Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie in Burgettstown: tickets for Freaks on Parade at The Pavilion at Star Lake

Marilyn Manson as part of the Freaks on Parade tour

Marilyn Manson arrives at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown on Saturday, August 29, 2026, as one of the two main performers on the summer Freaks on Parade tour. The program brings together Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson, while The HU and Orgy have been announced as guests throughout the entire tour. For the performance in Burgettstown, the current schedule lists the start of the program at 6:15 PM local time, so this is not an evening in which you should expect just one concert, but rather a multi-hour package of four performers representing different shades of heavy, industrial, and alternative rock and metal.

The special value of this date is its timing. Marilyn Manson takes the stage only two weeks after the release of the album "One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2", released on August 14, 2026. This means that the audience in Pennsylvania gets a concert during a very fresh phase of his discography, while the new songs are only beginning to fit in among the material that made him one of the most recognizable performers in dark American rock of recent decades.

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Why Freaks on Parade is an important framework for this performance

The Freaks on Parade 2026 tour was conceived as a joint North American series by Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. Twenty-one stops were announced, from the opening in West Palm Beach to the finale in Concord. Burgettstown is located in the early part of that schedule, following concerts in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. This is important because the audience gets the program at a moment when the tour production is only beginning to gather momentum, but there is already the first concrete indication of how Manson is arranging the repertoire.

The HU and Orgy further broaden the musical range of the evening. The HU brings its distinctive combination of Mongolian traditional elements and heavy rock, often described as Hunnu Rock, while Orgy represents the industrial rock side of the program. Together with Rob Zombie and Manson, this creates a line-up that is not made up only of stylistically similar names, but of performers who use different approaches to build a dark, rhythmic, and distinctly theatrical evening.

For Manson's long-time fans, the renewed joint appearance with Rob Zombie is especially interesting. Both have a long history of large-scale rock productions and strongly recognizable visual identities, but on this tour they remain separate main performers. This means that their appearance should be viewed as a double-headliner program, not as one combined set.

The latest phase of the career carries Chapter 2

"One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2" is currently Manson's latest studio release. The album contains nine songs and was created in collaboration with Tyler Bates, who is once again involved as a co-writer and co-producer. The first announced single was "Exit Wound", while songs highlighted in the current cycle also include "Front Toward Enemy" and "Unalive".

For the concert in Burgettstown, this is not just a discographical fact. At the first performance of the tour in West Palm Beach on August 20, the performance of new material was recorded, including "Exit Wound" and "Front Toward Enemy". The same performance featured songs from several periods of Manson's career, including "Disposable Teens", "Great Big White World", "This Is the New Shit", "The Nobodies", "The Dope Show", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "mOBSCENE", and "The Beautiful People".

This is the best current indicator of the direction of the repertoire, but it is not a promise of the set list for Burgettstown. The order, song selection, and duration of each set may change from evening to evening. Still, the opening of the tour shows a clear intention: the new album does not replace the older catalog, but is incorporated alongside songs that the audience recognizes from different phases of the career.

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What the concert experience could look like

Manson's current performances do not rely on just one phase of the catalog. Data from the beginning of the tour indicates rapid switching between newer songs and material from albums such as "Antichrist Superstar", "Mechanical Animals", "Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)", and "The Golden Age of Grotesque". For the audience, this means a set that can function both as an overview of familiar periods and as a presentation of the current sound.

Three groups of visitors will get the most from it: long-time fans who want to hear how the older songs sound with the current line-up, audiences who have started following Manson again through the "One Assassination Under God" releases, and fans of industrial and alternative metal who appreciate the entire Freaks on Parade package. Since Rob Zombie, The HU, and Orgy are also appearing on the same evening, the program also makes sense for an audience that is not coming exclusively for one performer.

You should not expect in advance a particular encore, guest, special effect, or an identical song order to the first concert of the tour. What can be concluded from the confirmed line-up and the repertoire so far is that the evening has a clear progression: from the guest performers toward the two major names, with enough stylistic connection for the entire program to feel like one curated rock evening.

The Pavilion at Star Lake as a large outdoor concert venue

The Pavilion at Star Lake is located at 665 Route 18, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania 15021. It is a large outdoor amphitheater whose event capacity is listed as up to 23,000 guests. The venue includes the main concert area and a lawn section, so the feeling of the concert can vary significantly depending on whether a visitor is closer to the stage or in the more open grassy area.

For a line-up like this, the size of the venue has a dual effect. A large stage and open format suit performers who rely on strong production, loud guitars, and an audience spread across a wide area. At the same time, visitors in the lawn section should expect a greater distance from the stage and a different sense of immediacy than in the closer sections. The venue itself describes its technical system as modern lighting and sound reinforcement, but in an outdoor amphitheater the experience always depends on the position within the venue and the weather conditions as well.

