The year of stadium concerts continues with thrash steel legends Metallica performing two more shows at State Farm Stadium a week after Beyoncé walked through the same venue as part of her Renaissance World Tour.
September also brings two massive Relentless Beats events to Phoenix Raceway: a two-day EDM festival led by superstar DJ Excision and the first IYKYK festival featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Metro Boomin.
Stadiums are also moving, with six tours at the Footprint Center and seven, two Drake concerts, at the Desert Diamond Arena.
Here’s a recap of the biggest concerts in the Phoenix subway for September 2023, with the Jonas Brothers dusting off five albums in one night at the Footprint Center in Beth Orton playing at the MIM Music Theatre.
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Phoenix’s metalcore veterans are on a trip to celebrate the tenth anniversary of “Hollow Bodies,” their fourth album, which topped Billboard’s Hard Rock album chart. “Hollow Bodies” was hailed in Alternative Press as “an ambitious and impressive album”, while HM called it “a shining example of why many have come to love Blessthefall and shows that. . . This organization remains the undisputed leader of the post-war period. “Unconditional scene. “
Details: 8 p. m. Friday, September 1. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St. , Phoenix. $ 25. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx. com.
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These Phoenix rockers mastered the grunger aspect of the ’90s select rock explosion with occasional echoes of shoegaze reporting the guitar wall. It’s an excellent rumble topped with hooks that dig your teeth in, especially since the chorus of his latest and most infectious “World on Llega “Fuego”. It looks like it was built to launch a million dives in stages.
Details: 8 p. m. Friday, September 1. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $ 12. 602-296-7013, therebellounge. com.
Thrash-metal icons will play two nights on the town on this tour with two absolutely different playlists and opening acts. On the first night they will be united through Pantera and Mammoth WVH. The second night features Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills. Both concerts feature a circular-level design that moves Metallica’s Snake Pit to the mid-level. These are Metallica’s first concerts in the Valley since 2017, when the Worldwired Tour took place at the same venue.
Details: 6 p. m. Friday, September 1 and Sunday, September 3. State Farm Stadium, 1 Cardinals Way, Glendale. $49 and up. 800-745-3000, SeatGeek. com.
With Metallica taking over State Farm Stadium on Friday and Sunday, the Weekend Takeover is completed with two Metallica-themed exhibits on Saturday. The lineup at the Van Buren will feature Damage Inc. , Southern California’s largest Metallica tribute band. decided through Metallica to hold on their 40th anniversary, San Francisco Weekend Takeover in 2021. They were joined by two other Metallica tribute bands, Motorbreath and Sandman.
Details: 8 p. m. Saturday, September 2. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St. , Phoenix. $ 25. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx. com.
This part of Weekend Takeover is a family thrash-steel affair. Otto features Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo’s son, Tye Trujillo, on bass. Juice Magazine claimed that their debut album, “Life Is a Game”, “brings a new sound of skate thrash steel from the streets of Venice to the unsuspecting masses of the world”, while Metal injection claimed that they are “destined for fame”. Bastardane included James Hetfield’s son, Castor Hetfield, on drums.
Details: 8:30 pm Saturday, September 2. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave. , Phoenix. $4. 85. 602-716-2222, crescentphx. com.
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Details: 7:30 pm Saturday, September 2. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, 2121 N. 83rd Ave. , Phoenix. $25 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation. com.
Ortiz is a regional Mexican singer who earned a Grammy nomination for Best Norteño Album in 2010 for his debut album, “Ni Hoy Ni Mañana. “Three years later, he won 4 awards at the Billboard Mexican Music Awards: Male Artist of the Year, Norteño Album of the Year, Norteño Artist of the Year and Artist of the Year, Canciones. He played in Glendale the excursion We said Tranquilito as co-star with El Yaki.
Details: 8 p. m. Saturday, September 2. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave. , Glendale. $49 and up. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena. com.
Kidz Bop is the brainchild of Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam, co-owners of the Razor label.
Details: 6 p. m. Saturday, September 2. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $39. 50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster. com.
Last year, Eslabón Armado won Regional Mexican Album of the Year at the iHeart Radio Awards, Best Latin Duo/Group at the Billboard Music Awards and Best Latin Album Artist and Best Regional Mexican Artist at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. Regional Mexican artist who will set a record in the Top 10 of the Billboard charts.
