Beyonce's new album 'Renaissance': 'Break My Soul,' everything we ...

Get buzzing Beyhive, Beyoncé's new album "Renaissance" is on the way – and her first single will have you running for the dance floor.

Late Monday night, Queen Bey released “Break My Soul,” a glistening dance track that samples Big Freedia's "Explode" and nods to Robin S.'s 1993 hit, "Show Me Love."

"You won't break my soul," Beyoncé repeats throughout the song, while also calling for a reinvention. The pulsing song is the first offering from her seventh studio album, due July 29.

Hype for the new music began weeks ago after the star first starting dropping hints about a new endeavor, removing all of her profile pictures from social media as people within her circle began dropping seemingly-random adoration posts about her.

Finally, in the wee hours of Thursday morning, Tidal, the music streaming service formerly owned by Beyoncé's husband Jay-Z, shared the official news: "Renaissance" would arrive this summer.

Days later, Beyoncé updated the bios of her social media platforms with a tease: "6. BREAK MY SOUL midnight ET." So fans may want to keep a close eye on Beyonce feeds for more surprises.

In the meantime, here's everything we know about "Renaissance" so far:

When does Beyonce's new album release?

The album is set to drop July 29. And this could be the first in a series as it was also titled "Act I." On the Grammy-winning artist's official website, her new music has become the focal point of the homepage with options to pre-save the album and shop four different kinds of nondescript "Renaissance" merchandise which include a T-shirt, a CD and a collectible "Renaissance" box.

Beyoncé first teased the "Renaissance" title in an August interview with Harper's Bazaar, saying she'd been in the studio for a year and a half working on something new.

"With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible," she said. "Yes, the music is coming!"

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What is 'Break My Soul' about?

The lyrics to Beyoncé's first song speak for themselves: Nobody and nothing is breaking Queen Bey's soul.

"And I just quit my job/I'm gonna find a new drive," she sings and semi-rapping with attitude, "the queens in the front and the doms in the back/ain't takin' no flicks but the whole clique snapped."

She goes on: "Got motivation, I done found me a new foundation, yeah, and I’m taking my new salvation."

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What has Beyonce said about her new album?

Beyoncé discussed the upcoming album in a British Vogue interview that hit newsstands on June 21. The fashion outlet shared several photos from the cover story on Thursday, including the songstress looking regal on a horse in a feathered headdress, a glam shot on a motorcycle and more.

British Vogue teases that "Renaissance" will be the singer's "most ambitious musical project to date." The album is also the result of Beyoncé overthinking every detail and decision as she spent time at home amid the pandemic.

The outlet alludes to the album being party-focused with "soaring vocals and fierce beats." British Vogue writes: "Her upcoming album is music that makes you rise, that turns your mind to cultures and subcultures, music that will unite so many on the dance floor and make them fall in love."

True to the album name, the outlet says it shows her "evolution, one that promises vision, grace – and something a little bit extra."

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When did Beyonce last release new music?

"Renaissance" will come off the back of the singer's visual album "Black is King," which was released July 2020 in correspondence with the soundtrack she made for 2019's "Lion King." Also in 2020, she joined Megan Thee Stallion for a remix of her hit song "Savage."

The last time Beyoncé released a truly solo project was in 2016 with the surprise drop visual album "Lemonade," which spurred hits including "Hold up" and "Formation." In 2019 she released the album version of her headlining performance at 2018's Coachella and in 2018, she and Jay-Z teamed up as The Carters to release their "Everything is Love" album.

Since "Black is King," the singer made Grammy history becoming the most-winning female artist, and the most-winning singer (male or female), in the 63-year history of the Grammy Awards. The 2021 award show solidified her spot after her trophy count rose to 28 wins, the new additions being her music video for "Brown Skin Girl" and a win for best rap performance with the "Savage" collaboration.

Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri, Naledi Ushe, Amy Haneline

Target refuses to sell Beyonce's new album

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USA TODAY

The physical album hits shelves on Friday%2C but you won%27t find it at Target

%27Beyonce%27 sold a staggering 617%2C000 copies in the U.S. iTunes store in three days

Her fifth album is expected to top the Billboard album chart this week

Not everyone is crazy in love with Beyoncé's record-breaking, game-changing new album, which sold a whopping 617,000 copies in three days following its surprise iTunes release early Friday morning.

Target is refusing to sell the physical album when it hits store shelves on Friday, citing that the pop star's decision to release it digitally first could negatively affect sales, according to Billboard.

"At Target we focus on offering our guests a wide assortment of physical CDs, and when a new album is available digitally before it is available physically, it impacts demand and sales projections," Target spokeswoman Erica Julkowski told Billboard.

She continues, saying that while they "appreciated partnering with Beyoncé in the past" on her last album, 4 (which received an exclusive Target release with six additional tracks), they will "not be carrying Beyoncé's new self-titled album Beyoncé."

Don't cry for Bey quite yet, though. Her album is still expected to easily top the Billboard album chart this week, giving the pop diva her fifth consecutive No. 1 and the largest debut of her career (ahead of B'Day in 2006, which moved 541,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan).

Beyoncé's new song is an anthem for the Great Resignation - CNN

New York (CNN) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell wants to increase joblessness in the US in order to save the economy. But Beyoncé may beat him to it.

The multi-hyphenate artist's latest single, "Break My Soul," which dropped late Monday, begs listeners to "release" themselves from their 9-5, saying "I just quit my job, I'm gonna find new drive, damn, they work me so damn hard."

Immediately dubbed an "anthem for the Great Resignation" on social media, fans didn't skip a beat, posting memes and all-cap tweets aligning themselves with Queen Bey's motivational message to ditch hustle culture and get back to "sleeping real good at night."

"Me sending my resignation email because Beyoncé told me to," was a common theme online.

"BREAKING: Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul' identified as source of The Great Resignation," tweeted one person

"Still can't get over how Beyoncé is about to catalyze a mass resignation bc we surviving off vibes now," tweeted another fan.

The song, Beyoncé's first single since Juneteenth last year, blends 1990s club culture with 2022 Pride vibes. It's an inescapable summer psalm, with heavy sampling from the early-90s hit "Show Me Love" by Robin S and vocals from Big Freedia, a rapper best known for her New Orleans "bounce music," aka bass-heavy booty-shaking.

"Release your anger/Release your mind/Release your job/Release the tide/Release your trade/Release the stress/Release your love/Forget the rest," sings Big Freedia, lyrics that embrace both the socio-economic pandemic fatigue and the desire to break free of it.

In the past 12 months, a record number of Americans have 'released' themselves from their jobs for a variety of reasons: pandemic burnout, a desire for better pay or better benefits, or the need to care for children or elderly relatives during the pandemic.

Dubbed the "Great Resignation," the offset between job vacancies and job seekers means there are now almost two job openings for every unemployed worker, a situation that Fed Chair Powell has called "unhealthy."

Last week, the central bank hiked its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point in an aggressive bid to tamp down spiraling inflation and cool the economy — but the move could also shake up the labor market.

Amid this backdrop, "Break My Soul" resonated immediately with fans — and economists.

"Truly JOLTS's time in the spotlight," tweeted labor economist Nick Bunker, referring to the monthly report that tabulates the number of people who quit their job.

NASA responds to Beyonce's Challenger sample use

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NASHVILLE (AP) — NASA officials say the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster "should never be trivialized" in response to a new song from Beyoncé that features an audio sample recorded just after the craft exploded on takeoff in 1986, killing all seven crewmembers.

The space agency issued the statement late Tuesday after the pop star began to receive criticism from Challenger families and others for using the short sample that includes the words "major malfunction" as an allusion to a failed relationship.

"The Challenger accident is an important part of our history; a tragic reminder that space exploration is risky and should never be trivialized," said the statement from Lauren B. Worley, NASA's press secretary. "NASA works every day to honor the legacy of our fallen astronauts as we carry out our mission to reach for new heights and explore the universe."

NASA's response came after Beyoncé explained the use of the short snippet in a statement to ABC News Tuesday that stopped short of an apology. The sample appears at the beginning of her song XO from her new self-titled album.

Among those critical of the sample was June Scobee Rodgers, widow of Challenger commander Dick Scobee. She told ABC in a statement that she was disappointed and described the use of the sample as "emotionally difficult."

"My heart goes out to the families of those lost in the Challenger disaster," Beyoncé's statement said. "The song 'XO' was recorded with the sincerest intention to help heal those who have lost loved ones and to remind us that unexpected things happen, so love and appreciate every minute that you have with those who mean the most to you. The songwriters included the audio in tribute to the unselfish work of the Challenger crew with hope that they will never be forgotten."

Beyoncé released her new self-titled "visual album" earlier this month that included 14 songs and 17 videos. Much of the initial discussion about the album had to do with its surprise release and platinum sales until the reaction to the Challenger sample began to circulate.

XO is about a failing relationship and taking the time to appreciate what one has in the moment because life changes.

Beyonce's publicist did not return messages left Tuesday by The Associated Press.

Beyonce didn't release new music on streaming sites, despite rumors

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There’s no more juice in Beyonce’s lemonade jar: The singer did not release new music though two albums featuring old Beyonce songs hit streaming services Thursday.

Under the name Queen Carter, the albums “Have Your Way” and “Back Up, Rewind” appeared on Spotify and Apple Music, featuring demos, previously released songs and unreleased tracks by Beyonce. Hours later, they were removed.

The 10-track “Have Your Way” included songs like “After All Is Said and Done,” Beyonce’s duet with Marc Nelson from the “Best Man” soundtrack, released in 1999; “Hollywood,” a song with Jay-Z from his 2006 album, “Kingdom Come”; and “Hey Goldmember” from the soundtrack for 2002′s “Austin Powers in Goldmember,” which starred Beyonce. It also featured “Crazy Feelings,” the singer’s collaboration with Missy Elliott from the rapper’s sophomore album, 1999′s “Da Real World”; and “Fever,” a cover of the ’50′s hit used in an ad for Beyonce’s perfume and for the soundtrack for “The Fighting Temptations,” another film Beyonce appeared in.

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“Back Up, Rewind,” featured 11 tracks including “Keep Giving Your Love to Me,” from the “Bad Boys II” soundtrack, released in 2003, and “What It’s Gonna Be,” a Beyonce bonus track from 2003.

The stand-alone song, “Control,” also appeared on streaming services.

