“Legally Blonde the Musical” leads a Broadway-heavy slew of shows announced recently for Denver Center Attractions’ 2010 season. “Mary Poppins,” “Shrek” and “Young Frankenstein” round out the film-based offerings, in addition to 2008 Tony-winning best musicals “In the Heights” and the revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic “South Pacific.” The big-name offerings are sure to sell well, considering they’ve grossed nearly $400 million combined in the last two years. World premiere “Mama Hated Diesels” and “The 101 Dalmatians Musical” fill out the calendar. Subscription packages start at $219.25. Check back here soon for single ticket prices. (800-641-1222 or )
Colbie Caillat and Howie Day will hit the Fillmore Auditorium on Oct. 3 for a night of bouncy, upbeat pop. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($25-$30, )
The Pixies confirmed their Denver “Doolittle” date this week with a Nov. 16 show at the Fillmore — one of only nine venues they’ll play in the U.S. Tickets are on sale Sept. 12 at livenation . Check back here or at . reverb for pricing.
The B-52s will also play the Fillmore, after a Denver Botanic Gardens concert last month. Tickets for their Sept. 29 show are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($32.50-$35, .)
Brother Ali plans to stop by the Ogden Theatre on Sept. 29 with Evidence, Toki Wright and BK One. Surprisingly cheap tickets for the Minneapolis native’s hip-hop headlining set are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($15, Ticketmaster)
Wavves has lived up to its intentionally misspelled name by creating controversy at its wildly overhyped live shows. The San Diego indie act, a.k.a. Nathan Williams and cohorts, will play the Larimer Lounge on Sept. 14 with Ganglians. Tickets are on sale. ($14, larimerlounge .)
Ben Harper & Relentless7, who recently played the Mile High Music Festival, dropped out of the FMQB Triple A Conference performance at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday. Mindy Smith has been added as replacement. Tickets purchased online have been automatically refunded, and in-hand tickets can be returned to the Fox Theatre’s box office. E-mail customerservice@foxtheatre.com for more information.
Built to Spill, the indie rock maelstrom that recently headlined the Westword Music Showcase, will return Sept. 20 for a slightly scaled- down show at the Bluebird Theater. Tickets for the show with Disco Doom are on sale at 10 a.m. today. ($23-$25, Ticketmaster)
