Biggest, best concerts coming to metro Phoenix in October 2023: Foo Fighters, Jason Aldean

Chase Field is bringing two extremely different types of concerts to the ballpark in a three-day stretch in downtown Phoenix in October 2023 — Pink and Guns N’ Roses.

And October is off to the races with Foo Fighters bringing their first tour, since losing drummer Taylor Hawkins, to Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in support of a cathartic masterstroke of grieving out loud, “But Here We Are.”

Before the month is out, the Arizona State Fair Concert Series will have returned from a three-year hiatus with Brothers Osborne, Becky G and Violent Femmes, to name a few.

Goldrush Music Festival is headed back to Phoenix Raceway for the EDM crowd. And there are plenty of arena shows, from Travis Scott and SZA to Romeo Santos and British rockers the 1975.

Here’s a look at those and other highlights of October 2023 concerts in metro Phoenix concerts.

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Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl and his bandmates are playing their first Valley concert since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, whose final U.S. show was a February 2022 headlining set at Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park. This tour is in support of an emotional new album haunted by that devastating loss, "But Here We Are." As Spin responded to the new release, "If you don't have a big, fat lump in your throat or head-to-toe goosebumps all over your body while listening to 'But Here We Are,' you may not have a pulse."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $57.75 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie

Now, this is an amazing opportunity. Ben Gibbard is celebrating the 20th anniversary of two very different albums that continue to define him — the Postal Service's "Give Up" and Death Cab for Cutie's "Transatlanticism — by performing both albums. Variety raved about it, saying, "While so many anniversary tours feel like paint-by-the-numbers affairs, Gibbard’s boundless enthusiasm and thoughtful takes on his past was a refreshing case of an artist trying to deliver joy and happiness — even if the songs themselves are so, so sad."

Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Polyphia

The progressive rockers from Texas are touring the States in continuation of last year's helpfully titled "Remember That You Will Die," which topped the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart and features guest appearances by Chino Moreno of Deftones and the only guitar god to have played with Johnny Rotten and David Lee Roth, the great Steve Vai.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $39-$60. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

Wilco

Wilco will play a new venue, the Scottsdale Civic Center East Bowl, as part of a fall U.S. tour in continued support of last year’s excellent “Cruel Country,” their latest release to make the rounds of critics’ year-end lists, from Rolling Stone to Uproxx and Variety. They’re joined by special guests My Brightest Diamond.

Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3. Scottsdale Civic Center East Bowl, 7380 E. Second St. $59.50. 480-499-8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org.

Youth Lagoon

When Trevor Powers recorded Youth Lagoon’s debut, “The Year of Hibernation,” in his bedroom, it sounded like a person easing out of hibernation, very slowly and occasionally drifting back into a dream state. Twelve years later, "Heaven is a Junkyard" plays to all the strengths that made his music matter in the first place while also feeling like a very necessary update from a whole new dream state, as hypnotic as ever.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $25-$35 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

Three Days Grace and Chevelle

Canadian rockers Three Days Grace have sent 17 songs to the top of Billboard's mainstream rock tracks chart, from "Just Like You" in 2004 to last year's "Lifetime," one of two songs from last year's "Explosions" to do the trick. They're on a co-headlining tour with Chevelle, who also have a history of running singles up the mainstream-rock charts, including several trips to No. 1, as recently as 2021's "Self Destructor."

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $39.50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Geoff Tate's Big Rock Show

The former lead singer of Queensryche brings his Big Rock Show Hits Tour back to Phoenix with special guest Ivory Lake. In a press release, Tate promises: “It’ll be big … it’ll be loud … it’ll be fun!” Fans can expect to hear a lot of Queensryche, from "Jet City Woman" and "Silent Lucidity" to "Queen of the Reich."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $25-$65. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

Chromeo

These Canadian electro-funk sensations made a name for themselves in 2004 with a debut called “She’s in Control” that had critics invoking the names of Daryl Hall and John Oates. Drowned in Sound responded to their latest invitation to the dance floor with "Funk-by-numbers has not yet had an update worthy of Sly Stone; but in 'Head Over Heels,' Chromeo have cracked it. They never miss a beat in updating it for 2018."

Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $35-$70. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

Jason Aldean

This country singer topped the Hot 100 with his controversial, headline-grabbing summer single, "Try That in a Small Town," an ode to vigilante justice warning folks what don't belong round these parts: "Try that in a small town/See how far ya make it down the road." It should be noted, though, that Aldean has been gunning for the small-town hero vote this whole time, from "Hicktown," his 2005 debut, to "Dirt Road Anthem" and "Fly Over States."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

The 1975

Released in October 2022, the 1975's fifth album, "Being Funny in a Foreign Language," was hailed in the Face as “an album of massive tunes, pristine production and sincere romanticism” while Rolling Stone said it saw them “reassert themselves at the forefront of 2020s pop-rock." They've promised a "newly expanded production" on their biggest U.S. tour to date.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $39 and up. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena.com.

Joji

Born in Osaka, Japan, Joji moved to the States and established himself as a YouTube sensation playing quirky characters on "The Filthy Frank Show," which he launched in 2011. His videos helped popularize the Harlem Shake and Baauer's single of the same name, which led to collaborations with fellow YouTubers. After releasing two comedy albums as Pink Guy, Joji changed his game in 2018 with the release of the shockingly serious "Ballads 1."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. $44.50 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com.

Suicideboys

Ruby da Cherry and Scrim, the New Orleans cousins who hung out their shingle as Suicideboys in 2014, will bring their annual Grey Day Tour to Avondale with kindred spirits Ghostemane, City Morgue, Freddie Dredd, Sematary and Ramirez. Last year's Grey Day Tour drew more than 20,000 fans to Phoenix Raceway to become the biggest concert in the venue's history.

Details: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6. Phoenix Raceway, 7602 Jimmie Johnson Drive, Avondale. $100 and up. phoenixraceway.com.

The Dandy Warhols and the Black Angels

Known for their trippy blend of shoegaze, power-pop and heavy rock topped by the deeply satirical lyrics of singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor, the Dandy Warhols are set to launch a string of co-headlining West Coast dates with another brilliant neo-psychedelic band, the fabulous Black Angels, at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $39.50. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

The All-American Rejects

The Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour is the pop-punk veterans' first headlining tour in nearly a decade, with special guests New Found Glory, Motion City Soundtrack and the Get Up Kids. The Rejects explained their return in a press release, saying, "We finally realized after playing When We Were Young that the world was ready to pull out of their 'guilty pleasure chest' and celebrate the soundtrack of their youth."

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $35 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

The Darkness

Justin Hawkins welcomes listeners to "Motorheart" with a tribute to a city he truly adores, where "the women are gorgeous and the food is OK." It's the sort of line Hawkins was born to deliver, having made a career of embracing the sillier side of classic heavy metal with what certainly feels like a wink and nudge as he straddles the fine line Spinal Tap once famously drew between stupid and clever. As Mick Jagger would say, "It's a gas gas gas."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $32.50. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

Tate McRae

The first Canadian finalist on the reality show "So You Think You Can Dance," she went viral on YouTube and TikTok in 2017 with an original song titled "One Day." That led to a deal with RCA and a global smash in 2020 with "You Broke Me First." The youngest musician on Forbes' 30 Under 30 List in 2021, McRae, 20, has earned more than 3.5 billion streams. Now, she's touring the States in support of an acclaimed full-length debut, "I Used to Think I Could Fly."

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

Waka Flocka Flame

This Atlanta rapper topped the rap charts in 2010 with "No Hands," a triple-platinum single featuring Wale and Roscoe Dash. That same year, MTV placed him eighth on the network's Hottest MCs in the Game. Other notable hits include "O Let's Do It," "Grove St. Party" and "Round of Applause," the highest-charting single from his second album, 2012's "Triple F Life: Fans, Friends & Family."

