Ed MasleyArizona Republic
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July is packed with opportunities to see live music in Phoenix, from huge arena tours to local acts in local bars.
New Kids on the Block are playing at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, which also features shows by Kenny Chesney, Cage the Elephant, Niall Horan and a Queens of R&B nostalgia tour with Xscape and SWV.
If you were thinking of something more indoors than that, Blink-182 and A Day to Remember are at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, which also has an Old School Block Party with 112, Too Short, Stevie B., Digital Underground and 2 Live Crew, to name a few.
Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix also has some big tours coming in: AJR, Hootie & the Blowfish, Atee*z, Aventura and Janet Jackson.
Here are the best concerts coming to metro Phoenix in July 2024.
To plan further ahead, be sure to give our constantly updated concert announcements a look.
Queens of R&B: Xscape & SWV
Xscape and SWV have reunited for The Queens of R&B Tour with special guests Mya, Total and 702. Xscape sent three songs to the top of Billboard's R&B charts in the '90s: "Just Kickin' It," "Understanding" and "Who Can I Run To." Soul Train Lady of Soul Award winners SWV topped Billboard's Hot 100 with the triple-platinum "Weak," their first of three chart-topping entries on the Billboard R&B charts, followed by "Right Here (Human Nature)" and "You're the One."
Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $41.30and up. 602-254-7200,livenation.com.
Blink-182
This is the trio’s second metro Phoenix date since Tom DeLonge rejoined the fold after a nine-year absence. The reunited pop-punk veterans played a sold-out show at Footprint Center in 2023, treating fans toa dizzying blend of dirty jokes and big hits. They're joined on this year's One More Time Tour by Pierce the Veil and Hot Milk.The tour is named in honor of their first new album with DeLonge since 2011’s “Neighborhoods."
Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 2. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $95 and up. 623-772-3800,desertdiamondarena.com.
Iron & Wine
Sam Beam is touring the States with the Emmy-winning performance collective Manual Cinema, whose members will perform live shadow puppetry and handmade animations alongside the band, creating a visual world to complement the music in support of "Light Verse," a breathtaking gem of an album that features a soulful duet with the great Fiona Apple on "All in Good Time." Paste magazine responded to the album with "No longer the lone troubadour, Beam is backed by a group of LA musicians whose expert subtlety bolsters Beam’s magnetic quietude — even when Hollywood strings swell or the accompaniment reaches near cacophony."
Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 2. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $59 and up. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.
Red Fang
"Only Ghosts" was a compelling argument in favor of returning metal to its roots, from the Black Sabbath-worthy psychedelicsludge of such highlights as "No Air" and "The Smell of Sound" to an opening numberthat filtered the punkish intensity of Motorhead through a melodic sensibility closer in spirit to Queens of the Stone Age. And the follow-up, "Arrows," was just as impressive. As Consequence sized it up, "Red Fang didn’t alter their signature sound so much as enhance it forArrows. Everything in the mix is sludgier, heavier and more accentuated."
Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 2. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $25. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.
Totally Tubular Festival
The Totally Tubular Festival features artists who captured the pop culture zeitgeist in the early to mid-1980s thanks primarily to the high rotation of their music videos on MTV. Like, oh my God! How rad is that?! The lineup features Thomas Dolby, the Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Modern English, Men Without Hats, the Tubes, Bow Wow Wow and the Plimsouls' Eddie Muñoz. The Tubes, of course, have deep roots in the Phoenix music scene. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will go to food banks in each market.
Details: 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3. Arizona Financial Theatre,400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $53.50 and up.800-745-3000,ticketmaster.com.
Cage the Elephant
The Grammy-winning alt-rockers are touring in support of “Neon Pill” with Young the Giant and Bakar. In a press release, singer Matthew Shultz said, “‘Neon Pill’ is the first record where we were consistently uninfluenced, and I mean that in a positive way. Everything is undoubtedly expressed through having settled into finding our own voice. We’ve always drawn inspiration from artists we love, and at times we’ve even emulated some of them to a certain degree. With this album… we just found a uniqueness in simply existing.”
Details: 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 5. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $48.65and up. 602-254-7200,livenation.com.