Representatives for Beyonce, Apple Music and Spotify didn’t immediately return emails seeking comment.

Beyonce’s last three albums were released in surprise form: her self-titled album came out in 2013; “Lemonade” followed in 2016; and “Everything is Love,” her collaborative album with Jay-Z where the couple is billed as The Carters, was released earlier this year.

R&B singer SZA on Thursday addressed an album of her older demos that recently hit streaming services under the name Sister Solana (her real name is Solana Rowe). SZA called the project “random scratches from 2015” and explained that the songs are “def not new new!”

Beyoncé, Prince reign on 'Billboard' album chart

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USA TODAY

Music fans' drink of choice is Lemonade.

Beyoncé's sixth solo effort made its debut atop the Billboard 200 album chart, selling 653,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music. That total includes album-equivalent streaming numbers (115.2 million streams) and track sales (907,500 downloads), in addition to pure albums sold (485,000 copies).

The album's most-streamed songs were led by Sorry (12.8 million), which caused a stir on social media with lyrics about cheating. Other popular tracks included Hold Up (11.3 million); 6 Inch, featuring The Weeknd (10.8 million); and Don't Hurt Yourself, with Jack White (10.1 million). Meanwhile, controversial lead single Formation shot up to third place on the digital songs chart, selling 174,000 downloads and rocketing to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

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Lemonade is Beyoncé's sixth No. 1 on the album chart, arriving three years after her previous self-titled album debuted with 617,000 copies sold in December 2013. It comes on the heels of a whirlwind week for the pop queen, who premiered the emotional surprise album as an hour-long visual on HBO before releasing it on Tidal. The 12-song project was exclusive to the streaming service for 24 hours, after which it was made available digitally on iTunes and Amazon. A physical version of the album will be released Friday.

Last week, Beyoncé launched her career-spanning Formation world tour in Miami. The nearly sold-out trek's next stop is Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.

Elsewhere on the chart, Prince continued to rule with posthumous sales, taking five slots of the top 10. Greatest-hits album The Very Best of Prince dropped to No. 2 with 391,000 equivalent units sold (216,000 pure album sales). The late icon's other top sellers were the Purple Rain soundtrack (150,000), The Hits/The B-Sides (106,000), Ultimate (40,000) and 1999 (36,000).

His songs continued to dominate the charts as well. Purple Rain was the most downloaded track of the week with 282,000 — jumping to No. 4 on the Hot 100 as a result. Prince had six more of the top 10 best sellers, followed by When Doves Cry (198,000), Little Red Corvette (161,000), Let's Go Crazy (156,000), 1999 (147,000), Kiss (144,000) and Raspberry Beret (127,000).

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In other new releases, Drake's Views is shaping up for an even greater debut than Beyoncé's. In three days, the rapper's fourth solo album sold a staggering 823,000 equivalent album units, according to BuzzAngle Music, a sales and streaming tracking service from music technology company Border City Media. Of those, 729,000 were pure album sales.

Views premiered on iTunes and Apple Music early Friday morning. It is not yet available on streaming services such as Spotify, although viral hit One Dance continues to pull in massive numbers on the platform (99.5 million streams, blasting to No. 2 on the Hot 100).

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Beyonce unveils box set featuring two new songs

Patrick Ryan

USA TODAY

The good news: Beyoncé has new music on the way.

The bad: It may not be everything fans were hoping for.

Speculation swirled over the weekend that Bey would be releasing a new surprise album after a leaked "release confirmation" surfaced online, but those rumors have now been put to bed.

Instead, the reigning pop diva will release a four-disc Beyoncé Platinum Edition Box Set, a 2 CD/2 DVD combo out Nov. 24. A CD of new music, titled "More," features two brand new songs (7/11 and Ring Off) and four unreleased remixes with Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Mr. Vegas.

The box set will also include last year's self-titled surprise album and 17 music videos, a DVD featuring 10 live performances from her highly successful Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, and a 2015 Beyoncé mini-calendar.

Fans who purchased the visual album digitally will be able to add bonus materials.

The 'More' CD tracklist:

'Beyonce' album, new songs sashay onto Spotify

Patrick Ryan

USA TODAY

When Queen B commands it, Spotify obeys.

Nearly a year after surprising the world with her self-titled effort on iTunes, Beyoncé has finally unleashed the record-smashing album to the streaming service.

Beyoncé Platinum Edition, released Monday, was initially speculated to be another surprise album, but expectations were quickly tempered when it was revealed that it would only be a reissue with two new songs and four remixes. New songs Ring Off and 7/11 both leaked online last week, the latter of which was accompanied by a DIY-style music video, which Bey shot in a hotel suite with her dancers.

With the help of the high-octane clip, 7/11 could follow in the footsteps of viral sensation Flawless***. While 7/11 may not boast the feminist message of the latter, they both excel with Southern-style trap beats, an instantly recognizable refrain, and club-ready dance moves that have since ignited Tumblr with GIFs.

On the other end of the spectrum, Ring Off blends the Caribbean vibes of other Beyoncé B-sides Standing on the Sun and Grown Woman with the more anthemic sound of XO. It may be the less radio-friendly of the two new tracks, but it proves to be a sweet tribute by Bey to her mom, Tina, whose divorce from Mathew Knowles was highly publicized.

As for the remixes, the Nicki Minaj-assisted Flawless Remix all but broke the Internet when it debuted in August, while Kanye West is a welcome addition to Bey's Jay Z duet Drunk in Love on his previously released remix. An added verse from Pharrell Williams does little to enhance Blow, while Mr. Vegas' Standing on the Sun remix downplays the song's island zest in favor of a sexier, more uptempo sound.

Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' hits iTunes, Amazon

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USA TODAY

Tidal holdouts can now experience Beyoncé's latest.

Lemonade is available to download on both iTunes and Amazon, after being sold exclusively on Tidal for 24 hours. The visual album, released Saturday, will continue to stream exclusively on Tidal, and will not be released to Apple Music or other streaming services.

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A CD/DVD set is also available for pre-order on Amazon, with an expected release date of May 6.

Beyoncé premiered Lemonade's hour-long visual on HBO Saturday night, generating more than 1.8 million tweets worldwide, according to Twitter. The album has so far received rave reviews and also caused a stir online, with themes of marital strife and alleged infidelity (apparently about husband Jay Z) pervading its 12 songs.

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The pop star released her last surprise effort — a 14-song, 17-video self-titled album — exclusively on iTunes in December 2013. She has since released new videos such as this year's Formation on Tidal, which Jay Z bought for $56 million last year along with its parent company, Aspiro.

Lemonade's 24-hour exclusivity is a relatively short window compared to Beyoncé's peers. Rihanna's Anti was only available on Tidal for a week after its late January release, while Kanye West's The Life of Pablo lived exclusively on the streaming service for nearly two months before he released it to other platforms this month.

USA TODAY has reached out to Beyoncé's rep for comment.

Contributing: Carly Mallenbaum

Summer concerts in Phoenix: Jay-Z, Beyonce

This summer concert season brings a mix of multi-platinum hip-hop, classic rock, country and more to a venue near you.

Here's a look at the biggest tours headed our way, from the Eagles to Jay-Z and Beyonce.

9/9: Bishop Briggs

Born in London to Scottish parents, this L.A. singer-songwriter hit the rock and alternative radio formats hard in 2016 with a handclap-driven triumph of post-Adele soul titled "River," which kicked off her promising self-titled debut EP.

"River" also appeared on her breathtaking full-length debut, "Church of Scars," which hit the charts at No. 29 not long after the singer emerged as a crowd-pleasing highlight of the Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park.

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

9/11: Social Distortion

Mike Ness formed and fronted the earliest version of Social Distortion in 1978, keeping the name at least somewhat alive through lineup changes, breakups and the death in February 2000 of Dennis Danell.

But as they proved conclusively on 2011's "Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes," their first album since 2004, they still sound like Social Distortion, filtering California punk through old-school rock and roll, the New York Dolls and Johnny Cash.

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $40. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

9/12: O.A.R.

They topped the U.S. independent album charts in 2014 with "The Rockville LP," an album named for the city in Maryland where they fell in love with music in the first place.

In an interview with CBS News, singer Marc Roberge explained their decision to bring it on home. "I think when you're home and you're present and you're looking at life the way you do when you're a child, it's something really special," he said.

"And if you can get that onto a record, then you're really doing what you set out to do when you were a kid — just play music for the fun of it and play songs from the heart."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $45.50-$75.50. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

9/12: Gov't Mule

Warren Haynes and his bandmates are headed to Phoenix in support of “Revolution Come… Revolution Go,” a 10 album that finds the guitarist wondering “Has the whole world gone insane?” in the course of addressing these turbulent times.

“There are no glib solutions on offer,” writes Classic Rock magazine, “no political polemic, just the realisation that America is now a deeply divided nation and that this issue needs to be addressed.”

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $35-$55. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

9/13: Rascal Flatts

They’ve sent 17 songs to No. 1 on Billboard’s country chart, but the industry trade publication says, “The road has been where the band has done some of their most inspiring work over the years.”

The biggest of those hits are "Bless the Broken Road," "What Hurts the Most" and "My Wish," all of which went platinum.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $35.75 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

9/13: JJ Grey & Mofro

"Ol' Glory" is the sound of the Southern soul revival getting all the details right, Grey effortlessly channeling the raspy essence of those classic Otis Redding records he appears to have been studying his whole damn life just to get to this moment.

Even when they turn it down on the country blues of "The Island," it feels like a spiritual cousin of "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay." As PopMatters says, they "provide a connection to the past and a time when talent and tenacity moved the music forward."

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $30-$60. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

9/13-14: Nine Inch Nails

Trent Reznor and this year's assortment of Nails will launch their Cold and Black and Infinite North America Tour with two dates in Phoenix, at which they'll be joined by the Jesus and Mary Chain and Tobacco.

The tour is in support of "Bad Witch," completing the trilogy that began with 2016’s "Not The Actual Events" and 2017’s "ADD VIOLENCE."

Details: 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 13-14. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $55 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

9/15: Alice in Chains

Singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez and singer-guitarist William DuVall are reportedly putting the finishing touches on the much-anticipated follow-up to 2013’s critically-acclaimed "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here."

That album entered Billboard’s Top 200 chart at No. 2 and topped the rock charts. Spin declared it “an assured, diverse, heated record with galvanized hooks" while Pitchfork said it’s “as insistent as [1992’s landmark album] 'Dirt.'”