Concerts are held on a rain or shine basis unless there is a specific change to the program. This is important for the end of August: lightweight rain protection may be more practical than trying to bring in equipment that is not permitted.

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Arrival, parking, and time for entry

The most important practical advice for The Pavilion at Star Lake is not related to the stage but to traffic. The venue warns about heavy congestion on the access roads before concerts and recommends arriving early. General parking lots usually open two hours before the announced gate-opening time, and basic parking is included with the ticket. The exact gate-opening time for each event may change, so it is worth checking immediately before departure.

There is a designated area for drop-off and ride-share vehicles. On arrival, vehicles for passenger drop-off are directed toward the left lane, after which staff guide them to the appropriate area. This is useful for visitors who do not want to leave a car in the parking lot, but traffic after the end of the program should still be expected.

• Address: 665 Route 18, Burgettstown, PA 15021.
• Current program start time: 6:15 PM local time.
• General parking is included with the ticket.
• Parking lots usually open two hours before the gate-opening time.
• The venue recommends arriving earlier because of possible traffic congestion.
• Entry is handled with mobile tickets, and payments inside the venue are cashless.

Since the program includes four performers, arriving late can easily mean missing part of the evening. A 6:15 PM start is not a time that should be treated as an approximate arrival time for the parking lot. For a visitor who wants to see the entire line-up, it is more reasonable to plan to arrive considerably earlier and leave a buffer for traffic, parking, security screening, and walking to the entrance.

Bag rules and what to bring

The entry rules at The Pavilion at Star Lake are specific enough that they are worth checking before packing. Small purses, wristlets, or fanny packs measuring up to 6 x 9 inches are permitted, as are clear plastic bags up to 12 x 12 x 6 inches. Larger bags and backpacks are not permitted. All bags are subject to inspection at entry.

A non-professional camera without an interchangeable lens is permitted. Visitors may bring food in a clear one-gallon bag, as well as an empty plastic water bottle or a factory-sealed plastic bottle of water of up to one gallon. Blankets, small binoculars, ponchos, and raincoats are permitted. A standard umbrella with a diameter of up to 3 feet is permitted as long as it is not of a type listed among the prohibited items.

On the other hand, lawn chairs are not permitted, nor are coolers, drones, laser pointers, professional cameras with detachable lenses, selfie sticks, and large signs or flags. For this type of concert, the simplest option is to bring only what you actually need during the evening. Fewer items speed up the security check and reduce the possibility of having to return to the car.

Burgettstown as a concert destination

The Pavilion at Star Lake is located in Burgettstown, outside the urban core of Pittsburgh, so planning a visit looks different than it does for an arena in the center of a major city. A car and organized drop-off are the most practical options for a large number of visitors, and traffic before and after the concert is part of the logistics that should be included in the plan for the evening.

For travelers arriving from other cities, it is useful not to make the schedule too tight. Four performers, high attendance, and traffic around Route 18 mean that it is safer to leave enough time before the program and after it ends. If an overnight stay is planned in the wider Pittsburgh area, it should be expected that the return trip after the concert may take longer than the distance on the map alone suggests.

What to check immediately before departure

The most important information for this event is already clear: Freaks on Parade brings together Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson with The HU and Orgy, while The Pavilion at Star Lake is a large outdoor amphitheater with rules that particularly affect parking, bags, and arrival. Still, several details may change by the day of the concert.

• Check the final opening time for the parking lots and gates.
• Check whether the start of the program is still listed for 6:15 PM.
• Save the mobile ticket before arriving and charge the phone battery.
• Make sure the bag complies with the permitted dimensions before heading toward the entrance.
• Monitor any changes related to the weather and the rules for a rain or shine event.
• Do not rely on the set list from the previous concert as a guaranteed repertoire for Burgettstown.

For audiences whose priorities are "The Beautiful People", "The Dope Show", or "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", the start of the tour shows that the familiar catalog still plays a major role. For those who want to hear the current Manson, "Exit Wound" and material from "One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2" give this concert a clear 2026 context. And for visitors coming for the entire package, the combination of Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, The HU, and Orgy provides a rare opportunity to see four different approaches to heavy and industrial music in a single evening.

Sources:
- The Pavilion at Star Lake - event date and line-up, address, parking, arrival recommendations, entry rules, bags, cashless payment, and the rain or shine rule.
- Nuclear Blast - information about the album "One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2", release date, songs, collaboration with Tyler Bates, and tour schedule.
- The HU - band description and confirmation of participation in the Freaks on Parade tour.
- setlist.fm - Marilyn Manson's repertoire from the beginning of the tour in West Palm Beach.
- Parade - context of the North American co-headline tour and number of performances.
- Spotify Concerts - currently listed start time for the event in Burgettstown.
- The Pavilion at Star Lake Private Events - information about the venue capacity of up to 23,000 guests.