Details: 8 p. m. Saturday, September 2. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St. , Phoenix. $49 to $129,602-267-1600, celebritytheatre. com.
This festival is designed to showcase some of country music’s brightest rising young stars, starring Chase Matthew, Chayce Beckham, Spencer Crandall, Tyler Rich, Lindsay Ell and David Morris. Beckham won season 19 of “American Idol” and Ell was a revelation on the Country Thunder. Arizona in 2018 before ascending to the top of Billboard’s country chart with Brantley Gilbert on “What Happens in a Small Town. “Don’t miss his set.
Details: 3:00 p. m. Saturday, September 2. Wild Horse Pass Park, 19593 S. 48th St. , on the Indian of Gila River, south of Phoenix. $25 and plus. forty8live. com/rise-up-music-festival.
Uncap some bottles to toast hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with a stellar collection of multi-platinum artists. Rapper Migos Offset, whose solo hits include six-time platinum “Ric Flair Drip,” will headline Saturday, along with Rick Ross and DaBathrough. Sunday’s programming is led by Ludacris, who cheered Janet Jackson enthusiasts at the Talking Stick Resort a few months ago, along with special guests Fat Joe and Lil Jon.
Details: 22h Saturday 2 and Sunday of September. Hotel Paso del Caballo Salvaje
Excision will headline a two-night Basstrack festival at Phoenix Raceway with some of the bass’s artists performing as the opening act, promising an exclusive audio-visual experience. Saturday’s lineup also includes Wooli, PhaseOne b2b Funtcase, Layz, Emorfik b2b Death and Vastive. Sunday’s lineup also includes Adventure Club, Ray Volpe, YOOKiE, Drinkurwater b2b Hairitage and Kliptic b2b RZRKT.
Details: 19. 00 hours Saturday and Sunday 2 and 3 September. Phoenix Circuit, 7602 Jimmie Johnson Drive, Avondale. General admission $109 or more for a two-day pass; $64. 50 and up depending on day. phxlightsfest. com.
Gloria the Tour supports “Gloria”, an album hailed on NME as “musically rich, thematically and above all emotionally”. It includes Grammy-winning singer’s hit “Unholy,” starring Kim Petras, which spent 3 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot and one hundred 4 weeks at number one on the UK singles chart. The concert also features Jessie Reyez, guest on the album.
Details: 8 p. m. , Sunday, September 3. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St. , Phoenix. $44. 50 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster. com.
Phoenix’s Mysterium Quartet invites you to immerse yourself in the dystopian city of Metropolis by offering live music to Fritz Lang’s visionary tale of the struggle for equality, justice and human dignity in an ever-changing world, the silent 1927 masterpiece “Metropolis”. In parallel with 2023, the Mysterium Quartet completes the atmosphere with fascinating soundscapes and cacophony. All proceeds will be used to contribute historical, educational and fundraising funds to the Orpheum Theatre.
Details: 2:30 pm Sunday, September 3. Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St. , Phoenix. $16; $11 for children. 800-282-4842, etix. com.
Drake’s It’s All a Blur tour with 21 Savage had to post a second date at Glendale’s Desert Diamond Arena to meet demand. The call of the excursion is a birthday party from the last decade of the hip-hop superstar. Over the past five years, Drake has released 4 albums, adding his most recent studio effort, “Her Loss”. A collaboration with 21 Savage, “Her Loss” topped Billboard’s album chart and all 16 songs reached Billboard’s Hot 100.
Details: 20 hours Tuesday and Wednesday fifth and 6 September. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave. , Glendale. Resale price of tickets varies. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena. com.
Wesley Eisold has the best voice to make explicit the synth-pop exorcism he explored in the highlights of “Cherish the Light Years”, Cold Cave’s new studio album, getting more than occasional references to Robert Smith. Years ago, he told Pitchfork that he expected a “mix between some of the more vital sounds of ‘Cherish’ and smaller things that interest me now, like Suicide or 39 Clocks. “
Details: 8 p. m. Tuesday, September 5. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave. , Phoenix. $20-$30,602-716-2222, crescentphx. com.
