Blake Shelton to headline the Tacoma Dome on 10th album tour
Published 1:30 am Friday, February 24, 2017
Blake Shelton is coming back to the Northwest, and he’s got one of his protégés in tow.
The country star became a household name in part due to his stint as a judge on the hit TV show “The Voice.” Now, as he tours behind his 10th studio album, “If I’m Honest,” he’s bringing along RaeLynn, one of the contestants he mentored on that program.
That pairing may attract some fans, but ultimately Shelton should serve as a draw in and of himself. He will headline the Tacoma Dome at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25.
Shelton began his multi-platinum string of successes in 2001 with the release of his self-titled debut album. Since then, his singles have topped the country charts with steady regularity, while his albums generally bow at the top of the Billboard 200.
Tickets are $29.50 to $65 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
This weekend, the Showbox SoDo will welcome two YouTube stars, as William Singe and Alex Aiono try to translate their viral Internet success into a live concert phenomenon.
The two will share the stage at 8 tonight, Feb. 24.
Both singers have charted similar courses, releasing covers of pop and R&B music to their legions of online fans. Racking up millions of views each, the singers will give fans a chance to see what they sound like live during their Seattle stop.
Tickets are $25 at axs.com.
The Showbox SoDo also will host Vince Staples, the acclaimed rapper, at 9 p.m. Feb. 27.
Staples became an instant critical favorite with his debut album, “Summertime ’06,” a disc that displayed a dark and intelligent worldview.
He followed that success up with a new EP in 2016, “Prima Donna.” Another critical favorite, the seven-track disc landed on the Billboard charts, again showcasing Staples’ critically lauded artistic streak.
Tickets are $27.50 at axs.com.
The Showbox itself will stay busy as well in the week ahead, starting with a visit from Dawes at 8 tonight, Feb. 24.
The group, which traffics in the type of folk rock that California’s Laurel Canyon region made famous in the 1970s, is touring now behind its fifth studio album, “We’re All Gonna Die.”
That disc, released by Warner Bros., found the country-rockers inching toward a more radio-friendly sound on tracks like the organ-sprinkled single “Picture of a Man.”
Tickets are $25 at axs.com.
Finally, Electric Guest will play the Crocodile at 8 tonight, Feb. 24.
The duo, Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton, has ties to some pretty established names. Asa is the brother of the Lonely Island’s Jorma Taccone. And the duo once shared a house with another old friend, Brian Burton, best known by his stage name, Danger Mouse.
The act is making a name on their own merits, however. The group creates somewhat mellow soul and pop. It’s touring behind its new album, “Plural,” which was preceded by the driving single “Back for Me.”
Tickets are $14 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
