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Billie Eilish Announces 2022 Australian Tour Dates

Her first visit to australia since 2019, billie eilish returns in late 2022 for a run of high-profile headline dates., tyler jenke, tyler jenke's most recent stories.

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Just months on from the release of her latest studio album, global music icon Billie Eilish has announced her return to Australia today.

Set to kick off in September of 2022, the four-show Aussie tour will see Eilish performing shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth, for some of her largest gigs in Australia to date. The Australian trek will also be prefaced by a quick visit to Auckland, New Zealand on September 8th.

These forthcoming dates will mark Eilish’s first visit to Australia since she was last here for the 2019 edition of Groovin The Moo, which in turn took place a year after her appearance at the Laneway Festival. Though a headlining performance took place for the 2020 ARIA Awards, this will be Eilish’s first time in the country since becoming the global pop icon that she has turned into in recent years.

Her last album,  Happier Than Ever , was released at the end of July and quickly received widespread massive acclaim; topping charts in almost every major territory, and already receiving a litany of award nominations.

Tickets to Eilish’s upcoming tour go on sale from Friday, October 15th, with various pre-sales taking place in the days prior. See below for full ticketing information.

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever, The World Tour – Australian Tour 2022

Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW

Saturday, September 17th, 2022 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD

Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC

Thursday, September 29th, 2022 RAC Arena, Perth, WA

All tickets on sale from 11am local time (except Melbourne, which is 12pm local time), on Friday, October 15th. A Telstra Plus Pre-Sale runs 48 hours from Monday, October 11th, with exact timings available via the website. A Chugg, Frontier & Live Nation Members Pre-Sale runs 47 hours from Wednesday, October 13th, with exact timings available via the website.

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Spend next year dancing in a crowd to The Killers, Billie Eilish, Alanis Morissette and Snoop Dogg.

The buzz in the crowd, the dazzling lighting pyrotechnics, the tunes echoing from the stage to the rafters: that's what huge concert tours deliver. That hasn't been the case during the pandemic, though, but thankfully the situation is about to change.

With our cities opening up again, international tours are back on the agenda for 2022 — and an impressive list of big-name acts are headed our way. Some are stopping by plenty of capitals. Others are only here for a couple of shows, so you might need to make a weekend of it. Either way, if you're never happier than when you're seeing your favourite musicians do their thing live, right in front of your eyes, we've got plenty of options for your diary.

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Yungblud has announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand to go ahead next July, after being forced to postpone a planned 2021 tour.

Dominic Harrison had originally planned a four date run of shows for September this year, but the tour was unable to go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Now, he’s revealed rescheduled dates for the planned Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide shows, and he’s added dates in both Perth and Auckland in New Zealand. In addition, Melbourne’s show will now take place at John Cain Arena.

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On Twitter, Yungblud wrote, “i tried my best to come and play for you this year but after a lot of talks they won’t let me in.”

In a separate tweet, he wrote, “i love and miss you all so much, im [sic] so sorry, i promise you i tried my best. you know how much your country means to me. these shows are gonna be fookin mental im [sic] countin down the minutes.”

Tickets for the shows that had pre-existing dates are already on sale, while tickets for Perth and Auckland will go on sale at 2pm local time today (November 9) and 12 noon local time on November 11 respectively. All tickets will be available via Secret Sounds.

Though the line-up for the festival hasn’t been confirmed beyond the headliners, Yungblud’s 2022 tour aligns with when Splendour In The Grass is set to go ahead. There is a three day gap on his touring schedule between July 20 in Auckland and July 23 in Brisbane, with Splendour – taking place less than two hours south of Brisbane – beginning on July 22.

The three confirmed headliners for Splendour are The Strokes, Gorillaz and Tyler, The Creator. Both Gorillaz and The Strokes will play shows in Sydney and Melbourne following the festival, while Tyler, The Creator will embark on a slightly larger tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Earlier this week, Yungblud announced a new short film titled Mars , based upon the singer’s 2020 song of the same name , which he described as “an uncensored, unfiltered portrayal of youth”.

Yungblud’s 2022 Australia and New Zealand tour dates are as follows:

20 July – Auckland, Shed 10 23 July – Brisbane, Fortitude Music Hall 24 July – Adelaide, Thebarton Theatre 27 July – Sydney, Hordern Pavilion 28 July – Melbourne, John Cain Arena 30 July – Perth, Astor Theatre.

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10 Australian bands to catch on tour in 2022

Our pick of 10 of the best bands heading northwards this year

This Wednesday is Australia Day, an admittedly problematic holiday that celebrates the First Fleet’s arrival way back in 1788. Obviously, that didn’t work out great for everyone involved. What is uncontroversial however, is that Australian music is in very rude health. So let’s take this opportunity to look some great Australian bands and artists doing a First Fleet in reverse and arriving on our shores in 2022.

Gang Of Youths (March)

The Sydney alt rockers hit a winning formula by marrying a love of 80s alternative (Sonic Youth, The Replacements) to stadium-ready bombast (U2, Bruce Springsteen). Frontman Dave Le’aupepe’s lyrics don’t shy from dark corners and their third full-length, Angel In Realtime , depicts a band resolute in the face of personal trials. Expect rock ‘n’ roll catharsis when they roll into the UK this March.

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (March)

The e-mail filter-triggering Perth psych rockers were first brought together by a mutual ‘purveyor of controlled substances’ and started off jamming in an old barn. Endearingly shambolic origins and puerile name aside, they are no joke. The riffs are like obelisks, the musicianship intricate and accomplished and the songs sprawling yet focused. For fans of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Tame Impala and Pond.

The Stroppies (April)

Melbourne’s The Stroppies are an amalgamation of some of the best indie pop bands to come out of the city in the last decade; the band’s members have spent time in Twerps, Dick Diver, The Stevens, Boomgates and Blank Statements, amongst others. From the scruffy lo-fi charm of their debut EP, the band jumped lightyears ahead with 2019’s Whoosh! and 2020’s superbly woozy Look Alive . One of those bands that seems predestined for even bigger things.

Amyl & The Sniffers (May/June)

The ferocious garage punks are one of Australia’s most buzzworthy bands, thanks to two critically adored records: 2019’s self-titled debut and last year’s hard-charging Comfort To Me . Frontwoman Amy Taylor is a spandex-clad force of nature, slap bang in the centre of the badass Venn diagram between Poly Styrene, Furiosa from Mad Max , Iggy Pop and Pete Shelley. With the Sniffers laying down an ear-shredding assault behind her, this one’ll make your head spin.

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (May/June)

RBCF are disciples of the hallowed Antipodean craft of jangle, particularly as preached by The Go-Betweens and NZ’s The Chills. The self-described “soft punk/hard pop” quintet have a tougher approach than your average indie pop band, but their melodies will take up such permanent residence in your brain that they should really be paying council tax. This tour has been in the works for so long that they might even have a third full length out by the time it comes around.

Crowded House (June)

As with Pavlova, flat whites and Russell Crowe, New Zealand and Australia will always dispute ownership of Neil Finn’s supremely tuneful troupe. NZ-bred but formed in Melbourne, Crowded House found worldwide fame through perennial hits including ‘Weather With You’, ‘Fall At Your Feet’ and ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’. Reformed in 2007 after an extended absence, the band remain purveyors of the finest and smartest pop music out there, while Finn is a brilliantly compelling and charismatic frontman.

Genesis Owusu (June)

Owusu was born in Ghana but raised in Canberra, from where he’s rapidly establishing himself as Australia’s brightest hip hop star (sorry Iggy). Tracks like The Other Black Dog and Drown showcase Owusu’s incredible musicality, seamlessly weaving funk, synth pop and jazz into a sound that feels like a unique rush of energy. Guaranteed to leave you sweaty and smiling.

Courtney Barnett ( June/July)

Some things demand to be loved ­– not in an aggressive way, more objectively non-negotiable. Pizza. Puppies. Jonathan Van Ness. Add Courtney Barnett to that list. Her laconic delivery, matter-of-fact profundity, warm sense of humour, perfect guitar tone – Barnett is a gift and we’re the endlessly grateful recipients. If you’re yet to be converted, get yourself down to one of her gigs opening for the Foos and see what we’re on about.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (August)

Despite their frontman’s reputation for gloriously gothic gloom, the Bad Seeds are a riveting proposition live. Anyone present when they last headlined All Points East in 2018 will testify to Ol’ Nick’s mesmerising stage presence and demented preacher energy, which reached fevered heights on ‘The Mercy Seat’. Who knows, maybe Kylie will show up again?

