Neil Diamond’s makeover in recent years from sappy singer-songwriter to musical icon owes much to his ironic embrace among critics and new generations of fans weaned on cover acts like Super Diamond. From his Tin Pan Alley days to his collaborations with hitmaker Rick Rubin, the Mellow One has seen it all. Tickets for his Dec. 17 show at the Pepsi Center are on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. ($25.50- $120, Ticketmaster)
Oasis has yet to reach the (in)famous heights here that it has across the pond, but the U.K. band’s first stateside tour in three years will at least draw the faithful it first snared with 1994’s semi-classic “Definitely Maybe.” Tickets for the Dec. 8 Broomfield Event Center show with Ryan Adams and the Cardinals are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($38-$72.50, Ticketmaster)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s regular round of holiday concerts will hit Pepsi Center on Dec. 3 and Colorado Springs’ World Arena (for a pair of shows) on Dec. 4. Tickets for both are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($40-$58, Ticketmaster and TicketsWest, respectively)
Chris Tomlin will lead the “Hello Love” tour with Israel Houghton and New Breed when it stops by the Wells Fargo Theatre on Feb. 9. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday ($25-$32, Ticketmaster)
Mudvayne’s nü-metal will ring throughout the Fillmore Auditorium on Nov. 21 when it brings opening acts 10 Years and Snot to Denver. Tickets are on sale. ($29.50, Ticketmaster)
William Topley will visit the Bluebird Theater on Dec. 20 for an intimate acoustic-trio set. Tickets for the U.K. singer-songwriter’s concert are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35, Ticketmaster)
Jeremy Enigk is nearly as well known for his indie-emo acts Sunny Day Real Estate and the Fire Theft as he is for his solo outings. He plays the Larimer Lounge on Nov. 23. Tickets are on sale. ($15, )
Hot IQs will say “Happy Birthday, Jesus” with a Christmas party at the Bluebird Theater on Dec. 19 with fellow Denverites The Chain Gang of 1974 and Young Coyotes. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($10, Ticketmaster)
Eric Hutchinson’s jaunty soul-pop hits the Bluebird Theater on Nov. 13 with openers Charlotte Sometimes. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($10-$12, Ticketmaster)
The Inactivists will celebrate five years of art-rock high jinks with an Oct. 11 set at the Lion’s Lair with Mourning Sickness and Little Fyodor. Tickets are on sale. ($5, tickets at the door)
Yelle jets over from the land of berets, delicious croissants and the Eiffel Tower to play the States, including a stop at the Ogden Theatre on Oct. 24. Tickets are on sale. ($16-$20, Ticketmaster)