Details: 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. Hi Fi Kitchen Cocktails, 4420 N. Saddlebag Trail, Scottsdale. Free (reservations required). hifibars.com/scottsdale.

Glaive

This 18-year-old singer-songwriter blew up on Soundcloud during the pandemic shutdown, following through with an acclaimed full-length debut, "I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All," reflecting with blunt honesty on outgrowing his North Carolina hometown in what he calls his most personal songwriting to date. Clash Music says, "He’s deftly left himself room to manoeuvre, but at this rate, there’s a hyperpop throne with his name on it."

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $30; $27.50 in advance. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

Goldrush Music Festival

The EDM festival returns to Phoenix Raceway. Here's the daily breakdown.

Saturday: Tiësto, Alison Wonderland, Louis the Child (Playground Set), ATLiens, Brondo, Champagne Drip, Cloonee, Dabin, Dion Timmer, Dombresky, Kayzo Unleashed, Lizzy Jane, Marie Vaunt, Nostalgix, Ship Wrek, Slushii, Sonny Fodera, Weiss, Will Clarke, Anatta and Svnday Drvr.

Sunday: Zeds Dead, ZHU, Ameme, Ben Bohmer (live), Blond:ish, Bou, Detlef, FrostTop, Hamdi, Jessica Audiffred, Kai Wachi, Khiva, Lady Faith, Madeon (DJj set), Pawsa, Riot Ten, Sickick, TOBEHONEST, Austin Feldman, Michael Hooker, and Seds Vortex b2b PrettyHard.

Details: 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8. Phoenix Raceway, 7602 Jimmie Johnson Drive, Avondale. $119.50 and up per day; $160 and up 2-day ticket. phoenixraceway.com.

Avenged Sevenfold

The alternative-metal veterans are touring in support of "Life Is But A Dream…," their first release in seven years, largely inspired by their use of psychedelic drugs. Kerrang! proclaimed it "Bonkers without boredom, manic without meandering ... an experience weirdly evocative of the wide-eyed, white-knuckled, ultimately euphoric thrill of dropping something ill-advised before wandering into the city lights, not knowing where you’re headed, what your face is doing or, indeed, which way is up."

Details: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $35 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

Thundercat

Last seen rocking State Farm Stadium with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the 21st century bassist most likely to have you retrieving your jaw from the floor performance with the improvisational excellence of his fretwork while filtering the best of jazz and funk through an eccentric vision all his own returns to Phoenix. His latest album, "It Is What Is Is," made Best of 2020 lists at Paste, PopMatters, Consequence of Sound and NPR, to name a few.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $35 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

P!NK Summer Carnival

P!NK's Summer Carnival Tour brings the singer most likely to slingshot herself from one end of a ballpark to another in an acrobatic rig to Chase Field in support of an acclaimed new album called "Trustfall" with special guests Brandi Carlile, Grouplove and KidCutUp. This is the singer's first Valley performance since 2019, when the Beautiful Trauma Tour played Glendale.

Details: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9. Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Sting

Sting’s My Songs Tour features songs from the earliest days of the Police through the breadth of the solo career the bassist launched in 1985 with "The Dream of Blue Turtles." Fans can expect to hear classics as timeless as “Fields of Gold,” “Shape of My Heart,” “Roxanne,” “Englishman In New York,” “Every Breath You Take” and “Message in a Bottle.”

Details: 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

ENHYPEN

Glendale is one of six U.S. stops on the Fate Tour in support of the K-pop sensations' third million-selling effort, a mini-album titled “Dark Blood.” ENHYPEN is the first boy band created by Belift Lab, consisting of members Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo and Ni-Ki.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $39 and up. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena.com.

Dethklok and Babymetal

Japan's Babymetal bring their co-headlining tour with Dethklok, stars of Adult Swim’s “Metalocalypse,” and Jason Richardson to downtown Phoenix for what promises to be a very entertaining show. The Babyklok Tour is Babymetal's first North American tour since before the pandemic, in support of "The Other One," a concept album based on 10 separate parallel worlds they claim to have discovered.

Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Squeeze and Psychedelic Furs

Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, the Lennon-McCartney of the New Wave era, are getting a jump on the 50th anniversary of Squeeze, who blasted to the forefront of the U.K. music scene at the height of the punk revolution with pop hits as indelible as "Pulling Mussels From a Shell" and "Tempted." Psychedelic Furs are touring in support of "Made of Rain," their second-highest charting U.K. album ever.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $45-$145. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

Guns N' Roses

This is the second time these guys have been through town on the We're F'N Back! Tour, which played Footprint Center on Aug. 30, 2021. Their previous Not in This Lifetime … Tour, which played what we now call State Farm Stadium in 2016, is on the shortlist of the highest-grossing tour of all time. Axl Rose and Slash are joined by longtime members Duff McKagan and Dizzy Reed as well as Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer and Melissa Reese.

Details: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11. Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. $25 and up, ticketmaster.com.

Kimya Dawson

Anti-folk legend Kimya Dawson of the Moldy Peaches and her longtime friend Clyde Peterson (Your Heart Breaks) are playing a special outdoor show at a secret location that will be announced to ticket holders a couple days before the show. It's presented by the Trunk Space, which is where you'll want to sign up for the opportunity to see this truly special show. Masks will be required.

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11. Secret location. $25; $20 in advance. thetrunkspace.com.

Shinedown

The multiplatinum rockers have topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts 18 times since the WWE theme "Save Me" did the trick in 2005. That's more than any other artist in the history of that chart. They're touring in support of "Planet Zero," a 2022 release that hit rock and alternative charts and added two hit singles to that total. The Revolutions Live Tour also features Papa Roach and Spiritbox.

Details: 6:40 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $29.50 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

Walker Hayes at the Arizona State Fair

This is the opening night of the Arizona State Fair concert series and the first show back since COVID-19 shut the series down in 2020. Born in Mobile, Alabama, Hayes is best known for the single "Fancy Like," a five-times-platinum smash that topped the Billboard country chart in 2021. He's also had two Top 10 entries on that chart, "AA" and "You Broke Up With Me."

Details: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 19th Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix. $20-$100 (includes admission to the fair). 602-252-6771, azstatefair.com.

6lack

The Atlanta singer-rapper, whose name is pronounced "Black," is best known for his triple-platinum breakthrough single, "Prblms," and the more recent R&B chart-topper "Calling My Phone," a collaboration with rapper Lil Tjay. He's headed to Phoenix in support of this year's "Since I Have a Lover," which Clash Music hailed as his "crowning achievement."

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

The Wallflowers

Jakob Dylan is touring the States in continued support of "Exit Wounds," the first Wallflowers album in nearly a decade. You could call it a return to form (because it is), but Mojo took it one step further, proclaiming it the singer's "best original work by some yards.” One thing's for certain. There's no reason to believe he's singing to himself when he opens the album with a rootsy ballad called "Maybe Your Heart's Not in it Anymore."

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Gila River Indian Community. $25 and up. 800-946-4452, playatgila.com.

Romeo Santos

He's the King of Bachata. Rising to fame as the principal composer and lead vocalist of Aventura, Santos spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Latin albums chart with his first solo effort, 2011's "Formula, Vol. 1," sending 17 songs to No. 1 on the Tropical Airplay Charts while becoming one of the biggest-selling Latin artists of all time. In June, he became the first Latin artist to sell out Citi Field in Queens, New York.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. $49.95 and up. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com.

Becky G at the Arizona State Fair

The Latin pop star who earned raves for her appearance at Coachella earlier this year arrives at the Arizona State Fair on her first headlining tour, the Mi Casa, Tu Casa Tour. Her latest album, last year's "Esquemas," became her first to top the U.S. Latin Pop charts. Her best-known hits include her "Shower" and the Karol G collaboration "Mamiii." She's been playing those two last, though, so don't plan on beating the traffic out of there.