New Kids on the Block
The multiplatinum pop sensations are joined on the Magic Summer Tour by Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Reimagining the smash 1990 tour of the same name, Donnie, Joey, Jordan, Jonathan and Danny have promised to bring back the magic for fans old and new. The set will be a mix of greatest hits, unexpected fan favorites and surprise songs on their first primarily outdoor-venue tour in 15 years.
Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $41.75and up. 602-254-7200,livenation.com.
PVRIS
Lyndsey Gunnulfsen and her bandmates are touring the States in continued support of "Evergreen," a 2023 release that continues the evolution of their sound into a synthesizer-driven brand of alternative dance-rock as emotionally intense as anything they managed in their screamo days with hints of hip-hop in the mix. Gunnulfsen has said the album of "a reclamation of control in our post-pandemic culture, posing a complex discussion on fame, technology, spectacle, and female autonomy."
Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $48 and up. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.
Alejandro Escovedo
When Alejandro Escovedo was in the Nuns, he opened the Sex Pistols’ infamous final show at San Francisco’s Winterland. But that’s before he moved to Austin and became a roots-rock icon, launching a solo career after playing with ’80s alternative-country heroes Rank and File and True Believers. In 1998,No Depressionnamed him artist of the decade. And he’s still playing to his strengths. His latest album, "Echo Dancing," is, as Uncut noted, bold, brilliant and experimental," with an emphasis on the experimental part of that equation, deconstructing 14 classics he's recorded through the years.
Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $44.50-$49.50. 480-478-6000,mim.org.
A Day to Remember
The fantastically titled Least Anticipated Album Tour brings the Florida metalcore veterans, who won Best Live Band at 2015's Alternative Press Music Awards, with kindred spirits The Story So Far, Four Year Strong and Scowl. This is A Day to Remember's first U.S. tour in more than a year, including festival appearances at Welcome to Rockville, Hangout Fest, Sonic Temple, Four Chord Music Festival and When We Were Young.
Details: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $50 and up. 623-772-3800,desertdiamondarena.com.
Cole Swindell
The Win the Night Tour finds the country singer joined by Dylan Scott and Restless Road. Swindell topped Billboard's country charts with "Chillin' It," his triple-platinum breakthrough, in 2013. Since then, he's sent eight singles to the top of Billboard's country airplay chart while being named New Artist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music in 2015. Swindell's biggest hits include "Ain't Worth the Whiskey," "You Should Be Here," "Middle of a Memory," "Single Saturday Night," "Never Say Never" and "She Had Me at Heads Carolina."
Details: 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11. Arizona Financial Theatre,400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $86.75 and up.800-745-3000,ticketmaster.com.
Francine Reed birthday concert
Francine Reed is turning 77, and together with We3 (Renee Patrick, Suzanne Lansford, and Nicole Pesce), Grammy-winning bassist Mel Brown and internationally acclaimed drummer Dowell Davis, she’s marking the occasion with an evening of music and memories. Reed was one of the Valley's most popular jazz and blues vocalists from the mid-1970s until she left for Atlanta in the early '90s. By the time she left, she was a memberof Lyle Lovett’s Large Band. Reed has also recorded duets with Willie Nelson and Delbert McClinton in addition to releasing her own music.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. Sold out. 480-478-6000,mim.org.
AJR
Their first arena tour is in support of last year's "The Maybe Man," which All Music praised for the way they "continue to turn their personal pain and anxieties into universally relatable pop anthems." AJR explained the inspiration for the album in a statement: “In your mid- to late twenties, you start to think about your life. There’s endless potential, but it’s also scary because you don’t know who you’re going to be. This album examines that personal existential crisis and the prevalent question of, ‘Who am I?’”
Details: 6:45 Friday, July 12. Footprint Center,201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 602-379-7800,ticketmaster.com.
Hombres G
Adored by millions, the iconic Spanish rockers bring their 40 Aniversario Tour to Phoenix. Hombres G have been called the "Spanish Beatles" more than once. Their sound, in fact, is rooted in the music of the early Beatles and the British New Wave movement, which makes sense considering they formed in 1982, breaking through with 1985's "Devuélveme a mi chica,"which was later celebrated on a list of Las 100 + Grandiosas Canciones En Español by VH1.
Details: 8 p.m. Friday, July 12. Arizona Financial Theatre,400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $86.50 and up.800-745-3000,ticketmaster.com.