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $45 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

9/15: Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators

The Guns N' Roses guitarist returns to Phoenix a week before hitting the streets with an album called "Living the Dream," his third recording with Kennedy & the Conspirators.

Classic Rock responded to their second album, "World on Fire," whose title track topped Billboard's mainstream-rock charts, with "Listening to all 17 tracks in one go feels like going 12 rounds with a heavyweight boxer, a championship belt on the line."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $55.50. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

9/15: Keyshia Cole

This soulful R&B star’s first three albums all went platinum while sending three songs — “Let It Go,” “I Remember” and “Heaven Sent” — to No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B chart. Lasst years "11:11 Reset" put her back at No. 1 on the R&B charts.

This is one of those Grown & Sexy shows with J. Holiday, who topped the R&B charts with his best-known single, "Bed."

Details: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $10-$40. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

9/16: 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul

Three Doors Down have worldwide album sales of 20 million, driven by such hits as “Kryptonite,” “When I’m Gone,” “Here Without You” and “It’s Not My Time.”

Since breaking through in 1993 with the rock anthem “Shine," Collective Soul have sold more than 20 million records worldwide and continue to average more than one million Spotify streams per month

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $38 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

9/16: Miguel

The Ascension tour brings the Grammy-winning neo-soul sensation to the Valley in support of last year’s "War & Leisure," which topped the R&B charts and spawned his biggest-selling single since "Adorn," the Travis Scott-assisted "Sky Walker."

Released in 2012 as the opening track of “Kaleidoscope Dream,” “Adorn” earned the singer best R&B song at the Grammys, where his show-stopping performance of that song had Kelly Clarkson testifying, “That was the sexiest goddamn thing I’ve ever seen.”

Details: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St., Mesa. $35. 480-644-2560, luckymanonline.com and mesaamp.com.

9/18: Chris Robinson Brotherhood

From the time the Black Crowes hit the streets with "Shake Your Money Maker," it was clear that we were dealing with a singer who could more than hold his own against the best his generation had to offer, boldly taking on an Otis Redding cover in the bargain.

As for the Brotherhood, Robinson explained in a press release, "The music that we make, the concerts that we play, it's this world we've created for ourselves and our people. We don’t have the weight of responsibility or nostalgia, which means we're in the very psychedelic situation of getting to be totally honest and create everything in the moment. That's freedom."

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $79-$249. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

9/19: Jay-Z and Beyonce

America's favorite power couple haven't toured together since the summer of 2014, when the first On the Run tour played for six weeks in sold-out stadiums supporting the 2013 self-titled Beyonce release as well as Jay-Z’s “Magna Carta Holy Grail.”

The On the Run II Tour pulled in raves for its opening night in Wales.

The Guardian called it "a mature, battle-worn, convincing love affair between two huge entertainers... played out on a vast stage with a set the size of a small city block, with double-jointed dancers, live horn and string sections and mobile hydraulic platforms."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19. University of Phoenix Stadium, Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue, Glendale. $49.50 and up. livenation.com, ticketmaster.com.

9/19: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue

To celebrate the tricentennial of New Orleans, the trombonist has handpicked an all-star assortment of Crescent City musicians to join him in bringing the spirit and the sound of his hometown to 27 cities on the aptly titled Voodoo Threauxdown.

The touring street party also features Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and New Breed Brass Band, with special guest appearances by Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, Kermit Ruffins, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and more.

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. SOLD OUT. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

9/21: Los Temerarios

It's been 40 years since two brothers – Adolfo and Gustavo Angel – formed the group that would become Los Temerarios with their cousin Fernando Angel, who's no longer involved in the project.

All Music Guide describes their sounds as "bubblegum ranchera"and goes on to say it "was the romantic soundtrack of millions of Mexican and Mexican-American youths' lives during the '90s."

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $52.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

9/21: Wolfmother

These stoner-rock revivalists emerged from Australia in 2006 with a self-titled triumph that wore its debt to Ozzy-era Sabbath like a badge of honor (more than likely sewn onto a faded denim jacket).

And their love of that specific era in rock history was every bit as evident on 2016’s “Victorious,” despite the fact that singer Andrew Stockdale was the lone remaining member of the early lineup still on board.

But they'd also expanded the scope of their sound just enough to allow for departures as intriguing as an acoustic-guitar-driven ballad that ambled along like an outtake from Tom Petty's "Wildflowers."

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $79-$249. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

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9/22: Ms. Lauryn Hill

This is a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," an eight-times platinum debut on which the former Fugee's reputation may forever rest — in part because it’s so good and in part because she's yet to make another proper album.

She did the “MTV Unplugged” thing in 2001 and has released a small handful of singles, including 2010's “Repercussions" and 2013's "Neurotic Society." She's also been sampled to brilliant effect on "Nice For What" by Drake, which spent six weeks at No. 1.

Details: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $52.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

9/22: Thrice

These are Thrice’s final shows before returning to the studio to start recording their 10th album. And it’s more than a little surprising that they'd be returning to the studio this soon. “To Be Everywhere is to Be Nowhere” was their first release in five years.

Sputnikmusic said of "To Be Everywhere," "There is familiarity here, but nothing feels routine. This is an album as cohesive and thunderous as it would have been if it had come out in 2014."

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $22.50-$37.50. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

9/22: Kali Uchis

This Colombian-American R&B sensation is touring in support of "Isolation," an acclaimed debut that makes the most of guest appearances by Bootsy Collins, Tyler, the Creator, Damon Albarn, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, Thundercat and TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek.

And the sound is even hipper than the guest list, effortlessly navigating every jazz-inflected detour with a soulful self-assurance that suggests we may be looking at her generation's Erykah Badu.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $32-$99. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

9/22: First Aid Kit

Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg are touring in support of a heartbreaking gem of a breakup album, aptly titled "Ruins," that often appears to be channeling the early works of Leonard Cohen.

The close country harmonies are gorgeous as they flesh out their fresh take on Cosmic American Music with chamber-pop flourishes, including mariachi horns, after setting the tone with an opening track that comes right out and sums it up with "All is futile."

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. The Pressroom, 441 W. Madison St., Phoenix. $25-$30. 602-396-7136, thepressroomaz.com.

PHOTOS OF SUMMER CONCERTS 2018:

PAST CONCERTS

6/15: Frank Turner

The tour is in support of "Be More Kind," an album that finds him exploring new sounds.

“I wanted to try and get out of my comfort zone and do something different,” Turner, whose previous efforts positioned the folk-rocking punker as his generation's Billy Bragg, explained in a pres release.

The lead single, "Blackout," for instance, is as Turner said, "new territory for me, musically — a song you could even play in a club, it's about how we might collectively respond to social dislocation and collapse.”

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, June 15. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $35. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

6/17: Chicago / REO Speedwagon

Chicago will perform “Chicago II,” which included the singles “Make Me Smile/Colour My World" and "25 or 6 to 4," in its entirety followed by the “world’s longest encore,” as they jokingly refer to it, filled with greatest hits.

REO Speedwagon's set will be more of what fans would expect, including such staples as “In Your Letter,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Time For Me To Fly,” “Roll With The Changes,” “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It On the Run.”

Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, June 17. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $29.50-$329. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

6/17: Gary Clark Jr.

Named "Best young gun" six years ago in Rolling Stone, this Austin guitarist has sent two consecutive albums, "Black and Blu" and "The Story of Sonny Boy Slim," to the Top 10 on the Billboard album charts, a rarity for blues.

Entertainment Weekly said of his latest effort, "Texas blues-guitar whiz Clark's second album is less flashy than his debut, but in pulling back on the guitar heroics, he galvanizes his genre-jumping, too."

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, June 17. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $40-$150. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

6/18: Ninja Sex Party

“This is clearly going to be the best rock tour of all time,” Ninja Sex Party frontman Danny Sexbang explained in a press release. “And if all these shows don’t sell out within the first 30 seconds, Ninja Brian will eat his own face on live TV.”

They're a comedy duo whose latest albums, "Under the Covers" and "Under the Covers, Vol. II," have featured them doing remarkably straight-faced, non-comedic, largely inessential covers of songs by Toto, Boston, Def Leppard, Asia and more.

Details: 8 p.m. Monday, June 18. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $30-$69.69. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

6/18: The Get Up Kids

The Kansas City rockers who gave the emo kids "Something to Write Home About" are back on the road in support of a new four-song EP titled "Kicker, their first new release since 2011’s "There Are Rules."

In a press release, singer-guitarist Matt Pryor explained, “A lot of the songs early in our career were written in the perspective of being young and being in relationships and what we were going through then."

The new EP, he said, is "still a slice of life" inspired by their own experiences. They're just in a different place now – older, wiser and just as contagious.

Details: 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 18. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $27; $23 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

6/19: Post Malone

This white rapper's first single, "White Iverson," peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its way to going five-times-platinum. Subsequent hits include "Go Flex," "Congratulations," "Rockstar" and "I Fall Apart."

"Rockstar" was Malone's first No. 1 appearance on the Hot 100, logging eight weeks in the top spot. It was also the first song released from a second album called "Beerbongs & Bentleys." He's touring with 21 Savage, who guests on "Rockstar."

Details: 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 19. Rawhide, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Gila River Reservation. $48.50. 480-502-5600; rawhide.com.

6/19: New Found Glory

They've been called "the greatest pop-punk band in history" by Bad Religion's own Brett Gurewitz, who scooped them up for Epitaph after they walked out on Geffen.

After two albums on Epitaph, they switched to Hopeless for 2014's "Resurrection" and last year's "Makes Me Sick," which Alternative Press said "creates enough slight sonic diversions to give longtime fans something new to enjoy."

Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $25-$45. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

6/20: Nipsey Hussle

Prior to launching his tour in support of the hit album "Victory Lap," the L.A. rapper held a sold-out release show at the Hollywood Palladium, which Billboard saluted as “less like a typical … rap performance and almost like a rock concert."

Hussle calls "Victory Lap" "a collection of my life stories, emotions and affirmations of ambition,” adding, “This is my most electric body of work and I'm more than excited to bring these songs to life in concert," the only place where the songs "can be fully experienced."

