BY SARIA CANADAY, AJC Music Scene blog
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ON SALE FEB. 17
The Band Perry. 9 p.m. March 5. Terminal West. $35-$125. www.terminalwestatl.com.
The Regrettes. 7 p.m. March 20. Masquerade. $10. TM.
Michal Menert and the Pretty Fantastics with Push/Pull Strikes Brass Band and Cobrayama. 8:30 p.m. March 24. Variety Playhouse. $16-$23. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Three Dog Night. 8 p.m. April 7. Cobb Energy Centre. $45-$85. TM.
Future withTory Lanez, Kodak Black and Young Thug. 7 p.m. May 5. Lakewood. $26-$99.50. TM.
Freddie Jackson. May 26. City Winery. www.citywinery.com/atlanta
Cryptopsy with Decrepit Birth and Rivers of Nihil. 6:30 p.m. May 27. Masquerade. $18. TM.
PWR BTTM. 7 p.m. June 12. Masquerade. $12. TM.
Metallica. 6 p.m. July 9. SunTrust Park. $60.50-$$160.50. TM.
Descendents. 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Masquerade. $36.50. TM.
Jen Kirkman. 9 p.m. Nov. 3. Variety Playhouse. $21. www.variety-playhouse.com.
ON SALE FEB 20
Lady Gaga. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28. Philips Arena. $50-$230. TM.
ON SALE FEB 23
The Bad Plus. May 7. City Winery. www.citywinery.com/atlanta.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Circus Xtreme. Feb. 15-20 (show times vary). Philips Arena. $15-$93. TM.
Bird Dog Jubilee. Feb. 17. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $8 adv. / $50 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Dead Affect with Honeywood. Feb. 17. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 adv. / $75 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Colin Lake and Mitch Haney. Feb. 17. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Hari Kondabolu. 9 p.m. Feb. 17. Center Stage. $17-$25. TM.
Max & Iggor Cavalera. 6 p.m. Feb. 17. Masquerade. $20. TM.
Carnifex. 7 p.m. Feb. 18. Masquerade. $16. TM.
Jay Leno. 8 p.m. Feb. 18. Cobb Energy Centre. $56-$146. TM.
Kween & Nu Experiance. Feb. 18. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Sebastian Maniscalco. 8 p.m. Feb. 19. Cobb Energy Centre. $42.15-$63.35. TM.
Mike & the Moonpies. Feb. 20. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Electric Glitterland Rock n' Roll Cabaret. Feb. 20. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $15 adv. / $100 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
K. Flay. 7 p.m. Feb. 21. Masquerade. $12. TM.
Tony Bennett. Feb. 21. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $59.50-$175.50. TM.
Scott Kelly (of Neurosis) with John Judkins (of Rwake). Feb. 22. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. / $75 VIP Tables www.ticketweb.com.
The Cadillac Three. 8 p.m. Feb. 22. Variety Playhouse. $18-$21. www.ticketfly.com.
Josh Roberts & The Hinges and Cranford Hollow. Feb. 22. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Sick of It All. 7 p.m. Feb. 23. Masquerade. $18. TM.
Lemuria with Mikey Erg. 7 p.m. Feb. 23. Masquerade. $13. TM.
Sally & George (members of Della Mae & Sol Driven Train). Late show. Feb. 23. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Girls, Guns and Glory. Feb. 23. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 adv. / $60 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Polyphia. 7 p.m. Feb. 24. Masquerade. $13. TM.
Tab Benoit. 8 p.m. Feb. 24. Variety Playhouse. $21-$26. www.ticketfly.com.
Disco Tendencies with the Orange Constant and Lagoons. Feb. 24. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 adv. / $75 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
CMT Next Women of Country featuring Martina McBride. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Cobb Energy Centre. $46.50-$56.50. TM.
Daya. 8 p.m. Feb. 25. Variety Playhouse. $21-$26; $80 VIP tickets include meet-and-greet and photo op. TM.
Parker Smith & the Bandwidth. Feb. 25. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $8 adv. / $60 VIP Tables www.ticketweb.com.
Tony Levitas & the Leviathans (CD release). Feb. 25. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Arlo Guthrie. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $35-$89.50. TM.
Lake Street Drive. 8 p.m. Feb. 27. Variety Playhouse. $30. www.ticketfly.com.
Sting with Joe Sumner and the Last Bandoleros. 8 p.m. Feb. 27. Tabernacle. $80.50-$174.50. LN.
Silent Planet. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28. Masquerade. $14. TM.
Big Mean Sound Machine. March 1. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $8 adv. / $60 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Southern Soul Assembly with JJ Grey, Luther Dickinson, Anders Osborne and Marc Broussard. 8 p.m. March 1. Variety Playhouse. $32-$46. www.variety-playhouse.com.
