The following is a list of performances within a day's driving distance of Northwest Arkansas. Tickets for all events are currently on sale. Readers are encouraged to verify times and admission prices. For more information, call venues directly.
Bossier City, La.
CenturyTel Center
2000 CenturyTel Center Drive
(318) 747-2501
www.centurytelcenter.com
Today -- Rodney Carrington, 7 p.m., $40
Sept. 18 -- B.B. King, 7:30 p.m., $45-$55
Sept. 19 -- 3 Doors Down; Hinder; Finger Eleven; $36-$45
Sept. 20 -- Fantasia; Rickey Smiley, 8 p.m., $20-$48
Sept. 26 -- Rascal Flatts; Taylor Swift, 8 p.m., $50-$69
Oct. 2 -- Buckcherry; Avenged Sevenfold, 6:30 p.m., $32-$40
Oct. 10 -- Bill Gaither, 7 p.m., $32-$42
Columbia, Mo.
The Blue Note
17 N. Ninth St.
www.thebluenote.com
(573) 874-1944
Today -- The Hipnecks; Mike Renick Band, 8:30 p.m., free
Sunday -- The Derek Trucks Band, 7 p.m., $20-$30
Wednesday -- Cross Canadian Ragweed, 7:30 p.m., $20
Thursday -- Son Venezuela, 8:45 p.m., $10-$30
Sept. 16 -- Gavin DeGraw, 7 p.m., $26
Sept. 17 -- The Avett Brothers, 6 p.m., free
Sept. 18 -- Motion City Soundtrack, 6 p.m., $18
Sept. 19 -- Cave; The California Raisins; Peace By Punching, 9 p.m., $7
Sept. 24 -- Mindless Self Indulgence, 7 p.m., $18-$20
Sept. 25 -- Split Lip Rayfield, 9 p.m., $12
Sept. 28 -- The Rodney Crowell Acoustic Trio, 7 p.m., $20
Sept. 30 -- Ani DiFranco, 7 p.m., $30-$35
Oct. 1 -- Randy Rogers Band, 7 p.m., $8
Oct. 2 -- Gumbohead, 8:30 p.m., $10-$12
Oct. 5 -- All That Remains; Trivium; 36 Crazyfists; The Human Abstract, 6 p.m., $17-$20
Oct. 6 -- Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime, 7 p.m., $15
Oct. 7 -- Lotus, 8 p.m., $12-$14
Oct. 9 -- New Found Glory, 6 p.m., $15-$18
Oct. 10 -- Wade Bowen, 8 p.m., $8
Dallas
American Airlines Center
2500 Victory Ave.
www.americanairlinescenter.com
(214) 222-3687
Sept. 13 -- The Eagles, 8 p.m., $45-$175
Sept. 14 -- The Eagles, 8 p.m., $45-$175
Oct. 4 -- Los Tigres Del Norte; Pepe Aguilar, 6 p.m., $55-$95
Majestic Theatre
1925 Elm St.
Phone: (214) 880-0137
www.liveatthemajestic.com
Oct. 13 -- Magnetic Fields, 8 p.m., $25-$30
Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
1001 Nextstage Drive
www.nokialivedfw.com
(972) 854-5111
Tuesday -- Corbin Bleu; Justin Stein, 7 p.m., $35
Wednesday -- Enrique Iglesias; Aventura, 8 p.m., $55-$125
Sept. 13 -- Morris Day & The Time, 8 p.m., $40
Sept. 15 -- John Hiatt; Joan Osborne, 8 p.m., $40-$60
Sept. 26 -- The Temptations; The Four Tops, 8 p.m., $50-$60
Superpages.com Center
1818 First Ave.
Phone: (214) 421-1111
www.hob.com/venues/concerts/smirnoff/
Today -- Toby Keith; Montgomery Gentry, 6 p.m., $20-$65
Saturday -- Maroon 5; Counting Crows, 6 p.m., $30-$125
Sept. 17 -- Santana; Salvador Santana Band, 6 p.m., $25-$85
Sept. 20 -- 3 Doors Down; Staind; Finger Eleven, 5 p.m., $20-$75
Oct. 2 -- Third Day; Switchfoot, 4:30 p.m., $25-$125
Kansas City, Mo.
Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania
Phone: (816) 561-2560
www.kcclubs.com; or www.ticketmaster.com/venue/49184
Sept. 12 -- Big Head Todd, 7 p.m., $25
Sept. 16 -- Bullet for My Valentine; Bleeding Through; Black Tide, 7 p.m., $24
Sept. 26 -- KC Rock and Metal Fest, 8 p.m., $8
Sept. 27 -- Children of Bodom, 6:30 p.m., $19
Oct. 1 -- Obituary; Unleashed; Carnifex; Diskreet; Troglodyte, 7 p.m., $20
Oct. 2 -- The Lost Trailers, 8 p.m., $13
Midland Theatre
1228 Main St.
Phone: (816) 471-8600
www.ticketmaster.com/venue/49163
Tuesday -- Melissa Etheridge, 8 p.m., $50-$100
Sept. 12 -- Puddle of Mudd, 8 p.m., $10-$30
Sept. 13 -- Norman Brown, 8 p.m., $25-$65
Sept. 15 -- Journey, 8 p.m., $33-$93
Sept. 20 -- Anita Baker, 8 p.m., $35-$80
Sept. 21 -- Vince Gill, 8 p.m., $25-$50
Sept. 26 -- Jim Gaffigan, 8 p.m., $41
Oct. 1 -- ZZ Top, 8 p.m., $38-$503
Oct. 5 -- Sara Evans, 8 p.m., $25-$45
Oct. 7 -- Citizen Cope, 8 p.m., $23-$48
Starlight Theatre
4600 Starlight Road
Phone: (816) 363-7827
www.kcstarlight.com
Sept. 20 -- Earth, Wind & Fire; Michael McDonald, 7 p.m., $50-$160
Sept. 23 -- Robert Plant; Alison Krauss, 7:30 p.m., $45-$65
Sept. 26 -- Maroon 5; Counting Crows, 7:30 p.m., $38-$153
Sept. 27 -- Temptations; Four Tops, 7:20 p.m., $40-$150
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway
Phone: (816) 753-8665
www.uptowntheater.com
Sept. 23 -- David Sanborn, 6 p.m., $55-$100
Sept. 24 -- Hanson, 7 p.m., $30-$55
Sept. 28 -- Lindsey Buckingham, 7 p.m., $46-$82
Sept. 29 -- Beck, 7 p.m., $38
Sprint Center
1100 Walnut St. #2900
www.sprintcenter.com
(816) 283-7300
Oct. 1 -- Tina Turner, 6:30 p.m., $60-$150
Oct. 8 -- Tina Turner, 7:30 p.m., $60-$150
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
633 N. 130th St.
Phone: (913) 721-3400
http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/999
Sept. 19 -- Buckcherry; Shinedown; Seether; Avenged Sevenfold; Saving Abel; Theory of a Deadman, 5 p.m., $19-$40
Lawrence, Kan.
Liberty Hall
644 Massachusetts
Phone: (785) 749-1972
www.libertyhall.net
Thursday -- Vampire Weekend, 8 p.m., $19-$21
Sept. 16 -- The Avett Brothers, 7 p.m. $19-$21
Sept. 17 -- Gavin DeGraw, 8 p.m., $25
Sept. 19 -- Motion City Soundtrack, 8 p.m., $19
Sept. 26 -- The Dandy Warhols, 8 p.m., $17
Sept. 29 -- Ani DiFranco, 8 p.m., $30
Granada Theater
1020 Massachusetts
Phone: (785) 842-1390
www.thegranada.com
Sept. 13 -- Collective Consciousness, 9 p.m., $10
Sept. 18 -- Jenny Lewis, 7 p.m., $15-$17
Sept. 22 -- The Rocket Summer; Phantom Planet; Secret Handshake; The Morning Light, 7 p.m., $16
Sept. 23 -- Buckethead; That 1 Guy, 8 p.m., $21-$23
Sept. 26 -- Stars, 7 p.m., $15, 7 p.m., $16-$18
Sept. 28 -- JJ Grey & Mofro; North Mississippi Allstars Hill Country Review, 7 p.m., $20
Oct. 9 -- Unearth, 7 p.m., $16-$19
Little Rock
Riverfest Amphitheatre
100 E. La Harpe
Phone: (501) 975-7575
www.rivermarket.info
Sunday -- BlackTop Boogie, 6:30 p.m., free with canned food donation
Sept. 20 -- Grand Serenade; Chase Pagan; Epiphany, 7-10 p.m., Free
Robinson Center Music Hall
Markham at Broadway
www.ticketmaster.com/venue/221397
Oct. 5 -- Gordon Lightfoot, 7 p.m., $42-$52
Oct. 10 -- Rodney Carrington, 7 p.m., $40
Memphis, Tenn.
FedExForum
191 Beale St.
www.fedexforum.com
(901) 525-1515
Oct. 2 -- How Sweet the Sound, 7:30 p.m., $5-$7
Orpheum Theatre
203 S. Main St.
Phone: (901) 525-3000
www.orpheum-memphis.com
Sept. 12 -- Maze; Frankie Beverly, 8 p.m., $62-$77
Sept. 23 -- David Byrne, 8 p.m., $43-$53
North Little Rock
Alltel Arena
1 Alltel Arena Way
www.alltelarena.com
(501) 975-9000
Sept. 16 -- The Eagles, 8 p.m., $42-$152
Oklahoma City
Ford Center
100 W. Reno
www.okfordcenter.com
(405) 602-8700
Sept. 16 -- Santana, 7 p.m., $35-$55
Oct. 5 -- Third Day; Switchfoot, 6 p.m., $30-$60
Zoo Amphitheatre
2101 N.E. 50th St.
Phone: (405) 424-7100
www.zooamphitheater.com
Sept. 20 -- Cross Canadian Ragweed; Buckcherry; Lee Ann Womack, 3 p.m., $38-$48
Springfield, Mo.
Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
901 S. National Ave.
Phone: (888) 476-7849
www.hammonshall.com
Oct. 4 -- Gordon Lightfoot, 8 p.m., $38-$58
Oct. 5 -- The Dave Brubeck Quartet, 7:30 p.m., $23-$43
St. Louis
The Pageant
6161 Delmar in The Loop
www.thepageant.com
(314) 726-6161
Today -- Cross Canadian Ragweed, 7 p.m., $15-$17
Saturday -- Illphonics; Madahoochi; Fresh Heir; Papa Smiley; Common Roots, 7 p.m., $5
Tuesday -- Motorhead, 7 p.m., $25
Wednesday -- Vampire Weekend, 7 p.m., $20
Sept. 12 -- Loop Underground, 7 p.m., $5
Sept. 19 -- Xavier Rudd, 7 p.m., $18-$20
Sept. 23 -- Hanson, 7 p.m., $25-$27
Sept. 24 -- Neko Case, 7 p.m., $22-$24
Sept. 25 -- Stars, 7 p.m., $15
Sept. 26 -- David Sanborn, 7 p.m., $40
Sept. 29 -- Lindsey Buckingham, 7 p.m., $32-$37
Oct. 1 -- Ani DiFranco, 7 p.m., $27
Oct. 7 -- The Kooks, 7 p.m., $20
Scottrade Center
1401 Clark Ave.
www.scottradecenter.net
(314) 622-5400
Sept. 13 -- How Sweet the Sound, 7:30 p.m., $5-$7
Sept. 20 -- The Eagles, 7 p.m., $40-$185
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
14141 Riverport Drive
Phone: (314) 298-9944
www.riverport.com
Thursday -- Kenny Chesney; LeAnn Rimes, 7:30 p.m., $42-$80
Sept. 13 -- Journey; Heart; Cheap Trick, 7 p.m., $25-$85
Sept. 20 -- Pointfest, 10 a.m., $29
Sept. 27 -- Maroon 5; Counting Crows; Augustana, 6 p.m., $37-$132
Topeka, Kan.
Kansas Expocentre
1 Expocentre Drive
Phone: (785) 297-1000
www.ksexpo.com
Sept. 30 -- Carrie Underwood; Little Big Town, 7:30 p.m., $35-$55
Tulsa, Okla.
BOK Center
100 Civic Center
www.bokcenter.com
(800) 678-7177
Saturday -- The Eagles, 7:30 p.m., $52-$187
Sept. 10 -- Kenny Chesney; LeAnn Rimes, 7:30 p.m., $39-$72.50
Sept. 13 -- American Idols Live!, 7 p.m., $39.50-$68.50
Sept. 25 -- Rascal Flatts with Taylor Swift, 8 p.m., $49.50-$69.50
Cain's Ballroom
423 N. Main
www.cainsballroom.com
(918) 584-2306
Wednesday -- The Avett Brothers, 7 p.m., $19-$21
Thursday -- Randy Rogers Band, 7 p.m., $18-$20
Sept. 12 -- Kawnar; Bait; Violence to Vegas; First Lady Assassins, 6 p.m., $8-$10
Sept. 13 -- Split Lip Rayfield, 7 p.m., $18
Sept. 14 -- The Round Up Boys, 1:30 p.m., $7
Sept. 14 -- Eric Sardinas & Big Motor, 7 p.m., $18
Sept. 15 -- Graham Colton, 7 p.m., $18
Sept. 17 -- Ani DiFranco, 7 p.m., $33
Sept. 18 -- Dark Star Orchestra, 7 p.m., $25-$28
Sept. 19 -- Bullet For My Valentine, 7 p.m., $27-$29
Sept. 23 -- Shwayze; Tyga, 7 p.m., $17-$19
Sept. 25 -- Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band, 7 p.m., $33
Sept. 26 -- Mama Sweet, 8 p.m., $7
Sept. 27 -- Ingram Hill, 7 p.m., $17
Sept. 28 -- Beck; MGMT, 7 p.m., $44.25
Oct. 5 -- The Kooks, 7 p.m., $20-$22
Oct. 10 -- Mindless Self Indulgence, 7 p.m., $21-$24
Tulsa Performing
Arts Center
110 E. Second St.
Phone: (800) 364-7111
www.tulsapac.com
Saturday -- Divas 2008, 8 p.m., $25-$125
Sunday -- Divas 2008, 2 p.m., $15-$50
Sept. 27 -- John Sawyer, 8 p.m., $28
Oct. 4 -- Tommy Emmanuel, 7:30 p.m., $35
Oct. 5 -- Joyce Yang, 3 p.m., $25
FEEDBACK:
Something to say about this topic? Submit a Letter to the Editor online
