Florida Georgia Line didn’t waste any time.
The country duo went from nobodies to chart-toppers in a flash with their 2012 hit “Cruise,” the best-selling digital country song of all time.
That track set up the template for the group’s modern-day take on country music: big hooks, plenty of guitars and sing-along choruses.
Now, the band is heading to the Tacoma Dome, playing the arena at 7 tonight, Nov. 11. The act is touring behind “Dig Your Roots.” That album, like its two prior releases, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Tickets are $37.75 to $102 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Then the Tacoma Dome will stay busy, as Flosstradamus rolls into the venue for a show at 6 p.m. Nov. 12.
The duo, which got their start DJing parties in Chicago, has become a national sensation with their blend of electronica and hip-hop.
The group’s Tacoma stop will find them bringing along some other neon-toned acts for its so-called “Hi Def Youth” tour, including Snails, Towkio and Gent &Jawns.
Tickets are $45 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
A string of shows also will draw crowds to the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, starting with a visit from Sturgill Simpson at 8 tonight, Nov. 11.
The critically adored country singer made a deep impression among fans with his psychedelic second album, “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.” He followed that disc up with a new album, “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth,” which found him trafficking in the same heady waters.
The smooth-voiced singer adds some welcome color to country music’s traditional palette. His cover of Nirvana’s “In Bloom,” featured on that new disc, offers just one notable example.
Tickets are $31.25 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Then, the Beach Boys will bring its “50 Years of Good Vibrations” tour to the Paramount at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12.
To be clear, this isn’t the entire band.
Brian Wilson — the pop genius credited with composing the actual song “Good Vibrations” — won’t be there, and neither will famed members like Al Jardine or David Marks. Instead, this line-up will feature founding vocalist Mike Love and famed member Bruce Johnston, alongside other musicians.
Still, its some of the Beach Boys. You gotta take what you can get, and in this case, you could do worse.
The show will undoubtedly traffic in the band’s feel-good hits and surf-ready music, including
tracks like “Help Me Rhonda,” “409” and “Surfin’ Safari.”
Tickets are $51.25 to $121.25 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Then, the vocal pop quintet Celtic Thunder will play the Paramount at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16.
The Irish act has become a hit with its theatrical production and pristine vocals. The group focuses its music on covers of slickly produced pop classics and well-loved folk and Irish standards.
Tickets are $41.25 to $71.25 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Some bands that serve as throwbacks to the 1990s, meanwhile, will head to the Neptune Theatre in the days ahead.
First up is a stop from the Posies, the power pop act that added a little friendly punch to the grunge rock of its contemporaries.
The group, which formed in the late 1980s in Bellingham, made its mark with hits like “Dream All Day,” “Flavor of the Month” and “Golden Blunders.”
The Posies have stayed active in recent years, with a new album, “Solid States,” seeing release to acclaim earlier this year.
Tickets are $18.50 to $73.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Then, Candlebox will play the Neptune Theatre at 8 p.m. Nov. 17.
Another locally grown act, the band got its start in the 1990s in Seattle, rising to national prominence – amid some grumbling from locals who felt the band was riding the coattails of other acts — with its grungy epics, including “Far Behind” and “You.”
Those early hits may be the band’s best-loved material, but, like the Posies, the group has been hitting the recording studio in recent years. Its latest, “Disappearing in Airports,” hit stores this year.
Tickets are $23.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Finally, Yelawolf is heading back to town, as the acclaimed rapper plays the Showbox at 9 p.m. Nov. 12.
The rapper, who was born in Alabama and signed to Eminem’s Shady Records in 2011, has been riding high in recent years. His latest full-length album, “Love Story,” landed at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, a high water mark for the rapper, thanks to hits including “Till It’s Gone.”
He made a small splash with some new material this fall. His new single, “Daylight,” was featured in the movie remake “The Magnificent Seven,” while a new mixtape, “Hotel,” came out in October.
Tickets are $25 at axs.com.
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