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Nickelback, for all its critical disrespect, has proven itself a good sport with a recent video and some loose-lipped interviews about the state of rock ‘n’ roll. The multiplatinum Canadian band, touring behind new album “Here and Now,” will stop by the Pepsi Center on June 10 with openers Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 21. ($44.50-$84.50, TicketHorse)
Van Halen’s best lineup — with singer David Lee Roth — is including a May 24 Pepsi Center show as part of its tour to promote a new album, “A Different Kind of Truth.” Check back here — or at , The Post’s music site — for on-sale dates and prices.
If you’re miffed about the postponement of the March 4 Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at the Pepsi Center, blame Anthony Kiedis’ foot. The group’s singer recently underwent surgery to correct multiple injuries. The sold-out show has been moved to Sept. 27.
The Black Keys have enjoyed a huge week, between their Coachella first-day headlining announcement and the reveal of their national tour behind new album “El Camino,” which takes the Ohio blues-rock duo to the 1stBank Center on April 20, with Arctic Monkeys. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 21. ($55-$59.50, TicketHorse)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are kicking off their 2012 tour at Broomfield’s 1stBank Center, as we first reported in December, and tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($49.50-$99.50, TicketHorse)
Wanda Sykes never found the right balance of sassy, thoughtful and funny on her eponymous 2010 talk show, but the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” co-star certainly broke new ground. Tickets for Sykes’ March 9 show at the Paramount Theatre are on sale at 10 a.m. today ($45.50-$55.50, TicketHorse)
Snow Patrol’s shiny new album, “Fallen Empires,” will get the live treatment when the Scottish pop-rock outfit hits the Fillmore Auditorium on April 27. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($32.50-$35, )
John Wenzel: 303-954-1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com
