3 Doors Down is a long way from its first radio hit, “Kryptonite,” but the straight-faced pop-rock act’s new self-titled album finds it in the same unchallenging spot it’s always been. Tickets for 3 Doors’ Sept. 3 Red Rocks show with Hinder and Finger Eleven are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($39.50-$75, Ticketmaster)
Madonna tickets finally go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, and considering that the Nov. 11 Pepsi Center show is the Material Girl’s first-ever Denver stop, expect them to sell out almost instantly, despite a hefty price. ($59-$354, Ticketmaster)
James Taylor and his Band of Legends added an Aug. 7 show at Red Rocks after their Aug. 6 concert sold out. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($45-$85, Ticketmaster)
Third Day will lead the contemporary Christian lineup of Switchfoot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Jars of Clay at the Broomfield Event Center on Oct. 12. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($30-$125, Ticketmaster)
Puddle of Mudd has outlasted most of its alt-metal peers to find a comfortable touring and recording schedule, which finds it visiting the Ogden Theatre on Aug. 2 with Saving Abel, Rev Theory and Tyler Read. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25-$30, Ticketmaster)
Stereolab never leaves Denver out of the loop when it tours, which means the U.K. electro- pop band will play a show at the Gothic Theatre on Oct. 14 with Monade. Tickets are on sale. ($16.50, Ticketmaster)
Rose Hill Drive announced a slate of co-headlining dates with Athens, Ga., indie rock buzz band the Whigs next month. The tour will culminate with a June 24 show at the Fox Theatre (sans the Whigs), where the Boulder power trio will release its latest CD, “Moon in the New Earth.” Tickets are on sale. ($17-$25, foxtheatre )
Grupo Fantasma recently provided backup horns for Prince at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which makes its June 8 stop at the intimate Walnut Room with Jazz Del Barrio a treat. Tickets are on sale. ($9-$12, )
Crystal Castles’ chiptunes pedigree and critical momentum ought to make the electro duo’s June 16 show at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom one of the summer’s most buzzed-about sets. Tickets are on sale. ($13-$15, )
Todd Rundgren will visit the Boulder Theater on July 14. Tickets for the eclectic pop practitioner’s show are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($27.50, )
Fleet Foxes escaped a lot of hipsters’ gaze when they last played the Hi-Dive in April, but a new full-length disc on Sub Pop (out June 3) ought to make the Seattle folk-rock band’s return show more of an event. Tickets for the July 22 set with the Dutchess and the Duke and Oblio Duo are on sale. ($8, hi-dive.com)
