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The Kinky Aphrodisiacs. Satsuma opening. May 9. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Avenue of the Giants. Passionate Mayhem opening. May 15. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $7 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Georgia Solo Artist Awards. Presented by Bridging the Music. Early show; Wednesday, May 27th. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Cigar Store Indians. The Bitteroots opening. May 29. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $15 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Joe Fletcher. Mitch Haney opening. Early show; May 30. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Wrenn. David Cone and Sam Burchfield opening. June 5. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

John Thrasher. Early show; June 6. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Johnny Boyd. Caroline & The Ramblers opening. Early show; June 6th. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Stephen Skipper's Rolling Stones Tribute. Late show; June 13. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $12 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Will Kimbrough. Emily Kate Boyd opening. Early show; June 20. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $17.50 adv./$75 VIP Tables www.ticketweb.com.

The Sundogs. CD Release. June 27. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

R5 with Jacob Whitesides and Ryland. 7 p.m. July 10. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $29.50-$45. TM.

Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival featuring Slayer, King Diamond, Devil Wears Prada and more. 1 p.m. July 29. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $33.33-$66.66. LN.

Shinedown. 8 p.m. July 31. Tabernacle. $38.50. LN.

Ed Sheeran. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Philips Arena. $59.50-$69.50. TM.

Marc Anthony and Carlos Vives. 7 p.m. Sept. 27. Philips Arena. $59-$139. TM.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Electric Hot Tuna. 8 p.m. April 17. Variety Playhouse. $30-$32.50. TM.

Stop Light Observations. April 17. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Bryan Adams. 8 p.m. April 17. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $19.50-$99.50. TM.

Runaway Gin. April 17. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Dave Chappelle. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. April 17 (SOLD OUT), April 18 (SOLD OUT) and April 19. Tabernacle. $57. LN.

Dweezil Zappa Guitar Master Class. 3 p.m. April 18. Variety Playhouse. $75. TM.

Zappa Plays Zappa. 8 p.m. April 18. Variety Playhouse. $37.50-$40. TM.

Sunny Ledford (matinee show). April 18. Smith's Olde Bar - The Atlanta Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Front Country. 8 p.m. April 18. Serenbe Pavillion. $20. www.brownpapertickets.com.

Bria & Chrissy with Poppy's Field. April 19. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

The Waterboys. 8 p.m. April 19. Variety Playhouse. $35-$40. TM.

Diana Krall. 8 p.m. April 19. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $49.50-$125.50. Rescheduled from Dec. 8. Tickets from Dec. 8 show will be honored. TM.

Sleater-Kinney. 8 p.m. April 21. Tabernacle. $30. LN.

Breaking Benjamin with Young Guns. 8 p.m. April 22. Tabernacle. SOLD OUT.

Halestorm with the Pretty Reckless. 7:30 p.m. April 23. Tabernacle. $29.50. LN.

Jerry Douglas presents Earls of Leicaster. 8 p.m. April 23. Variety Playhouse. $27.50-$30. TM.

Tal National. 8:30 p.m. April 23. Aisle 5. $15-$18. TM.

The Who. 7:30 p.m. April 23. Gwinnett Arena. $39.50-$139.50. www.axs.com.

Bob Dylan and his band. 8 p.m. April 24. Fox Theatre. $49.50-$119.50. LN.

Yacht Rock Revue (performing the Beatles' Abby Road). 8:30 p.m. April 24. Variety Playhouse. $15-$18. TM.

Chris Hardwick. 10:30 p.m. April 25. Variety Playhouse. $35. TM.

Rodney Carrington. 7 p.m. April 25. Cobb Energy Centre. $47.75-$182.75. TM.

Walk the Moon with The Griswolds. 8 p.m. April 25. Tabernacle. SOLD OUT.

Bop English. April 25. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $12 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Chris Hardwick. 8 p.m. April 25. Variety Playhouse. $35. TM.

Death Cab for Cutie with The Antlers. 8 p.m. April 27. Fox Theatre. $35-$45. www.foxtheatre.org.

Godsmack. 8 p.m. April 28. Tabernacle. $42.50-$52.50. LN.

