This is a great week to get out and enjoy a concert, especially if you're a pop fan.
That's why this week's roundup of things to do in Atlanta features Selena Gomez and Cyndi Lauper concerts. But, even if you don't want to hear live music, you can still see a great show this week.
Here are our top picks of events that can help make your work week more bearable.
You might have heard Cyndi Lauper’s work in Kinky Boots earlier this year when the production came to the Fox Theatre, but now you’ll get a chance to see Lauper in person. With hits such as “Time After Time” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” this show could easily feel like an 80s dance party.
If You Go: 8 p.m. June 5. $35.50-$99.50. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. Atlantasymphony.org.
Pop singer Ellie Goulding has created a fun catalog that meshes pop and dance music while highlighting her bright vocals. She will performs songs such as “Lights” and “Outta My Mind” at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on June 6.
If You Go: 7 p.m. June 6. $29.50-$59.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Pkwy, Alpharetta.vzamp.com.
Laughing Skull Comedy Festival
More than 100 comedians will perform throughout metro Atlanta as a part of the 7th annual Laughing Skull Comedy Festival starting June 7. The acts were selected from more than 600 submissions and will perform at venues such as Terminal West and Laughing Skull before a winner is crowned.
Visit laughingskullcomedyfestival.com to purchase tickets for indivudal shows.
The Toxic Avenger at Piedmont Park
Enjoy a play in the park when Horizon Theatre brings their popular musical “The Toxic Avenger” to Piedmont Park for four shows.
Many of the tickets to the show are free and can be reserved here.
If You Go: 7:30 p.m. June 9-12. Free-$200 (private table for up to six people). Piedmont Park, North end of the park, near the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.Horizontheatre.com.
Current pop fans will get to hear some of the biggest hits of the last year live when Selena Gomez and DNCE perform at Philips Arena. Gomez will perform songs from her most recent album “Revival,” including “Hands to Myself” and DNCE, which features former Jonas Brother Joe Jonas, will perform their nonsensical hit “Cake By the Ocean.” With their Disney ties, both acts should appeal to young fans of pop music.
If You Go: 7:30 p.m. June 9. $35 and $96. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Dr, Atlanta.Philipsarena.com.
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