Stone Temple Pilots’ reunion tour comes as no surprise in light of Scott Weiland’s dismissal from supergroup Velvet Revolver on April 1. How else would the aging alt-rocker get his requisite stage time? Tickets for STP’s July 2 Red Rocks concert with Black Francis are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($44.50-$64.50, Ticketmaster).
Jason Aldean and Sugarland will lead Colbie Caillat, the Guess Who, the Smothers Brothers, Little River Band and others at the Colorado State Fair Aug. 22-Sept. 1. Check back here for on-sale information.
Jerry Seinfeld has plotted his Denver return for June 7 at the Buell Theatre. Tickets for his 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. shows are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($45-$75, Ticketmaster)
A Tribe Called Quest heads the 2008 Rock the Bells fest, which includes Nas, Mos Def, De La Soul, Rakim, the Pharcyde and others. Pre-sale tickets for the Aug. 23 show are available at on May 14. Public tickets are on sale May 17. Check back here for venue and pricing information.
“A Prairie Home Companion” is taking its show on the road, including an Aug. 20 stop at Red Rocks. Garrison Keillor’s long-running radio program will feature Suzy Bogguss and, of course, lots of characters and stories. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($29-$64, Ticketmaster)
311 and Snoop Dogg headline this year’s Unity Tour, which stops by Red Rocks on July 1 with openers Fiction Plane. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($47.50, Ticketmaster)
Boston and Styx will join forces for a ’70s arena-rock extravaganza at Red Rocks on July 13. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($49.50-$75, Ticketmaster)
Sheryl Crow has announced a date for her Red Rocks show this summer with Brandi Carlile on June 9. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, and they’re expensive. ($49-$76.50, Ticketmaster)
My Morning Jacket and smoldering indie- blues duo the Black Keys will hit Red Rocks on Aug. 21. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($36-$40, Ticketmaster)
James Taylor and his Band of Legends plan to take on covers and classic originals at Red Rocks on Aug. 6. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($45-$85, Ticketmaster)
Bootsy Collins leads a tribute to James Brown at the Ogden Theatre on May 25 with a variety of guests. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35-$40, Ticketmaster)
Times New Viking, a band whose recordings come off like early-’90s Guided by Voices scrubbed with steel wool, will finally grace Denver on June 6. Tickets for the Larimer Lounge show are on sale. ($10, )
Blues Traveler will return to Red Rocks with fellow ’90s holdouts Live and Collective Soul for its annual Fourth of July concert. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($42.50-$44, Ticketmaster)