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 19th Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix. $27-$100 (includes admission to the fair). 602-252-6771, azstatefair.com.

Janelle Monae

The multitalented Monae is touring on "The Age of Pleasure," a sonic celebration whose songs she tested at parties, telling Zane Lowe in an interview on Apple Music 1: "If the songs can't work at the party, they're not going on the album." A review at MOJO raved, "The former Afrofuturist is resolutely now pop’s young, Black out-and-proud freak-flag-flier-in-chief, and this summery celebration of hedonism spanning vanilla to kink is not just a supremely enjoyable half hour but as, they’ve stated, a provocation in defiance of the rancid, reactionary right."

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $51.50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Lil Yachty

The mumble-rap sensation took a truly unexpected detour on "Let's Start Here," telling Billboard to expect a "non-rap album" that would be like "a psychedelic alternative project" made using actual instruments. The result is one of this year's more intriguing albums. As Rolling Stone wrote, his "ambitious left-turn incorporates experimental rock and jazz with near-flawless execution, arriving at something that feels genuinely brand-new."

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $49.50-$77. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

Macklemore

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis earned four Grammys in 2014: Best New Artist, Best Rap Album ("The Heist"), and Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “Thrift Shop," one of two chart-topping singles they managed that year. The other was "Can't Hold Us." The rapper arrives in support of "Ben," a solo album Rolling Stone hailed as "a midcareer downshift from an artist who desperately needed it."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $30.50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Declan McKenna

McKenna was all of 19 when he took the blogosphere by storm with a brilliantly realized collection of socially conscious chamber pop titled “What Do You Think About the Car.” And as NME was right to caution, "To all intents and purposes McKenna is a teen breakout star, but describing him that way feels reductive after listening to his debut." Six years later, he's headed our way on a tour he's called the Big Return, promising to weave some new material from an upcoming third album called "What Happened to the Beach?" into the set.

Details: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $29.50-$75. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

It's been nearly 15 years since the Valley has hosted a concert by Bonnie "Prince" Billy. And what a time to see him. He's touring the States in support of a brilliant new album, "Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You." An introspective masterpiece, it opens on an existential country ballad, his trembling delivery underscored by acoustic guitar as he reminds us, "Everyone walks to a certain point, then turns around/How far you go just depends on the time that you've got."

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. $44.50-$49.50. 480-478-6000, mim.org.

Myke Towers

The multiplatinum global superstar is hitting bigger venues on this 21-date La Vida Es Una Tour, so more fans can enjoy a newly produced live experience. The Puerto Rican rapper has collaborated with Bad Bunny, Becky G and Prince Royce, among others, picking up New Artist of the Year at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $30.50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Jordan Davis

The singer from Shreveport, Louisiana, has sent four singles to the top of Billboard's Country Airplay chart, including two double-platinum smashes, "Singles You Up" and "Buy Dirt" (featuring Luke Bryan). "Buy Dirt" won Song of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards in 2022. This tour is in support of "Bluebird Days," his highest-charting album yet.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. Mesa Amphitheatre, 263 N. Center St. $51; $46 in advance. 480-644-2560, mesaamp.com.

Michelle Branch

This Sedona native named her double-platinum breakthrough, 2001's "The Spirit Room," after a corner saloon in a haunted historic hotel in Jerome and earned a Best New Artist Grammy nomination. Two decades later, she's touring the States in support of "The Trouble With Fever," a great new album produced by Patrick Carney of the Black Keys.

Details: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $35 and up. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

Fuerza Regida

Fuerza Regida’s much anticipated Otra Peda Tour got off to an electrifying start with sold-out shows in Dallas and Los Angeles. That LA date marked the regional Mexican heroes’ first headlining concert at BMO Stadium and featured a surprise appearance by Calle 24. It also marked the first time a Mexican American band has ever played at the home of the LAFC soccer team and the highest attendance for a Latin music concert in the venue’s history.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix. $40 and up. 602-254-7200, livenation.com.