The Internet. 8 p.m. March 2. The Loft. $25. TA.
Treehouse! with Roots of a Rebellion and Bird City Revolutionaries. March 2. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $8 adv. / $60 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Suicidal Tendencies. 7 p.m. March 3. Masquerade. $15. TM.
Alan Cumming. 8 p.m. March 3. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $39.50-$125.50. TM.
Sidewalks & Skeletons, Brothel, Resonata, Luminance, Shanti B2B Toka. DJ sets & live music accompaniment. March 3. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Jazz Is Phish. March 3. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $17 adv. / $125 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Charlie Wilson with Fantasia, Johnny Gill and Solero. 7:30 p.m. March 4. Philips Arena. $49.50-$104. TM.
Dawes. 8 p.m. March 4. Variety Playhouse. $28-$29. www.ticketfly.com.
Electric Avenue. March 4. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $15 adv. / $100 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. 8 p.m. March 4. Buckhead Theatre. $28-$32. TM.
Overkill with Nile, Khaotika and Monsura. 8 p.m. March 5. Variety Playhouse. $25. www.ticketfly.com.
The Chieftains with Paddy Moloney. March 7. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $29.50-$89.50. TM.
Deafheaven. 7 p.m. March 7. Masquerade. $18. TM.
Born of Osiris. 6 p.m. March 8. Masquerade. $18. TM.
Garrison Keillor. 8 p.m. March 9. Cobb Energy Centre. $49.50-$149.50. TM.
The Expendables. 7 p.m. March 9. Masquerade. $16.50. TM.
Edison. March 9. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. / $60 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
"The Naked Magicians." March 10-11 (show times vary). Buckhead Theatre. $35-$45. TM.
Green Day with Against Me. 7:30 p.m. March 10. Infinite Energy Arena. $49.50-$59.50. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Ballbreakers with Cherry Bomb. March 10. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
The Steeldrivers. 8 p.m. March 10. Variety Playhouse. $25-$40. www.ticketfly.com.
The Dig. 7 p.m. March 10. Masquerade. $10. TM.
City and Colour. 9 p.m. March 11. Variety Playhouse. $36-$41. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Jim Jefferies. 8 p.m. March 11. Cobb Energy Centre. $36.50-$46.50. TM.
Norah Jones. 8 p.m. March 11. Fox Theatre. $26-$71.50. www.foxtheatre.org.
Madeleine Peyroux and Rickie Lee Jones. 7:30 p.m. March 12. $55-$75. www.ticketfly.com.
Celtic Woman. 3 p.m. March 12. Cobb Energy Centre. $39-$75. TM.
Galen Weston Band. March 13. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. / $60 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Game of Thrones: Live Concert Experience featuring Ramin Djawadi. 8 p.m. March 14. Philips Arena. $39.50-$99.50. TM.
Martin Barre (of Jethro Tull). March 15. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $25 adv. /$150 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Jose James. 8 p.m. March 16. Center Stage. $26-$57. TM.
Sevendust. 7 p.m. March 17. Masquerade. $40. TM.
Idan Raichel. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. March 17. City Winery. $48-$75. www.citywinery.com/atlanta.
Nails. 7 p.m. March 17. Masquerade. $15. TM.
The Decibel Magazine Tour, featuring Kreator, Obituary, Midnight and Horrendous. 6 p.m. March 18. Masquerade. $20. TM.
Greco with Lion & Company. March 18. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. / $60 VIP Tables. www.ticketweb.com.
HeRobust. 9 p.m. March 18. Variety Playhouse. $16-$26. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Survival Kit, The Carolyn, Broken City Sky. March 18. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
John Legend. 8 p.m. May 19. Chastain Park. $43-$128. LN.
"The Price is Right" Live. 7:30 p.m. March 21. Fox Theatre. $39-$78.50. www.foxtheatre.org.
Simple Plan. 6:30 p.m. March 21. Masquerade. $30.50. TM.
Minus the Bearwith Beach Slang and Bayonne. 8 p.m. March 21. Variety Playhouse. $26-$29. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Saba. 7 p.m. March 21. Masquerade. $15. TM.
The Menzingers with Jeff Rosenstock and Rozwell Kid. 7 p.m. March 22. Masquerade. $17. TM.
After the Burial. 7 p.m. March 22. Masquerade. $18. TM.
Hippo Campus. 7 p.m. March 23. Masquerade. $15. TM.
Conor Oberst. 8 p.m. March 23. Variety Playhouse. $31-$36. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Southern Avenue. March 23. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $8 adv. / $60 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
The Lox. 7 p.m. March 23. Masquerade. $20. TM.
As It Is. 6 p.m. May 24. Masquerade. $13. TM.