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 20. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $30-$50. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

6/20: R.A. the Rugged Man

This Long Island rapper earned raves in 2013 for his latest effort, "Legends Never Die," which featured guest appearances from Tech N9ne, Brother Ali and Talib Kweli, to name a few.

HipHopDX said, "Overall, it’s an album embedded with enough humor, knowledge, and obscure Hip Hop references that will force listeners to keep this one in rotation."

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 20. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $20; $15 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

6/21: Slightly Stoopid

Signed by Bradley Nowell of Sublime while still in high school, these San Diego rockers have summed up what they do as a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk.

"Meanwhile... Back at the Lab," became their second effort to go Top 40 on the Billboard album charts in 2015. They bring three modern-rock hits to the table - "2 A.M.," "Top of the World" and last year's "The Prophet." They're joined by Stick Figure and Pepper.

Details: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St., Mesa. $35. 480-644-2560, luckymanonline.com and mesaamp.com.

6/21: Shakey Graves

Alejandro Rose-Garcia had one decidedly unusual goal going into the making of the latest Shakey Graves release, the weirdly wonderful "Can't Wake Up."

"I wanted it to be vaguely 'Wizard of Oz'-themed, and I wanted it to be hectic and a little uncomfortable, like what I refer to as the Big Five Disney cartoons: 'Pinocchio,' 'Fantasia,' 'Snow White,' 'Dumbo' and 'Bambi,'" the singer explained in a press release.

"All those movies are terrifying-some of the most stressful movies I've ever seen."

The end result is, not surprisingly, one very trippy ride through Rose-Garcia's rich imagination.

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, June 21. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $25. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

6/21: Stars

These Canadian indie-pop veterans are headed to town in continued support of last year's "There is No Love in "Fluorescent Light," which made the year-end readers' poll at Pitchfork.

Even Pitchfork's critic liked it, saying, "Stars stretch hushed electro-pop into scrambling arena rock, blending the Smiths’ guitar romance with bedroom soul like the product of some Mancunian Motown," adding that it finds them "just where they belong."

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, June 21. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $21-$38.50. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

6/22: Gillian Welch

The Americana legend and longtime collaborator David Rawlings, will perform two full sets of music with no opener. The New Yorker once described the duo's rootsy sound as "at once innovative and obliquely reminiscent of past rural forms."

They've released five acclaimed albums under Welch's name – most recently "The Harrow & the Harvest" – and two as the Dave Rawlings Machine.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, June 22. Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix. $30.50-$37.50. 800-282-4842, phoenix.ticketforce.com.

6/23: Kenny Chesney

The Trip Around the Sun Tour is the country star's first trip around the sun since the release of last year's "Live from No Shoes Nation," a 30-song document of the Chesney live experience.

"We have so much fun, so much life, so many memories – all tied up in these shows and these songs," Chesney explained in a press release. "I am ready to get out there and kick into another summer where we can all celebrate how lucky we are to love life and be able to come together.”

Details: 5 p.m. Saturday, June 23. Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson, Phoenix. $18.50-$500. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

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6/23: Tiesto

The iconic Dutch DJ/producer earned a Grammy nomination in 2008 for best electronic/dance album, winning his first Grammy in 2015 for a remix of John Legend's "All of Me."

He's also won multiple MTV Awards and finished first in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ ranking for three consecutive years. Mixmag voted him the greatest DJ of all time in 2011, and he topped a list in Rolling Stone in 2012 of the 25 DJs That Rule the Earth.

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Details: 12 p.m. Saturday, June 23. The Pool at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation. $40-$45. 480-850-7777, ticketmaster.com.

PHOTOS FROM TIESTO 2018:

6/22-24: Elevate 2018

This three-night Christian music festival starts Friday with sets by Tenth Avenue North, Hawk Nelson, Plumb, Hannah Kerr and Mallory Hope.

Saturday brings Phil Wickham, Building 429, Jordan Feliz, Justin Unger, Ryan Stevenson, Micah Tyler, Branan Murphy and Mia Koehne.

And For King & Country headline Sunday's bill with We Are Messengers, Jonny Diaz, For All Seasons, Stars Go Dim and David Dunn.

Details: 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 22; 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23; 4 p.m. Sunday, June 24. Grand Canyon University Arena, 3300 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix. Three-day passes, $55-$129; single-day tickets, $22.50-$55. 877-552-7362, gcuarena.com.

6/24: Chris Brown

The multiplatinum, Grammy-winning R&B star brings his Heartbreak On A Full Moon Tour to Phoenix with opening sets by H.E.R. and Rich the Kid.

The tour shares a name with the singer's eighth studio album, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop chart last year.

Brown's hits include the multiplatinum smashes "Run It," "Kiss Kiss," "With You," No Air," "Forever," "I Can Transform Ya," "Deuces," "Yeah 3x," "Look at Me Now," "Don't Wake Me Up," 'Loyal," "No Flame" and "Ayo."

Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, June 24. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $18-$169. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

6/25: The Regrettes

There’s always something to be said for filtering the timeless charm of ‘60s girl-group music through the snarl and sneer of classic punk. That something is, “I love when people do that, especially women or, in this case, teenage girls.”

Alternative Press responded to their raucous debut, “Feel Your Feelings Fool!” with “Sixteen-year-old vocalist Lydia Night isn't afraid to speak her mind, and the members of the Regrettes match her gritty vocal delivery and feminist sentiments with raucous rock 'n' roll guitars coated with buzzy noise and distortion.”

Details: 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 25. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $12; $10 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

6/27: Cold Cave

Wesley Eisold has the perfect voice to put across the brand of synth-pop exorcism he explored on the highlights of "Cherish the Light Years," Cold Cave's latest studio release, earning more than occasional references to Robert Smith along the way.

He started working on the followup five years ago, telling Pitchfork to expect a "mix between some of the bigger sounds on 'Cherish' and more minimal stuff I'm interested in now, like Suicide or 39 Clocks." So hopefully you'll hear a sample of that new stuff if you go.

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 27. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $18; $15 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

6/27: Corb Lund

The alt-country Canadian brings the Hurtin' Albertans to town for an evening of such finely crafted old-school country songs as "Washed-Up Rock Star Factory Blues," "Run This Town" and the Dylanesque swagger of the raucous "Alt Berliner Blues."

Those songs are all included on 2015's "Things That Can't Be Undone," to which a PopMatters reviewer responded by saying it "furthers the case for Corb Lund as one of the best contemporary country songwriters." He's certainly among the most distinct.

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 27. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $28.50-$33.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

6/28: Vans Warped Tour

This is the 24th and final cross-country run for the Warped Tour. And several veterans of the tour will be on hand to say goodbye, including Reel Big Fish, Simple Plan, All Time Low, Four Year Strong, 3OH!3, Less Than Jake, Underoath, We The Kings and the Used.

Among the other artists playing are the Valley's own the Maine and Doll Skin, Chelsea Grin, MyChildren MyBride, Every Time I Die, Knocked Loose, The Amity Affliction, Ice Nine Kills and more.

The Vans Warped Tour is both the largest and the longest-running traveling music festival in North America.

Originally conceived by Kevin Lyman as an eclectic alternative rock festival, with a focus on punk, Warped has grown to include a multitude of genres, including metal, hip hop, reggae, pop and more.

Details: 11 a.m. Thursday, June 28. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $46. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

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PHOTOS FROM VANS WARPED TOUR 2018:

6/29: Black Milk

The Detroit-based rapper/producer is headed to Phoenix in support of "Fever," a seventh release that finds him reflecting on current events over beats that filter sumptuous old-school funk and soul through atmospheric textures.

Praising Black Milk for "one of the finest discographies of any producer/rapper in hip hop," the 405 said this is "the most confident he's ever sounded, taking on the ills of the world in 2018, all while managing to create a consistently groovy, laid back sound."

Details: 7 p.m. Friday, June 29. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $18; $15 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

6/30: Brit Floyd

The Eclipse World Tour 2018 includes a special 45th Anniversary retrospective of "The Dark Side of the Moon," judged by many as one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

Widely regarded as the world's greatest Pink Floyd tribute, Brit Floyd will perform classic tracks from the album alongside gems from "Wish You Were Here," "The Wall" and more, complete with a stunning million dollar light show, lasers, inflatables and theatrics.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, June 30. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $35-$155. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

7/7: Primus and Mastadon

Les Claypool of Primus explained in a press release. "We are lucky and happy to be flanked by our new comrades, the glorious Vikings known as Mastodon. This will be the last Primus run for a bit as we will need to cool-out for awhile, recharge and work on our nunchaku skills."

This tour is in support of "The Desaturating Seven," of which Claypool said, "This record hearkens back to our prog roots-Rush, Yes, Crimson, all those things. It's a little heavier than the last record, more intricate than anything we've done in a while."

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $35-$155. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

7/7: Code Orange

In the course of exploring the more experimental fringes of their chosen field, “Forever” earned these Pittsburgh punks a Grammy nomination and ended 2017 on several year-end critics’ lists, from Revolver to metal lists at Rolling Stone and the Independent.

Rock Sound summed it up with “Whether opting for the sledgehammer (check out the riffs on ‘The New Reality’) or an icy scalpel (the warped post-punk of ‘Ugly’), the Pittsburgh four-piece rain down a hail of killer blows. Welcome to Hell.”

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7. Nile Theater, 105 W. Main St., Mesa. 480-559-5859, niletheater.com.

7/9: Petal

Kiley Lotz of Petal has the perfect upper register for drawing the listener into the heart of the songs on "Magic Gone," mining the mixture of vulnerability and determination in lyrics that range from unabashedly poetic to refreshingly direct.

As Rolling Stone says, she's blessed with "a voice like a bell, one that holds on to its strength and resonance even when she's singing of knotty emotions." The Line of Best Fit called the album an "indie-emo masterpiece."

Details: 8 p.m. Monday, July 9. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $15; $13 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

7/11: Deafheaven

They emerged in 2013 as the black-metal heroes mostly likely to be raved about by hipsters, thanks to the ear-splitting splendor of “Sunbather,” a masterpiece of shredded vocal cords and stunning post-rock ambiance that brought home raves from nearly every publication that ran a review.

They hit Phoenix two days prior to releasing a fourth album “Ordinary Human Corrupt Love,” on which Epitaph, their label, has said they’ve “expanded their heavy, kinetic sound to bring in layered psychedelic vocals, jazz-inspired percussion, and intricate piano melodies.”