Tame Impala (August)

Perth’s Kevin Parker is maybe the biggest Australian musical export of this millennium. His psych rock band’s rise to fame has seen them go from opening for MGMT to collaborating with Mark Ronson, Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga, selling shedloads of albums and filling stadia all over the world. Their UK date at All Points East comes off the back of their hugely successful fourth album, The Slow Rush .

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Andrea Bocelli announces Australia tour dates for 2022

Andrea Bocelli is set to return to Australian shores for a five-city national tour this October and November.

The acclaimed Tuscan tenor will perform with a 70-piece orchestra and 60-person choir on the tour, which will draw from his extensive back catalogue - spanning almost three decades.

Performances will feature a diverse range of music - from powerful arias, to enduring love songs and popular crossover hits.

The tour will be launched in Brisbane on October 25, before heading to Sydney, the Hunter Valley, Melbourne and Perth.

Andrea said the shows would provide an immersive experience for music lovers.

"With its ability to inspire and heal, music is its own language and I never tire of performing these songs - even the ones I've been singing in concert for more than 25 years - because they move me so deeply," he said.

"Music is essential nourishment for the human spirit. What better way to celebrate the joys of life than through song."

He said he was looking forward to returning to Australia for the shows.

"If my previous tours are anything to go by, I've always found Australian audiences to be passionate, enthusiastic and friendly.

"It will be like finally being able to hug many friends I hadn't seen in a long time."

Promotor TEG Van Egmond's managing director Christo Van Egmond said few had done as much to popularise classical music as Andrea.

"Bocelli's extraordinary, God-given talent must be experienced live to be fully appreciated," Christo said.

"We've never needed the uplifting, spiritual therapy of Bocelli's world-famous tenor more than we do right now."

Andrea rose to fame after winning the 44th Sanremo Music Festival in 1994 and has since sold over 90 million records. He has won a Golden Globe, seven classical BRITs and seven World Music awards throughout his career.

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Brisbane Entertainment Centre (October 25) Book here . Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney (October 27) Book here . Hope Estate, Hunter Valley (October 29) Book here . Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (November 2) Book here . Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley - Perth (November 5) Book here .

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Updated: Billie Eilish announces 2022 Australian tour

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Book in an evening with Billie Eilish! She's back on Aussie shores in September, 2022.

The 19-year-old superstar and her brother/producer FINNEAS are making their fourth trip Down Under, headlining all ages arena shows around the country as part of a world tour behind her candid, complex second album   Happier Than Ever.

Update: Additional tickets have become available for all shows, and Billie has added two very special guests: Dora Jar and Sampa The Great, sharing support duties across the tour (check the dates below).

Sampa will be showcasing the AfroFuturist material from As Above, So Below - the follow-up to the Zambian-born, Botswana-raised rapper's J Award and ARIA winning debut album The Return. We've already been vibing on pre-release singles like 'Bona' , the Denzel Curry-assisted 'Lane' and Zamrock-inspired 'Never Forget' .

Dora Jar is a 24-year-old Polish-American artist who's already opened for Billie Eilish on several international dates (check out her new single 'Bumblebee' ).

“It’s just gonna be crazy. It’s gonna be jumping and screaming and getting low,” Billie says of the upcoming shows. “It’s gonna be so much fun. I cannot wait.” Us either!

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Tickets are up for grabs now. View all the dates below and more info here .

Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever Australian Tour 2022

• Tuesday 13 September – Qudos Bank Arena: Gadigal Land, Sydney NSW with special guest Dora Jar
• Wednesday 14 September – Qudos Bank Arena: Gadigal Land, Sydney NSW with special guest Dora Jar
• Thursday 15 September – Qudos Bank Arena: Gadigal Land, Sydney NSW with special guest Sampa The Great
• Saturday 17 September – Brisbane Entertainment Centre: Jagera Turrbal, Brisbane QLD with special guest Sampa The Great
• Sunday 18 September – Brisbane Entertainment Centre: Jagera Turrbal, Brisbane QLD with special guest Sampa The Great
• Monday 19 September – Brisbane Entertainment Centre: Jagera Turrbal, Brisbane QLD with special guest Dora Jar
• Thursday 22 September – Rod Laver Arena: Wurundjeri Land, Melbourne VIC with special guest Dora Jar
• Friday 23 September – Rod Laver Arena: Wurundjeri Land, Melbourne VIC with special guest Sampa The Great
• Saturday 24 September – Rod Laver Arena: Wurundjeri Land, Melbourne VIC with special guest Sampa The Great
• Monday 26 September – Rod Laver Arena: Wurundjeri Land, Melbourne VIC (4th and final show) with special guest Sampa The Great
• Thursday 29 September – RAC Arena: Whadjuk Nyoongar Nation, Perth WA with special guest Sampa The Great
• Friday 30 September – RAC Arena: Whadjuk Nyoongar Nation, Perth WA (just added) with special guest Sampa The Great

Billie has renewed her partnership with sustainability org REVERB to make these Australian shows climate positive – “eliminating significantly more emissions than the tour creates.” Fans can also attend Billie Eilish Action Village stations at each date, focussing on climate action and climate justice opportunities.

Billie made a welcome return to the post-pandemic live stage last September, proving she's capable of carving intimate, ballad-y moments with enormous crowds as much as whipping them into a frenzy with her inventively dark bops.

She’s been performing at overseas festivals, including Coachella , Austin City Limits, Governors Ball, and Global Citizen, where she joined  Coldplay for their performance of 'Fix You' . Having had a taste of the Happier Than Ever era, we’re keen to experience how Billie has levelled up her stage game since her last visit back in 2019, which the triple j live music team captured for a very loud Live At The Wireless.

It’s safe to say that Billie Eilish has already secured her spot as one of the most important artists of her generation - the kind of deeply influential pop culture icon who also happens to boast record-breaking stats.

She's got over 1.6 billion streams in Australia alone, and her blockbuster debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? made history in  triple j’s Hottest 100  and at  the Grammys .

Her latest milestone? Becoming the youngest ever solo artist to headline UK’s Glastonbury Festival .

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Jim Jefferies Plots 'Give 'Em What They Want' Australian Tour

The new tour follows Jim Jefferies's 2022 run across Australia, where he performed a whopping 22 shows nationwide.

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Australian comedy star Jim Jefferies is hitting the road with a brand-new show, Give ‘Em What They Want , hitting metro and a couple of regional centres across the country.

The tour, presented by Frontier Touring, More Talent, Triple M and Channel 7 , will find Jefferies accompanied by special guest Mickey D .

Jim Jefferies’ new show is licenced all ages and follows the recent success of his Channel 7 game show, The 1% Club , which drew a total national audience of 1,520,000 in February 2024.

The tour begins at Perth’s HBF Stadium on Friday, 2 August, before heading to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre (Tuesday, 6 August), Hobart’s Wrest Point Entertainment Centre (Wednesday, 7 August), Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena (Friday, 9 August), Newcastle’s Civic Centre (Saturday, 10 August), Wollongong’s WIN Entertainment Centre (Sunday, 11 August), the ICC Sydney Theatre (Wednesday, 14 August), Canberra’s Royal Theatre (Friday, 16 August), the Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Saturday, 17 August), and wraps up at Townsville’s Entertainment & Convention Centre on Sunday, 18 August.

Punters can purchase pre-sale tickets via the Frontier Touring website on Wednesday, 1 May, before the general sale opens on Friday, 3 May, at 9 am local time. You can find all ticketing information on the Frontier Touring website .

At the time of writing, Jefferies has nine Netflix specials to his name, including 2017’s Freedumb , 2018’s This Is Me Now , and 2020’s Intolerant .

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Venice Biennale 2022: Curators’ tours

Image caption: the australia pavilion. photograph: courtesy of the australia council for the arts and alex smiles..

Australia Council’s behind-the-scenes supporters’ tours have been giving unrivalled access to the Australia Pavilion and La Bienniale di Venezia for over a decade.

In 2022 our tours are smaller in scale and entirely focused on contemporary art. With global tourism only just restarting, the tours will run over a weekend in September 2022 for groups of 20.  

The tours will be led by two of Australia’s finest curatorial talents; Alexie Glass-Kantor and Hannah Presley. Alexie is the curator of Marco Fusinato’s DESASTRES  in the Australia Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 2022 and the University of Melbourne’s Hannah Presley was the First Nations Assistant curator for Tracey Moffatt at the 57 th Venice Biennale.

Joining a tour not only gives you exclusive access to the Venice Biennale but also enables you to join the ‘Australia at Venice’ campaign, where you directly support the realisation of Marco Fusinato’s exhibition in 2022.

For more information please contact: [email protected]

Curators’ tours

In 2022 the Australia Council has partnered with  Academy Travel  to deliver two Curator led tours:

3 Day Curators’ Tour of the Venice Biennale: 16-18 September

On this three-day tour Alexie Glass Kantor leads you through La Biennale di Venezia’s 59th International Art Exhibition, ‘The Milk of Dreams/Il latte dei song’ curated by Cecilia Alemani as well as the national pavilions in the Giardini.

Share meals with Australia’s representative for 2022, Marco Fusinato and hear from Alexie Glass-Kantor’s extraordinary breadth of experience as one of Australia’s pre-eminent contemporary art curators.

Highlights include;

• Breakfast with Marco Fusinato accompanied by an introduction to the Australia Pavilion’s exhibition DESASTRES
• Tours of both the Giardini and Arsenale led by Alexie Glass-Kantor
• A private cocktail reception at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum followed by a private tour
• Breakfast at the Prada Foundation followed by a private tour.
• Celebratory 7 course dinner at one of Venice’s fine dining restaurants

COST:   $5,000 (inclusive of a $1,500 voluntary tax deductible donation)

3 Day Curators’ Tour of the Venice Biennale with a First Nation’s focus: 16–18 September

In 2022 there are numerous exemplary artists from the global First Nation’s community presenting their work in Venice. On this three-day tour the University of Melbourne’s Hannah Presley leads you through La Biennale di Venezia’s 59th International Art Exhibition, ‘The Milk of Dreams/Il latte dei song’ curated by Cecilia Alemani as well as the national pavilions in the Giardini.

The 59th International Art Exhibition platforms critical exhibitions by global First Nations artists from Oceania and across Europe including Yuki Kihara for New Zealand and artists of the Sámi Pavilion; Pauliina Feodoroff, Máret Ánne Sara and Anders Sunna.

• Breakfast with the 2022 Artistic Team of the Australian Pavilion, Marco Fusinato and Alexie Glass Kantor, accompanied by an introduction to the Australia Pavilion’s exhibition DESASTRES
• Tours of both the Giardini and Arsenale led by Hannah Presley

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If Government imposed COVID-19 restrictions mean that we cannot run the tour, or that you cannot travel to join a tour, then you will be given a 100% refund of all monies paid for your tour.

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The Australia Council is unable to provide advice on travel requirements to international countries. We encourage all participants to be familiar with and regularly check the smart traveller website.

All participants are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 based on local requirements in Venice. We reserve the right to inspect your digital vaccination certificate.

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Alexie Glass-Kantor

Alexie Glass-Kantor is a curator, an advocate for the arts and the Executive Director of Artspace, Sydney. Since 2014 she has led the opportunity for co-curated and artist-led projects with peer institutions in 14 countries, including:  Jonathan Jones: untitled (transcriptions of country),  Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2021); 경로를 재탐색합니다  UN/LEARNING AUSTRALIA , Seoul Museum of Art (2021);  Taloi Havini:   Reclamation , Dhaka Art Summit (2020);  Mel O’Callaghan: Centre of the Centre , UQ Art Museum, Brisbane (2020) and Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers (2019);  Angelica Mesiti:   Relay League , Art Sonje, Seoul (2019) and Kunsthalle Tbilisi, Georgia (2018);  Helen Johnson , Institute for Contemporary Art, London (2017); and  Nicholas Mangan :  Ancient Lights , Chisenhale Gallery, London (2015).

In 2017 Glass-Kantor conceived  52 ARTISTS 52 ACTIONS , a project which utilised social media to examine socially engaged practice and art-as-action. Since 2015 she has been the curator of  Encounters  for Art Basel | Hong Kong, dedicated to large-scale installations. Glass-Kantor was co-curator with Natasha Bullock of  Parallel Collisions , the 12th Adelaide Biennial of Contemporary Art (2012) and was in the curatorium for the 13th SITE Santa Fe Biennial, New Mexico. Glass-Kantor is Chair of the Contemporary Art Organisations of Australia and serves on a number of boards and juries including: Academic Board, National Art School, Sydney; Advisory Council, Sydney Contemporary; Advisory Board, Museum of Contemporary Art & Design – De La Salle College of Saint Benilde, Manila; Advance Global Awards jury; and Curatorial Advisory Board, Monash University Curatorial Practice PhD Program. She regularly sits on selection panels for art award and prizes, and participates in public programs, symposiums and lectures across Australia and internationally.

Hannah Presley

Hannah Presley is an Aboriginal curator based in Melbourne. She is a Director of Agency and Senior Curator at University of Melbourne. Presley was recently curator of Indigenous Art at National Gallery of Victoria and is the curator of Primavera 202 1 at Museum of Contemporary Art and Observance at Buxton Contemporary (with Sam Comte), 2022. Her practice focuses on the development of creative projects with First Nations artists, working closely with artists, learning about the techniques, history and community that inform their making to help guide her curatorial process. Presley draws on inspiration from her early roles working at Warumpi Arts and other Central Australian Art Centres. As Exhibitions Officer at Araluen Galleries, in Alice Springs, Presley had the privilege of coordinating a number of shows including the annual Desert Mob exhibition. Presley was the inaugural Yalingwa curator at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, where she curated A Lightness of Spirit is the Measure of Happiness in 2018 and was First Nations Assistant curator for Tracey Moffatt at the 57 th Venice Biennale.

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RUFUS DU SOL announce 2022 Australian tour

Our fave trio are bringing their new album to our shores next November

Grammy-nominated electronic trio RUFUS DU SOL are taking a break from taking over the world to return to our shores in 2022.

The announcement follows the release of the group’s fourth album Surrender , landing almost three years after 2018’s SOLACE landed.

Feeling like the perfect continuation of the classic sound we’ve come to adore, Surrender is serving up club-ready anthems ready to welcome you back to the dance floor and playlist the fast approaching summer months.

Described by FORBES as a reminder of why RÜFÜS DU SOL are at the forefront of the live-electronic space, Surrender “is texturally diverse, offering raw emotions, captivating vocals, organic and cinematic soundscapes, haunting synths, celestial sounds and moments designed for pure dance floor euphoria.”

Rufus Du Sol 2022 Australia Tour

• November 26, 2022, – Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane QLD
• December 2, 2022, – The Domain, Sydney NSW
• December 10, 2022, – Ellis Park, Adelaide SA
• December 15, 2022, – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne VIC
• December 17, 2022, Langley Park, Perth WA

Tickets go on sale Tuesday 9 November @ 12pm (local)

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We’re bringing the biggest production we’ve ever toured with and we couldn’t be more excited about it. We’ve planned four different tours of Australia and New Zealand since 2019 and haven’t been able to announce any of them. We wanted to make sure when we announce a show, it’s gonna happen and we are confident this tour is happening and we’re are going to make up for lost time with you all.

It’s been a huge few weeks for the band – dropping their album, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA charts, picking up ARIA nominations for Best Group and Best Dance Release, performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! , headlining some of America’s biggest festivals including Governors Ball and Austin City Limits, all before they kick off their North American tour later this month which will see them play to 70,000 in Los Angeles.

Wow, they are really keeping busy.

Rufus Du Sol will bring their new album ‘Surrender’ to Australia in November and December 2022. Tickets go on sale Tuesday 9 November.

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The 25 Concert Tours You Can’t Afford to Miss This Summer

From the stones to j. lo, pearl jam, journey, foo fighters and robert plant, it’s all about big shows and big stars. grab your tickets now.

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After a massive slump during COVID , the concert industry is again sh-boom, sh-booming! The gross for the top 100 North American tours in 2023 reached $6.63 billion, up 39.5 percent over 2022, with attendance nearly doubling, to 15,008 per show, according to Pollstar.

And this year is shaping up to be another box office blowout. Despite the national outrage over price spikes for eggs, airfare and gas , music lovers seem immune to ticket shock. Ticket prices climbed 22 percent last year, to an average of $135.88, compared to $111.49 in 2022. And the trend is pointing skyward.

Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour and Beyonce’s “Renaissance World” tour ranked first and second last year, but boomer acts remain the tour circuit’s lucrative and reliable summer tentpole, delivering packed arenas and sheds year after year as fans flock to relish the oldies and rekindle the past.

Here are the acts to catch this sunny season.

​Heart (April 20–May 24, Aug. 10–Nov. 22)

Sisters Ann Wilson, 73, and Nancy Wilson, 70, haven’t released an album since 2016’s Beautiful Broken , but they have decades of hits, including “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “These Dreams” and “Alone,” to draw from on their “Royal Flush” tour . Cheap Trick opens.

Kenny Chesney (April 20–Aug. 23)

After hitting arenas last year, country star Chesney, 56, has booked 18 stadiums for shows with openers including the Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker, his duet partner on chart-topper “When the Sun Goes Down.” All but one of the shows are on Saturdays.

​Billy Joel (April 26–Nov. 9)

The Piano Man, 74, has scheduled only 13 dates , four of them at New York’s Madison Square Garden, so ticket stampedes are likely. Fans are curious to know if “Turn the Lights Back On,” Joel’s first single in 17 years, will be added to his hit-heavy repertoire.

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​The Rolling Stones (April 28–July 17)

Mick Jagger , 80, Keith Richards, 80, Ron Wood, 76, and company continue their global “Hackney Diamonds” tour , named after last year’s highly praised album , the group’s first batch of originals since 2005’s  A Bigger Bang . Expect  Diamonds  cuts and lots of hits.

​Stevie Nicks (May 3–June 21)

Between Fleetwood Mac’s songbook and her own solo catalog, singer-songwriter Nicks, 75, has a huge well of material to draw from as she extends a tour that started in February. She’s been performing crowd favorites “Landslide,” “Dreams,” “Rhiannon” and “Edge of Seventeen” as well as Tom Petty hits in honor of her late friend.

George Strait (May 4–July 20, Dec. 7)

A touring juggernaut, honky-tonk country singer-songwriter Strait, 71, resumes the record-breaking stadium tour he kicked off in 2023. He’s joined by Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town. The King of Country serves up “his own Eras tour, leading a well-curated, decades-spanning set of songs,” according to  Billboard .

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​Roger Daltrey (May 6, June 10–29)

Daltrey, 80, the Who’s charismatic singer, headlines a solo electric and acoustic tour that showcases the British band’s songs, tunes from his own catalog and personal stories. KT Tunstall, Dan Bern and Leslie Mendelson rotate opening slots.

Pearl Jam (May 10–May 30, Aug. 22–Sept. 9)

Seattle’s grunge pioneers (whose average age is 59) have mapped out their high-demand “Dark Matter” world tour to follow the April release of their 12th studio album,  Dark Matter . Ten Club members can register for the presale. Nonmembers? Watch the secondary ticket market sites.

​Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire (May 15–Sept. 7)

The brass-driven rock band and the R&B group join forces for the return of their “Heart & Soul” tour . The night features each legendary act’s full set and culminates in a finale with both on stage.

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Lionel Richie (May 23–June 16)

After selling out 2023’s “Sing a Song All Night Long” tour, the soul-pop superstar, 74, returns for another 13 dates , performing solo hits “Hello,” “Dancing on the Ceiling” and “All Night Long” as well as such Commodores classics as “Easy,” “Brick House” and “Three Times a Lady.” With Earth, Wind & Fire ("September," "Boogie Wonderland").

​Red Hot Chili Peppers (May 28–July 30)

The California funk-rock quartet’s exhaustive “Unlimited Love” tour began in 2022 to celebrate that year’s pair of number 1 albums, Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen . Shows have been a mix of hits and covers of Funkadelic, the Clash, Elton John and others.

​Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (June 2–Sept. 1)

The unlikely duo of the former Led Zeppelin wailer, 75, and bluegrass/country queen, 52, take their eclectic Americana duets on the road . JD McPherson opens the shows and also plays guitar in the band. Plant and Krauss first linked talents for the hit 2007 album  Raising Sand , with a second collaboration,  Raise the Roof , arriving in 2021.

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Janet Jackson (June 4–July 30)

The R&B/pop singer, 57, best known for “Control,” “Nasty,” “Miss You Much” and precision choreography, extends her 2023 “Together Again” tour with 35 dates in amphitheaters and arenas. Nelly (“Not in Herre”) opens.

​Alanis Morissette (June 9–Aug. 10)

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of her Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie album, the alt-rock singer, who turns 50 on June 1, is staging the “Triple Moon” tour , featuring guests Joan Jett, 65, and the Blackhearts and Morgan Wade. The album’s standout “Thank U” is likely on the set list, along with Jagged Little Pill selections.

​Foreigner and Styx (June 11–Aug. 28)

Ten years after linking up for their “Soundtrack of Summer” trek, vintage rock bands Foreigner (“Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision,” “I Want to Know What Love Is”) and Styx (“Come Sail Away,” “Lady,” “Mr. Roboto”) are together again for a classic rock showdown they’re calling the “Renegades and Juke Box Heroes” tour. John Waite, 71, is the opener.

Blink-182 (June 20–Aug. 13)

The high-energy pop-punk band, featuring Mark Hoppus, 52, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, will play stadiums and arenas in support of their album  One More Time…  Dubbed the “Blink-182” tour , it’s a maturity leap from their 1998 outing, the “PooPoo PeePee” tour.

Jennifer Lopez (June 26–Aug. 17)

The “This Is Me … Live: The Greatest Hits” tour , the first outing for J. Lo, 54, since 2019, celebrates her past while also serving up fresh cuts from her February studio album,  This Is Me … Now,  released along with companion films This Is Me … Now: A Love Story and The Greatest Love Story Never Told .

​Journey and Def Leppard (July 6–Sept. 8)

Journey, whose 18-times-platinum “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” was recently crowned the biggest song of all time, co-headlines with fellow legacy rock band Def Leppard on a stadium tour , with rotating guests Heart, the Steve Miller Band and Cheap Trick.

Jewel and Melissa Etheridge (July 11–Oct. 5)

Jewel, 50 on May 23, and Etheridge , 62, team up for a co-headlining tour that spans their catalogs, with emphasis on their ’90s peaks. Jewel will dip into 2022’s  Freewheelin’ Woman , and Etheridge, coming off her “I’m Not Broken” tour , revives “Come to My Window” and “I’m the Only One.”

The Pretenders (July 13–Aug. 14)

The British-American rock band, led by original members Chrissie Hynde , 72, and Martin Chambers, 72, will launch a sprawling world tour to promote last September’s release of their album  Relentless . The set list also dives into a deep bag of hits that include “Brass in Pocket,” “My City Was Gone,” “I’ll Stand by You” and “Precious.”

Foo Fighters (July 17–Aug. 18, May 1–9)

In their biggest headlining U.S. shows so far, the Foo Fighters will play stadiums on their “Everything or Nothing at All” tour , with rotating support acts that include the Hives, L7 and the Pretenders. In 2023, the Seattle band, led by Nirvana member Dave Grohl, 55, released  But Here We Are , its first studio album since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022.

Green Day (July 29–Sept. 28)

The punk trio takes on stadiums in its extensive “Saviors” tour , named after the new album that spawned “The American Dream Is Killing Me” and “Look Ma, No Brains!” Openers include Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid.

Pink (Aug. 10–Nov. 23)

The rock belter’s “Summer Carnival” tour , which began last year, covers a wide range of material, from hits “So What,” “Get the Party Started” and “Who Knew” to the title track from her latest album,  Trustfall,  to such covers as Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” and Janis Joplin’s signature tune “Me and Bobby McGee.”

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Aug. 15–Sept. 15)

Many 2023 tour dates were postponed when the Boss called in sick with peptic ulcer disease and E Street members got COVID. Springsteen, 74, is back at work and promising a wider selection of songs than the fairly static set list played earlier in the tour .

​Crowded House (Aug. 29–Sept. 28)

The Australian rock band, best known for “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and “Something So Strong,” will launch its “Gravity Stairs” tour to support its eighth studio album, Gravity Stairs , out May 31. In 2019, a reshuffled lineup added original producer Mitchell Froom and founding member Neil Finn’s sons Liam and Elroy to the lineup.

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Here are 15 Australian artists releasing new music in 2024

The likes of Peter Garrett, Jessica Mauboy and The Veronicas are readying new tunes for 2024 – here’s a list of releases to look out for

T here’s no doubt Australian music has its back against the ropes right now. Even with the ARIAs just gone celebrating the country’s music landscape at large, there are still mounting issues ranging from venue closures to waning support – which has almost made many artists want to get out of the industry entirely . Still there’s also no doubt that Australian music will continue to come back out swinging when it’s painted into a corner. There’s simply too much at stake.

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As 2023 draws to a close and we look ahead to the new year, here are 13 albums that are set to keep the first quarter of 2024 a busy period of concentrated Australian music listening (plus two that will no doubt take the country by storm whenever they show up).

What’s on offer here is an array of different genres, sounds, cultures, approaches and journeys. Some acts are just beginning, eager to make a name for themselves and rise through the ranks. Others are veterans, who have had their moment in the sun but are still working to build their already established legacy. Some take to loud guitars to express themselves, others to Ableton. Some sing in English, others in Indigenous language. Some albums want you to dance, others want you to think; some might even get away with doing both at the same time.

No matter their differences, however, every album is a reflection of the bigger picture of Australian music – testament to its diversity, ambition and overall quality. Whether you’re after the next big thing or are curious to see if those that have been round the block a few times have still got it, there’s plenty to dig into here. Let’s get stuck in.

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Shannen James

‘patchwork’.

Shannen James’ 2020 EP ‘Arrows’ was a classic stitch-up: warm pop-rock destined for summer days outdoors, released when no-one could leave their house. Nevertheless, James persisted. A string of increasingly-excellent singles followed in its wake, with several notching up over a million streams. It’s all leading to James’ all-important debut, and no expense has been spared. From Hatchie co-writes to Pip Norman production, this feels like James’ big pop moment.

Shannen James’ ‘Patchwork’ is out February 2 via Ivy League Records.

Jessica Mauboy

‘yours forever’.

Beloved as a big-sister figure coaching on The Voice Australia since 2021, Jessica Mauboy’s TV commitments seemed to put her own music in the backseat. If last year’s gridlocked groover ‘Automatic’ was anything to go by, however, Mauboy has unfinished business on record. ‘Yours Forever’ will arrive almost five years after predecessor ‘Hilda’, but it’s testament to Mauboy’s staying power that the record plays out like she never truly left.

Jessica Mauboy’s ‘Yours Forever’ is out February 9 via Jamally/Warner.

Velvet Trip

‘harmony blooms’.

The creative partnership of singer-songwriter Zeppelin Hamilton (real name, no gimmicks) and ex- Julia Jacklin drummer Clayton Allen, Velvet Trip are psych-rockers whose ambitions lie beyond merely mining the past: It’s a passion project full of bottomless jam sessions and blissful grooves. Now, five years into the band’s existence, they’re ready to share their debut album. Give Velvet Trip their flowers.

Velvet Trip’s ‘Harmony Blooms’ is out February 9 independently.

‘Pratts & Pain’

Royel Otis are coming off their biggest year yet: a sold-out tour, an ARIA nomination and cracking the top 50 with their excellent ‘Sofa Kings’ EP.

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The stage is now set for their debut album, which has been described as the proper culmination of the pair’s lifelong journey as best friends. In-demand indie producer Dan Carey ( Wet Leg , Fontaines D.C. ) is behind the boards – expect his Midas touch to continue.

Royel Otis’ ‘Pratts & Pain’ is out February 16 via Ourness.

Middle Kids

‘faith crisis pt 1’.

With 2021’s ‘Today We’re The Greatest’, Sydney’s Middle Kids confidently overcame Second Album Syndrome by making a record leagues better than their first. Mission accomplished. So, what now?

• READ MORE: Middle Kids on their new album ‘Today We’re The Greatest’: “We know who we are, and this is it”

‘Faith Crisis’, apparently the first in a series of new releases, is already poised to expand on the trio’s heart-on-sleeve pop-rock: The slow, warm ‘Bootleg Firecracker’ and the urgent ‘Highlands’ are just a taste of what’s to come. Have faith in them.

Middle Kids’ ‘Faith Crisis Pt 1’ is out February 16 via EMI Music Australia.

‘Yirinda’

Previously best known for featuring on fellow Butchulla man Birdz ‘s powerful single ‘Bagi-la-m Bargan’, 2023 has proven Fred Leone is no sidekick. Performing at the Sydney Opera House and the AFL Grand Final, the singer-songwriter and storyteller is carrying on the tradition and keeping alive the near-extinct language of his people in remarkable fashion. This eponymous debut pairs Leone with composer Sam Pankhurst, in turn blending Butchulla songlines with stirring orchestration. A wholly unique listening experience awaits.

Yirinda’s self-titled album is out February 16 via Chapter Music.

‘Skate Pop’

In the spirit of Acca Dacca or Barnesy, The Terrys have already earned themselves a nickname: The Tezzas. It speaks to their affable everyman nature, as well as the surfer-boy charm that’s landed them sold-out tours and Hottest 100 placements this early on.

• READ MORE: The Terrys: “We play whatever we’re feeling, whatever that feeling is”

‘Skate Pop’ is their follow-up to their 2022 debut’ ‘True Colour’, and sees the Gerringong quintet double-down on their lackadaisical jangle and beer-raising choruses. You’ve gotta get around ’em.

The Terrys’ ‘Skate Pop’ is out February 23 independently.

Donny Benét

‘infinite desires’.

Australian music’s longtime lothario Donny Benét has fine-tuned his pitch-perfect blend of cheese and sleaze into something truly irresistible. (Even megastars like The Weeknd shout him out.)

• READ MORE: Donny Benét: “I’m not interested in carbon-copy pastiches of ’80s music”

‘Infinite Desires’ will likely offer more of the same synth-wielding come-ons and neck-popping grooves as his previous albums. There’s a fun twist, too: ‘Desires’ will be released on Benét’s own independent label, Donnyland which should mean the purest, most unadulterated Don yet.

Donny Benét’s ‘Infinite Desires’ is out February 29 via Donnyland Records.

Obscura Hail

‘playing dead’.

Obscura Hail have undergone myriad changes since their mid-2000s inception, from a solo bedroom project in small-town NSW to a full three-piece band in big-city Melbourne. ‘Playing Dead’, their debut full-band album, charts and celebrates this artistic evolution while never losing sight of their dark, freak-folk origins. Expect more idiosyncratic, harmonic and eccentric indie-rock, as displayed on the driving lead-single title track, plus plenty more surprises where that came from.

Obscura Hail’s ‘Playing Dead’ is out March 1 via Remote Control Records.

‘Chorus’

With a seemingly-endless groove in their system, Mildlife’s music is the perfect soundtrack to both roller-discos and acid trips. Album three, ‘Chorus’, sits comfortably in the Venn diagram between the two.

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The seven-track LP was born out of the Melbourne quartet’s elongated jam sessions in their studio space, finding joy in spontaneity and taking their musical odyssey to a higher plane. Get ready to ascend with Mildlife.

Mildlife’s ‘Chorus’ is out March 1 via [PIAS] Australia.

Peter Garrett

‘the true north’.

When Midnight Oil ended their final tour, their members insisted they weren’t done with music altogether. And true enough, frontman Peter Garrett has resumed his solo career, picking up more or less exactly where the Oils’ excellent ‘Resist’ left off. With political convictions laid bare and Garrett’s unmistakable voice front and centre, expect another state-of-the-union address from a performer that’s been giving them since before most of you were born.

Peter Garrett’s ‘The True North’ is out March 15 via Sony Music Australia.

Kita Alexander

‘young in love’.

Since initially emerging in the mid-2010s, Kita Alexander has boasted grand pop ambition through lush, harmonic choruses and pristine production. Each EP to date has brimmed with potential – all of which seems to be fully realised on Alexander’s long-awaited debut album. True to its title, ‘Young In Love’ is a portrayal of the artist as a hopeless (yet hopeful) romantic, finding beauty in negative spaces. Relatable, delectable and borderline undeniable.

Kita Alexander’s ‘Young In Love’ is out March 22 via Warner Music Australia.

‘Mother’

Over lockdown, Samantha Poulter – the DJ/producer best known as Logic1000 – gave birth to her first child. On the surface, that’s what her debut album ‘Mother’ centres on. The reality is, however, it’s a personal bond that goes deeper.

• READ MORE: Life gave Logic1000 lemons – so she made bangers

There’s darkness through battles with schizophrenia, but also an innate sense of love for music and her family. ‘Mother’ is a euphoric, essential deep-house record buzzing with new life.

Logic1000’s ‘Mother’ is out March 22 via Therapy/Because Music.

The Veronicas

‘gothic summer’.

Of all the Australian pop stars that ruled the mid-2000s, few could have predicted The Veronicas would still be standing nearly 20 years later. Through constant reinvention and refreshing self-awareness, Jess and Lisa Origliasso have remained within the cultural conversation. Hell, without so much a release date, they’ve gotten chins wagging: ‘Gothic Summer’ already offers a racy album cover, plus a return-to-form banger in lead single ‘Perfect’. Hook us up for more.

The Veronica’s ‘Gothic Summer’ is out in 2024 via Big Noise.

Indigenous hip-hop supergroup 3% are here on promise alone. Firebrand MCs Nooky and Dallas Woods linked up with vocalist Angus Field , turning heads with their incendiary single (and Presets flip) ‘Our People’. Their first show took place at October’s SXSW Sydney, with Chance The Rapper looking on, and they’re already looking ahead to a tour – performing to incarcerated audiences in Victorian prisons – and a debut album in 2024. This music is for and by the people.

3%’s debut album is out in 2024 via 1788 Records.

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Top concerts playing Phoenix in May 2024: Justin Timberlake, Luke Combs, Rolling Stones

We’ve got two huge tours playing State Farm Stadium in Glendale this month — the Rolling Stones on their first tour since losing drummer Charlie Watts in support of their first album of original material in nearly 20 years, and country singer Luke Combs, who required two nights at the stadium to meet demand for tickets to his latest tour.

There are also some massive arena tours headed our way, from Pepe Aguilar to Colombian musical sensation Feid to Romeo Santos reuniting Aventura and Justin Timberlake for the first time in five years.

And we’re not out of festival season yet, despite those rising temperatures.

The Flaming Lips will headline Pure Imagination on a bill that also features Tanya Tucker (two names rarely featured in a single sentence) while Boots in the Park returns to Tempe with Kane Brown as the main attraction.

Here’s a look at the biggest concerts coming to metro Phoenix in May 2024.

Sometimes known as the Latin Madonna, this Mexican-American singer found success on the Latin pop scene of the '80s, topping Billboard's Latin Songs chart with a 1990 cover of the Barbara George hit "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)," titled "Ya No." 

Details:  8:30 p.m. Friday, May 3. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $59-$159. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com . 

Mamma Coal's Dolly Hoot

Arizona songwriters salute the legacy of country legend Dolly Parton, covering her greatest hits with the backing of an all-star band. Artists performing include the Tucson country singer whose name is in the title, Mamma Coal, with Grant Bloom, Crystal Stark, Steff Koeppen (of Steff and the Articles), Brea Burns, Taylor Glasheen, Katie Mae, Taryn Cantrell (of Great American Regret), Laura Hamlin (of Salt River String Band), Agnia Del Carmen and DJ Dana.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $18; $15 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com .

The Psychedelic Furs

Led by the distinctive rasp of Richard Butler, the Furs are best remembered for such '80s New Wave classics as "Love My Way," "Pretty in Pink" and "Heartbreak Beat." And they're still adding to that legacy. Their latest album, 2020's "Made of Rain," became their second-highest-charting UK album ever and appeared in year-end lists at Mojo, Uncut, Classic Pop and more. They're joined by roots-punk legends John Doe & Exene Cervenka of X.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $35-$85. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com . 

Cinco de Mayo Phoenix Festival

A year after celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Cinco de Mayo Phoenix Festival  returns to downtown Phoenix with Latin-funk sensations War and San Diego reggae band Big Mountain as well as local acts throughout the day, including the amazing Las Calakas and Znora. The family-friendly event also features lucha libre, ballet folklorico, mariachi serenades, a free Kids Zone with games, giveaways, traditional Mexican food, margaritas and more.

Details: Noon-10 p.m. Sunday, May 5. First Avenue and Washington Street, Phoenix. $5 before 5 p.m.; $10 after 5 p.m.  cincophx.com .  

Pepe Aguilar

Pepe Aguilar is joined by family members on the Jaripeo Hasta Los Huesos Tour, rooted in Mexican tradition with a new look, production and theme that honors one of Mexico's most recognized celebrations, the Day of the Dead. The concert will take audiences on a journey that stretches back to the earliest days of the Aguilar Dynasty, spanning several generations, from hits by the legendary Antonio Aguilar to the music of Leonardo and Ángela Aguilar, as well as Antonio Aguilar Jr.

Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $35.50 and up. 623-772-3800,  desertdiamondarena.com .

Erick Aragón, the musician known as Codiciado, is bringing his highly anticipated Ando Enfocado Tour to Phoenix. Formerly the driving force behind the hugely successful Grupo Codiciado, Aragón has taken the solo spotlight by storm, breaking stereotypes through his lyrics, fashion, attitude and live performances. His blend of traditional and contemporary regional Mexican sounds, combined with powerful vocals and stage presence, has garnered him a loyal following and critical acclaim.

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $53 and up. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

Cypress Hill

These hip-hop sensations were at the forefront of the West Coast rap scene in the early ‘90s, sending both sides of their debut single — “How I Could Just Kill a Man” and “The Phuncky Feel One” — to the top of Billboard’s rap charts. Their biggest hit is the classic “Insane in the Brain” from their second album. As a nod to Cypress Hill's long-standing pro-marijuana advocacy and activism, $1 of each ticket sold throughout the 13-date We Legalized It Tour will be donated to the non-profit, The Last Prisoner Project.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $77.96 and up. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com .

Chandler Symphony Orchestra

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Chandler Symphony Orchestra, led by music director and conductor Vanja Gjumar Nikolovski, performing Tchaikovsky’s "Symphony No. 5," Codina’s "Zacatecas," Marquez’s "Danzon No. 2" and Copland’s "El Salon Mexico . " This orchestra is made up of professionally trained musicians volunteering their time and talent to bring classical music to the community. Admission is by donation.

Details: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave. Donations accepted. 480-782-2680,  chandlercenter.org .

The Rolling Stones

This is the Rolling Stones' third time at State Farm Stadium, their first since losing Charlie Watts, the jazz-loving, sharp-dressing drummer who died in 2021. Wondering whether this could be the last time is perhaps a bit more grounded in reality in 2024 than it was in 1989 when Mick Jagger was moved to respond to the question at a press conference announcing their tour in support of "Steel Wheels" with “First asked in 1966!” But don't mistake this for a pilgrimage. The Stones' last Valley show in 2019 was a wonderfully unpolished thrill, put across with the signature cocktail of swagger and reckless abandon they've been chasing all along. Plus, they're touring on their first new album of original material in nearly 20 years and it's as good as anything they've done since "Tattoo You" in 1981.

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7. State Farm Stadium, 1 Cardinals Way, Glendale. $63 and up. 800-745-3000,  seatgeek.com .

They were the toast of the post-punk revival, topping Pitchfork's year-end album list in 2002 with their first album, "Turn on the Bright Lights," and following through with the just-as-likely-to-be-showered-in-comparisons-to-Joy-Division mainstream breakthrough, "Antics," in 2004. When their latest album hit the streets in 2022, Spin magazine responded with "'The Other Side of Make-Believe' maintains the charm and intrigue that made Interpol indie darlings 20 years ago, but it also finds the band aging gracefully — these brooding New York boys are now men who embrace their emotions." And don't miss the opening set by local shoegaze revivalists Glixen.

Details: 6:25 p.m. Wednesday, May 8. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St. $55; $50 in advance. 480-644-2560,  mesaamp.com . 

Benny the Butcher

This Buffalo rapper is part of the hip-hop collective Griselda, founded by his cousins Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine and also featuring the great Mach-Hommy. He's joined on the Everybody Can't Go Tour by Boldy James. The tour takes its name from a brilliant new album HipHopDX hailed as "the latest addition to the empirical evidence piling up in favor of Benny The Butcher’s craftiness with words."

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 8. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $46.60 and up. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com .

Celebrating Charlie Watts

Members of the Rolling Stones' touring band — including longtime keyboard player Chuck Leavell, bassist Daryll Jones, saxophonist Tim Ries and backup singer Bernard Fowler — will celebrate the life and legacy of Charlie Watts a day after the Rolling Stones play State Farm Stadium. They're joined by local jazz greatest Lewis Nash and Stan Sorenson. The show will feature jazz and world music arrangements of Rolling Stones classics. Ries, who leads the band with Fowler, has been playing with the Stones since 1999 and has release two albums of reinvented Stones songs, "The Rolling Stones Project" and "Stones World." Fowler has been touring with the Stones for more than three decades.

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $59.50. 480-478-6000,  mim.org .

Romeo Santos, the "King of Bachata," has reunited his group Aventura for a U.S. tour titled Cerrando Ciclos. This tour is said to be the last time Santos and Aventura will join forces on stage, offering an opportunity to relive the hits that defined an era in Latin music. Aventura took bachata to new heights while blending modern rhythms with the authentic essence of the genre. In a message to fans on social media, Santos said, "I want you to join me on a journey where I will be definitively closing cycles. Because it is not the same to remember beautiful times as it is to be a prisoner of the past. We cannot stagnate in the nostalgia of yesterday, but rather move forward, discover new horizons and show other facets.”

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, May 9. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $59 and up. 623-772-3800,  desertdiamondarena.com .

I caught this '80s icon revisiting "Kings of the Wild Frontier" in its entirety in Tucson in 2017 and it was everything a fan could hope to witness. As I wrote at the time: "As tempting as it may have been to make some sort of reference to 'Stand and Deliver' here, I will say that he did deliver, but he didn’t do much standing, dancing and working the stage with a youthful exuberance most entertainers half his age would do well to aspire to in his black leather pants and dashing pirate garb.” He's joined on the Antmusic 2024 Tour by fellow veterans of the New Wave years the English Beat.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, May 10. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $45-$120. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com . 

Phoenix Boys Choir

Phoenix Boys Choir's concert season concludes with Skyward, an energetic and exhilarating program of popular, contemporary and familiar music in collaboration with Simply Three, the Mesa-based trio of Glen McDaniel, Nick Villalobos and Zack Clark known for their high-octane performances and viral music videos. The concert also features the world premiere of Raphael Fusco's "It's a Long Way," the first-place entry in the 2023 New Works Rising Choral Composition Competition.

Details: 7 p.m. Friday, May 10. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. $16-$43. 480-644-6500,  mesaartscenter.com . 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St., Phoenix. $15-$40. 800-282-4842,  etix.com .

Robin Wilson and Stephen Ashbrook

The Crescent Ballroom website has been billing this show as "iconic Phoenix alt-rock." And other than the fact that we'd have gone with Tempe, that seems right. Wilson is, of course, the singer for the legendary Gin Blossoms, who went from one of Mill Avenue's hottest reasons to get drunk to modern-rock radio hitmakers thanks to the quadruple-platinum success of 1992's "New Miserable Experience." Now based in Portland, Oregon, Ashbrook was another major player on the Tempe music scene that flourished in the '90s, fronting Satellite.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, May 10. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $25-$35. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com .

The Grammy-winning rapper is headed to Phoenix as part of a 30-city American Dream Tour with special guests J.I.D, Nardo Wick and 21 Lil Harold, in support of the chart-topping album for which the tour was named. This is 21 Savage's first metro Phoenix concert since September when he came through town with Drake on the co-headlining It's All a Blur Tour.

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $41.30 and up. 602-254-7200,  livenation.com .

Colombian musical phenomenon Feid has promised a groundbreaking musical journey to showcase his energy, dynamic stage presence and hit songs when the FerxxoCalipsis Tour arrives in Phoenix in support of last year's "Mor, No Le Temas a la Oscuridad," his first release to go Top 40 on the U.S. album charts. He may be best known in the mainstream for collaborating with Bad Bunny on the hit song "Perro Negro."

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. $64.99 and up. 602-379-7800,  ticketmaster.com .

Riley Green

The country singer is touring the States in continued support of "Ain’t My Last Rodeo," a 2023 release that spawned his biggest hit to date, a re-recording of the title track to his first album, "Different 'Round Here," as a duet with Luke Combs. In a press release, Green said, “’Ain’t My Last Rodeo’ is inspired by what I know best: hard work, life outdoors and family and it’s going to be fun adding these new songs to our full set.”

Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Verified resale prices vary. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

Chris Isaak

The man has worn his share of hats since "Wicked Game" turned up in David Lynch's "Wild at Heart." He's been 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 a singer whose music continues to embody the qualities that made his early records so evocative. "First Comes the Night," his latest non-holiday 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: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $40-$55. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com . 

This is part of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' new outdoor concert series, where artists perform as night falls on the West Bowl and audiences relax in the grass. It's been a minute since Gabriel Sullivan and Brian Lopez of Tucson's XIXA member Brian Lopez began incorporating chicha, an intoxicating Peruvian blend of cumbias and psychedelic rock, into a sound they labeled mystic desert rock. On "Genesis," their latest full-length effort, those elements are filtered through their love of old Spaghetti Western scores, Tejano and a brooding vocal presence, courtesy of Sullivan, that often ventures into territory best described as gothic. They're joined by Phoenix-based Latin folk fusion band Medio Pinto.

Details:  6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9. Scottsdale Civic Center West Bowl, 7380 E. Second St. $25. 480-499-8587,  scottsdaleperformingarts.org .

Waxahatchee

The Telegraph hailed Katie Crutchfield's latest Waxahatchee album, "Tigers Blood," as "another beautiful slice of country-tinged magic that never descends into nostalgia." This is true. It's also true that "Tiger's Blood" finds the American stalwart, as NME wrote, "at the top of her game." And the top of Crutchfield's game is pretty daunting stuff. The Skinny praised her previous release, "Saint Cloud," as "the high watermark of modern Americana, gorgeous in its arrangements and sumptuous in its emotional literacy."

Details: 8 p.m. Monday, May 13. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $30. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com .

When he’s not playing bass in Ty Segall’s band Fuzz, Chad Ubovich is carrying the torch for psychedelic music at the helm of Meatbodies, whose latest album, “Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom,” eases the listener into the acid with the trance-inducing stoner rock of “The Assignment,” one of four tracks on this headphone record for the ages that passes the six-minute threshold without wearing out its welcome. As Dusted magazine sums it up, “It is a sprawling, roaring, wild beast of an album.” And there’s no reason to believe it won’t be even better live, especially in a room the size of Rebel Lounge.  

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $17. 602-296-7013,  therebellounge.com .

Marcus King

The young blues guitarist is touring the States in support of “Mood Swings,” a new album produced by Rick Rubin. Drawing on King’s darkest moments, the album became a beacon of hope for King, who once believed he was destined to die at his own hand, as he created it. A review in Variety suggested that "the album can overall best be described as: What if Al Green also played a mean axe and made a record about dealing with anxiety and depression?” Rolling Stone was equally impressed, saying, "The lyrical conventions of a hand-me-down genre are enlivened with genuinely personal urgency."

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $30. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com .

Wednesday's "Rat Saw God" was arguably last year's finest hour by an artist you could reasonably label "rock," an unvarnished treasure that effortlessly blurs the lines between Americana, indie-rock and shoegaze in a feedback-laden squall of sound, at times descending into pure cacophony as it does on "Bull Believer," where Karly Hartzman's tortured howls are underscored by utter chaos. As Sputnikmusic raved: "Without polish or overproduction, Wednesday sound is a powerful exclamation of a narrative, full of noise, beauty, and deeply relatable feelings and stories. It may not feel perfect, but it’s real." I would, however, argue that it couldn't hope to feel more perfect than it does.

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $20. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com .

Jacob Collier

The tour is in support of the British singer-songwriter's long-awaited “Djesse Vol. 4." Five years have passed since Collier embarked on the musical journey of “Djesse," a four-part series that’s already won five Grammys. Collier announced “Djesse Vol. 4” the day after he headlined the Hollywood Bowl and shared a new single called “Little Blue” featuring Brandi Carlile.

Details: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $46.50 and up. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

These Toronto-based dream-pop sensations, led by Molly Rankin, earned a Best Alternative Music Performance Grammy nomination for "Belinda Says," a highlight of their latest album, "Blue Rev." No Ripcord heard the album as a huge step forward, writing, "It’s not simply an incremental improvement. It’s a quantum leap. As far as third albums go, it’s their 'Forever Changes,' 'Summerteeth,' and 'The Meadowlands' rolled into one ... It truly is one for the ages."

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, May 16. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $41.75. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com .

Pure Imagination Festival in Prescott

The Flaming Lips will headline Pure Imagination on a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their seminal “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” album when the festival returns to Watson Lake in historic Prescott, Arizona. It’s an impressively eclectic lineup, from the willfully eccentric, psychedelic splendor of the  Flaming Lips  to country music legend Tanya Tucker, indie dance-pop duo Sylvan Esso and alternative hip-hop pioneers the Pharcyde. Other performers include Danielle Ponder, The National Parks, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Brian Chartrand, Ponderosa Grove, the Irie, Galactagogues and BG NFTY.

Details:  Saturday, May 18. Watson Lake Park, 3101 Watson Lake Park Road, Prescott.  pureimaginationfestival.com .

The Belishow

The Belishow is a Latin music package tour with Tito Double P, Tony Aguirre, Dareyes de la Sierra, El Padrinito Toys and a surprise guest artist. Tito Double P is Peso Pluma's cousin. After years of writing together, the cousins released two live albums, "Disco en Vivo," and "Disco en Vivo, Vol. 2," in 2020. Tito Double P has written many of his cousin's hits, including “El Belicón,” “AMG,” “El Gavilán,” “Sembrando,” “El Hechizo,” “Las Morras,” “PRC,” “Chanel” and “Siempre Pendientes.”

Details: 8:45 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Mullett Arena, 411 S. Packard Drive, Tempe. $55 and up.  mullettarena.com .

Gabo Fayuca and his bandmates filter their reggae through Latin alternative, ska-punk and a hint of prog-rock. And on last year's four-song "Where the Colors Grow," they managed to sharpen their pop sensibilities, updating their sound while also playing to their strengths, especially on that title track. They're joined by Pijama Piyama, whose sound is on the psychedelic side of Latin jazz, and El Dusty.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $20-$30. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com .

Boots in the Park at Tempe Beach Park

Country star Kane Brown will headline the latest edition of Boots in the Park at Tempe Beach Park with Lee Brice, Tyler Hubbard, Parmalee, Dylan Schneider and Luwiss Lux. It also features line dancing, beer and craft cocktails, locally curated food vendors, and art installations.

Details:  Noon Sunday, May 19. Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Parkway. $99 and up.  bootsinthepark.com .

The L.A.-based indie-rock veterans brought home raves in 2022 for "Radiate Like This," their first release in nearly six years, arriving 12 years after their acclaimed debut. Mojo hailed it as their finest work to date while Record Collector called it "an unmitigated joy" in the course of a review that raved "The four women click and connect in a way so rare that theoretically you could put the four greatest musicians in the world in a room and this level of rhythmic transcendence just wouldn’t happen." That's high praise.

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, May 19. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $41.75. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com .

Bryson Tiller

The contemporary R&B star arrives in support of a self-titled album said to be a personal narrative that weaves together Tiller’s signature blend of trap and soulful R&B with fresh rap and pop elements. The album's lead single, "Whatever She Wants," became his highest-charting entry on the Billboard Hot 100 since his breakthrough single, the seven-times-platinum "Don't." Tiller's other hits include "Exchange," "Sorry Not Sorry," "Let Me Explain," "Run Me Dry" and "Insecure."

Details: 8 p.m. Monday, May 20. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

Justin Timberlake

The Forget Tomorrow World Tour is Timberlake's first tour in five years. Fans can expect to hear songs from “Everything I Thought It Was,” his sixth consecutive release to crack the Top 5 on the Billboard album charts, including the hit single “Selfish,” in addition to the multiplatinum smashes you'd expect to hear from Timberlake. In March, a one-off concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles included a surprise reunion with his NSYNC bandmates, with the group playing a medley of hits and the album track “Paradise.”

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 602-379-7800,  ticketmaster.com .

Gunna is bringing the Bittersweet Tour to town with special guest Flo Milli. Born in College Park, Georgia, Gunna hit the mainstream in 2018 with the 10-times-platinum breakthrough single "Drip Too Hard," which peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Hot 100. He's cracked the Top 10 twice since then, with the quadruple-platinum "Lemonade" in 2020 and the triple-platinum "(Expletive)UMean" in 2023.

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $54.50 and up. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

"Diamond Destroyer of Death," these local rockers' latest effort, is a modern masterpiece of psychedelic chamber pop that feels a bit like an album-length suite. There's a dynamic range that guarantees the moments meant to be majestic are, in fact, a thing of wonder, from the time they hit you with the cinematic splendor of the chorus that appears as if by magic on an opener called "Copperfield," when Owen Evans tells you "I can make the world disappear." And it kind of does disappear for the length of the album that transports you to a world of Evans' making.

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $18; $15 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com .

Cloud Nothings

Cloud Nothings really came into their own on 2012's "Attack on Memory," an explosive assault on the senses produced by Steve Albini, a man whose reputation rests on capturing that sort of racket. Twelve years later, they're touring the States in support of "Final Summer," an album whose electrifying sound is topped by Dylan Baldi’s impassioned delivery of songs that filter heartache through a ray of hope to cathartic effect. As he puts it on the title track, “I need to be happy with what I've got for me." And as No Ripcord rightly notes,  the album “comes rich with gargantuan hooks that make you feel alive.”

Details: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $23. 602-296-7013,  therebellounge.com .

Amon Amarth

The Swedish death-metal veterans, whose name is Sindarin for Mount Doom, a volcano in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, are back in the States at the helm of the Metal Crushes All Tour, their biggest North American tour to date, with special guests Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, and Frozen Soul. Their breakthrough album, "Twilight of the Thunder God," was No. 6 on Metal Hammer's countdown of 2008's best albums. Kerrang! said 2022's "The Great Heathen Army" was "perhaps the strongest collection" they've released since then.

Details: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $61 and up. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

Maggie Rogers

Rogers is headed our way in support of "Don’t Forget Me" on a tour that features special guests the Japanese House, the critically acclaimed project of Amber Bain. She headlined M3F Fest in 2023, telling the crowd, "This is my first time ever headlining a festival in the United States.” It was a shocking revelation, given the total command of the stage the former Best New Artist Grammy nominee displayed in that performance. It seems she’s something of a natural, contagious, energetic presence with the kind of voice that’s bound to stop a person in their tracks with its passion and power.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 24. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $40.75 and up. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

The Color 8

The Color 8 have been mashing up genres, from metal to R&B, jazz, reggae, hip-hop and punk, since 2015. On “Tryna Get Paid,” their latest effort, highlights range from the punkish intensity of an EP-opening collaboration with the Dropout Kings to the soulful chorus hook of the majestic title track and the EP-closing hip-hop slow jam comparing your love to narcotics. A local four-piece consisting of saxophonist Ashton Vaughn Charles, drummer Wisco3, aptly named guitarist Kal the Guitar Hero and bassist Jerm, they’ve amassed more than 160,000 followers on social media and thousands of monthly listeners on streaming platforms. They're joined by Shrinkray.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, May 24. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $23; $18 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com .

Hailed as the Sultan of Music by the Times of India and awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, Adnan Sami performs Indian and Western music in Hindi, Urdu, English, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. He's also been hailed as the fastest keyboard player in the world by no less an authority than Keyboard magazine, so prepare to be dazzled.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 25. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $52.50 and up. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

The Grammy-nominated Mexican pop stars are back in the States, celebrating their 24th anniversary on a 12-city tour. Belanova stormed onto the Mexican pop scene in the 2000s, captivating audiences with Denisse Guerrero's smooth vocals, and the synth-pop melodies created by Edgar Huerta on keyboards, and Ricardo "Richie" Arreola on bass and guitar. Their unique blend of electropop, sprinkled with anime and nightclub influences, led to chart-topping hits like “Rosa Pastel" and “Por Ti.” 

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, May 26. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $53 and up. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

Mon Laferte

The Chilean-Mexican powerhouse, renowned for her genre-bending music and powerful stage presence, is touring the States on "Autopoiética,” an album Rolling Stone hailed as “a fever dream painted in garish primary colors… hypnotic and subversive ... never afraid of its own intensity.” With more than 1.5 million digital records sold in Latin America, Mon Laferte is not just the best-selling Chilean artist of the 21st century but also a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter with four Latin Grammys to her credit. 

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 28. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $86.50 and up. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

The Kid Laroi

The Australian rapper brings the First Time Tour to downtown Phoenix with special guests Glaive and Chase Shakur. His U.S. hits include "Without You," which features Miley Cyrus on the remix, and "Stay" with Justin Bieber. A review in the Guardian a few years back said, "At the first of two headline shows at Brixton Academy, he sweats out his setlist like a fever, tearing through two-minute tracks titled like confessions of teen rage."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $43 and up. 800-745-3000,  ticketmaster.com.

Blackberry Smoke

These Southern-rock standard bearers are touring the States in support of "Be Right Here," a great new album Uncut called "a minor classic of the genre." Classic Rock magazine praised the songwriting, starting its review with "Can it really be 20 years since Blackberry Smoke rolled up to the back porch looking like they’d just fallen off the back of a pick-up truck and were willing to work for food? As the adage goes, they’ve come a long way since then, although geographically they’re still based pretty close to the homes they grew up in."

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, May 31. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $46.60 and up. 480-829-0607,

luckymanonline.com .

Madison Beer

This singer's career got a bit of a boost when Justin Bieber tweeted a link to the cover of Etta James' "At Last" she'd shared on YouTube, causing Beer to trend on Twitter. A decade later, she's touring the States in support of last year's "Silence Between Songs," a sophomore effort that was nominated in the first-year Grammy category, Best Immersive Audio Album. Beer has said the album was inspired by the Beach Boys, Lana Del Rey and Tame Impala. Beats Per Minutes said, "The main strengths of this album lie in Beer’s powerful voice and transparent lyrics."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 31. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com .

The two-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year is playing 25 U.S. stadium shows in 2024 on his Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour, including two performances at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Special guests at Friday's show will be Cody Jinks, Charles Wesley Godwin, Hailey Whitters and the Wilder Blue, while the Saturday show will feature Jordan Davis, Drew Parker and Colby Acuff.

Details: 5:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 31-June 1. State Farm Stadium, 1 Cardinals Way, Glendale. $41 and up. 800-745-3000,  seatgeek.com .

Music of Jerry Riopelle

Jerry Riopelle was living in Los Angeles when his career took off in Arizona — a breakthrough largely fueled by heavy spins on freeform FM station KDKB (93.3). His shows became a New Year's Eve tradition in the Valley, where Riopelle enjoyed the life of an adopted local hero. The singer died of complications from cancer on Christmas Eve 2018. Members of his band (David Plenn, John Harris, Llory McDonald, Paul Riopelle, David Goodstein and Tara Austin) will reassemble with special guest singers to celebrate the local legend and the 50th anniversary of "Saving Grace," an album that dominated the Phoenix airwaves in the '70s.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 31-June 1. Talking Stick Resort, Loop 101 and Pima Road, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. $40 and up. 480-850-7734,  talkingstickresort.com .