Thunderstruck. 7:30 p.m. March 25. Masquerade. $12. TM.
Amel Larrieux. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. March 25. City Winery. $30-$40. www.citywinery.com/atlanta
We the Kings. 7 p.m. March 27. Masquerade. $25. TM.
The Magnetic Fields. 8 p.m. March 27-28. Variety Playhouse. $41-$46. www.ticketfly.com.
Enter Shikari. 7 p.m. March 28. Masquerade. $17. TM.
Dangermuffin and Dead27s. March 30. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. / $75 VIP Tables. www.ticketweb.comThe Bumbs, Andrew Carter and Saint Roosevelt. Monday, February 13. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Stacked Like Pancakes. 7 p.m. March 30. Masquerade. $8. TM.
Led Zepplin vs. The Who: A rock fight performed by Yacht Rock Revue with Peter Stroud. 8:30 p.m. March 31. Variety Playhouse. $21-$26. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Adam Gontier. 7 p.m. March 31. Masquerade. $20. TM.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. 8 p.m. March 31. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $29.50-$69.50. TM.
Puddles Pity Party. 8 p.m. April 1. Center Stage. $29-$39. TM.
Tribute: A Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band. April 1. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 adv. / $75 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Radiohead. 7:30 p.m. April 1. Philips Arena. $45-5.-$85.50. TM.
Control Burn, West King String Band, Glumson Brothers. April 2. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
The Skints. 7 p.m. April 3. Masquerade. $13. TM.
Thursday. 6:30 p.m. April 4. Masquerade. $29.50. TM.
Hayseed Dixie. April 6. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $18 adv. / $100 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Mike Posner. 8 p.m. April 6. Variety Playhouse. $23-$27. www.variety-playhouse.com.
The Unlikely Candidates. 8 p.m. April 7. Vinyl. $10-$12. TA.
Leela James and Daley. 8 p.m. April 8. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $29.50-$59.50. TM.
The Zombies. 8 p.m. April 8. Variety Playhouse. $40-$60. www.ticketfly.com.
Tim Rushlow & His Big Band. 9 p.m. April 8. Center Stage. $41-$49. TM.
Ron White. 10 p.m. April 8. Cobb Energy Centre. $55-$65. TM.
Duran Duran. 8 p.m. April 8. Chastain Park. $35-$85. LN.
Olivia Newton-John. 7 p.m. April 9. Cobb Energy Centre. $56-$$122. TM.
Ariana Grande with Little Mix and Victoria Monet. 7:30 p.m. April 12. Philips Arena. $29.95-$199.95. TM.
The Musical Box. 8 p.m. April 12. Center Stage. $25-$75. TM.
Panic! At the Disco. 7 p.m. April 12. Infinite Energy Arena. $39.50-$59.50. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Red Hot Chili Peppers. 8 p.m. April 14. Philips Arena. $53-$103. TM.
Testament. 6:30 p.m. April 15. Center Stage. $26.50. TM.
Alanis Sophia. April 15. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Pile. 7 p.m. April 17. Masquerade. $10. TM.
Jump Little Children. 8 p.m. April 20. Variety Playhouse. $26-$31 ($51 VIP ticket). www.ticketfly.com.
The Maine. 6:30 p.m. April 21. Masquerade. $22. TM.
Midnight North. April 21. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. / $75 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Sam Holt Band. April 22. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $15 adv. / $100 VIP tables. Late show. www.ticketweb.com.
Sister Hazel. 8 p.m. April 22. Variety Playhouse. $27. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. 7:30 p.m. April 22. Philips Arena. TM.
John McLaughlin. 8 p.m. April 22. City Winery. $18-$26. www.citywinery.com/atlanta.
Todrick Hall. 8 p.m. April 23. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $28.50-$103.50. TM.
Ben Folds with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. April 24. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $42.50-$89.50. TM.
The Tulips Band, Howling Star and Reality TV. April 25. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. 7:30 p.m. April 27. Philips Arena. $49.50-$149.50. TM.
Sarah & The Safe Word, Fable Guy, Over the Edge, Eddie Rascal. April 28. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $7 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Billy Joel. 8 p.m. April 28. Suntrust Park. $54.50-$139.50. TM.
The Black Angels with A Place to Bury Strangers. 9 p.m. April 28. Variety Playhouse. $26-$28. www.variety-playhouse.com.
In This Moment. 6 p.m. April 28. Masquerade. $32.50. TM.
Christian McBride Trio. 8 p.m. April 29. Variety Playhouse. $33.50-$40.50 ($66 for VIP meet-and-greet). www.ticketfly.com.
Rival Sons. 7 p.m. April 29. Masquerade. $20. TM.
Neil Diamond. 8 p.m. April 30. Philips Arena. $29.50-$149.50. TM.