Ne-Yo at the Arizona State Fair

This is part of the Arizona State Fair concert series. The R&B star topped the Hot 100 with his second single, "So Sick," in 2006. Subsequent hits include "Because of You," "Closer," "Miss Independent," "Mad," "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" and "She Knows." His latest Top 40 appearance was "Time of Our Lives," a five-times platinum collab with Pitbull.

Details: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20. Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 19th Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix. $20-$100 (includes admission to the fair). 602-252-6771, azstatefair.com.

Brothers Osborne at the Arizona State Fair

The duo's live show earned high marks from Rolling Stone, who proclaimed them "a guaranteed show-stopper," and the Boston Globe, who commended their "spirited live performances." Fans can expect to hear such hits as "Stay a Little Longer," "It Ain't My Fault," "21 Summer," "Shoot Me Straight," "I Don't Remember Me (Before You)" and "All Night."

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 19th Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix. $20-$100 (includes admission to the fair). 602-252-6771, azstatefair.com.

Eladio Carrion

The Latin trap and reggaeton artist is touring the States in support of “3men2 Kbrn,” his highest-charting album yet, which features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Future, 50 Cent, Bad Bunny, Myke Towers, Quavo, Rich the Kid, Lil Tjay and more. His best-known songs include the Latin Grammy-nominated “Kemba Walker,” a collaboration with Bad Bunny.

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. $68 and up. 866-468-3399, livenation.com.

Needtobreathe

The Grammy-nominated rockers are headed to Phoenix in support of “Caves,” a ninth studio album that could become their sixth consecutive release to top the Billboard Christian album charts. American Songwriter found the album to be “brimming with anthemic arena-worthy sounds.” They're joined by special guests Judah & The Lion.

Details: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $29.95 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Dave Mason

A founding member of Traffic whose solo hits include "Only You Know and I Know" and "We Just Disagree," the singer-songwriter returns to the rotating stage of the Celebrity on his Endangered Species Tour. Mason was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $35-$125. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

Deer Tick

These Americana outliers have always more teeth and stronger hooks that most acts that get branded with that label. And both qualities are in full bloom on this year's "Emotional Contracts," from the snarl and swagger with which the first song grabs the unsuspecting listener by the collar to the Petty-esque power-pop charms of "Forgiving Ties." As Mojo summed up the album's appeal, "Deer Tick impress with their pop nous and sheer verve."

Details: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. $28.50-$42. 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com.

Pat Metheny

The Grammy-winning jazz guitarist and composer is launching a solo tour in support of his new album, "Dream Box." The tour will feature personal and fan favorites from his nearly 50-year career. Metheny has won 20 Grammys and is the only person to have won a Grammy in 10 categories. His first five wins were in the '80s, all for Best Jazz Fusion Performance. His latest was a Best Jazz Instrumental Album win in 2013.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. $40-$125. 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter.com.

Baroness

The alternative sludge-metal veterans from Savannah, Georgia, are brining the Sweet Oblivion Tour with Primitive Man and Midwife to the historic Nile Theater in support of "Stone," a strong addition to the catalog whose highlights range from haunting psychedelic passages to heavy riffs that hit with brute force and precision. "As obvious as it is to say," Kerrang! responded, "Baroness are completely singular in what they do." That much is true.

Details: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. The Nile, 105 W. Main St., Mesa. $29.50. 480-559-5859, niletheater.com.

Travis Scott

Following lightning-fast sellouts across all dates on the Utopia-Circus Maximus Tour, the multiplatinum rapper added 11 dates, including a second night at Footprint Center. He's promising to "transport fans into an unparalleled audiovisual experience" in support of “Utopia,” which has been deemed the biggest hip-hop album of the year. The rapper's most successful tour to date, it follows his performance for a crowd of 60,000 at Circus Maximus in Rome.

Details: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, and Thursday, Oct. 26. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com.

