It seems appropriate that Tony Bennett will kick off his national tour in a fit, health-conscious city like Denver. The iconic crooner is still going strong after more than 50 years and twice as many albums.
It’s also appropriate that the tour is backed by the American Association of Retired Persons. That organization is now sponsoring concerts from the likes of Bennett and Rod Stewart – evidence that the golden years have been redefined by longer, more active life spans.
Bennett is proof. The 80- year-old’s latest album, “Duets: An American Classic,” reached higher on the charts than any he’s released, going platinum in a few short months. We should all be so lucky as octogenarians.
Tickets for “The Best Is Yet to Come” show at the Buell Theatre went on sale to AARP members last week, but the general public will have a shot at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($49.50-$125,
Ticketmaster)
John Legend won a Grammy earlier this week for best male R&B vocal performance for his song “Heaven.” The neo-soul crooner will hit the Wells Fargo Theatre at the Colorado Convention Center on
April 10. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($39.50-$55, Ticketmaster)
“Corteo,” Cirque du Soleil’s latest lavish production, takes its inspiration from Italian carnivals and parades. The show will open June 22 under the blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau tent on the Pepsi Center grounds and continue at least through July 8. ($31.50-$80,
cirquedusoleil.com)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd will lead the self-explanatory “Blues from the Backroads” tour, featuring Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Bryan Lee and others. Tickets for the April 3 show at the Ogden Theatre are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($32.50, Ticketmaster)
Operation: Blizzard Benefit will funnel much-needed funds to the farmers and ranchers of southeastern Colorado. Unrelenting snow has decimated winter crops and stranded or killed thousands of livestock, adding woe to an already difficult job. That’s why the Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and others united for a concert featuring country-rocker Michael Martin Murphey and the Pueblo Symphony Orchestra. Tickets for the March 18 event at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo are on sale now. Visit blizzardbenefit.org for details. ($25-$35 or $150 VIP, Ticketmaster)
The Killers’ second album, “Sam’s Town,” didn’t blow up as big as some predicted. Borrowing so heavily from ’70s-era Springsteen probably wasn’t the best move for the
Vegas-bred pop- rock act. That won’t stop fans from gobbling up tickets to the group’s May 17 show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, a suitably grand venue for the bombastic group. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($39.50, Ticketmaster)
