The Prince Project throws a purple Halloween at The Oaks in Oakmont

The Prince and the Revolution tribute takes over the 1938 Art Deco movie house this Saturday, October 31.

There are worse ways to spend Halloween than in a room full of people in purple, under the marquee of a 1938 movie house on Allegheny River Boulevard, waiting for the first chords of a song everyone in the building already knows by heart.

The Prince Project plays The Oaks Theater in Oakmont on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Drusky Entertainment, which is presenting the show, lists doors at 7pm and the show at 8pm; the theater's own event page lists general admission at $37.65, and Drusky notes the show is all ages and that prices go up on the day of the show. Some listings give a 7pm start, so if timing matters, check the theater's page before you leave the house.

The band bills itself as "the hottest Prince & The Revolution tribute band in America," and Drusky describes it as a Prince cover band drawn from northeast Ohio and southwestern Pennsylvania. That split geography is part of why the Pittsburgh area is its most-played market in our records: eight shows logged here, more than anywhere else. For a regional tribute act, that counts as a home base.

Tribute shows live or die on the room, and The Oaks gives this one a good one. According to Wikipedia's Oakmont entry, the theater opened on November 18, 1938 as "The Jewel of Oakmont," was one of the first theaters in the area to offer air conditioning, and was converted in 2015 into a modern, multi-purpose venue while keeping its original Art Deco style. It holds around 660 people, which is about the right size for a dance party: big enough to feel like an event, small enough that the back of the room is still part of it.

Tribute shows live or die on the room, and The Oaks gives this one a good one.

The date is doing a lot of the work, too. Halloween on a Saturday night means costumes are not optional so much as expected, and few artists have given fans more outfits to borrow than Prince. Expect ruffles, expect the colour purple in quantity, and expect at least a few people who have clearly been planning this since summer.

There is no new record to sell here, and that is fine. The pitch for a night like this is simpler: a band that has put in the work to get the songs right, a neighbourhood theater with history in the walls, and a crowd that came to sing along. If you have been looking for a Halloween plan that does not involve a crowded bar downtown, Oakmont is a short drive up the river.

Tickets are on The Oaks Theater's event page and through Drusky Entertainment. Dress accordingly.

Sources: The Prince Project — The Oaks Theater (theoakstheater.com); Drusky Entertainment Presents THE PRINCE PROJECT — The Oaks Theater (theoakstheater.com); The Prince Project — Drusky Entertainment (druskyentertainment.com); The Oaks Theater - Oakmont (theoakstheater.com); Oakmont, Pennsylvania — Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org); Category:Oakmont, Pennsylvania — Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org)