PITTSBURGH, PA – The century-old Carrie Furnace, a former blasting furnace that towers over the banks of the Mon River, just outside the town of Rankin, came alive for two days and nights as Thrival Innovation + Music Festival returned for it’s fifth year in the Steel City. Check out our gallery below. Photos by Jay Nicholas.
- Ugly God hits the stage as the sun sets at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Kiiara greets the crowd during her performance at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- GRiZ headling the Engine Stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Carnage hypes the crowd during his set at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Echos singer Lexi Norton performs at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Missio frontman Matthew Brue sings to the crowd at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- The Power Stage – Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Rapper Ugly God takes a short break during his set to address the crowd at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Local DJ, Steve James plays his afternoon set at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Rivers of Steel adding the finishing touches to their live project at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Missio members David Butler and Matthew Brue perform at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Echos, featuring Lexi Norton and Tal Richards perform at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Welshly Arms front man Sam Getz performs at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- David Butler of Missio – Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Wiz Khalifa smokes a joint on stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- The Engine Stage – one of two stages at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- The moon sets over Carrie furnace at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- GRiZ performs alongside Muzzy Bearr at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- A local artist creates this one-of-a-kind Morty painting. Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- GRiZ headling the Engine Stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- During an emotional performance, Logic headlines Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- GRiZ headling the Engine Stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- DJ Carnage headlining the Engine Stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Two Door Cinema Club performs at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Cleveland, Ohio-based Welshly Arms at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Wiz Khalifa greeting the hometown crowd at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Carrie Furnace – Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- A Rivers of Steel artist adds individual layers of paint in order to create the final result. Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Wiz Khalifa performs at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Two Door Cinema Club playing on The Power Stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- The Power Stage – Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Art, made of broken skateboards, in the beginning stages of creation. Artist: Ryan Marino. Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Carnage fans raise their phone lights during his set Friday at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Nationally-known act, Kiiara, performs at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- GRiZ hops on the table to hype the crowd at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Wiz Khalifa headlines Saturday at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- The crowd forming prior to Ugly God taking the stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Local contest winners Emerson Jay perform at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Missio frontman Matthew Brue gets air during their set at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- DJ Carnage kept the energy up all night at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Two Door Cinema Club playing on The Power Stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- TOKiMONSTA performs her set at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Carrie Furnace – Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Two Door Cinema Club playing on The Power Stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- TOKiMONSTA performs her set at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Carrie Furnace -Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Carrie Furnace -Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- Two Door Cinema Club playing on The Power Stage at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.
- DJ Carnage hypes the crowd at Thrival Innovation + Music Festival – Pittsburgh, PA.