Def Leppard is breaking out all the hits, including the rad/hilarious/ awful “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” for its big summer outing, which will stop at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village on Aug. 24. The band is bringing friends Poison and Cheap Trick, making the concert a must-see for hair metal fans and ’80s rock worshipers. The top-tier tickets are a bit pricey at $125, but when it comes to washed-up rock bands, fans are willing to ignore the struggling economy when buying concert tickets, right? . . . Right? ($25-$125, Ticketmaster)
Christopher Guest has a familiar face. You recognize him from those silly movies — “This is Spinal Tap,” “The Princess Bride,” “Waiting for Guffman” and “A Mighty Wind.” And now Guest and his buddies — fellow actor-musicians Michael McKean and Harry Shearer — are touring the country, playing some of their famous songs. “Spinal Tap” hits will be played unplugged, and “A Mighty Wind” tunes will be played in their original, acoustic arrangements at the group’s stop at Denver’s Paramount Theatre on April 29. ($39.50-$55, Tickethorse)
Neko Case will be touring her excellent new CD, “Middle Cyclones,” this spring and summer, including a stop at the Ogden Theatre on May 30. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($25-$30, Ticketmaster)
Horse Feathers plays an intoxicating brand of low-fi neo-folk, and the Portland, Ore., band has the potential to be the next Iron & Wine. Tickets for the band’s May 20 show at the Bluebird Theater go on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($8.50-$10, Ticketmaster)
No Doubt made news last week with the announcement of a back-from-the- dead tour that includes a May 27 date at Fiddler’s Green with Paramore and the Sounds. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday with slightly different prices than previously announced. ($10-$80, )
Lady Sovereign never broke into the mainstream in the way her fellow female U.K. rapper M.I.A. did, but she’s still got soul. Tickets for her May 18 show at the Bluebird Theater go on sale today at 10 a.m. ($20-$25, Ticketmaster)
