Shania Twain makes her final stop in Northwest

The beginning of the end starts tonight for Shania Twain.

The superstar country singer has billed her upcoming tour — her first in 11 years — as her last. She kicks off a long list of stadium dates with the first show of her tour at KeyArena at 7:30 p.m. June 5.

Twain, who turns 50 this August, was one of the biggest forces in music in the mid-to-late 1990s. Then, her albums “The Woman in Me” and “Come on Over” dominated the charts, finding a hook-heavy middle ground between country and pop.

Her hits were all but unavoidable, including No. 1 tracks such as “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and “You’re Still the One.”

The turn of the millennium found her slowing down, though. She released one album, “Up,” again topping the charts, and then stayed out of the national spotlight. If fans wanted to see her, they had to go to Las Vegas, where she spent two years playing a residency at Casear’s Palace.

Now, she’s ready to return to touring. Time will tell if she actually calls it quits after this run of stadium dates. After all, she’s not retiring from music — she plans to record a new album in the coming months. Maybe this is it for her road shows, but maybe not. After all, she’s only turning 50.

Tickets are $64.44 to $158.43 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.

Next week, meanwhile, indie darling Sufjan Stevens will head to the Paramount Theatre for a pair of shows. Stevens plays the venue at 8 p.m. June 10 and 11.

Stevens made his name by mixing high-concept songwriting, hushed vocals and ornate instrumentation — on some albums, he has played 20 instruments. He has proven to be one of his generations more prolific musicians.

At one point, he promised to record an album for each of the 50 states, but after releasing “Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State” and “Illinoise,” he cooled on that idea. Since then, he’s released Christmas albums — 10 volumes of music so far — and dabbled in noisy electronica.

This March, he released “Carrie and Lowell,” an album that returned Stevens to his quieter songwriting. Inspired by the death of his mother, the album was praised as one of his best. The world tour behind it will keep the internationally praised singer on the road until at least September, with stops also planned for Sweden, France, England and Belgium.

Tickets are $35.75 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.

Halestorm also is headed back to Seattle for a concert at the Showbox SoDo at 7:30 p.m. June 9.

Halestorm took a long time to record its first album. The post-grunge act got its start in Pennsylvania in 1997, but didn’t release a proper album until 2009. Since then, however, the group has been taking every opportunity it can get to put itself in front of audiences.

The band’s self-titled debut snuck into the top 40, while its follow-up, 2012’s “The Strange Case of …,” reached No. 15. Now the band is touring behind its third album, “Into the Wild Life,” which saw release in April.

That album showcased a band that seemed ready to swing for the fences, with a stylistic blend of punk, grunge and hard rock well-suited to arenas.

Tickets are $27.50 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.

A pair of dates at the Showbox round up the biggest concerts in the week ahead.

First up is a stop by Neon Trees, which play the Showbox at 8 p.m. June 6. The stylish group records alt-rock heavily inspired by the dance-ready sounds of New Wave, showcased on early hits like “Animal” and “Everybody Talks.”

The group made some headlines when frontman Tyler Glenn came out of the closet, but his sexuality didn’t seem to deter fans. The group’s third album, “Pop Psychology,” reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200, the band’s best showing yet.

Tickets are $25 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.

Finally, The Story So Far will play the Showbox at 7:30 p.m. June 10.

The California-based pop-punk act prizes melody over mayhem has been slowly cultivating a loyal following since forming in 2007. A pair of albums helped the group dent the charts, and the act is now touring behind its just-released third album.

That self-titled disc clocked in at a lean 30 minutes, finding the group delivering its hook-heavy guitar sound over 10 tightly written tracks.

Tickets are $19.99 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.