Their new album is called “The Album”, a naming conference that is reflected in the so-called The Tour, in which they interpret the five albums they have released since 2007, the year in which they broke into Hollywood with a self-titled work. According to Rolling Stone “This is their edition of Eras Tour, with the boys and their huge E-Street band performing over 60 songs. “
Details: 7 p. m. Wednesday, September 6. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St. , Phoenix. $34. 95 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster. com.
Tomlin is a Grammy-winning Christian music superstar and cult leader in Texas with record sales of more than $7 million. He has won 23 GMA Dove Awards, a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (for 2012’s “And If Our God Is for Us”). ) and two platinum albums. He has been called “the world’s most sung artist” through Time magazine because of how his songs are used in giant worship services.
Details: 7 p. m. , Thursday, Sept. 7. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $35 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster. com.
Led by the elusive Michael Gira, the experimental rock legends are touring the city on their first North American tour since 2017 on “The Beggar,” a strangely wonderful new album titled “44 minutes of flagellating song interrupted through an ambient, terrifying hum. “”Choral rumble and interludes” that are “uncompromising and brilliant. “
Details: 7:30 pm Thursday, September 7. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave. , Phoenix. $35,602-716-2222, crescentphx. com.
Grammy-winning Swedish theatrical rockers continue to deliver the “euphoric spectacle,” as Rolling Stone once summed up their technique in live performances, at sold-out exhibitions around the world. They’re here at the Imperatour with special guest Amon Amarth on an album. which topped the 2022 year-end charts in Metal Hammer and Revolver.
Details: 7:30 pm Friday, September 8. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, 2121 N. 83rd Ave. , Phoenix. $29. 50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation. com.
The Sonoran singer-songwriter plays Glendale in “Colmillo de Leche”, the album that made him the first regional Mexican band to triumph in the maximum of 10 global streams on Spotify. The 18-track album covers other musical genres, showcasing adulthood and versatility. NPR Music calls Leon “a game-changer if there were one,” while Billboard called him “one of the most important and influential figures in regional Mexican music today. “
Details: 8 p. m. , Friday, September 8. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave. , Glendale. $99 and up. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena. com.
The legendary blues guitarist presents his Damn Right Farewell excursion in Phoenix with special guest Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. House guitarist for Chess Records in the 60s, a decade in which he was also on excursions in Muddy Waters’ band, The Rock.
Details: 8 p. m. , Friday, September 8. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St. , Phoenix. $35 to $125. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre. com.
Megafaun’s Nick Sanborn has discovered a brilliant wife in Amelia Meath, whose captivating voice elevates her synth-pop with the best combination of character and soul. He also has an ability to captivate you with his lyrics. AllMusic praised the haunted quality of “last year’s. “No Rule Sandy” like having “the feeling of listening to an old phone message from someone you enjoyed and possibly would have forgotten, or watching grainy, familiar, but new home videos. “
Details: 8 p. m. , Friday, September 8. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St. , Phoenix. $50. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx. com.
Philadelphia rapper Lil Uzi Vert will headline the inaugural IYKYK music festival at Phoenix Raceway. Co-produced by Relentless Beats and Universal Music, the one-day event will also feature Metro Boomin, Denzel Curry, Rico Nasty and Jeleel. This is Lil Uzi Vert First headlining appearance at a festival in Arizona. Her latest work, “Pink Tape,” is her third consecutive album at the top of the Billboard album chart.
Details: 5 p. m. , Saturday, September 9. Phoenix Raceway, 7602 Jimmie Johnson Drive, Avondale. General admission is $75 and plus. phxlightsfest. com.
Newcomer to history as the first a cappella to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three-time Grammy winner Pentatonix travels to Phoenix with special guest Lauren Alaina. Formed in 2011, Pentatonix earned $200,000 and a recording contract with Sony Music on NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” which tops Billboard’s album chart with consecutive releases, a self-titled effort and “A Pentatonix Christmas. “
Details: 8 p. m. , Saturday, Sept. 9. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, 2121 N. 83rd Ave. , Phoenix. $29. 50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation. com.
