An impressive lineup of shows at Marymoor Park will keep concert-goers busy almost every day of the coming week.
First up is 107.7 The End’s Summer Camp, an annual showcase for up-and-coming alt-rock acts. The show starts at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The lineup this year includes a long list of buzzed-about bands, including Cold War Kids, Surfer Blood, New Politics, Wavves and the Neighbourhood, among others.
While none of the acts have quite broken into the mainstream, Cold War Kids is close. The group is touring now behind its fourth studio album, “Dear Miss Lonelyhearts,” which bowed at No. 52 on the Billboard 200.
Tickets are $27.50 at marymoorconcerts.com.
Next up, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will play a show at 7 p.m. Monday, as the group tours behind its own fourth album, “Mosquito.” That record debuted at No. 5 on the charts earlier this year.
“Mosquito” found the idiosyncratic New York City group continuing to evolve. The trio, which started out as daredevil punk rockers, has matured over the past decade. Its latest collection features both madcap tracks like “Area 52,” about aliens, and heartfelt love songs, such as the aptly named “Wedding Song.”
Tickets are $39.50 at marymoorconcerts.com.
The following night, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, the resilient duo of Daryl Hall and John Oates will play Marymoor Park.
Hall and Oates were the face of blue-eyed soul in the 1970s and early 1980s, scoring a string of hits that included “Maneater,” “Rich Girl” and “You Make My Dreams.”
The group’s effervescent songwriting seemed cliched amid the 1990s boom in grunge and rap, but has gained cache in recent years. Expect to hear a steady stream of hits at the show.
Tickets are $45 to $65 at marymoorconcerts.comm.
Then, at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Rebelution with Matisyahu comes to Marymoor Park.
Rebelution has blazed a name for itself with its own take on reggae, topping the charts with its pop-infused sound. Matisyahu, meanwhile, first made headlines as the world’s most popular — and perhaps only — Hasidic Jewish rapper.
Tickets are $32.50 at marymoorconcerts.com.
Finally, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Steely Dan will hit Marymoor Park, wrapping up the venue’s week of shows.
The trailblazing pop duo — arguably best known for the 1974 hit “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” — will play hits and fan favorites from the group’s 40 years together.
Tickets are $55 to $115 at marymoorconcerts.com.
Marymoor Park isn’t the only venue hosting big shows this week.
Train will be joined by The Script and Gavin DeGraw for a show at the White River Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Train seemed to be a one-hit wonder following the smash success of its 2001 classic rock-infused single “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me).” A few minor singles followed, but nothing all that special.
That changed in 2009, when the poppy track “Hey Soul Sister” went to the top of the charts. Since then, the group has enjoyed steady success. The band is now touring behind “California 37,” an album that reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 last year.
Tickets are $25 to $89.70 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
And finally, Harry Connick Jr. will play a two-night stand at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, with shows at 7:30 Friday night and Saturday.
A favorite of moms across the country, the stylish crooner is known for classy covers of songs such as “It Had to Be You.”
However, Connick isn’t hemmed in by other people’s hits. He is touring now behind an album of original material, “Every Man Should Know,” which came out in June.
Tickets are $73.35 to $118.40 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
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