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 11. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $18-$20. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

7/11: Citizen

Last year’s “As You Please” is, as Kerrang! suggested, Citizen’s “most atmospheric music to date.” Which isn’t to say they've abandoned the urgency or their earlier work. They're just taking a different approach to conveying that same passion.

As DIY Magazine says, “The emotion on ‘As You Please’ is as grand and raw as ever, but they have refined their delivery, and their latest album manages not to shortchange that underlying sentiment while expanding their sonic palette.”

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 11. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $22; $19 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

7/12: Smashing Pumpkins

The alternative rockers are launching their first tour with founding guitarist James Iha in 18 years in Glendale.

Billy Corgan explained in a press release, “Some 30 years ago, as the Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha and I began a musical journey in the cramped rear bedroom of my father's house.

"And so it's magic to me that we're able to coalesce once more around the incredible Jimmy Chamberlin, to celebrate those songs we've made together."

Details: 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $24.25 and up. 623-772-3800, ticketmaster.com.

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7/13: Smoke Me Out 2018

Norteño stars Legado 7 top a Latin music bill that also features Arsenal Efectivo, El De La Guitarra, Los Hijos de Garcia and Fuerza Regida.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, July 13. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $59. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

7/14: Daniel Caesar

This Grammy-nominated Canadian soul singer topped the Adult R&B charts with his breakthrough single, "Get You," which featured Kali Uchis. That song and a subsequent R&B hit, "Best Part," are both featured on his debut album, "Freudian."

Complex praised the album, saying it "offers melodies and vocals that will touch your soul along with narratives of love (and lack thereof) you can relate to on some level."

Details: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $25-$45. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

7/14: Jackson Browne

This Rock and Roll Hall of Famer launched his career with a Top 10 hit, "Doctor My Eyes," in the '70s, following through with such singles as "Running on Empty," a cover of Maurice William's "Stay," "Boulevard," "Somebody's Baby" and "Lawyers in Love."

He's joined by longtime bandmates Val McCallum (guitar), Mauricio Lewak (Drums), Jeff Young (keyboards), Bob Glaub (bass), Alethea Mills (Vocals) and the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz (guitar, lap steel, pedal steel).

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 14. Symphony Hall, 75 N. 2nd St. Phoenix. $39-$250. 602-495-1999, phoenixconventioncenter.com.

7/16: Foster the People

These L.A. indie-pop sensations scored a massive breakthrough in 2010 with the six-times-platinum single “Pumped Up Kicks,” a song about the homicidal daydreams of a troubled teen that managed to top the Alternative Songs chart.

This tour is in support of last year’s “Sacred Hearts Club,” which gave these guys their highest-charting alternative-radio hit since “Pumped Up Kicks,” “Sit Next to Me.”

Details: 7 p.m. Monday, July 16. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $29.50-$59.50. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

7/16: Neurosis

The Oakland-based avant-garde post-metal icons are touring with metalcore pioneers Converge and Amenra in continued support of 2016's "Fires Within Fires."

In reviewing the album, the A.V. Club noted that Neurosis had been doing this for 30 years before concluding, "Neurosis has one of the most profound legacies in music," adding that this album is "another evolutionary step forward."

Details: 8 p.m. Monday, July 16. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $35. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

7/17: Jay Som

Melina Duterte made our year-end album list with “Everybody Works,” an album she recorded in her bedroom.

But despite the introspective nature of the lyrics and the way the first song sounds like it was captured in the middle of a dream, it doesn’t feel like the work of a bedroom-pop auteur.

Too many of the album’s highlights rock too much to warrant that description, from the richly orchestrated pop charms of “The Bus Song” to the post-punk grinding of “1 Billion Dogs.”

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 17. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $10. 602-368-3121, Valleybarphx.com.

7/18: KNIX Acoustic Summer

The country station’s annual Acoustic Summer concert features Kane Brown, Granger Smith and internet sensation Mason Ramsey, AKA the “Yodel Kid.”

Brown topped the country airplay charts with consecutive platinum singles – the Lauren Alaina-assisted “What Ifs” and “Heaven” – in 2017.

Smith topped the country airplay charts with 2015’s “Backroad Songs” and followed through with “If the Boot Fits,” which peaked at No. 6 on that same chart.

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 18. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. SOLD OUT. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

7/19: The Breeders

They're back on the road in support of “All Nerve,” their first album in 10 years with the classic “Last Splash” lineup – Kim Deal of the Pixies on lead vocals, sister Kelley Deal on harmonies and guitar, Josephine Wiggs on bass, and Jim Macpherson on drums.

And if you liked the way they sounded in the ‘90s, you will like the way they sound on this year’s model. It’s no retread. It just taps into the spirit of the “Last Splash” days and takes it somewhere new, with all the feedback and off-kilter hooks you could want.

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, July 19. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $30-$60. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

7/19: Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Ruban Nielson and the neo-psychedelic rockers he calls friends are touring in support of “Sex & Food,” a new album that finds them expanding the scope of their sound without abandoning their strengths.

From the acid-damaged Hendrixian funk-rock of “Major League Chemicals” to the bleary-eyed soul of the album-closing “If You’re Going to Break Yourself,” it’s a constantly evolving soundscape.

Uncut magazine responded with “The reassuringly lo-fi results might not be drastically different to UMO's previous three records, but the execution is certainly impressive.”

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, July 19. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. SOLD OUT. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

7/20: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

This is the couple's third Soul2Soul Tour and the first they've toured together since the second Soul2Soul Tour, which wrapped in 2007 and remains the highest-grossing country music tour of all time.

Rolling Stone responded to one of the earlier stops on the tour, which is making a second Valley stop, with "Over a carefully curated two hours, the couple rightfully assumed their place as country music royalty."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 20. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. $24.75 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

PHOTOS OF TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL IN PHOENIX 2018:

7/20: Gorgon City

The UK electronic music duo of Kye "Foamo" Gibbon and Matt "RackNRuin" Robson-Scott may be best known for 2014's "Ready for Your Love", which peaked at No. 4 on the U.K. Singles Chart.

Their long-awaited second album, "Kingdom," is said to be on track to hit the streets this year, preceded by several singles, including the U.K. dance hits "All Four Walls" and "Real Life."

Details: 9 p.m. Friday, July 20. The Pressroom, 441 W. Madison St., Phoenix. $20-$30. 602-396-7136, thepressroomaz.com.

7/20: Chris Isaak

He's worn his share of hats since "Wicked Game" turned up in David Lynch's "Wild at Heart." A talk-show host, a sitcom star, a SWAT commander in "The Silence of the Lambs," No. 68 on of VH1's list of sexiest artists and, of course, a singer.

"First Comes the Night," his latest effort, finds Isaak channeling the sound and spirit of the Sun recording artists he saluted on "Beyond the Sun," especially Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley, while sounding more timeless than retro.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, July 20. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $65-$100. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

7/20 Donny and Marie Osmond

The siblings survived teen-idol stardom in the ‘70s and then a period in which they were deemed wildly unfashionable. But they persevered, finding success with TV gigs and theater work. A stint in Las Vegas cemented their comeback, with an energetic act that spotlights their diversity and old-school showmanship. Sometimes, talent does win out.

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Details: 8 p.m. Friday, July 20. Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Salt River Reservation. $85-$235.480-850-7777, talkingstickresort.com.

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7/20: S. Carey

The Bon Iver drummer earned raves in 2010 for his solo debut, "All We Grow," which the BBC Music reviewer declared "the ultimate headphone album."

A classically trained jazz musician with a flair for ambience, he arrives in support of this year's "Hundred Acres," a breathtaking chamber-folk daydream of an album that filters the delicacy and grace of post-rock through choir-like vocal arrangements.

Details: 7 p.m. Friday, July 20. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $18: $15 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

7/20: Holy Wave

These neo-psychedelic rockers from El Paso are touring the States in support of “Adult Fear,” an album of hazy headphone music that sounds like it would translate surprisingly well to a headphone-free environment like Rebel Lounge.

The Austin Chronicle says the new album is "tactile enough to run your fingers through while evading a tight grip." And it does have a certain ephemeral quality thanks to a mix that's the aural equivalent of Vaseline on a fish-eye lens.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, July 20. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $12. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

7/21: Pentatonix

This Texas-based a cappella ensemble won NBC's "The Sing-Off" in 2011 by covering songs by Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Survivor.

They're touring in support of their sixth studio release, "PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I," which features songs made popular by Bruno Mars, Charlie Puth, Ed Sheeran, Kesha, Portugal. the Man and more. They're joined by Echosmith and Calum Scott.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 21. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $25 and up. livenation.com.

7/21: Jeff Beck

This is the first Valley concert in 12 years for Beck, a guitar virtuoso whose many accolades include his having been inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as both a member of the Yardbirds and a solo artist.

He also has eight Grammys, and Rolling Stone magazine ranked him as one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (which is a bit like ranking pepperoni as one of the 100 Greatest Pizza Toppings of All Time).

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 21. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $43.01-$199.91. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

7/21: Wye Oak

The Baltimore indie-pop duo of keyboard-playing drummer Andy Stack and guitar-playing singer Jenn Wasner are touring in support of “The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs,” an album Pitchfork calls their "brightest, most straightforward effort."

Straightforward being a relative term, one assumes. Their approach is still plenty adventurous – experimental, even. As the reviewer for the Skinny says, the album “revels in keeping you off balance; it impresses, inspires and occasionally overwhelms, but it never outstays its welcome.”

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 21. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $14-$17. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

7/22: Thirty Seconds to Mars

Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto and his bandmates are bringing the Monolith Tour to Phoenix in support of their fifth studio release, "America," joined by Walk the Moon, K.Flay and Welshly Arms.

Two singles from the album – "Walk on Water" and "Dangerous Night" – extended their streak of alternative-radio hits, which include 2006's double-platinum "The Kill" and the chart-toppers "This is War," "Kings and Queens" and "From Yesterday."

Details: 6 p.m. Sunday, July 22. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $15 and up. livenation.com.

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7/22: Quicksand

Their full-length debut, 1993’s "Slip" was recently praised by the A.V. Club as “a nearly flawless record that combines the irony and heaviness of Helmet with Fugazi’s penchant to dismantle sound in the most energetic ways."