The so-called Banda MS is the abbreviation of Banda Sinaloense MS through Sergio Lizárraga. The regional Mexican band was formed in 2003 through brothers Sergio and Alberto Lizárraga in Mazatlan, Sinaloa (hence the name MS in their call) and features more than a dozen musicians. U. S. hit, “Sin Evidencias”, reached the Hot Latin Tracks chart in 2009.
Details: 8 p. m. , Saturday, Sept. 9. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St. , Phoenix. $59 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster. com.
Canadian singer-songwriter screaming sensation Dallas Green, who has described her music as the sound of two high-level Catholic women fighting with knives, released her debut album City and Color in 2005 to make explicit a more sober approach. Eighteen years later, he’s here with a painfully charming “The Love Still Held Me Near,” his seventh album under the title City and Colour.
Details: 8 p. m. , Saturday, September 9. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St. , Phoenix. Resale ticket costs vary. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx. com.
This is a birthday party for the release of an amazing new compilation of Arizona music via Hookworm Records, featuring performances from 3 bands included on this new release: Fairy Bones, Birds and Arrows and Daphne the Glitches. All of the songs on “Hookworm Two,” which also includes Sliced Limes, Weekend Lovers, and Chrome Rhino, were recorded at Flying Blanket Recording in Mesa with acclaimed manufacturer Bob Hoag.
Details: 8 p. m. , Saturday, Sept. 9. Last live departure, 717 S. Central Ave. , Phoenix. $15; $12 in advance. 602-271-7000, lastexitlive. com.
In June, Colombian superstar “Hawaii’s” 2020 hit, which spent nine weeks at number one on Billboard’s Latin songs chart, surpassed one billion views on YouTube, its tenth release to achieve that goal. A recombination of “Hawaii” with The Weeknd peaked at No. 12 on Billboard’s Hot 100 to become his top-charting crossover. The music of the former young sensation is a combination of reggaeton, pop and Latin trap. He arrives with the song “Don Juan” that has just been released. .
Details: 7 p. m. , Sunday, September 10. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St. , Phoenix. $61 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster. com.
The six-date Cumbia Para el Corazón tour brings the Mejia-Avante brothers to Phoenix for a Mexican Independence Day birthday party. Los Azules are pioneers of the cumbia sonidera genre, a fusion of classical cumbia and electronic music with synthesizers, also known as cumbia of long trajectory. His best-known songs come with “Como Te Voy A Olvidar” and “El Listón de Tu Pelo”, which won the Premio Lo Nuestro for Best Cumbia Song.
Details: 8 p. m. , Sunday, Sept. 10. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $39. 50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster. com.
Guided by the painful and soulful voice of the wonderful Ben Bridwell, these Seattle rockers tend to adopt a whisper-to-scream technique that punctuates moments of sensitive grace with genuine urgency. There are moments when they seem to channel the essence of Neil. Young without really stopping his sound, just capturing that pain. It’s beautiful. They come up with one of last year’s most productive rock albums, “Things Are Great. “
Details: 7:30 pm Monday, September 11. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave. , Tempe. $35 and up. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline. com.
This Mexican pop organization became known in Televisa’s telenovela “Rebelde” from 2004 to 2006, achieving good fortune abroad while promoting more than 15 million records abroad and being one of the best-promoted Latin artists of all time before disbanding in 2009. The original members reunited for the Soy Rebelde Tour, a 26-date tour via the United States, Brazil and Mexico.
Details: 20:00 hours Tuesday and Wednesday 12 and 13 September. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave. , Glendale. Resale price of tickets varies. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena. com.
These Australian idols topped the American charts with a self-titled album of catchy pop-punk songs in 2014, the same year they opened a One Direction tour. Her hits include “She Looks So Perfect,” “Don’t Stop,” “Amnesia” and “Good Girls. “In its second report on the boys, Billboard called them “an anomaly in 2015: a Generation Z guitar band promoting records. “They have sold over 10 million albums worldwide.
Details: 19:45 Wednesday, September 13. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, 2121 N. 83rd Ave. , Phoenix. $29. 50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation. com.
If this organization’s call had a question mark, the answer would be Palm Coast, Florida. The emo thrillers toured the United States to promote a debut album titled “The Whaler” that placed them on the mid-year charts of Brooklyn Vegan Vegan, Paste and Pitchfork, whose critic enthusiastically said, “Good emo music makes you feel its feelings; intelligent emo music makes you see the world through their eyes,” praising singer Brandon MacDonald’s keen sense for disturbing details.
Details: 7 p. m. , Wednesday, Sept. 13. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $18. 602-296-7013, therebellounge. com.
This Mexican pop sensation rose to fame as a child actress, starring in dozens of television shows during her childhood and adolescence. In April, she released her new hit “1Trago,” which garnered maximum streams on its first day for a song by a Mexican woman in Spotify history. He also made his first appearance at the prestigious Latin American Music Awards, performing his hit “XT4S1S”.
Details: 8 p. m. , Friday, September 15. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $49 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster. com.
Max Cavalera stood out in the 80s at the head of the Brazilian thrash-metal legends Sepultura with his younger brother Igor on drums. He moved to Phoenix in the early ’90s, forming Soulfly after splitting from Sepultura. Earlier this year, the brothers re-recorded Sepultura’s first two albums, the EP “Bestial Devastation” and their debut album, “Morbid Visions”, under the name Cavalera Conspiracy. Now they do it live on the Morbid Devastation Tour.
Details: 6:00 p. m. , Friday, September 15. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave. , Tempe. $31. 50 and up. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline. com.
The hip country maverick, hailed in Pollstar as “having long established himself as one of the most successful touring country artists,” joined the Outsiders Revival tour through Jelly Roll and Paul Cauthen. This is Church’s first summer excursion to the outdoors. A review of a recent excursion in Splice magazine said the exhibition featured “a glimpse into an artist who is never content and strives to give his enthusiasts what they need and more. “
Details: 7 p. m. , Saturday, Sept. 16. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, 2121 N. 83rd Ave. , Phoenix. Verified resale varies. 602-254-7200, livenation. com.
This is the third of three stops on Maná’s Valle Lindo Y Querido tour, a birthday party of rockers’ love and admiration for Mexico and the Latin community. In a press release, they said enthusiasts can look forward to “a new production of the logo and all our hits,” adding, “It’s not just a concert tour, it’s a birthday party of life. In 2016, the Mexican rockers were hailed by Billboard as “the best-selling and most listened to Latin band in the world. “
Details: 8 p. m. , Saturday, Sept. 16. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave. , Glendale. $64. 50. 623 772-3800, desertdiamondarena. com.
Jadagu had just graduated from top school when he signed a contract with Sub Pop founded on “What Is Going On?”, an intimate collection of pop music recorded on an iPhone 7. Two years later, he traveled to Phoenix to see “Aperture,” an atmospheric reverie from an album that emphasizes his nostalgic melodies with stunning synthesizer versions. NME calls it “a realized skill to seize your moment. “He joins her through Veronica Everheart.
Details: 7 p. m. Saturday, September 16. Valley Bar, N. Central Ave. , Phoenix. $17. valléebarphx. com.
The Mexican music icon will bring his 2023 U. S. tour Amor y Patria to Phoenix with special guest Alex Fernandez, his son. The tour includes a new logo display celebrating Fernandez’s love of music, his family and his local Mexico. A portion of the proceeds from the two-time Latin Grammy winner’s excursion will be donated to the Friends of the National Museum of Latin America.
Details: 8 p. m. , Sunday, Sept. 17. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $39. 50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster. com.
The innocent pop charms of Brooklyn-based composer Max Clarke’s self-titled new work, Cut Worms, are infused with a pop classicism that manages to channel Brian Wilson and the Brill Building while feeling utterly original. As Uncut noted, “Clarke perpetuates and recontextualizes the musical medium of the twentieth century. “So it makes perfect sense that two of the songs were recorded through Brian and Michael D’Addario of The Lemon Twigs.
Details: 8 p. m. , Monday, Sept. 18. Valley Bar, N. Central Ave. , Phoenix. $18. valléebarphx. com.
These Chicago blues revivalists, named after a Gibson guitar amplifier made between 1950 and 1961, debuted at number one on the Billboard blues chart with their new album, “Crackdown. “And it’s easy to hear what prompted so many other people to buy it. “Crackdown” is a grainy combination of original blues and raw on the cover of R.
