OCT 27-29: The best concerts and events to attend this weekend
Friday
WALLS TOUR
KINGS OF LEON
Nashville alt-rock band composed of members of the Followill family (brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared, and cousin Matthew) performs Southern-kissed hits such as “Sex On Fire,” “Notion,” “Radioactive” and “Use Somebody,” plus tracks from its seventh studio album, “WALLS,” including “Waste a Moment.” L.A. indie-folk band Dawes opens.
Details: 7 p.m. Friday at Coral Sky Amphitheatre, 601 Sansbury’s Way, West Palm Beach; LiveNation.com; $17.75-$139.
AN EVENING WITH
NEIL SEDAKA
Iconic singer-songwriter performs hits including “Calendar Girl,” “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” and “Laughter in the Rain.” Fun fact: Sedaka co-wrote the Captain & Tennille’s 1975 No. 1 hit “Love Will Keep Us Together.”
Details: 8 p.m. Friday at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino, 5555 NW 40th St.; Ticketmaster; $50-$80.
FUNK-METAL PIONEERS
LIVING COLOUR
Grammy-winning New York City band (“Cult of Personality”) led by Vernon Reid shook up the music world in the late ‘80s with its unique mix of funk, jazz, rock and heavy metal.
Details: 8 p.m. Friday at the Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale; www.cultureroom.net; $25.
Saturday
JAM ON IT
FLORIDA JAM FEST
It’s time to get funky, as this R&B and reggae festival brings Maze featuring Frankie Beverly (“Back In Stride,” “Can’t Get Over You”), ex-Tower of Power lead singer Lenny Williams (“Cause I Love You,” “Choosing You”) and Jamaican reggae-roots band Third World (“Sense of Purpose,” “Now That We Found Love”).
Details: 7 p.m. Saturday at the Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater, 16801 Miramar Pkwy., Miramar; Ticketmaster; $44-$85.
TRANSMOGRIFY TOUR
CARLOS SANTANA
Ten-time Grammy-winning guitarist serves up his iconic fusion of Afro-Latin music and rock, featuring hits including “Black Magic Woman,” “Oye Como Va,” “Evil Ways” and “Supernatural.”
Details: 8 p.m. Saturday at the Hard Rock Live Arena at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, near Hollywood; Ticketmaster; tickets start at $187.50.
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
YO-YO MA
Celebrated cellist teams up with conductor Michael Tilson-Thomas for this once-in-a-lifetime performance of works by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Strauss.
Details: 8 p.m. Saturday at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-949-6722 or www.arshtcenter.org; $95-$120.
BLEAULIVE PRESENTS
FERGIE
Black Eyed Peas lead female vocalist will be shaking her lovely lady lumps while celebrating the 10th anniversary of her debut solo album, “The Dutchess,” and the release of her sophomore solo effort, “Double Dutchess.” You’ll hear her hits such as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Glamorous” and “London Bridge,” and maybe even Peas’ classics including “Where Is the Love?” “Don’t Phunk With My Heart,” “My Humps,” “I Gotta Feeling” and “Boom Boom Pow.”
Details: 8 p.m. Saturday at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; www.bleaulive.com; $75-$129
R&B ROYALTY
KOOL & THE GANG
Grammy-winning funk, R&B and soul band led by bassist Robert “Kool” Bell has been churning out smooth hits for almost 50 years, including “Ladies Night,” “Get Down On It,” “Joanna,” “Cherish,” “Fresh,” “Let’s Go Dancin’ [Ooh, La, La, La],” “Open Sesame,” “Jungle Boogie,” “Too Hot” and, of course, the wedding fave “Celebration.”
Details: 8 p.m. Saturday at the James L. Knight Center, 400 SE 2nd Ave., Miami; Ticketmaster; $38-$133.
IN THE HOUSE
PAUL VAN DYK
Grammy-winning German electronic music superstar creates beautifully lush, melodic anthems such as “For an Angel,” “Tell Me Why (The Riddle)” and “Time of Our Lives,” and actually performs them live in a compelling mix that must be experienced.
Details: 11 p.m. Saturday at Heart Nightclub, 50 NE 11th St., Miami; Ticketmaster; $45.
Sunday
KICKIN’ COUNTRY
KISS 99.9 STARS & GUITARS
There’s no better place to be for country music lovers than this festival, as Luke Combs (“Hurricane,” “When It Rains It Pours”), Kane Brown (“Used to Love You Sober,” “What Ifs”), Justin Moore (“Small Town USA,” “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away”) lead a stellar boot-scootin’ lineup.
Details: 7 p.m. Sunday at the Charles F. Dodge City Center, 601 SW City Center Way, Pembroke Pines; Ticketmaster; $25-$250.
Next Week
MONTY PYTHON LEGEND
JOHN CLEESE
Champion Silly Walker and comic royalty is heading in our general direction for an evening of conversation and audience Q&A (absurd and/or ridiculous questions only, please). Cleese will tell stories of his life and career after a showing of the classic film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Dreyfoos Hall, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 561-832-7469 or www.kravis.org; $40-$250; and 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Au-Rene Theater, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954-462-0222 or www.browardcenter.org; $45-$120.
WHO ARE YOU?
ROGER DALTREY
Founding lead singer of The Who takes the stage from some of his closest musical friends – Simon Townshend, Jon Button, Zak Starkey, Loren Gold, John Corey and Frank Simes – to rock beloved Who hits including “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Who Are You,” “Behind Blue Eyes,” “Bargain,” “Love, Reign o’er Me” and many more.
Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Hard Rock Live Arena at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, 1 Seminole Way, near Hollywood; Ticketmaster; $55-$155.
THE HUMAN CONDITION TOUR
JON BELLION
Long Island singer/songwriter and rapper, whose voice you hear on Zedd’s 2015 electronic dance hit “Beautiful Now,” takes the stage in support of his debut studio album, which hit No. 5 on The Billboard 200.
Details: 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; LiveNation.com; $27.50-$42.50.
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
The top 10 finalists of the 14th season of the Emmy-winning Fox TV series gather together to shake what their mamas gave them, captivating the audience with moves made famous on the reality dance competition.
Details: 8 p.m. Thursday at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Au-Rene Theater, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954-462-0222 or www.browardcenter.org; $34.50-$139.50.
free for all
JAZZ AT MOCA
8-9:30 P.M. FRIDAY: Sit back and enjoy the sounds of contemporary Brazilian pianist, flutist and composer Marcos Ariel, who blends indigenous rhythms with American Jazz; Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami; www.mocanomi.org.
This story was originally published October 24, 2017 at 2:10 AM.