The outdoor concert season is here! Chastain has announced its first 2009 Live Nation Concert Series (Series A):

The 2009 Live Nation Concert Series

April 17: Hall & Oates

April 18: Seal and Peter Cincotti

May 24: Heart and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

May 25: Zac Brown Band

June 10: Al Green, Etta James and The Roots Band

June 12: The Fray and Jack's Mannequin

June 14: Gipsy Kings

June 19: Bad Company and The Doobie Brothers

July 5: John Legend

Aug. 2: Blondie, Pat Benatar and The Donnas

Aug. 6: Jackson Browne

Aug. 18: Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal

Tickets are already on sale for the 2009 Live Nation Concert Series A and can be purchased at www.chastainseries.com.

The Delta Classic Chastain Series

Dates for this series are still being filled but here's what the website's calendar lists so far:

June 5: Pink Martini with Sneakin' Out

June 6: John Prine with Levon Helm

June 24: Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang

June 26: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performs the Music of Led Zeppelin

June 27: Anita Baker

July 1: Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs

July 8: Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson

July 10: Kansas with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

July 11: Diana Krall

July 15: Regeneration Tour featuring Berlin, ABC, Heaven 17, Wang Chung and Cutting Crew

July 17: Joe Cocker

July 18: Corey Smith with The Randy Rogers Band

July 22: War and Average White Band

July 25: Chris Isaak

July 29: The Neville Brothers and Dr. John & The Lower 911

July 31: Tom Jones

Aug. 14: The Temptations with Ashford & Simpson

Aug. 15: Steely Dan

Aug. 19: America and Christopher Cross

Aug. 28: Edwin McCain with Freddy Jones Band

Aug. 29: En Vogue, Tony! Toni! Tone! and Silk

Sept. 25: Loggins and Messina

Subscription packages for the Delta Classic Chastain concert series include Wednesday Series, Friday Series, Saturday Series and Take 5 (choose 5 concerts in the Terrace or Lawn). Single tickets are scheduled to go on sale Monday, May 11, 2009. Subscription packages are available through the ASO Season Ticket Office (2200 Encore Parkway in Alpharetta) at (404) 733-5012 and deltaclassicchastain.com.

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