Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres around the Valley. This week’s column features a Janet and just Ken.
July 30
Janet Jackson
After her record-breaking Las Vegas residency, the award-winning multi-hyphenate (Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty, as the song goes) is touring with Nelly to celebrate five decades in show business. 8 p.m. Check website for ticket prices. Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, 602-379-7800, footprintcenter.com
July 30
Barbie the Movie In Concert
The hit film starring Margot Robbie will be projected against a giant screen, and the Barbie Land Sinfonietta, an all-women and majority women-of-color orchestra, will perform the film’s score. The Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre will also transform into a Barbie World with exclusive merchandise and cool photo ops. 8 p.m. Check website for ticket prices. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix, 602-254-7200, livenation.com
July 31
Niall Horan
The former One Direction member, who recently released his critically acclaimed album The Show, is wrapping up the North American leg of his tour in Phoenix. 7:30 p.m. Check website for ticket prices. Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix, 602-254-7200, livenation.com
August 2
Air Supply
You can deny it all you like, but when one of the soft rock radio hits from this Australian duo comes on your radio, you turn up the volume. Now’s your chance to sing along to “Lost In Love” and “Just As I Am” because the group is coming to the Valley to perform their long list of ballads. 8 p.m., $59-109, Showroom at Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler, 800-946-4452, playatgila.com
August 3-4
Crescent Summer Matinee Series
The Downtown venue has been featuring an eclectic array of musicians on hot weekend afternoons, and as we enter the dog days of August, the tunes will get really cool. The neo-soul duo Hyperbella will perform on Saturday. On Sunday, get down to the post-punk dance tunes of Paper Foxes. 2:30 p.m. Sa., $9-$11; Su., $8-$10, Crescent Ballroom, 308 E. