BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
FRIDAY
Daryl Hall and John Oates
While they spend plenty of time pursuing solo projects — Hall with his excellent "Live From Daryl's House" series and Oates most recently with the robust solo effort "Good Road to Follow" — they always find time to revisit the dozens of Philly soul-pop hits that finally earned them entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. As Hall said in an interview earlier this year, "[John and I are] friends first, partners second. We have an enormous body of work that we really enjoy playing. We like playing together, we like having a band together."
7:30 p.m. July 10. $34.50-$61.50. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.
SATURDAY
Fantasia
Believe it or not, it’s been more than a decade since Fantasia Barrino — back when she had a last name — won “American Idol.” Since then, she’s hit the Billboard Hot 100 (“I Believe”), starred on Broadway (“The Color Purple,” “After Midnight”) and watched her career stumble, but she is now plotting a fifth album, perhaps with the help of R. Kelly.
With Musiq Soulchild and Dru Hill. 7 p.m. July 11. $45-$100. Wolf Creek Amphitheater, 3024 Merk Road S.W., Atlanta. 1-877-725-8849, ticketalternative.com.
Credit: Melissa Ruggieri
Credit: Melissa Ruggieri
SUNDAY
Barenaked Ladies
The Canadian hitmakers — Ed Robertson, Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn and Tyler Stewart — last month released their 14th studio album, “Silverball.” Their accompanying Last Summer on Earth 2015 tour has been offering fans a career-spanning set list of the band’s whimsical pop hits (“If I Had $1,000,000,” “One Week”) as well as their well-regarded theme song to “The Big Bang Theory.” Opener Colin Hay has been known to pop onstage to perform BNL’s “Pinch Me” with the band and/or his own Men at Work gem “Who Can It Be Now?”
With Violent Femmes and Colin Hay. 7:30 p.m. June 12. $19.50-$89.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.
MONDAY
Neon Trees
While their 2014 album “Pop Psychology” didn’t achieve the ubiquity of 2012’s “Picture Show” and its smash “Everybody Talks,” the Utah-based band is one of the more interesting acts out there proudly carrying the new wave-pop flag. Frontman Tyler Glenn is a riveting presence and the band’s other hits (“Animal,” “Sleeping With a Friend”), plus the new single, “Songs I Can’t Listen To,” emphasize Neon Trees’ commitment to writing relatable tunes.
With Coin and Fictionist. 8 p.m. July 13. $25. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.
TUESDAY
Imagine Dragons
For the release of its second studio album, “Smoke + Mirrors,” earlier this year, the Las Vegas-based band played a series of intimate gigs in cities with special meaning. Atlanta made the cut since drummer Daniel Platzman hails from here. He’ll get a chance to visit his parents again when Imagine Dragons brings a full-scale arena production to town to complement the group’s parade of hits (“Radioactive,” “I Bet My Life,” “It’s Time”).
With Metric. 7:30 p.m. July 14. $29.50-$69.50. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.
WEDNESDAY
Rod Stewart
Stewart is only playing a handful of summer dates on his The Hits tour before returning to his residency at Caesars Palace. But since he has the new studio album “Another Country” arriving Oct. 23, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect to see him back on the road again next year. If you’ve never seen Stewart live, it’s not high art, but it’s a ton of fun. Joining him is underrated tunesmith Richard Marx, who last year released his 11th studio album, the bold “Beautiful Goodbye.” Marx surely will treat the crowd to some of his gazillion hits, including “Right Here Waiting,” “Endless Summer Nights” and “Don’t Mean Nothing.”
With Richard Marx. 8 p.m. July 15. $35.50-$129.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.
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