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Hootie & the Blowfish with Darius Rucker
Fronted by country star Darius Rucker, these '90s rock veterans have sold more than 25 million albums, largely driven by their 22-times-platinumbreakthrough, "Cracked Rear View," which remains among the 10 best-selling albums in U.S history. Their hits include three Top 10 entries on the Hot 100 from that first release: "Hold My Hand," "Let Her Cry" and "Only Wanna Be With You." The Summer Camp with Trucks Tour also features special guests Collective Soul and Edwin McCain.
Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 13. Footprint Center,201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. $29.75 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com.
Tate McRae
This tour in support of “Think Later” finds the Canadian pop singer playing the biggest venues of her career thus far, including her first headlining show at Madison Square Garden. The album was executive produced by hitmaker Ryan Tedder, whose previous clients include Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. In 2021, McRae was the youngest musician featured on the Forbes magazine 30 Under 30 list. Her hits include "You Broke Me First" and "Greedy."
Details: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14. Arizona Financial Theatre,400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary.800-745-3000,ticketmaster.com.
Streetlight Manifesto
The Jersey ska-punk veterans are headed our way on the Myth of Monsters Tour. In announcing the tour on their website, they wrote, "We are like caged animals, about to break out of our confinement once again, make a beeline for the backstage snack table and then stomp onto the stages of America (and two cities in Canada, eh? ;-) to once again rock your sweet little faces clean off. GET READY PEOPLE, WE DO THIS. OKAY? OKAY!"
Details: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $49.62-$92.76. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.
Barefoot
This is part of the Escape to Crescent Ballroom Summer Matinee Concert Series of bargain-priced concerts. These local indie-rockers recently released a six-song EP of music that should speak directly to fans whose favorite records are emo. It helps that singer Dylan Fay has the dynamic range to take you from the vulnerable near-whisper of the title track's opening scene ("you're living like a Polaroid, just tucked away inside a drawer) to the emotional intensity required when he hits the chorus as the band kicks in, repeating the opening line at full volume.
Details: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $10; $8 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.
The Kid LAROI
The Australian rapper brings the First Time Tour to downtown Phoenix with special guests Glaive and Chase Shakur. His U.S. hits include "Without You," which features Miley Cyrus on the remix,and "Stay" with Justin Bieber. A review in the Guardian a few years back said, "At the first of two headline shows at Brixton Academy, he sweats out his setlist like a fever, tearing through two-minute tracks titled like confessions of teen rage."
Details: 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 15. Arizona Financial Theatre,400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $43 and up. 800-745-3000,ticketmaster.com.
Ken Carson
Signed to Playboi Carti's label in 2019, the Atlanta rapper is headed to Phoenix on the Chaos Tour in support of "A Great Chaos," Carson's first Top 20 entry on the Billboard album chart. Pitchfork called it "a creative breakthrough, flipping the script on Atlanta rap production" while "funneling his hedonistic tendencies into joyously unholy music." Vibe said it found the rapper "hitting on all cylinders."
Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 16. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.
Il Divo
These multiplatinum classical crossover phenoms were originally brought together in 2003 by Simon Cowell. They've undergone some lineup changes in the course of selling more than 30 million units worldwide while earning 160 gold and platinum records in 35 countries. The current lineup features Swiss tenor Urs Bühler, French tenor Sébastien Izambard, America tenor David Miller and America baritone Steven LaBrie. They're touring the States in support of a 10th album, “XX: 20th Anniversary Album."
Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16.Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. $69.50-$189.50. 480-644-6500,mesaartscenter.com.
Pedro the Lion
David Bazan and his bandmates are headed to Phoenix in support of "Santa Cruz," the third installment in a trilogy (so far) of musical memoirs he began with "Phoenix," on which he set the scene with “On a desert Christmas morning, 1981/ One month shy of 6 years old in the Valley of the Sun.” Phoenix also rates a mention in the title track to "Santa Cruz," where the new kid shows up for the first day of eighth grade with "the stupidest backpack," riddled with buyer's remorse. "I loved it in Phoenix at the mall with my Grandma," he sings. "So I’ll never be cool here." And don't be late or you'll miss Danielle Durack, another brilliant storyteller with Valley roots.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $27.50-$40. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.
Bethany Home
In the event that the name didn't give it away? These guys are local. They released a debut album titled "Made With Love" in March. If you're into emo, you should check it out. Their singer has the perfect voice to make you feel a lyric as emotional as "And I cried the whole ride home and thought about how everyone dies someday," as he does on the opening track, a nearly seven-minute track called "Lightbulb." They're joined by Malaise, Beset and Twinstar.
Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, July 18. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $12. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.
The Happy Together Tour
The Happy Together Tour returns to Arizona in its 15th year of bringing nostalgia with a smile. In addition to dusting off '60s pop classics as timeless "Happy Together," “Elenore,” "She'd Rather Be With Me" and "You Showed Me," the Turtles will once again host with Jay and the Americans, the Association, Badfinger, the Vogues and the Cowsills rounding out the lineup.
Details: 8 p.m. Friday, July 19. Talking Stick Resort, Loop 101 and Pima Road, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. $30 and up. 480-850-7734,talkingstickresort.com.
Let Alone
These local rockers are celebrating the release of "Same Science." There's a jokey bio on their Facebook page that says "let alone is a Goldilocks Rock band from Phoenix, bringing a sound that's not too hard, not too soft, jusssttttt the right rock to sustain human life." It is just right, though. Their sound is a masterful blend of intensity, drama and an emotional vulnerability conveyed by a singer whose elastic vocal range allows for some breathtaking moments of beauty and transcendence while his bandmates scale majestic heights with urgency to spare. These guys are ready for the big leagues and this album sounds like it could take them there. They're joined by Good Terms, Celebration Guns and Mattstagraham.
Details: 8 p.m. Friday, July 19. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $15-$17. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.
The Marías
Since breaking through in 2021 with "Hush," a song that topped the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart, the Marías have opened Halsey's Love and Power Tour and collaborated with Bad Bunny on his "Un Verano Sin Ti" album. They're touring with special guests Automatic in support of “Submarine," their second album, which Stereogum declared "the soundtrack of the summer." It's still summer, people. Don't miss out.
Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Arizona Financial Theatre,400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $54.50 and up. 800-745-3000,ticketmaster.com.
The Decemberists
Colin Meloy and his bandmates are headed to Phoenix in support of the masterful "As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again," a sprawling masterstroke that opens on as beautiful a throwback to the folk rock of the '60s as you'll likely hear in 2024 (with backing vocals by James Mercer of the Shins!) and signs off with a 19-minute indie-prog epic called "Joan in the Garden" where the music and lyrics both demand repeated listens. MusicOMH.com hailed it as "one of the Decemberists’ finest albums," adding that "even at this stage of their career, where they can comfortably be described as veterans, Colin Meloy and company still have the power to enchant and inspire." It was definitely worth the six-year wait between releases and quite possibly the best release in 18 years.
Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 20. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $64 and up. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.
Celebration of Life for Michael 'Bam-Bam' Sversvold
Michael "Bam-Bam" Sversvold was a legendary presence on the Phoenix underground, having powered his way into the spotlight as the hyperactive force of nature attacking his drums at age 14 with the reckless abandon of a young Keith Moon for skate-rock-icons-in-the-making JFA, who hit the scene in 1981. His JFA bandmates will perform acoustically at this celebration of his. Other friends performing include Fat Gray Cat, Medieval Knievels, the Sleaze and Tony Karaba doing Rabid Rabbit songs with his group Peace Through Power. All proceeds will be donated to Sversvold’s mother, Joanne.
Details: 1-6 p.m. Saturday, July 20. The Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $15.rhythmroom.com.
Vieux Farka Touré
The son of Malian music legend Ali Farka Touré is often referred to as the Hendrix of the Sahara, a title meant more to convey the point that the man is a brilliant guitarist than to suggest that there's anything remotely Hendrix-esque about his playing. He's an altogether different kind of awe-inspiring. His playing is clean, fast and fluid, as brilliantly showcased in a Form Arcosanti performance with his world-music trio thathad the crowd singing along in and dancing wildly.
Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, July 21. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $44.50-$54.50. 480-478-6000,mim.org.
The Body
Much like their previous effort, "I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer” (named for aline in Virginia Woolf’s suicide letter)," "I've Seen All I Need to See" is a harrowing soundscape of tortured howls and haunted samples, as experimental as experimental metal gets. As MusicOMH.com was right to note, though, "Somehow, there’s an odd clarity to be found amongst all the noise, distortion and decay." They're here on the Orchards of a Futile Heaven Tour with co-headliners Dis Fig.