Old Dominion

The reigning Academy of Country Music Group of the Year and Country Music Association Vocal Group of the Year arrive on the No Bad Vibes with special guests Chase Rise and Kylie Morgan. They've been hailed in Rolling Stone as "country music’s premier craftsmen" while sending eight of those well-crafted songs to No. 1 on Billboard's country airplay chart.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale. $29 and up. 623-772-3800, desertdiamondarena.com.

Jake Owen

The Academy of Country Music's Top New Male Vocalist pick for 2009 has sent nine singles to the top of Billboard’s Country Songs chart, including “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “Alone With You” and “Beachin’.” He's touring the States in support of "Loose Cannon," his seventh studio release.

Details: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26. The Pool at Talking Stick Resort, Loop 101 and Pima Road, Salt River Reservation. $35-$150. 480-850-7734, talkingstickresort.com.

The Cult

These British rockers enjoyed their first taste of U.S. success in 1985 with "She Sells Sanctuary," an echo-laden post-punk anthem. But they really hit the mainstream two years later with the hard-rocking swagger on "Love Removal Machine" and "Fire Woman," re-imagining Led Zeppelin as the soundtrack to a Gothic horror film. Decades later, their touring the States on an album that effortlessly lives up to their reputation, "Under the Midnight Sun."

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Gila River Indian Community. Resale ticket prices vary. 800-946-4452, playatgila.com.

Violent Femmes at the Arizona State Fair

These folk-punk standard-bearers took college radio by storm with 1983's career-defining self-titled debut, which featured any number of their most neurotic calling cards, from "Blister in the Sun" to "Add It Up." Rolling Stone praised the trio for having taken punk’s revenge-of-the-nerds aspect to heart in Gordon Gano’s gleeful tales of sexual frustration and impending psychosis. And Gano didn't sound the slightest bit more well-adjusted on 2019's "Hotel Last Resort."

Details: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 19th Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix. $50-$100 (includes admission to the fair). 602-252-6771, azstatefair.com.

Eden Munoz

The regional Mexican singer will present his debut album, "Consejos Gratis," on a 14-city U.S. tour. His hits include “Chale,” which has more than 400 million views on YouTube, “Simplemente Gracias," “Siempre Te Voy A Querer," “A La Antigüita," “Contigo” and “Creo En Ti." His songs have also been covered by Alejandro Fernández, Pepe Aguilar, Maluma, Carlos Rivera, Banda MS and Yuridia, among others.

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. $39.50 and up. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Ashnikko

She went viral on TikTok a few years back with “Stupid,” a collaboration with Yung Baby Tate that inspired a lip-syncing video by Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson. Now, she’s touring the States in support of “WEEDKILLER,” an outrageously entertaining yet dark debut that more than lives up to the promise of that viral breakthrough. DIY Magazine proclaimed it “a triumphant debut — one that changes the game like a live wire in water.”

Details: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 866-468-3399, thevanburenphx.com.

The Father Figures farewell show

Well, this is a heartbreaker: One of the Valley's most consistently inspired post-punk bands saying thank you and goodnight to the fans that have supported them for nearly 15 years while turning their 100th show into a louder, faster version of the Last Waltz. They'll be joined by special guests and feature their new projects in two sets of music. If you haven't had the pleasure you check out their most recent songs, "How to Ignore Someone + In America," streaming now at all the major sites.

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $16. valleybarphx.com.

Carly Pearce at the Arizona State Fair

The Grammy-winning country singer first gained recognition in 2017 when her self-penned "Every Little Thing" found a satellite radio audience, earning Pearce a major-label contract on the way to topping Billboard's country chart. She's won three Country Music Association Awards, four Academy of Country Music Awards and one CMT Music Award. In 2021, she became a member of the Grandy Ole Opry.

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28. Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 19th Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix. $20-$100 (includes admission to the fair). 602-252-6771, azstatefair.com.

Yeule

The Singaporean glitch-pop adventurer is on tour with Sasami in support of a mesmerizing new release called "softscars," which somehow effortlessly lives up to the promise of "Glitch Princess." As Pitchfork summed it up, "Even at its darkest, ... 'softscars' is a blast, its turbo-charged riffs and sticky melodies all but begging you to crank the volume up to levels that will require future ENT visits. And there are plenty of purely fun moments here too."

