Van Halen’s reunion follows other successful tours (the Police, Genesis) in bringing original members Eddie and Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth together for the first time in 24 years (along with Eddie’s son Wolfgang Van Halen). Tickets for the band’s Feb. 1 Pepsi Center show are expected to go on sale in early December, so watch this space in the coming weeks for details.
Kingston Trio fans won’t feel any younger to hear that the long-running folk group has embarked upon its 50th anniversary tour. The band has morphed several times since its 1958 debut, but it’s nonetheless impressive for any act to survive this long in the music industry. Tickets for the Feb. 23 Paramount Theatre concert are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($36, TicketHorse)
George Lopez added a Feb. 15 date to his schedule, opting for the 5,000-seat Wells Fargo Theatre over Comedy Works, which he plays Dec. 14. Tickets for the stand-up comedian’s show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($40-$60, Ticketmaster)
Keller Williams’ one-man-band approach may seem trite, but the singer cleverly pulls it off with looping technology. The jam rocker will go the other route and play the Fillmore Auditorium on Feb. 2 with the WMDs — a full “all-star” band he road-tested at festivals this summer. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($27.50-$30, Ticketmaster)
Kenny G’s postponed October date at the Paramount Theatre was rescheduled for Feb. 22. Tickets purchased for the original date will be honored, and new tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($39.50-$125, TicketHorse)
Tesla will — and probably should — be remembered as part of the ’80s hair metal crop, even if its songs were less about pyrotechnics than intricate picking patterns and soulful vocals. Tickets for the Feb. 13 Ogden Theatre show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35, Ticketmaster)
Ministry bills its latest road jaunt as the “C U LaTour” — ostensibly its last world tour. Whether founder Al Jourgensen sticks to that remains to be seen, but fans might want to catch the Ogden Theatre show on April 12 just to be safe. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($42-$46, Ticketmaster)
Disco Biscuits will visit four venues in our jam-band-friendly state in January, including Fort Collins’ Aggie Theater (Jan. 16), the Boulder Theater (Jan. 17), the Fillmore Auditorium (Jan. 18) and Vail’s Dobson Ice Arena (Jan. 19). Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25.50-$30.50, Ticketmaster)
Vail Snow Daze tickets will jump in price starting Saturday, so if you want to catch Ziggy Marley (Dec. 6) and Social Distortion (Dec. 7) for $25 each, or the Roots and Ludacris (Dec. 8) for $40, get ’em today. ($72.50 festival pass, )
Wu-Tang Clan canceled its Dec. 20 show at the Fillmore Auditorium, and no rescheduled date has been announced. Refunds are available at the point of purchase, most likely Ticketmaster.