The New Pornographers. 8 p.m. May 2. Variety Playhouse. $35. www.variety-playhouse.com.
A Perfect Circle. 8 p.m. May 2. Verizon Amphitheatre. $25-$79.50. LN.
State Champs. 6 p.m. May 3. Masquerade. $19.99. TM.
Shaky Beats Music Festival, featuring the Chainsmokers. Kaskade, Griz, Flosstradamus and more. May 5-7. Centennial Olympic Park. $165, three-day general admission tickets; $399, three-day VIP tickets. www.shakybeats.frontgatetickets.com.
Bastille. 8 p.m. May 10. Fox Theatre. www.foxtheatre.org.
The Elovators. 7:30 p.m. May 10. Masquerade. $8. TM.
The Damned. 7:30 p.m. May 11. Masquerade. $23. TM.
From Hendrix to Hip Hop, featuring Elliot Holden. May 11. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. / $60 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Shaky Knees Music Festival, featuring The xx, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Cage the Elephant and more. May 12-15. Centennial Olympic Park. $185, three-day general admission tickets; $525, three-day VIP tickets. www.shakyknees.frontgatetickets.com.
Zac Brown Band. 7 p.m. May 12 and 13. Verizon Amphitheatre. $37.25-$91.25. LN.
The Weeknd. 7:30 p.m. May 13. Phillips Arena. $39.50-$150. TM.
Peter Ciluzzi. May 17. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.
Delain and Hammerfall. 8 p.m. May 18. Variety Playhouse. $31-$36 ($76 VIP ticket includes show poster and meet-and-greet). www.ticketfly.com.
Avenue of the Giants and A Slow Boat to China with Alchemy and Halls of Jupiter. May 19. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. / $60 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Mayday Parade. 7 p.m. May 20. Masquerade. $25. TM.
Sigur Ros. 8 p.m. May 23. Fox Theatre. $53.70-$117.40. www.foxtheatre.org.
Real Friends. 5:15 p.m. May 23. Masquerade. $20. TM.
Lionel Richie with Mariah Carey. 7 p.m. May 24. Philips Arena. $39.95-$500. TM.
Morbid Angel. 6:30 p.m. May 25. Masquerade. $22. TM.
G Jones with the Widdler and Sayer. 9 p.m. May 26. Variety Playhouse. $21. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Bayside and Say Anything. 7 p.m. May 26. Masquerade. $22. TM.
Chris Rock. 8 p.m. May 26 and 7 p.m. May 27. www.foxtheatre.org.
Zakk Sabbath. 8 p.m. May 31. Masquerade. $25. TM.
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. 7:30 p.m. May 31. Verizon Amphitheatre. $40.50-$95. LN.
Avett Brothers. 8 p.m. June 9 and June 10. Fox Theatre. $39.50-$59.50. www.foxtheatre.org.
Chance the Rapper. 8 p.m. June 11. Lakewood. $36-$90.50. TM.
The Grass Is Dead (Dead & Co. After Party). Late show. June 13. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. / $60 VIP tables. www.ticketweb.com.
Dead & Company. 7 p.m. June 13. Lakewood Amphitheatre. $40-$149.50. TM.
The 2017 Country Megaticket, featuring Luke Bryan (June 17), Lady Antebellum (Sept. 8), Thomas Rhett (Sept. 30), Florida Georgia Line (Oct. 20), and more. Multiple dates. Verizon Amphitheatre. $199-$649. LN.
Chicago and the Doobie Brothers. 7:30 p.m. June 23. Verizon Amphitheatre. $25-$125. LN.
Chris Botti with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. June 23. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $35-$109.50. TM.
Sam Hunt with Maren Morris, Chris Janson and Ryan Follese. 7 p.m. July 13. Verizon Amphitheatre. $26-66.50. LN.
New Kids on the Block with Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul. 7:30 p.m. July 14. Infinite Energy Arena. $39.50-$249.95. www.axs.com.
Roger Waters. 8 p.m. July 16. Infinite Energy Arena. $55-$199.50. www.axs.com.
Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton. 7 p.m. July 16. Verizon Amphitheatre. $39-$$115. LN.
Nickleback. 6 p.m. Aug. 2. Verizon Amphitheatre. $25-$125. LN.
The B-52s with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Sept. 15. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $49.50-$125.50. TM.
Star Wars and More (the music of John Williams with ASO). 8 p.m. Sept. 16. Verizon Amphitheatre. $19.50-$89.50. TM.
2Cellos with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Sept. 22. Chastain Park. $25-$55. LN.
Amos Lee with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $39.50-$89.50. TM.
John McLaughlin and Jimmy Herring. 7 p.m. Nov. 22. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $39.50-$89.50. TM.
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