The local arm of Goliath promoter Live Nation, formerly known as Clear Channel, made a smart move by downsizing its Oct. 29 Maroon 5 concert from the Pepsi Center to the Fillmore Auditorium.
As Kelly Clarkson’s people recently realized, a show at the 18,000- to 20,000-person-capacity Pepsi Center is far too ambitious. But what about the Fillmore, which seats a modest 3,600? That’s another story entirely.
Not only did Maroon 5’s first Fillmore show sell out, but Live Nation this week announced another for Oct. 30. If that sells out, combined seats are still less than half of the Can, but Live Nation comes out looking good in the deal.
Tickets for the Oct. 30 all-ages concert are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($50.50, Ticketmaster)
Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie will headline KPBI’s 2007 Mistletoe Jam, marking the first time in a decade that Osbourne has played an arena here. We hope he won’t have to hit the hospital after his performance, as he did for minor outpatient surgery after his Coors Amphitheatre set in July. Tickets for the Dec. 4 show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35.75-$75.75, Ticketmaster)
Iron & Wine long ago captivated critics with its breathy, lo-fi Southern folk, but the Sam Beam-led act finally took the polished plunge on its latest Sub Pop effort, “The Shepherd’s Dog.” The band hits the Paramount Theatre on Dec. 8. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($20.50, )
Dave Koz and other smooth- jazz artists make easy targets, but the truth is, Koz and his contemporaries have never pretended to be anything other than what they are. Saxophonist Koz and Friends (Jonathan Butler, Wayman Tisdale and “American Idol” Season 2 finalist Kimberley Lo) will play the Smooth Jazz Christmas at the Paramount Theatre on Nov. 24. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35-$55, )
Alice in Chains – a band that continues to tour and play minus its late founding vocalist, Layne Staley – will stop by the Ogden Theatre on Oct. 23 for an acoustic set. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($40, Ticketmaster).
Outformation will ring in the New Year at the Gothic Theatre with its jumpy Southern jam-rock, playing a pair of shows Dec. 30-31. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($13-$25, Ticketmaster)
The Cure rescheduled its postponed Oct. 2 concert at Red Rocks for May 21, a long way off for fans of the influential band. Tickets are available. ($35-$65, Ticketmaster)
