k.d. lang might be best described as a chameleon — if her instincts didn’t frequently stray into torch songs and adult contemporary ballads. Her country background and occasional nods toward that genre on current work usually keep the critics guessing. Tickets for lang’s Nov. 8 concert at the Temple Buell Theatre are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($40.50-$70.50, Ticketmaster)
Madonna knows you want to see her at the Pepsi Center (and that you’re slow with the keyboard and touch-tone phone) so she added another date to her sold-out Denver stop. Tickets for the Nov. 12 show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($59-$354, Ticketmaster)
T.I. will debut songs from his forthcoming album “Paper Trail” (out in August, on his own Grand Hustle Records) when the Atlanta-bred MC plays the Fillmore Auditorium on July 3. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($45, Ticketmaster)
David Sedaris’ fans will no doubt jump at the chance to see him when he visits Macky Auditorium on Oct. 29 while touring behind his latest book, “When You Are Engulfed in Flames.” Tickets are on sale. ($42-$65, )
Dierks Bentley plans to headline 98.5 KYGO’s 2nd Annual Summer Chill Out, along with Rodney Atkins and Cross Canadian Ragweed. Tickets for the Aug. 29 Red Rocks concert are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($42.50, Ticketmaster)
Lyfe Jennings has come a long way from his Toledo, Ohio, origins to reach platinum status, including weathering a 10-year prison stint and convincing fickle neo-soul audiences to dig his introspective tunes. Tickets for his July 8 Ogden Theatre show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($27, Ticketmaster)
Sara Evans will help the Ranch (a.k.a. the Larimer County Fairgrounds and Event Complex) celebrate its five-year anniversary with a concert. Tickets for the country star’s Sept. 21 show are on sale. ($35-$45, )
Martin Short’s comfortable guest-starring cycle speaks to his quasi-retirement, but he’ll dust off the old impressions for a Sept. 20 show at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($40-$60, TicketHorse)
Dizzee Rascal enjoys more acclaim in his native England than in the States, but grime MC still knows how to attract this country’s forward-thinking hip-hop heads. Tickets for his July 22 set at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom are on sale. ($20, )
Bootsy Collins and Fred Wesley have rescheduled their tribute to James Brown for Oct. 3 at the Ogden Theatre. Tickets for the May 25 show will be honored, and new passes are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35, Ticketmaster)
New Kids on the Block tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Monday for the reunited boy band’s Nov. 14 Broomfield Event Center show. Snicker away — I’ll join you. ($57.50-$77.50, Ticketmaster)
Yes means “no,” at least if you were planning on seeing that U.K. prog rock band at Red Rocks on Aug. 11. The band canceled its entire 26-city North American tour this week, blaming singer Jon Anderson’s respiratory problems. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.