Joan Armatrading. 7:30 p.m. April 29. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $25.50-$75.50. TM.

The Weight. 8 p.m. April 30. Variety Playhouse. $25-$30. TM.

Iration with Stick Figure and Hours Fastly. 8 p.m. May 1. Variety Playhouse. $20-$23. TM.

ewis Black. 8 p.m. May 1. Cobb Energy Centre. $35-$72. TM.

Steve Winwood. 8 p.m. May 1. Fox Theatre. $35-$100. TM.

Doobie Brothers with Don Felder. 7:30 p.m. May 2. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $19.50-$99.50. TM.

Robert Cray Band. 8 p.m. May 2. Variety Playhouse. $35-$40. TM.

Bill Cosby. 8 p.m. May 2. Cobb Energy Centre. $59.75-$79.95. TM.

Stone Mountain Chorus with Boardwalk. 3 p.m. May 2. Mountain Park UMC. $10-15. www.StoneMountainChorus.org.

Ryan Montbleau. May 3. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $15 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Tesla with NoMara and Sledd. 7:30 p.m. May 3. Tabernacle. $22.50-$32.50. LN. (Tickets from Feb. 3 show will be honored.)

The Midtown Men. 7 p.m. May 3. Cobb Energy Centre. $32-$62. TM.

Wishbone Ash. 8 p.m. May 6. Variety Playhouse. $25-$27.50. TM.

Houston in the Blind. Angela Wolff, Earl Burrows, Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden opening. May 7. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com

Earsight. Heavy Chevy and The Space Time Travelers opening. May 8. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Marcia Ball Band. 7:30 p.m. May 8. Variety Playhouse. $22.50-$25. TM.

Hozier. 8 p.m. May 8. Chastain Park Amphitheatre. $25.50-$52.50. LN.

Shaky Knees Festival featuring the Strokes, the Avett Brothers, Wilco, Pixies and more. May 8-10. Central Park. $199 (three-day pass). TM.

Foxhollow. May 9. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

John Fogerty. 8 p.m. May 9. Gwinnett Arena. $35-$65. www.axs.com.

Lagbaja. 8 p.m. May 10. Variety Playhouse. $25-$30. TM.

Ani DiFranco. 8 p.m. May 11. Variety Playhouse. $35-$37.50. TM.

Ed Kowalczyk. 8 p.m. May 12. Variety Playhouse. $25-$30. TM.

Bette Midler. 8 p.m. May 13. Philips Arena. $46-$211. LN.

Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally. 8 p.m. May 13. Tabernacle. $39.50. LN.

Toro Y Moi. 9 p.m. May 14. Variety Playhouse. $22-$25. TM.

Marc Martel. Laughlin opening. May 14. Smith's Olde Bar – The Atlanta Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Butch Walker with Jonathan Tyler. 8 p.m. May 15. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $25.50-$59.50. TM.

Marc Maron. 8 p.m. May 16. Variety Playhouse. $27.50-$30. TM.

Needtobreathe with Ben Rector, Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors and Colony House. 7 p.m. May 16. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $29.50-$69.50. TM.

Shaky Boots Festival featuring Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Rascal Flatts and more. May 16-17. KSU Sports and Entertainment Park. $169 (two-day pass). TM.

Steve Earle and the Dukes. 8 p.m. May 17. Variety Playhouse. $32.50-$35. TM.

Awalim & Aziza Nawal's Spring Showcase. May 17. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $15 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Iggy Azalea. 7:30 p.m. May 19. Philips Arena. RESCHEDULED FOR OCT. 15.

Darius Rucker with Brett Elredge, The Brothers Osborne and A Thousand Horses. 7 p.m. May 21. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $24.50-$69.50. TM.

The Hackensaw Boys. May 22. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $17 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Hackensaw Boys. The Jugtime Ragband opening. May 22. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $17 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Jessica Meuse. Jessica Cayne opening. May 23. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Chastain Park Amphitheatre Live Nation Series A: Diana Ross: May 22; MOVE – Live On Tour starring Derek Hough & Julianne Hough: June 23; Indigo Girls: June 26; Rob Thomas: July 21; Daryl Hall & John Oates: July 10; Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: July 29 (Non table set-up/no coolers or carry-ins); Steely Dan with Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Aug. 9; Charlie Wilson: Sept. 19. Mark Knopfler and Band: Oct. 24. www.chastainseries.com.