Details: 8 p. m. , Tuesday, Sept. 19. Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $15-$18. 602-265-4842, rythmeroom. com.
These Long Island rockers have become a place for existential ballads with more cow bells when “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper,” selected by Rolling Stone magazine as the best rock single of 1976, climbed the charts. Other notable songs include “Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll”, “Godzilla” and “Burnin’ for You”. His previous album, 2020’s “The Symbol Remains,” was an expected and welcome addition to his legacy. They are linked through Head East.
Details: 7:30 pm Thursday, September 21. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St. , Phoenix. $25 to $105,602-267-1600, célébritétheatre. com.
By the time he arrives in Phoenix, Alejandro Rose-Garcia will have released the long-awaited sequel to “Can’t Wake Up,” a strangely glorious Wizard of Oz-themed album that he hoped would make listeners as “Pinocchio” uncomfortable. , “Fantasia”, “Snow White”, “Dumbo” and “Bambi” have made him feel. For this year’s model, “Movie of the Week,” he imagined the plot of an imaginary movie, and then wrote the soundtrack. for that non-existent film.
Details: 8 p. m. Thursday, September 21. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St. , Phoenix. $33. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx. com.
These premises occupied the most eccentric margin of the art-rock spectrum of the new millennium. And given the sound of his new single, “Rivers Is a Vampire,” he’s unlikely to replace it with the release of “Jiminy,” his first new album since 2016’s “Blasterpiece,” in which it looked like Danny Elfman sat down with Queen to write the soundtrack for a Disney movie. This exhibition also features Ali A.
Details: 8 p. m. Thursday, September 21. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave. , Phoenix. $25; $20 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx. com.
This Texas blues guitarist became known at the front of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and recorded a vintage album with his brother Stevie Ray just before the helicopter crash that claimed the young guitarist’s life. His latest album, “Baby, Please Come Home”, leaves a very poignant mark on old songs of genres, adding Memphis soul, country, blues and R.
Details: 7:30 pm Thursday, September 21. Museum of Musical Instruments, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. , Phoenix. $44. 50 to $59. 50. 480-478-6000, mim. org.
Dan Campbell’s heartfelt gritty tone is just an attempt to underscore the urgency and deep feeling of Wonder Years’ most satisfying moments from the pop-punk triumph of “Suburbia I’ve Give You All and Now I’m Nothing” to “The Hum Goes. “on Forever,” the new emo veterans effort. They are joined by special guests Anxious, Sweet Pill and Action/Adventure.
Details: 18:45 Friday, September 22. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave. , Tempe. $29 and up. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline. com.
Wouldn’t it be great if Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks had stayed after the 50th anniversary excursion to make it look more like a Beach Boys concert?Yes, that would be the case. But Mike Love has kept the Beach Boys on track against all odds and knows how to entertain a crowd more involved in listening to “Fun, Fun, Fun” than counting the number of other people on the same level who sang and/or played. the session “Fun, Fun, Fun”.
Details: 7:30 pm Friday, September 22. Hotel Wild Horse Pass
Boots in the Park returns to Tempe Beach Park for a two-day explosion of country music on the lake with Sam Hunt and Blake Shelton headlining their respective parties. Hunt hosts Friday’s lineup, which also includes Dustin Lynch, Scotty McCreery, Ingrid Andress, Leaving Austin. and Luwiss Lux. Shelton will headline on Saturday, with Brooks
Details: 16:00 hours Friday and Saturday 22 and 23 September. Tempe Beach Park, W. Rio Salado Parkway. $179 for a two-day pass; $99 on Friday; $125 a sábado. tickets. bootsinthepark. com.
The Antagonist Tour is Carti’s first headlining tour since 2021, when he broke into several cities with “Whole Lotta Red,” which became his first album to hit the Billboard album chart in 2020. This tour included a date at the Mesa Amphitheater. Since then, the hip-hop star has headlined major music festivals, including Rolling Loud California in Los Angeles, the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash in Chicago and the Wireless Festival in London.
Details: 7:30 pm Saturday, September 23. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave. , Glendale. $49 and up. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena. com.