Details: 7 p.m. Monday, July 22. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $22; $18 in advance.valleybarphx.com.
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
Shook is touring the States with the Disarmers in support of "Revelations," an album Paste magazine praised for injecting "some serious punk rock attitudes into a well-worn infrastructure of venerable country tunes," adding "the guitar tones are crisp, the pedal steel sounds like a million bucks." The punk-rock attitudes lead to highlights as inspired (and disarming, as promised) as one whose title we can't share and "Backsliders," where Shook rhymes "I'm a real piece of (expletive) and you're a vixen in a dress" with "I thought we was movin' on but I was wrong I guess."
Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $18. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.
Quasi
Last year's "Breaking the Balls of History," their first release in 10 years, found the great Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss effortlessly playing to the psychedelic strengths that made them such beloved indie icons in the first place, stirring up a proper racket as they honored the 30th anniversary of their self-titled cassette debut by adding to their legacy. So what do they do for an encore? They're revisiting their classic third release, 1998's "Featuring 'Birds,'" in its entirety for the first time ever on tour. Sometimes odd decision are the best decisions.
Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $25; $22 in advance.valleybarphx.com.
Kenny Chesney
Chesney is known for his stadium shows. That's where his No Shoes Nation comes together at its most powerful. But long before the man became the only country artist in Billboard’s Top 10 Touring Acts of the Last 25 Years, he captured the imagination of young people coming of age across America in smaller, more intimate venues, including outdoor amphitheaters. In a press release, Chesney said, "There is nothing like being out on the lawn with your friends, or even under the pavilion, on a clear night hearing the music and just being in the moment. You can do some things in that environment you can’t at a stadium. It’s less production, less massive, but there’s a real sense of connection that is undeniable.”
Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $122.50and up. 602-254-7200,livenation.com.
Atee*z
TheKorean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism famously labeled these K-pop sensations"4th Generation Leaders." Their latestalbum,"Golden Hour Pt. 1," is the biggest-selling K-pop album of the year and they recently became the South Korean artists with the most new top 10 albums in the U.K. in the course of a single year, a title previously held by BTS. This year also saw them turning in stellar a Coachella performance, acclaimed by the music press and festivalgoers alike.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25. Footprint Center,201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 602-379-7800,ticketmaster.com.
Jeezy: Playlist Concert
The Artist Formerly Known as Young Jeezy arrives in support of "I Might Forgive... But I Don't Forget." He topped the rap and R&B charts in 2005 with "Soul Survivor," the breakthrough single from his platinum debut. His biggest hits include "And Then What," "I Luv It," "Go Getta," the double-platinum "Put On" (which featured Kanye West and put Jeezy back at the top of the rap charts),"My President" (featuring Nas), "Lose My Mind" (featuring Plies), "Leave You Alone" (with Ne-Yo), "R.I.P." (with 2 Chainz) and "Seen It All" (with Jay-Z).
Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, July 25. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $71 and up. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.
Nick Cartell: A Thousand Spotlights
Currently starring as Jean Valjean in the North American tour of"Les Misérables," a role he's played more than a thousand times, Cartell returns to Scottsdale for a hometown performance at ASU Kerr to celebrate the release of "A Thousand Spotlights," his new album. He shares stories of time on the road with"Les Miz," Broadway runs of the 2012 revival of"Jesus Christ Superstar,""Scandalous: The Musical" and"Paramour"interwoven with songs from the album, which features Broadway, Disney. and even some jazz.
Details: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 26-27. ASU Kerr, 6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. $10. 480-596-2660, asugammage.com.
Old School Block Party
As old-school as promised, this block party features sets by such crowd-pleasing veterans as 112, who topped the Billboard R&B charts with "It's Over Now"; Too Short, whose hits include "The Ghetto"; Stevie B., who topped the Hot 100 with "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"; Digital Underground ("The Humpty Dance"); 2 Live Crew of "Me So Horny" fame; Debbie Deb, Trinere, Club Nouveau, Nocera, Freestyle and Connie.
Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 27. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $39 and up. 623-772-3800,desertdiamondarena.com.
Samantha Fish
This award-winning blues guitar hero isn't strictly blues, incorporating elements of bluegrass, country, funk and rock. She's picked up 22 awards at the Independent Blues Awards since 2016, when her honors ranged from Artist of the Year, which she's won twice, to the Road Warrior award, which she's won four times. Her latest effort, last year's "Death Wish Blues," is an album-length collaboration with Jesse Dayton.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $29-$99. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.
