The Syria Mosque was a performance venue, located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Constructed in 1911 and dedicated in January 1912, it was designed by Huehl, Schmidt & Holmes architectural firm of Chicago.
Located along Bigelow Boulevard, over the years it held numerous events, mainly highlighted by concerts of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and numerous internationally recognized music performers such as Pink Floyd, The Who, The Band and Frank Zappa, as well as political rallies and speeches.
It was also the birthplace of network television. On January 11, 1949, from 8:30pm to 11pm EST, KDKA-TV (then WDTV and part of the DuMont Television Network) began its initial broadcast on its "network" centered in Pittsburgh. The program began with a one-hour local show broadcast from Syria Mosque, then finished with 90 minutes from ABC, CBS, NBC, and DuMont, featuring stars such as Arthur Godfrey, Milton Berle, DuMont host Ted Steele, and many other celebrities.
Despite community efforts to have the building designated a historic landmark, the Syria Mosque was torn down on August 27, 1991 and the site is now a parking lot for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
The Brothers played three times in Syria Mosque in 1971. Twice on Sunday, January 17, 1971 and once on Friday, 10-15-71. the January show saw the band playing an early 7:00PM show and a late 11:00PM concert with the following set list from the HTW calander:
1. Statesboro Blues
2. Trouble No More
3. Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
4. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
5. Midnight Rider
6. You Don't Love Me
7. Whipping Post
The October 15th performance was at 7:00 PM and the following set list is from the HTW calander.
1. Statesboro Blues
2. Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
3. Done SomebodyWrong
4. One Way Out
5. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
6. Hot 'Lanta
7. Stormy Monday
8. You Don't Love Me
9. Revival
10. Trouble No More
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