The Colorado Symphony Orchestra is anticipating a busy season with its eclectic mix of classical and pop productions. On Tuesday the CSO announced its second wave of single tickets, including its first-ever holiday concert packages, with Grammy-winning conductor Richard Kaufmann and guest Gavin MacLeod, among others. Pops concerts also include evenings with Chris Botti, Tito Puente Jr. and the Smothers Brothers. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. (Various prices, )
Vince Gill keeps the Denver Performing Arts Complex poppin’ when he plays the Buell Theatre on Nov. 2. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($39.50-$69.50, Ticketmaster)
Michael Franti and Spearhead will play the Fillmore Auditorium as part of the sixth annual Harvest Ball Nov. 28-29. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($12-$55, Ticketmaster)
Madonna’s team continues to release tickets for her Nov. 11-12 shows at the Pepsi Center, including a fresh batch announced Tuesday. Tickets are on sale now. ($55-$350, Ticketmaster)
Joan Baez heads up Chautauqua Auditorium’s 110th-birthday event by celebrating her own 50 years of performing on Sept. 20. The “etown” radio show taping also includes Brett Dennen. ($20-$30, )
“The Drowsy Chaperone” brings its Tony award-winning musical comedy to the Buell Theatre Oct. 14-26. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Sunday. ($25-$95, )
“Experience Hendrix” is banking on our fuzzy memories of that guitar god to support its cross-country tribute tour, which features tunes performed by guitarists Hubert Sumlin, Eric Gales, Mato Nanje and Chris Layton, as well as former Hendrix sidemen drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Billy Cox. Tickets for the Oct. 30 Paramount Theatre show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($39.50-$99, TicketHorse)
Matisyahu has been demonstrating the unlikely kinship between orthodox Judaism and classic reggae/hip-hop since his debut in 2004. He hits the Ogden Theatre on Nov. 29 and Boulder’s Fox Theatre on Nov. 30 with rapper K’naan. Tickets for both are on sale today. ($25; Ticketmaster or )
Cafe Tacuba’s award-winning Rock en Español will electrify the Ogden on Nov. 9 when the band stops by. Tickets are on sale now. ($34-$40, Ticketmaster)
Jim Gaffigan has added a 10:30 p.m. set to his Oct. 10 date at the Buell. Tickets for the stand- up comedians’s new “Sexy Tour” show are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($42.75, Ticketmaster)
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers’ dusty alt-country will roll into the Gothic Theatre on Nov. 22. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($16-$18, Ticketmaster)
Mason Jennings fans can catch their favorite rising singer-songwriter at the Boulder Theater on Nov. 21. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($22.50-$25, Ticketmaster)