Miguel’s last tour, which made 116 presentations between 2018 and 2019, was the highest grossing Latin tour in the history of Billboard Boxscore, with a turnover of 101. 4 million dollars, until last year, when Bad Bunny surpassed it. It only took 24 hours to sell more than 400,000 tickets, adding sold-out performances in Argentina, Chile and the United States, the excursion that brought him back to Phoenix. Only Enrique Iglesias sent more songs to No. 1 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
Details: 8 p. m. , Saturday, Sept. 23. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St. , Phoenix. Resale price of tickets varies. 602-379-7800, price ticketmaster. com.
Under the Radar praised the Los Angeles singer-songwriter’s new album, “Roach,” as “a brutally fair and courageous self-questioning, a struggle fueled by Folick’s towering voice as he plunders the depths of his psyche in songs that with a bit of luck travels in tense indie rock. ” and mainstream pop, illuminating both. “She is an expressive singer, making sure you don’t miss any nuance of her richly detailed lyrics.
Details: 8 p. m. , Saturday, Sept. 23. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $18. 602-296-7013, therebellounge. com.
Guitarist Nita Strauss joined the shock-rock legend’s touring band just in time for this year’s tour dates, which come with this headline concert featuring Rob Zombie as part of the Freaks on Parade tour with special guests Ministry and Filter. Cooper recently released his twenty-second solo album, “Road”. Zombie, one of Alice Cooper’s Christmas Pudding’s musical visitors, a member of Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock youth music foundation, in December 2022.
Details: 6:00 p. m. , Sunday, September 24. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, 2121 N. 83rd Ave. , Phoenix. $29. 50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation. com.
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Released in April, the multi-platinum Grammy singer’s critically acclaimed new album, “Never Enough,” his highest-charting album to date, debuted at No. 2 on the R-chart.
Details: 8 p. m. , Sunday, Sept. 24. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $79. 50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster. com.
The British duo received praise for the experimental pop transcendence of “I Love You Jennifer B,” a 2022 debut album that musicOMH. com called “a heady that foreshadows one of Britain’s most exciting new bands. “They are lucky to have an expressive singer in the user of Georgia Ellery, who also plays in the brilliant Black Country, New Road and occasionally half-whispers his lines in the endearing and eccentric soundscape of Taylor Skye to achieve a breathtaking delirious effect.
Details: 8 p. m. , Monday, Sept. 25. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave. , Phoenix. $ 25. 602-716-2222, crescentphx. com.
The Nashville pop-rock trio will bring their Screaming in the Dark excursion with Charlotte Sands and Bad Suns to downtown Phoenix on a second album titled “The Dark. “Billboard said the album finds them “diving deep into the healing. “”You see the center, surrounded by sublime guitar riffs and inflated drum beats to help them dance through the emotional rollercoaster of music therapy. “
Details: 7 p. m. , Tuesday, Sept. 26. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $39. 50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster. com.
The award-winning blues guitar phenomenon presents his Love Letters tour in Phoenix. The call for the excursion was encouraged through a short documentary that aired earlier this year on PBS, “Love Letters: Samantha Fish Live From New Orleans. “Eric Clapton decided manually (or would decide through Slowhand) Fish to sign him up for the Crossroads tour in Los Angeles just before his arrival in Phoenix.
Details: 7:30 pm Tuesday, September 26. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St. , Phoenix. $29 to $69,602-267-1600, célébritétheatre. com.
YG, Tyga and Saweetie bring the STR8 to the Klub Tour to the Valley. This is YG’s second headlining tour of 2023, following their winter Red Cup tour. His new album, “I Got Issues,” topped Billboard’s rap charts. In June, YG and Tyga released the single “West Coast Weekend” with Blxst, garnering over 4. 3 million streams on Spotify. Saweetie is known for the multi-platinum singles “My Type” and “Best Friend” (featuring Doja Cat).
Details: 20:00 hours on Wednesday, September 27. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave. , Glendale. $49 and up. 623 772-3800, desertdiamondarena. com.
This is the first appearance of the legendary rocker at the Valley level since her long-awaited incorporation last November in The Rock.
Details: 7:30 p. m. on Wednesday, September 27. Mullett Arena, 411 S. Packard Drive, Tempe. $35 and plus. mullettarena. com.
