A busy week for concertgoers offers a rare range of choices for live music in the week ahead.
Without a doubt the biggest name heading to the Northwest is Drake, the Toronto-based superstar who dominated the Billboard 200 throughout the summer.
Drake’s albums top the charts out of habit at this point. His latest, “Views,” includes ubiquitous singles including the slinky and emotional hip hop hits “One Dance,” “Hotline Bling” and “Too Good.”
He’ll headline the Tacoma Dome on his Summer Sixteen tour at 6:30 tonight, Sept. 16.
Tickets are $49.50 to $129.50 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Blink-182 is also back on the road, and will showcase a new lineup when they hit KeyArena at 7 p.m. Sept. 17.
The band, which defined pop punk for many in the Millennial Generation, parted ways with founding singer and guitarist Tom DeLonge in recent years. Remaining members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker have instead recruited esteemed Alkaline Trio front man Matt Skiba to fill the void.
The reworked trio is now on the road behind their new album, “California,” which features lead single “Bored to Death.”
Tickets are $25 to $84 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
On the other side of the Cascades, some of the best-known names in EDM — electronic dance music — will play the Gorge Amphitheatre starting at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 17.
Magnifique 2016 will gather some of the genre’s biggest names, including Kaskade, Chromeo, Duke Dumont, Netsky, Mija, Giraffage and Branchez.
Tickets are $73 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Evergreen Fest, meanwhile, will bring a long list of hip-hop stars to the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn starting at noon Sept. 17.
The show features a mix of critically acclaimed and off-center acts, including Matisyahu, House of Pain, Devin the Dude and Afroman.
Tickets are $49 to $92 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Then, the ShoWare Center in Kent will bring iconic country singer Dolly Parton at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21.
The singer, who turned 70 this year, got her start at the Grand Ole Opry when she was 13, in the late 1950s. Her epic run has resulted in both starring roles in movies and a long list of pop standards, including “Jolene,” “9 to 5” and “Islands in the Stream.”
Tickets are $123 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
The Paramount Theatre also will keep busy with two acclaimed alternative rock acts.
First up is a visit from Garbage, the electronica-flecked act featuring singer Shirley Manson and sonic mastermind Butch Vig.
The group’s run in the 1990s resulted in hits like “Only Happy When It Rains,” “#1 Crush” and “I Think I’m Paranoid.” During the height of its fame, the band even got tapped to record a James Bond theme — “The World Is Not Enough.”
Tickets are $31.25 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Then, critical darlings Sigur Ros will play the Paramount Theatre at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 20.
The Icelandic group, known for its epic songwriting and inventive production, have won comparisons to Radiohead since its inception in the late 1990s.
The act released a new single this year, “Ovedur,” but it’s not quite clear when a new album will follow. Their last disc, “Kveikur,” saw release in 2013, stoking fans hopes that more material may be coming soon.
Tickets are $75.75 to $171.25 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
The Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery also has a pair of acts heading to its outdoor amphitheater in Woodinville.
Bonnie Raitt will kick off the winery’s weekend at 7 tonight, Sept. 16. The acclaimed singer of “Something to Talk About” is touring after the release earlier this year of her latest album, “Dig in Deep.”
Tickets are sold out but can be found at a mark-up at stubhub.com.
Then Tears for Fears will take to the winery’s stage at 7 p.m. Sept. 18.
The 1980s synth pop act was behind some of that decade’s bigger songs, including “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and “Shout.”
Tickets are $51.50 to $79.50 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Indie rock favorites Local Natives will headline the Moore Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. The Los Angeles act, known for its interlocking harmonies and intricate instrumentation, is hitting Seattle shortly after the release of “Sunlit Youth,” the group’s third album.
Tickets are $30 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Finally, the Neptune Theatre will bring four very different acts to its stage in the coming days.
First up is a visit from Bloc Party, the punk-influenced indie rock act that made a splash in the mid-aughts with its dance-friendly album “Silent Alarm.” The group is now back on the road behind new album “Hymns.”
Tickets are $26 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Then Mary Chapin Carpenter will play the Neptune at 8 p.m. Sept. 18.
The folk-influenced country star went from cult favorite to pop star in the mid-1990s thanks to hits like “Passionate Kisses” and “I Feel Lucky.”
Tickets are $45 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
The Temper Trap also will play the Neptune, hitting its stage at 8 p.m. Sept. 20.
The group, best known for its anthem-ready single “Sweet Disposition,” traffics in stadium-ready rock that draws comparisons to U2.
Tickets are $23.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
And Saint Motel will play the Neptune as well, with the venue welcoming the California indie pop act at 8 p.m. Sept. 21.
The group’s jubilant horn-and-piano driven hits include “My Type” and “Cold Cold Man.”
Tickets are $20.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
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