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Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore
These roots-music legends earned raves in 2018 — and deservedly so— for an album called "Downey to Lubbock" whose title track found them exploring the thousand miles that separate their individual stomping grounds of southern California, where Alvin formed the Blasters, and west Texas, where Gilmore launched the Flatlanders. The other tracks were mostly covers, from the Youngbloods' "Get Together" to Woody Guthrie's "Deportee" andthe oft-covered New Orleans R&B barnburner "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," written and originally cut by Lloyd Price. Now they're touring together at the helm of Alvin's band the Guilty Men.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $49.50-$59.50. 480-478-6000,mim.org.
Aventura
Romeo Santos, the "King of Bachata," has reunited his group Aventura for a U.S. tour titled Cerrando Ciclos. This tour is said to be the last time Santos and Aventura will join forces on stage, offering an opportunity to relive the hits that defined an era in Latin music. Aventura took bachata to new heights while blending modern rhythms with the authentic essence of the genre.In a message to fans on social media, Santos said, "I want you to join me on a journey where I will be definitively closing cycles. Because it is not the same to remember beautiful times as it is to be a prisoner of the past. We cannot stagnate in the nostalgia of yesterday, but rather move forward, discover new horizons and show other facets.”
Details: 8 p.m. Monday, July 29. Footprint Center,201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. $61 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com.
Brijean
All Music nailed the timeless charm of "Feelings," Brijean's endearing debut. "It's a buoyant sound that brings to mind a vibrant mix of artists like Deee-Lite, Greyboy Allstars and Stereolab," their critic wrote. "Vocally, Murphy has a stylishly flat resonance that evokes iconic singers like Astrud Gilberto and Nico," adding that it "wouldn't sound out of place pumping from a car stereo at the beach in 1970s Rio de Janeiro." It's the kind of music that just instantly improves whatever kind of day you may be having.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 29. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $9-$18.valleybarphx.com.
Janet Jackson
The final U.S. date on the legend's Together Again tour brings the five-time Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee back to Phoenix with special guest Nelly. The highest-selling tour of Ms. Jackson's career earned raves in 2023, including a review at azcentral headlined “Janet Jackson's sexy, powerful Phoenix performance proves she's still the Queen of Pop.” The Together Again tour also celebrates Jackson's 50th anniversary in entertainment and milestones for three of her most critically acclaimed albums — 25 years of “The Velvet Rope,” 30 years of “Janet” and 35 years of “Rhythm Nation.”
Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. Footprint Center,201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. $54.95 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com.
Joshua Bassett
This is the opening night of a tour in support of "The Golden Years," a debut album due to be released four days before the tour launch. Last year, Bassett sold out dates around the globe on a headlining run while reprising his role as Ricky on Season 4 of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.” He's joined in Phoenix by special guest Thomas Day.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. Arizona Financial Theatre,400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $53 and up. 800-745-3000,ticketmaster.com.
Niall Horan
This is the One Direction singer's first headlining solo run since 2018’s Flicker World Tour. He’ll be performing songs from all three of his solo albums, including last year's "The Show." Horan was a huge fan favorite when TikTok brought its live In the Mix event to Mesa, where he proved he hasn’t lost the unassuming charm, much less the winning smile, that made him such a heartthrob in his boy-band days. He even dusted off a One Direction hit, “The Story of My Life" in the course of a set where nearly every song he played felt like it could’ve been a massive pop hit.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $29.50and up. 602-254-7200,livenation.com.
Hermanos Gutiérrez
The Gutiérrez brothers formed this Latin instrumental band in Zurich in 2015, earning raves for 2022’s “El Bueno y el Malo” and this year’s “Sonido Cósmico,” both of which were cut in Nashville with Dan Auerbach of Black Keys fame producing. In reviewing the newest one, Uncut raved, “While the album is rooted inEnnio Morricone's dustyspaghetti westernsoundtracks andDaniel Lanois' high-lonesome ambient, songs like the spacy 'El Fantasma' and the kaleidoscopic title track ground their psychedelic drift in the intense chemistry between the two brothers and the way they play off each other supernaturally."
Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $62 and up. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.
