FRIDAY
Tony Bennett and Jackie Evancho
Bennett said in a recent interview that he’s the one who feels intimidated going onstage after the “America’s Got Talent” prodigy. The pair shared a duet on the deluxe version of his “Duets II” album (“When You Wish Upon a Star”), and Bennett said they plan to croon a song together at this show. Three guesses at what it might be. Evancho will perform with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, while Bennett, backed by his quartet, will bring his unmistakable warmth and phrasing.
8 p.m. May 31. $29-$150. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 1-800-745-3000.
SATURDAY
Summerland Tour
This homage-to-the-’90s tour arrived last year with a poppier bent (Gin Blossoms, Lit, Marcy Playground), which was the direction desired by tour co-founder Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, who headlined. But his partner in resurrecting the decade associated with flannel and Nirvana, Art Alexakis of Everclear (whose band also played last year), wanted to take things in a more guitar-oriented direction. So the pair has split, with McGrath going “Under the Sun” (that tour comes to Chastain on Aug. 10) and Alexakis keeping us in “Summerland” with other ’90s faves Live, Filter and Sponge.
With Everclear, Live, Filter and Sponge. 8 p.m. June 1. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 1-800-745-3000.
SUNDAY
Fall Out Boy
If you couldn’t snag a ticket to the return of Fall Out Boy, don’t fret too much — they’ll be back Sept. 28 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. But, if you did nab a coveted ducat, expect an engaging mix of new (“My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark [Light ‘em Up]”) and old (“Dance, Dance” “Thnks fr th Mmrs” and other ponderously named tunes) as the boys continue to “Save Rock and Roll.”
8 p.m. June 2. Sold out. The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000.
TUESDAY
Cody Simpson
The Australian heartthrob is all of 16, but is carving out a career the old-fashioned way — by honing his live chops and surrounding himself with the right people (like manager Scooter Braun). His “Paradise” tour — named after his debut studio album released last fall — launched May 30 in Jacksonville, and the swoopy-haired blond guitarist is promising plenty of energy.
With Ryan Beatty and Before You Exit. 7 p.m. June 4. $36.50-$49.50. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000.
THURSDAY
Rascal Flatts
The country-pop trio from Columbus, Ohio, might not win many awards with critics, but its popularity is solid. Since its 2000 debut, the band has sold almost 22 million albums. Those albums have spawned 26 singles, all of which charted in the Top 20 or higher on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart (that includes a dozen No. 1 hits, such as “Bless the Broken Road” and “What Hurts the Most”). It will be a hit-filled night since the Flatts have teamed with supernovas the Band Perry (“If I Die Young,” “Better Dig Two”) and Cassadee Pope, recent winner of “The Voice.”
With the Band Perry and Cassadee Pope. 7:30 p.m. June 6. $26-$86.50. Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000.
The Postal Service
The electro indie-pop of Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello (along with Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley) pulled one of those vanishing acts that makes a return even sweeter. With the guys involved in other bands (Death Cab for Cutie and Dntel), Gibbard announced in late November that a new album from the Postal Service was unlikely. He wasn’t lying, but in April, the band decided to reissue its debut, “Give Up,” for its 10th anniversary and stock it with 15 songs of rarities. Since then, a couple of new tracks have emerged as well. Safe to say they’re back — for now.
8 p.m. June 6. $25-$50. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 1-855-285-8499.
The Slide Brothers
Considering the awesomeness of the “Robert Randolph Presents: The Slide Brothers” album, this group most certainly will smoke live. Sacred steel player Randolph has plucked four of the most renowned players of the guitar style that developed in Pentecostal churches in the 1930s — Chuck and Darick Campbell, Aubrey Ghent and Atlanta resident Calvin Cooke — all of whom have spent most of their lives playing in the Church of the Living God. Their steel guitar playing on the album’s 11 songs — including covers of “Motherless Children” and the Allman Brothers’ “Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’” — is a rip-roaring ride.
8:30 p.m. June 6. $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Vinyl at Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. 404-885-1365.
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