The metalcore veterans from Scranton, Pennsylvania, are touring the United States with an album titled “Scoring the End of the World,” which topped the Hard Rock charts in 2022. Distorted Sound magazine gave the album a score of nine out of 10, writing: “The word ‘album of his career’ is not the one we at Distorted Sound use lightly. However, with ‘Scoring The End Of The World,’ Motionless in White earned this award. “
Details: 6:00 p. m. on Wednesday, September 27. Mesa Amphitheater, 263 N. Centre St. $54. 50; $49. 50 in advance. 480-644-2560, mesaamp. com.
Snarky Puppy is a jazz collective with up to 20 members. In essence, they constitute the convergence of American black-and-white music culture with accents from around the world, adding members from Japan, Argentina, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Guardian said enthusiasts would be “delighted by the band’s continued scale and greatness” of last year’s epic live recording, “Empire Central,” calling it “as unclassifiable as it is virtuosic. “
Details: 7:30 p. m. on Wednesday, September 27. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. $40 to $72. 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter. com.
The English folktronic legend won Best British Woman at the Brit Awards for “Central Reservation. “More than 20 years later, he travels the United States with last year’s surprising “Weather Alive,” a gem from the album whose songs were written in a grass shed. on a second-hand upright piano he bought for £300. The Line of Best Fit said, “It’s not only Orton’s most productive album, it’s also one that may have happened at this point in his life. “
Details: 7:00 p. m. on Wednesday, September 27. Museum of Musical Instruments, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. , Phoenix. $44. 50 to $59. 50. 480-478-6000, mim. org.
The singer-songwriter arrives on an emotionally raw debut album titled “Snow Angel,” which offers a dynamic combination of soulful ballads and undeniable pop choruses, culminating in an impressive demonstration of her vocal versatility and songwriting ability. Rolling Stone responded with “Emotions are top pyrotechnics and pop unfolds deftly” on an album he calls “a collection of miniature emotional roller coasters. “
Details: 8 p. m. , Thursday, Sept. 28. Arizona Financial Theatre, W. Washington St. , Phoenix. $45 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster. com.
The Slipknot and Stone Sour singer is hiking on “CMF2,” the highly anticipated sequel to “CMFT,” a shortened debut solo name by Corey Taylor with two fairly apparent modifiers in between. Kerrang responded to that debut album with “Such peculiar attention will be for everyone?Probably (k) no. But, right now, you’d be an idiot if you didn’t get carried away. “He is joined through Wargasm and Luna Aura.
Details: 7:30 pm Thursday, September 28. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave. , Tempe. $35 and up. 480-829-0607, Luckymanonline. com.
Billboard magazine praised the 23-year-old Briton, whose Phoenix date follows a long tour stint with Ed Sheeran, for having “the songwriting talent to rival Olivia Rodrigo as Generation Z’s answer to Taylor Swift. “”The Good Witch,” a breakthrough album that Clash Music calls “a dazzling little record that’s as entertaining to pay attention to as it sounds like Peters did. “
Details: 8 p. m. , Thursday, Sept. 28. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St. , Phoenix. Resale ticket costs vary. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx. com.
It’s been 10 years since Stereogum named those Chicago rockers to a list of 12 bands that experienced the emo resurgence in 2013. And they sounded just as worthy of attention on their newest album, 2020’s “Figure,” thanks in large part to Evan Weiss. ‘ murderer. Mix of indelible melodies and fiery voices. As DIY magazine writes: “Even if you can’t locate the light at the end of the tunnel, you do know it’s on. “
Details: 8 p. m. , Thursday, Sept. 28. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $18. 602-296-7013, therebellounge. com.
Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore are a Brooklyn married couple who joined Steve Earle’s touring band, the Dukes and Duchesses, in 2011, when they performed on Son Volt’s “American Central Dust. “They play at the MIM their new collection of true country gems, “No Time for Love Songs,” which, as American Songwriter wrote, “reflects the existing era with a sober and measured approach. “
Details: 7:30 pm Saturday, September 30. Museum of Musical Instruments, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. , Phoenix. $28. 50 to $38. 50. 480-478-6000, mim. org.
Contact the reporter at ed. masley@arizonarepublic. com or 602-444-4495. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @EdMasley.
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