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Outdoor concerts feel foreign in these waning days of 2014, but Lana Del Rey’s somber, edgy pop music still has sunlight on its mind. “Endless Summer,” Rey’s biggest headlining tour to date, will bust out the sunscreen and wide-brimmed hats next year with a May 12 concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, with opener Courtney Love. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 6. ($45-$65, Ticketmaster)
The question is not “Why would Elvis Costello kick off a tour in Boulder?” but rather “Why not?” The angry-young-man-turned-consummate-songwriter will begin a 13-date acoustic tour on March 1 at the Boulder Theater. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 5. ($65-$100, )
Given his reputation as a honey-voiced adult-contemporary mainstay, Mat Kearney’s sprightly new album “Just Kids” is suprisingly straightforward in its pop affectations. Kearney will headline the Ogden Theatre on March 14. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 5. ($29.95, )
Reminder: Passes for Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean’s previously announced Aug. 8 concert at Sports Authority Field at Mile High are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 5. ($26-$136, )
In what’s easily one of its most revered film traditions, the Boulder Theater will once again screen the Coen Bros.’ modern classic “The Big Lebowski” on Jan. 15. See it again (or for the first time) in one of the best possible geographic and spiritual environments. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 5. ($10, )
Foo Fighters added an Aug. 16 show to the band’s previously announced Aug. 17 stop at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre. Tickets for both shows are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 5. ($42.50-$79.50, )
Punk-folkie Ani DiFranco may not play Colorado as often as she used to, but she’ll return for back-to-back shows at the Boulder Theater March 29-30. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 5. ($35-$55, )
Viral sensations The Piano Guys will play Red Rocks Aug. 20. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 5. ($39.50-$125, )
John Wenzel: 303-954-1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com
