfriend and I have sat through so many unbearably hot concerts there. It is always a fun time, and we can't complain since this is a beautiful venue that brings incredible live music and comedy shows to Pittsburgh. Just a heads up if you are attending a show here to dress light, bring a seat cushion, and bring small bills for snacks/water!

Historic (I.e. old) building used as a public library and concert hall venue. I've seen various acts here over the years, and have always found the same things to be irritating about the venue. One - there is no parking lot. This place seats over a thousand people and there is no parking lot. You have to show up early if you don't want to walk a mile to get to the place. And you must parallel park as street parking is the only thing available. Second, the seats in this venue are ROUGH. They are old, wooden and tiny, and there is not a lot of leg room. So if you are a person who is over 5'5" and/or 150 lbs, you might have a rough time. I think this place needs remodeled, but I guess the dusty old atmosphere is part of this place's charm. Food/drink options are limited too, so just don't expect to eat or drink anything here. But if you're going here to see a favorite musician or a comedian, you are bound to enjoy yourself despite it all. So, just go and have a good time. But expect to be annoyed a little bit by the lack of modern conveniences.

I really enjoy getting to see concerts here. The sound is always spot on and there's not a bad seat in the house.It's an older and historic theater and my only issue with it is the seating. Old, wooden chairs. Not the best way to experience an event. But everything else is decent. I understand that it's an old space but I'd love to see them get some sort of funding for better seating.I've seen three shows here at this point. All-in-all if it's a performance I really want to attend then I'll put up with the seats. Obviously lots of other people feel the same way because most concerts here sell out.

Seats in balcony have poor view. The place is very outdated. They are very few restrooms. I would avoid this location, unless you absolutely must.

Really not a bad seat in the house .. the bar experience is different but on the positive you get to experience the awesomeness of this library ! Parking is really convenient & plentiful . It's located near all the restaurants too !

This is a beautiful auditorium with great sound but the seats are absolutely terrible. Old thin wooden seats with no cushion or support. Hopefully they renovate and get some better seats. Terribly uncomfortable.