Rush. 8 p.m. May 26. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $40.50-$149.50. TM.

The Psychedelic Furs. 8 p.m. May 26. Variety Playhouse. $27.50-$30. TM.

Purity Ring. 8 p.m. May 27. Buckhead Theatre. $23-26. TM.

Ben Miller Band. May 28. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Abbey Road Live. 8 p.m. May 29. Variety Playhouse. $16-$20. TM.

Lisa Lampanelli. 8 p.m. May 30. Cobb Energy Centre. $36.75-$46.75. TM.

Dave Matthews Band. 7 p.m. May 30. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $40.50-$85. LN.

Flow Tribe. Seth Winters opening. May 30. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Shelby Lynne. 8 p.m. May 31. Variety Playhouse. $30-$33. TM.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band. 8 p.m. June 2. Gwinnett Arena. $36-$136. LN.

Barry Manilow. 7:30 p.m. June 4. Gwinnett Arena. $19.75-$129.75. www.axs.com.

Terminal West and Smith's Olde Bar Present: Fruition with Dead Winter Carpenters. June 4. Smith's Olde Bar – The Music Room. $10 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Train with The Fray and Matt Nathanson. 7 p.m. June 5. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $22.50-$72.50. LN.

New Kids on the Block with TLC and Nelly. 7 p.m. June 6. Philips Arena. $29.50-$93.50. TM.

Maze featuring Frankie Beverly with Brian McKnight. 7:30 p.m. June 6. Chastain Park Amphitheatre. $59.75-$125.75. LN.

David Torn. 8 p.m. June 7. Red Light Café. $20-$25. redlightcafe.com.

The Rolling Stones. 8 p.m. June 9. Bobby Dodd Stadium. $69.50-$395. TA.

Kevin Hart. 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. June 12. Philips Arena. $55-$169. LN.

Everclear, Fuel, Toadies and American Hi-Fi. 7 p.m. June 12. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $10.57-$45.50. TM.

Tommy Emmanuel with Wisherkeepers. 8:30 p.m. June 12 and June 13. Variety Playhouse. $35-$40. TM.

Morrissey. 8:30 p.m. June 13. Atlanta Symphony Hall. $39.50-$89.50. TM.

In the round with: Crane, Scott Cram, Kyle Sietz. Early show. June 13. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $8 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Boston with Kansas. 7:30 p.m. June 13. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $19.50-$99.50. TM.

Cheech and Chong with WAR. 8 p.m. June 13. Gwinnett Arena. $35-$75. www.axs.com.

Kenny Chesney featuring Eric Church. 5 p.m. June 13. Georgia Dome. $39.50-$199.50. TM.

Lana Del Rey. 7:30 p.m. June 14. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $25-$79.50. LN.

The Weepies. 8:30 p.m. June 19. Variety Playhouse. $25-$30. TM.

Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash 20. 8 p.m. June 19. Tabernacle. $45-$85. TM.

AC2: An Intimate Evening with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. Cobb Energy Centre. 8 p.m. June 20. $75-$350. TM. (Rescheduled from June 13).

Weird Al Yankovic. 8 p.m. June 20. Delta Classic Chastain. $39.50-$89.50. TM.

David Gray and Amos Lee. 7 p.m. June 24. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $19.50-$99.50. TM.

Ray Wylie Hubbard. June 26. Smith's Olde Bar - The Music Room. $27 adv. www.ticketweb.com.

Maná. 8 p.m. June 27. Philips Arena. $49-$114. TM.

Def Leppard with Styx and Tesla. 7 p.m. June 28. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $22.50-$118. LN.

Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra. 7:30 p.m. June 28. Variety Playhouse. $30-$33. TM.

World Party. 8 p.m. July 5. Variety Playhouse. $22.50-$25. TM.

