Creed is many things to many people: a multiplatinum rock band, a nostalgic ’90s indulgence, a miscarriage of the post-grunge rush and the butt of a thousand jokes about singer Scott Stapp’s shiny mane and chest. That also makes news of the band’s reunion either the best or worst of the summer, depending on your tolerance for hits like “Higher” and “With Arms Wide Open.” Tickets for Creed’s Oct. 3 concert at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($19-$119, Ticketmaster)
Elvis Costello, always a friend of the high country, has joined the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival lineup, which also includes the Black Eyed Peas, Allman Brothers Band, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Doobie Brothers and others. Tickets for his set with the Imposters are on sale now. ($54-$74, )
Sunny Day Real Estate seemed destined to remain a one-reunion band after its late ’90s/early ’00s stab, but now the Seattle indie-emo act is back together (again) for the rerelease of seminal albums “Diary” and “LP2.” Fortunately it’s with original bassist Nate Mendel, who’s taking time off from Foo Fighters. Tickets for the group’s Sept. 21 show at the Ogden are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25, Ticketmaster)
The Get Up Kids, another icon of ’90s emo, will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Something to Write Home About” with a tour, including an Aug. 15 set at the Marquis with Australia’s Youth Group and Boston spazz-popsters Pretty & Nice. Check here or denverpost for on-sale dates. ($22-$25)
Snow Patrol returns to the States this fall, including an Oct. 9 show at the Fillmore with Plain White T’s. Tickets for the Scottish soft- rockers’ show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($30, )
The Pogues and their bedeviled, booze-soaked original singer Shane MacGowan plan to hit the Ogden on Oct. 23 for a night of rollicking Irish folk-punk. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($49.50, Ticketmaster)
Pitbull, the bilingual Miami rapper who came up through a series of hometown mixtapes, returns to the Ogden for the second time this year on Sept. 30. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25, Ticketmaster)
Dinosaur Jr. continues touring its original lineup with dates at the Boulder Theater (Oct. 29) and Fort Collins’ Aggie Theatre (Oct. 30), with sets from Lou Barlow and the Missingmen. Visit or for on-sale dates. ($20-$29.50)
Suburban Home Records, the excellent Denver punk/rock/folk label, will celebrate its 14th anniversary Sept. 10-14 with a series of events along the Front Range, including live music from Joey Cape, Jon Snodgrass, Chad Price, Two Cow Garage, Jr. Juggernaut, the Takers and more. Check back here or at denverpost for updates.
