Coldplay’s latest album, “Viva la Vida,” gives the faltering music industry something to smile about, selling a (relatively) impressive 722,000 copies in its debut week. The moody British soft-rockers will visit the Pepsi Center on Nov. 21. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($49.50-$97.50, Ticketmaster)
Counting Crows and Maroon 5 will join forces for a Sept. 24 set at Fiddler’s Green. Tickets for the amphitheater show are on sale now. ($30.50-$126, Ticketmaster)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is one of the more recognizable names on Elitch Gardens’ summer concert series, which also includes Billy Ray Cyrus, Raven-Symone, Drake Bell and others. The concert is included in the $34.99 admission price. Visit for dates.
Bow Wow shirked the “Lil'” from his name five years ago, but it’s still hard not to think of him as the cornrow’d teenager that just happened to hang with Snoop and Chris Brown. Tickets for his Aug. 11 Ogden Theatre set are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($32.50, Ticketmaster)
Michael Franti & Spearhead will lead the annual Radio & Records Triple A Radio Summit in Boulder Aug. 6-8. Split between the Fox Theatre and an outdoor stage on 13th Street, other performers include Augustana, Donavon Frankenreiter, Calexico, Newton Faulkner, JJ Grey & Mofro and others. Passes are available at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25-$40, )
The Robert Cray Band will stop by the Boulder Theater on Sept. 29. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. July 5. ($38.50, )
Idina Menzel’s Tony Award-winning turns in “Wicked” and “Rent” have proved her overall talent, but her solo musical tour will emphasize her voice. Tickets for the Aug. 12 concert at DU’s Newman Center are on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. ($39.50-$49.50, Ticketmaster)
Tegan and Sara will top off a summer of triumphant festival appearances with an Oct. 13 date at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets are on sale. ($33.50, TicketHorse)
Ricky Skaggs will join Michael Martin Murphey when the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad’s High Altitude Concert Series debuts on July 17. Ticket prices include a train trip to and from the amphitheater in La Veta. On sale. ($95, )
Silver Jews’ underwhelming new album likely won’t keep fans away from the band’s Oct. 5 Bluebird Theater set, as hard as it is to catch David Berman and company. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($15, Ticketmaster)
Ratatat will play the Gothic Theatre on Sept. 2. Tickets for the jittery electro-rock show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($15, Ticketmaster)
Great Big Sea will bring its Canadian folk- rock to the Paramount on Oct. 8. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($25-$35, TicketHorse)
Ying Yang Twins canceled their Aug. 6 show at the Ogden. No new date has been rescheduled, and refunds are available at the point of purchase, likely Ticketmaster.
This article has been corrected in this online archive. Originally, due to a reporting error, the name Idina Menzel was spell incorrectly.