Their sophomore album, "Manic Compression," topped a list in LA Weekly of the Top Five Best Post-Hardcore Records. But they're here in support of "Interiors," their first album in 22 years, on which they prove they haven't lost a step.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 22. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $25. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

7/22: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

It’s been 26 years since "Slanted and Enchanted” helped define the outer fringes of the indie-rock frontier.

And Pavement’s leader is still making perfectly damaged, willfully elusive pop with the Jicks, whose seventh album, “Sparkle Hard,” suggests that he could keep this going for another 20 years.

“With nary a weak track,” Variety writes, “'Sparkle Hard' finds Malkmus hitting a new peak nearly 30 years into his career.”

Malkmus himself has said he hoped to take a more direct approach to this release, and it’s a tribute to his fractured genius that this would be his “more direct” approach.

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, July 22. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $24-$33. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

7/23: Streetlight Manifesto

It’s the 15th anniversary of Streetlight Manifesto’s debut album, “Everything Goes Numb” – or as they put it on their website, the album “that started this whole mess.”

And to mark the occasion, the Jersey ska-punk veterans will be playing the entire album, front to back, and rounding out the set with bonus tracks.

Details: 8 p.m. Monday, July 23. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $18-$38. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

7/23: Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore

The roots-music legend topped the Billboard blues charts with “Downey To Lubbock,” and album inspired in part by the duo’s shared affection for Lightnin' Hopkins and the time they both spent hanging at The Ash Grove, an LA blues club, in the '60s.

In addition to Hopkins, they take on selections by Lloyd Price (whose “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” sounds better than ever), Brownie McGhee, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Woody Guthrie and Chet Powers’ oft-recorded “Get Together.”

Details: 7 p.m. Monday, July 23. MIM Music Theater, Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $35.50-$45.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

7/24: Car Seat Headrest

Will Toledo and his bandmates ended 2016 in the upper reaches of year-end critics' lists from Paste and Rolling Stone to azcentral with "Teens of Denial."

As azcentral said, "If you grew up on Pavement and lived through the turn-of-the-century rock revival before deciding you wanted to write an album that felt like you’d just woken up hungover in the CBGB men’s room after passing out to Television? You’d do well to hope it sounded half as good as this."

So what did they do for an encore? Re-recorded a Bandcamp-only release from 2011 that somehow turned out sounding just as good.

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 24. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $22. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

7/24: 'American Idol Live!'

The season’s Top 7 finalists – Cade Foehner, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Catie Turner, Gabby Barrett, Jurnee, Maddie Poppe and Michael J. Woodard – are joined by special guest Kris Allen, season 8 winner.

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Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. $30-$55. 480-644-6560, mesaartscenter.com.

7/25: Logic

Among the most streamed artists in the world, Logic brings the Bobby Tarantino vs. Everybody Tour to Phoenix with NF and Kyle.

The rapper earned two Grammy nominations for the four-times-platinum “1-800-273-8255,” a song whose title is the number for the American National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. His other hits include the double-platinum "Sucker for Pain" and "Everybody."

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $25 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

7/25: Belinda Carlisle

She fronted the Go-Go's, whose spunky girl-group charms were offset by the slightest hint of punk on "Beauty and the Beat," one of the New Wave era's most contagious classics, including the hits "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed."

Carlisle went solo in 1985 and had a string of memorable pop hits, including "Mad About You" (which holds up better than the TV show), "I Get Weak," "Circle in the Sand," "Leave a Light On" and "Heaven Is a Place on Earth."

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $40-$119. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

7/26 Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

Frankie Beverly's visual trademark is his ever-present baseball cap. Musically, of course, his signature is the sweet-and-funky sound he creates as the leader of Maze.

During a chart run that lasted almost 20 years, the group scored an impressive eight gold albums, not to mention such soul-music staples as "Back in Stride" and "Can't Get Over You," which topped the R&B chart back in (gasp!) 1989.

Beverly's best songs have a cool timelessness about them, one reason it's hard to believe the group is hitting the nostalgia circuit these days. But nostalgia's not such a bad thing, especially considering the strong live show the group puts on.

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, July 26. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $35-$85. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

7/28: The Body

Lee Buford and Chip King arrive in support of “I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer,” an album named for a line in Virginia Woolf’s suicide letter.

It's a harrowing soundscape of tortured howls and haunted samples that had the A.V. Club reaching for phrases as evocative as “an oddly catchy apocalypse, “hate-choked bellow” and “slaughterhouse squeal.”

Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $18; 16 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

7:30: Shania Twain

This is the country superstar's first tour since Rock This Country in 2015, which was billed as a farewell tour. “I really loved being on tour and had the best time and it kind of ended too soon,” Twain told the Orange County Register.

“I felt like at that time maybe that was all I had left in me. I really felt that way, but I was so energized by the tour and by the fans. For the first time in my career, I really felt like it was easier and the fans really gave me more than ever before for some reason. “

Details: 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 30. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. $25.20 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

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7/31: 311 and the Offspring

It was 1996 when 311 topped the Modern Rock charts with "Down." And the hits kept coming with "All Mixed Up," "Come Original," "You Wouldn't Believe," "Creatures (For a While)," "Love Song," "Don't Tread on Me," "Hey You," "Sunset in July" and more.

The Offspring played a starring role in punk-rock's infiltration of the mainstream in the '90s, topping the modern-rock radio charts with a breakthrough called "Come Out and Play." Other radio staples include "Self Esteem" and "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)."

Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 31. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $27.50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

7/31: Supersuckers

Could they be the greatest rock and roll band in the world, as they've been known to advertise themselves? On the right night in the right bar, they could definitely win a reasonable person over to that argument.

This is the Big Show Tour, in which the Tucson-spawned rockers will honor their 30th anniversary with a set of their best country songs in addition to playing 1992's "The Smoke of Hell" and 1994's "La Mano Cornuda" in their entirety. That's a lot of music.

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 31. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $18; 16 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

8/1: Rick Ross

Hailed as the Hottest MC in the Game by MTV in 2012, this bearded rapper has topped the Billboard album charts with five releases — "Port of Miami," "Trilla," "Deeper Than Rap," "God Forgives, I Don't" and "Mastermind." He’s touring in support of last year’s “Rather You Than Me,” his ninth album.

Ross’ best-known hits include the platinum singles "Hustlin'," "The Boss" and “Purple Lamborghini.” His highest-charting hit is "Aston Martin Music," featuring Drake and Chrisette Michelle, which topped the rap charts on its way to going platinum.

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $37.50-$175. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

8/3: G-Eazy

G-Eazy topped the rap and R&B charts with his breakthrough album, “These Things Happen,” in 2014, and returned to No. 1 with "When It's Dark Out" and last year's "The Beautiful & Damned."

The Oakland rapper's hits include the multi-platinum "Me, Myself & I," which topped the rap charts, and two songs from "The Beautiful & Damned" ("Him & I" and the triple-platinum "No Limit").

Details: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $29.50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

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8/3: Banda MS

The name Banda MS is short for Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga.

The regional Mexican outfit was formed in 2003 in Mazatlan and features more than a dozen musicians. Their biggest hit in the States, "Sin Evidencias," reached the Hot Latin Tracks chart in 2009.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $62.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

8/4: LSD Tour

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, who tore it up at Country Thunder earlier this year, have stepped in for Lucinda Williams, who cited an unforeseen scheduling conflict, as the "L" in LSD, joining Steve Earle and Dwight Yoakam.

This is not an acid flashback. The tour takes it name from combining the first letter in each of their first names.

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $33 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

8/4: Hop Along

It all comes down to Frances Quinlan's vocals. As great as the songs on "Bark Your Head Off, Dog" are in their own right, it's her voice that ultimately reaches out and pulls you in, demanding that you pay attention to the lyrics, which reward that closer listen.

It's just quirky enough to be distinctive without distracting from the lyrical intent on highlights as evocative as "How You Got Your Limp" and "Somewhere a Judge," whose lyrics are as much a matter of life and death as her singing would have you believe.

Details: 8 pm. Saturday, Aug. 4. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $18; $15 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

8/5: Ted Nugent

In the '70s, when songs like "Cat Scratch Fever," "Free-For-All" and "Stranglehold" were tearing it up on the album-rock side of the dial, the Motor City Madman, as he's known, would swing from the speakers while wearing a loincloth and headdress.

He's been known to ride a buffalo on stage, shoot flaming arrows at Saddam Hussein in effigy and tell a crowd that former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton could suck on one of the machine guns he'd been brandishing on stage.

So yeah, he's that guy. Among the nation’s more outspoken far-right activists, his views are unapologetically pro-Trump, pro-gun, pro-hunting, anti-drug and wildly anti-liberal.

Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $65-$80. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

8/7: Tony Bennett

The iconic jazz vocalist will play the Celebrity Theatre with his daughter, Antonia Bennett, who opens the show with a collection of jazz and pop standards.

Bennett has won 19 Grammy Awards in the course of a career spanning more than six decades. His most beloved hits include “I Left My Heart In San Francisco," "Because of You," "Cold, Cold Heart," "Rags to Riches" and "Stranger in Paradise."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $91.65-$200.20. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

8/7: Bodega

These Brooklyn-based post-punk revivalists have the attitude and lyrical perspective it takes to make this kind of music sound as fresh as it did on impact.

The opening track, for example, takes on the notion of wondering “How did this happen?” in response to the state of the world before bringing the song to a climax with a Woody Guthrie nod.

“This machine, you know, it don't kill fascists,” the singer sneers. “This machine just softens what's hard / This machine, it killed the dream of the ‘60s / This machine, you know, it's just a guitar.”

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $12. 602-368-3121, Valleybarphx.com.

8/9: GoGo Penguin

Known for their seamless blend of minimalist jazz piano and beats that are closer to EDM than jazz, this U.K. trio were chosen by the New York Times as one of 12 Notable Acts at SXSW in 2017.

They’re touring on “A Humdrum Star,” which eases in with an evocative piano meditation before introducing the skittering beats of EDM on the second track, “Raven.” The Line of Best Fit called the album “a stunning piece of music making.”

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $33.50-$38.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

8/11: The Ataris

It's the 15th anniversary of the album that remains their calling card, "So Long, Astoria," which made it all the way to No. 24 in 2003 while spawning three hits — "In This Diary," "The Saddest Song" and a pop-punk reinvention of "The Boys of Summer."

And to celebrate, they're playing the entire album, which PopMatters called "a fine trip down memory lane that celebrates the complexities of growing up." And if you know the album, you know "being grown up isn't half as fun as growing up."