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28. The Nile, 105 W. Main St., Mesa. $25. 480-559-5859, niletheater.com.

Ivan Cornejo

Leading the new wave of Mexican music, the singer-songwriter brings his much-anticipated Terapia Tour to downtown Phoenix for two shows. In a press release, Cornejo said, “The last time I had the opportunity to perform for my fans, my sound was more acoustic, and the venues were smaller and more intimate. Now I’m exploring new and more sounds for my performances.”

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, and Sunday, Oct. 29. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Birds and Arrows with Survival Guide

Tucson's Birds and Arrows join Survival Guide from Austin, Texas, in topping the bill at this double release show for the Arizona music compilation "Hookworm TWO" and Survival Guide's new album, "deathdreams," which was produced by Mesa's own Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket Recording. Hoag is sitting in on drums for this performance. Birds and Arrows are joined on "Hookworm TWO" by Chrome Rhino, Fairy Bones, Weekend Lovers, Daphne + The Glitches and Sliced Limes. The release show also features the Psychedelephants and Daphne + The Glitches.

Details: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28. The Egyptian Motor Hotel, 765 Grand Ave., Phoenix. $10; $8 in advance. eventbrite.com.

SZA

The R&B singer is back on the road in support of last year's "SOS," a second album that topped the charts and made the rounds of year-end lists, from BPM to Consequence and Brooklyn Vegan. It also sent five singles to the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, including the chart-topping "Kill Bill," which went five times platinum. This is SZA's first Valley appearance since Ctrl the Tour played Tempe's Marquee Theatre in 2017.

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix. Resale ticket prices vary. 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com.

Young Dubliners

The Celtic rockers led by Keith Roberts were hailed in All Music as the Irish answer to Los Lobos "with a similar combination of traditional folk music, raucous electric rock, and forward-thinking experimentation." They're joined by locals JPW and Dadweed.

Details: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $15; $12 in advance. 602-267-1600, celebritytheatre.com.

Geese

These Brooklyn-based art-punk adventurers are touring on one of the year's more intriguing albums, an exhilarating concept album following the exploits of a cowboy wandering the desert on acid titled "3D Cowboy." Paste magazine responded with a rapturous review that summed it up with "All at once theatrical, vicious, heartfelt and daring, Geese’s sophomore album is a brilliant, miraculous assemblage of stone cold rock ‘n’ roll."

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. Rebel Lounge, 2303 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. $17. 602-296-7013, therebellounge.com.

Static-X and Sevendust

Industrial-metal veterans Static-X went platinum with their first release, "Wisconsin Death Trip," which memorably sampled a scene from "Planet of the Apes" and spawned their highest-charting entry on the mainstream-rock charts, "Push It." Their lead singer-guitarist Wayne Static died in 2014, but the surviving members reunited in 2018. They're on a co-headlining tour with Sevendust with special guests Dope and Lines of Loyalty.

Details: 6:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe. $41-$67. 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

The Chats

These Australian punks titled their first album "High Risk Behaviour." And that's a bar they had no trouble clearing while gleefully making their way through such ill-mannered highlights as "Drunk n Disorderly" and "Dine N Dash." Three years later, they're touring the States with the legendary Cosmic Psychos in support of a second album whose title we can't even print while noting that it definitely lives up to the promise of their

Details: 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30. The Nile, 105 W. Main St., Mesa. $25. 480-559-5859, niletheater.com.

Ratboys

The Chicago indie-rockers decamped to Seattle to spend three weeks recording this year's excellent "The Window" with Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie and the end result suggests that it was definitely worth the trip. As the Line of Best Fit summed it up, "When you finally reach the level of brilliance you’ve been working toward for so long, 'The Window' is exactly what it sounds like."

Details: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Valley Bar, 130 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. $16. valleybarphx.com.

Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @EdMasley.

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