Iris DeMent. 8 p.m. July 10. Red Clay Music Foundry. $30-$35. www.eddieowenpresents.com.

Barenaked Ladies, the Violent Femmes and Colin Hay. 7:30 p.m. July 12. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $19.50-$89.50. TM.

Imagine Dragons with Metric and Halsey. 7:30 p.m. July 14. Philips Arena. $29.50-$69.50. LN.

Rod Stewart with Richard Marx. 8 p.m. July 15. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $49.50-$200. TM.

Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa with Hoodie Allen and DJ Drama. 7 p.m. July 17. Aaron's Amphitheatre. LN.

Tedeschi Trucks Band with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and Doyle Bramhall II. 7 p.m. July 17. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. $19.50-$$89.50. TM.

Lady Antebellum with Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt. 7:30 p.m. July 18. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $25.50-$55.25. LN.

Lord Huron. 8 p.m. July 20. Variety Playhouse. $22-$25. TM.

Idina Menzel. July 24. Delta Classic Chastain. $35.50-$105.50. TM.

Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson. 7 p.m. July 25. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $20-$65. LN.

Slipknot with Lamb of God, Bullet for My Valentine and Motionless in White. 7 p.m. July 26. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $16-$63. LN.

Country Megaticket (three-show package) featuring Lady Antebellum, July 18; Toby Keith and Friends, July 30; Florida Georgia Line with Thomas Rhett and Frankie Ballard, Oct. 17. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $89 and up. LN.

Anjelah Johnson presents Bon Qui Qui. 8 p.m. July 27. Variety Playhouse. $36. TM.

KMFDM. 8 p.m. July 29. Variety Playhouse. $26-$28.50. TM.

Varekai by Cirque du Soleil. July 29-Aug. 2 (show times vary). Gwinnett Arena. $40-$145. www.axs.com.

Shania Twain. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1. Philips Arena. $46-$136. TM.

Phish. 7 p.m. July 31 and Aug. 1. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $45-$65. LN.

5 Seconds of Summer. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $20-$69.50. LN.

Dark Star Orchestra. 8 p.m. Aug. 6. Variety Playhouse. $28.50-$32. TM.

The Piano Guys. Aug. 8. Delta Classic Chastain. $29.50-$79.50. TM.

Boy George and Culture Club. 8 p.m. Aug. 12. Fox Theatre. $49.50-$99.50. www.foxtheatre.org.

J. Cole with Big Sean, Jeremih, YG and Dreamville. 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15. Aaron's Amphitheatre. Aug. 15. $21-$63.75. LN.

Jim Gaffigan. 8 p.m. Aug. 16. Chastain Park. $25-$65. LN.

Luke Bryan with Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 and Aug. 22. Philips Arena. $39.75-$69.75. TM.

Nickleback. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29. Aaron's Amphitheatre. $40-$80. LN.

Mötley Crüe with Alice Cooper. 7 p.m. Aug. 30. Philips Arena. $20-$125. TM.

Madonna. 8 p.m. Sept 2. Philips Arena. $44-$359. TM.

Jeanne Robertson. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19. Cobb Energy Centre. $32-$52. TM.

Bob Mould with Jason Narducy. 8 p.m. Oct 2. Red Clay Music Foundry. $20. www.eddieowenpresents.com.

Foo Fighters. 4 p.m. Oct. 4. Centennial Olympic Park. $67.50. TM.

Twenty One Pilots with Echosmith. 7 p.m. Oct 6 (SOLD OUT) and Oct. 7. Tabernacle. $30. LN.

Iggy Azalea. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15. Philips Arena. $39.50-$69.50. TM. (Rescheduled from May 19. Tickets from May 19 show will be honored.)

Ricky Martin. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Philips Arena. $26-$126. TM.

Taylor Swift with Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes. 7 p.m. Oct. 24. Georgia Dome. $59.50-$200. TM.

Russell Peters. 8 p.m. Oct. 24. Cobb Energy Centre. $47-$62. TM.

A John Waters Christmas. 8 p.m. Dec. 13. Variety Playhouse. $36-$40. TM.

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