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11. Pub Rock, 8005 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. $17; $15 in advance. 480-945-4985, pubrocklive.com.

8/12: Weezer and the Pixies

Two legendary acts whose music helped define the sound of the ‘90s alternative-rock explosion are set to wrap their summer co-headlining tour – the first full tour they’ve ever done together – in Phoenix.

Weezer's self-titled debut became the unlikeliest modern-rock radio staple of the early '90s, fueled by Rivers Cuomo's cult of nerdy personality, sing-along hooks and a blanket of fuzz. And the Pixies? It's hard to imagine alternative radio without their blueprint.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $25 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

8/13: Asleep at the Wheel

These Western Swing revivalists have taken home nine Grammys since releasing their first album in the early ’70s.

Their latest album, “Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys,” is their celebration, this one boasting guest appearances by Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, the Avett Brothers, Amos Lee, Lyle Lovett and Old Crow Medicine Show.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. Sold out. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

8/16: Eliane Elias

This Brazilian jazz pianist has several Grammys to her credit. She’s worked with Randy Brecker, Steve Gadd, Stanley Clarke and Herbie Hancock. In 1997, she topped the Downbeat poll for Best Jazz Album with “The Three Americas.”

She arrives in support of an all-instrumental collection called “Man of La Mancha” that features her interpretation of nine song from the beloved Broadway musical.

Detail: 7 and 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $33.50-$48.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

8/17: Panic! at the Disco

The Vegas rockers are touring on "Pray for the Wicked," the much-anticipated followup to their fifth album, “Death Of A Bachelor,” which topped the album charts and was the highest-selling rock release of 2016.

It's not out yet, but "Pray for the Wicked" has already added "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" and "High Hopes" to their list of rock-radio hits. The best-known songs include "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," "Nine in the Afternoon" and "Emperor's New Clothes."

Details: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $26 and up. 623-772-3800, ticketmaster.com.

8/17: Buddy Guy and Johnny Lang

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is touring with Lang in support of "The Blues is Still Alive," his long-awaited followup to the Grammy-winning "Born to Play Guitar."

A house guitarist at Chess Records in the ’60s, a decade in which he also toured in Muddy Waters’ band, Guy was recently voted the 30th best guitarist of all time in Rolling Stone. But Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton would have placed him higher.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $53.45-$108.55. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

8/18: Christian Nodal

This Mexican mariachi star is best known for his debut single, last year's "Adiós Amor," which topped the charts in Mexico and peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Latin charts.

He went Top 5 on the Mexican chart with three subsequent singles –"Te Fallé," "Probablemente" and "Me Dejé Llevar," the title track of his debut.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $45 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

8/18: Ry Cooder

The multi-faceted slide-guitar legend has won six Grammys, including Best Tropical Latin Performance for producing the classic album "Buena Vista Social Club."

Rolling Stone rated him eighth on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, between Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimmy Page. Let that sink in.

He's on tour in support of "The Prodigal Son," an understated classic Blurt magazine hailed as a welcome "return to his earliest archival sounds."

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. $45.50-$69.50. 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter.com.

8/18: American Aquarium

Naming your band for a phrase in the opening line of Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" album is an odd choice when your music is actually closer in spirit to the sort of thing the other guy from Uncle Tupelo would do.

But that does nothing to diminish the quality of BJ Barham's writing on "Things Change," an album American Songwriter hailed as "an engaging latest chapter in the ever-evolving, consistently compelling storytelling saga of one of this generation’s most overlooked roots country singer-songwriters."

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $17; $15 in advance. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

8/19: CKY

There’s clearly something to be said for kicking off your first release since the departure of the dude who sang lead vocals on your first four albums with “Replaceable,” a song that rocks with the sort of conviction Van Hagar would kill to have to mustered.

It helps that the vocals are being provided by one Chad I Ginsberg, the guitarist who founded CKY in 1998. I keep wanting to quote the song’s most damning line but it’s right there in the title, “You’re replaceable.” It also helps that Ginsberg is a true guitar god.

Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $20-$95. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

8/20-21: JD Souther

His most enduring claim to fame may be the songs he's written or co-written for the likes of Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles. But he had two proper pop hits of own as well, "You're Only Lonely" and "Her Town Too" (in collaboration with James Taylor).

In recent years, he's leaned more heavily on the jazz side of his sensibilities, which suits his style of singing like a charm.

Details: 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 20-21. MIM Music Theater, Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $48.50-$53.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

8/21: Charlie Puth

The New Jersey neo-soul hitmaker broke through in early 2015 with a double-platinum hit called “Marvin Gaye” that also featured Meghan Trainor. That song topped the charts in several countries, from Australia to the U.K.

But he may be better known here in the United States as the featured singer on the Wiz Khalifa smash “See You Again,” a tribute to the late Paul Walker. It enjoyed a 12-week stay at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 on its way to going six-times-platinum.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $25 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

8/21: J. Cole

Cole is on tour in support of “KOD,” his fifth consecutive release to top the Billboard album chart. When the tour in support of his previous album launched in that same venue, azcentral called him one of hip-hop's greatest storytellers.

"And it goes beyond the brilliance of his rapping," the review continued, "to the way he engages the audience, sharing the stories behind the songs in a series of monologues that didn't slow things down so much as add to the momentum."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. $44.75 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

8/22: Jack White

He first made a name for himself at the helm of the White Stripes, playing guitar with the reckless abandon of a plastered Jimmy Page. After expanding his horizons with the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather, he went solo in 2012 with "Blunderbuss."

This tour is in support of his third album, "Boarding House Reach," which earned a perfect score from NME, whose critic raved, "That he’s produced such a full, lush sounding thing packed with personality and life is impressive--but not surprising."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $67 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

8/22: Timber Timbre

The Canadian trio recorded “Sincerely, Future Pollution” in a chateau outside Paris, making use of vintage synths where once they would have reached for banjos on an album whose mood their label sums up perfectly as “mid-apocalyptic.”

It’s the sort of music critics have been calling futuristic since the ‘80s. And amazingly enough, it still sounds futuristic, from the Bowiesque funk of “Grifting” to the brooding, synth-washed chorus of "Moment" (a mood that's abruptly dispelled by an outburst of guitar skronk).

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $20; $17 in advance. 602-368-3121, Valleybarphx.com.

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8/12: Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday

It’s been more than two years since "The Color Before the Sun" was released as Coheed and Cambria's first “non-concept” album, leaving the sci-fi universe of “The Amory Wars” to focus on first-time father Claudio Sanchez’s personal life.

There is new music in the works that should be out later this year, but in the meantime, they're hitting the road with Taking Back Sunday.

Details: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $49.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

8/23: Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker

Lady Antebellum topped the country charts in 2009 with the breakthrough hit, “I Run to You.” But the followup remains their calling card. “Need You Now” went six-times-platinum and picked up Song and Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards.

Rucker was the face of mainstream rock in his mid-'90s heyday, fronting Hootie & the Blowfish, whose debut remains among the all-time biggest-selling U.S. albums. But it's Rucker's unexpected rebirth as a country star that brings him to this tour.

Details: 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $34.25 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

8/23: Tinariwen

These Tuareg musicians earned a best-world-music-album Grammy in 2011 for "Tassili." Their latest album, "Elwan," whose title means "Elephant," is a mesmerizing journey whose hypnotic, guitar-criven highlights have an almost psychedelic quality.

The Independent responded with a five-star rave to an album its critic found to be "driven by the infectiously hypnotic cyclical guitar grooves that wind like creepers around their poetic imagery."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $43.50-$48.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

8/23: Faster Pussycat

Taking their name from the Russ Meyer cult classic “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!,” these glam-metal veterans hit the mainstream with the 1989 release of “Wake Me When It’s Over,” which contained their breakthrough single, “House of Pain.”

The only holdout from that era you'll find on the Glitter Box tour is singer Taime Downe, but he sounded as sleazy as ever while adding a darker industrial edge to their sound on “The Power and the Glory Hole,” their only studio release so far this century.

Details: 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. BLK Live, 7301 E. Butherus Dr., Scottsdale. $15-$200. 480-494-5069, blkliveaz.com.

8/24: Rod Stewart with Cyndi Lauper

These two earned when they road together in 2017. The Houston Press wrote, "More than just their pop success and great hair, what really united Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper on Saturday night was the sheer joy they both brought out of the audience.”

Stewart is among the most expressive singers in the history of rock and roll. As the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in which he's been inducted as a solo artist and a member of the Faces, sums it up, "A singer’s singer, Stewart seemed made to inhabit the spotlight."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. $44.75 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

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8/24 Yuridia

Raised in Mesa, Yuridia took the exposure from her 2005 run on the reality show "La Academia" and became one of the top female vocalists in Latin pop.

Her dusky, emotive vocals are tailor-made for songs about heartbreak, such as "Ya Es Muy Tarde" and "Ya Te Olvidé." She is touring to promote "Primera Fila," a live disc that includes a duet with Pepe Aguilar.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $45-$69. 800-653-8000, livenation.com.

8/25: Bassrush Massive

Bassrush, the internationally renowned bass music brand, returns to Arizona for a second year with bass-thumping performances by Zeds Dead, NGHTMRE, G Jones, Space Jesus, Midnight Tyrannosaurus, Hekler and more to be announced.

Launched in the '90s, the Bassrush brand has evolved from strictly drum & bass to welcome dubstep and other bass-oriented genres. Bassrush hosts stages at all major Insomniac festivals such as EDC Las Vegas, EDC Orlando and Beyond Wonderland.

Details: 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Rawhide, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Gila River Reservation. $50-$85. 480-502-5600; rawhide.com.

8/25: Cracker/ Camper Van Beethoven

David Lowery's first act was Camper Van Beethoven, whose eccentric brand of artful weirdo pop was a perfect fit for college radio in the '80s.

Released in 1992, his first album with Cracker wasn't nearly as adventurous but its best songs made the most of Lowery's cult of personality, topping the modern-rock radio charts with "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)."

These co-headlining tours look great on paper and they're even better live.

Detail: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $25-$38. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

8/26: Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson

The aptly titled Twins of Evil Tour is in support of Zombie’s “The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser” and Manson’s “Heaven Upside Down.”

Zombie broke through in the ’90s while fronting the horror-rock toast of the Lollapalooza set, White Zombie. "Hellbilly Deluxe" remains his most successful solo album.

