Brad Paisley stormed the Academy of Country Music Awards this year by leading with six nominations — and winning half of them. It’s not so surprising: He also set a record recently for 10 consecutive No. 1 country singles, putting him in the same orbit as Buck Owens and George Strait. Paisley plays Fiddler’s Green on Sept. 18 as part of his “American Saturday Night” tour with Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25-$45, Ticketmaster)
Kathy Griffin’s love-to-hate-her personality is as much a stereotype of her character-actor roles as a willful construction in her stand-up comedy. Tickets for her Nov. 20 show at the Buell Theatre are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($49.50-$99.50, Ticketmaster)
Atmosphere, the Twin Cities hip-hop duo of Slug and Ant, returns to Red Rocks after its Monolith set last year. Tickets for the Aug. 14 show are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($36.50-$40, Ticketmaster) Asher Roth and Kid Cudi are co-headlining “The Great Hangover Tour” with B.o.B and Pac Div — a group of college-oriented hip-hop acts that should help attendees live up to the tour’s name. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25, Ticketmaster)
The Gaslight Anthem returns to Denver on Sept. 13 with Murder by Death, the Loved Ones and Frank Turner. Tickets for the Ogden Theatre show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($19.50, Ticketmaster)
Little Feat played twice in Denver last year (first with Hot Tuna then at A Taste of Colorado) so why not another date? Tickets for the long-lived band’s Sept. 4 Paramount show with Great American Taxi are on sale. ($27.50- $37.50, TicketHorse)
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band know Durango isn’t anywhere near Denver, but if you’re in the Four Corners area on July 27, they want you to stop at their “Concerts for Scholarships” benefit show at Fort Lewis College. Tickets are on sale. ($40-$75, )
Bat for Lashes played at the Larimer Lounge during its 2007 stop here, so it’s only natural the Brighton, England, act (a.k.a. Natasha Khan) would upgrade for its Aug. 22 return at the Bluebird Theater. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($13.50-$15, Ticketmaster)
John Denver: The Tribute joins Beatles (Aug. 22) and ABBA (July 23) tributes at Red Rocks in benefiting KBDI-TV 12. Tickets for the show on June 27 — the 20th anniversary of John Denver’s last performance at the amphitheater — are on sale ($25, Ticketmaster). Also check out Faux Punk, a Daft Punk tribute at the Bluebird on Aug. 8. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($12-$15, Ticketmaster)