As for Manson, he'll most likely stack his set with highlights plucked from the mom-baiting masterpiece “Antichrist Superstar.”

Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $25 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

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8/26: Shakira

This concert was rescheduled from an early February date as the Latin-music superstar recovered from a hemorrhage on her vocal cord.

The tour is in support of "El Dorado,” which not only topped the Billboard Latin charts but also topped the iTunes charts in 37 countries.

Shakira’s biggest U.S. hits include the double-platinum “Hips Don’t Lie,” “Beautiful Liar,” “She Wolf” and “Empire.”

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. $45.75 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

8/26: Rodrigo y Gabriela

Since leaving Mexico for Ireland in 1999, Rodrigo y Gabriela have established themselves as one of the most popular acoustic instrumental bands in the world, with worldwide sales of more than 1.5 million albums.

The Line of Best Fit said the duo's latest album "has strength, beauty and often a spirit of engagement with the tenebrous. At times, dialogues are unresolved, yet despite (because of?) this, there is vital music-making from two uncompromising artists."

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. $39.50-$69.50. 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter.com.

8/28: Jack Johnson

A former professional surfer, Johnson has taken a string of acoustic-flavored singles to the top of the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart,

His best-known songs include "Flake," "The Horizon Has Been Defeated," "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," "Good People," "Upside Down," "If I Had Eyes," "You and Your Heart," "At or With Me" and "I Got You."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $35 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

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8/28: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Isbell and his bandmates added two more Grammys to their mantel earlier this year. "The Nashville Sound" won Best Americana Album while "If We Were Vampires" won Best American Roots Song.

A former member of the Drive-By Truckers, Isbell earned raves for "The Nashville Sound," with American Songwriter declaring it "another triumph in his incredible hot streak" and Paste hailing the songs as "unreasonably powerful."

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28. Symphony Hall, 75 N. 2nd St. Phoenix. $38.50-$59. 602-495-1999, phoenixconventioncenter.com.

8/28: Rooney

Actor Robert Schwartzman and his bandmates had built up a pretty good buzz going into the long-delayed release of their first album, having toured with Weezer and the Strokes while perfecting their sugar-coated brand of sun-kissed power-pop.

And when the album finally arrived in mid-2013, it effortlessly lived up to the promise of that buzz with the pop sensibilities that only come from studying the music of the '60s in ways that go beyond the Beach Boys vibe they channel on the first track, "Blueside."

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $18-$85. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

8/29: Lindsey Stirling and Evanescence

Electronic violinist/Gilbert native Lindsey Stirling and two-time Grammy winners Evanescence bring their co-headlining summer tour to Phoenix on a tour that finds them both accompanied by a full orchestra.

The two artists recently collaborated on the song, “Hi-Lo” from the Evanescence album, "Synthesis," which features a solo by Stirling.

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $25 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

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8/30: Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd

Khalifa's breakthrough single, "Black and Yellow," topped the Hot 100 in 2010 along the way to going six-times-platinum. His biggest hit came five years later with the nine-platinum chart-topper “See You Again,” which also featured Charlie Puth.

Southern rappers Rae Sremmurd (Khalif "Swae Lee" Brown and Aaquil "Slim Jimmy" Brown) topped Billboard’s Hot 100 with their mainstream calling card, “Black Beatles,” a quadruple-platinum smash from 2016.

Details: 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $35 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

8/30: Lost 80's Live

For the record, that misplaced apostrophe was not our call. This '80s package tour includes A Flock of Seagulls ("I Ran (So Far Away)"), Wang Chung ("Everybody Have Fun Tonight"), Missing Persons ("Destination Unknown") and Animotion ("Obsession").

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $38.80 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

8/30: Jeremih

This R&B singer hit the mainstream in 2009 with "Birthday Sex," a steamy first single on which he pretty much laid out the template for his most successful work since then, including two more double-platinum singles, "Down on Me" and "Don't Tell 'Em."

Pitchfork praised the erotically charged "Late Nights," saying it feels “all the more special in an era that increasingly rewards artists who shout the loudest,” adding, “Jeremih makes you shut everything else out so that you can hear him whisper in your ear."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $30-$69.69. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

8/30: AWOLNATION

Their debut album, 2011's "Megalithic Symphony," spawned the six-times-platinum breakthrough single, "Sail," which peaked at No. 17 on Billboard's Hot 100.

And that was just the first of eight Top 20 entries on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, including this year's "Handyman," from their new album, "Here Come the Runts."

Classic Rock magazine responded by noting how easy it would be to write them off as one-hit wonders after "Sail," and how this album "shows what a mistake that would be."

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $27. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

8/30: Pusha T

A review in Pretty Much Amazing called "Daytona" "another rare instance of an artist coming up with a classic a decade after what seemed like the peak of his career (Clipse’s 'Hell Hath No Fury')."

And that seems about right, although that writer could've added that "Daytona" may go on to be remembered as the better album, setting the tone with one of this year's most compelling singles, "If You Know You Know."

The rapper himself declared it "album of the (expletive) year” at the end of “The Story of Adidon,” a diss track for the ages (with apologies to Drake).

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. The Pressroom, 441 W. Madison St., Phoenix. $35. 602-396-7136, thepressroomaz.com.

8/31: Sam Smith

Smith set a Grammy record in 2015 when he won the most awards ever received by a U.K. artist following the release of "In The Lonely Hour,” which became the biggest-selling U.K. male debut in the SoundScan erad.

Smith won Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Record and Song of the Year. He's also earned an Oscar and a Golden Globe award.

This tour is in support of the singer's second album, "The Thrill of It All."

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $30.75 and up. 623-772-3800, ticketmaster.com.

8/31: Yes

Yes featuring Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman will play the Celebrity Theatre on a tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Yes a year after their overdue induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

This lineup is led by Jon Anderson, who co-founded group with Chris Squire. Rick Wakeman is primarily associated with '70s Yes while and Trevor Rabin is primarily associated with the '80s mainstream era, with Anderson as the link between both eras.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $48.45-$140.75. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

8/31: Ben Harper and Charlie Musslewhite

Their first collaboration, “Get Up!,” topped the blues charts and took home a Grammy. They’re back in support of the recently released “No Mercy in the This Land,” a second album that effortlessly picks up on the conversation these two started in 2013.

“Charlie Musselwhite is that very rare and hallowed place where blues past, present and future collide,” Harper explained in a press release. “He transforms notes into emotions that feel both hauntingly familiar and brand new, as if hearing them for the first time every time."

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $49.50-$79.50. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

8/31: Chromeo

These Canadian electro-funk sensations first made a name for themselves in 2004 with a debut called “She’s in Control” that had critics invoking the names of Daryl Hall and John Oates as handy frames of reference.

Their long-awaited followup to “White Women,” "Head Over Heels," arrived in June, inspiring Drowned in Sound to rave, "Funk-by-numbers has not yet had an update worth of Sly Stone; but in 'Head Over Heels,' Chromeo have cracked it."

Details: 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. The Pressroom, 441 W. Madison St., Phoenix. $25-$48.80. 602-396-7136, thepressroomaz.com.

9/2: Bush, Stone Temple Pilots and the Cult

Bush, the Cult and Stone Temple Pilots are joining forces on the Revolution 3 tour. They'll rotate the order at each tour stop, but fans can expect a full set by each group.

Bush's hits include "Comedown" and "Glycerine," both of which were featured on their six-times-platinum breakthrough, "Sixteen Stone."

Stone Temple Pilots, who had a string of hits with the late Scott Weiland on vocals before recruiting the late Chester Bennington, are touring with a new lead singer.

Details: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2. Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $29.50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

9/4: Leon Bridges

When Bridge arrived on the scene in 2015 with "Coming Home," he told us, "I'm not saying I can hold a candle to any soul musician from the '50s and '60s, but I want to carry the torch." And he carried it well.

The Grammy-nominated R&B recording artist arrives in support of a sophomore album titled "Good Thing."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $36.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

9/4: Andrew W.K.

The man who gave you “Party Hard” gets the party restarted on “You’re Not Alone,” his first album in more than a decade (unless you count his New Age instrumentals or the ones that only came out in Japan).

After setting the tone with “The Power of Partying,” he really hits his stride on “Music Is Worth Living For,” the first of several quasi-operatic self-help anthems that bring on the bombast like someone who couldn’t decide between ripping off Meat Loaf and channeling Queen (with a slight hint of Abba).

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $23; $19.50 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

9/5: Scorpions and Queensryche

You may wonder why they're calling this the Crazy World Tour.

Klaus Meine explained in a press release, “When our album 'Crazy World' was released back in ’91, right at the end of the cold war, we toured around a world that was pretty crazy back then, but there was so much hope in the air for a more peaceful future.

"Now 27 years later, things are getting more crazy every other day. After all these years ‘Crazy World’ is still a good motto for our world tour."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $48.50 and up. 800-745-3000, livenation.com.

9/7: Journey and Def Leppard

This is not the first time these two acts have toured together. As Def Leppard’s Rick Savage recalls, "Twelve years ago, we embarked on a US tour with Journey and it was an absolute blast. Believe me, this will be even more spectacular."

This tour follows Journey's induction this year to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which summed noted, "Call it what you will – arena rock, stadium rock, concert rock – the music of Journey defined the big rock and roll sound of the late 1970s and early 1980s."

Details: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. $174.75 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

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9/7: Rebelution

These Santa Barbara reggae-rockers have topped the Billboard reggae album chart with five consecutive releases, "Bright Side of Life," "Peace of Mind," “Count Me In” (the biggest-selling reggae album of 2014), "Falling Into Place" and "Live at Red Rocks."

They play between 100 and 120 shows a year, and you can definitely feel that when you see them live. They're joined by Stephen Marley, Common Kings, Zion I and DJ Mackle.

Details: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St., Mesa. $35. 480-644-2560, luckymanonline.com and mesaamp.com.

9/8: Eagles

This is the Eagles' first tour since the death of Glenn Frey. It features three surviving members – Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit – with a little help from the great Vince Gill and Frey's son, Deacon.

Pivotal players on the country-rock scene of the early '70s, the Eagles expanded the scope of their sound to great effect on "Hotel California," which, after more than 40 years, remains among the 20 biggest-selling albums in U.S. history.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. Talking Stick Resort Arena, Second and Jefferson streets, Phoenix. $156 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

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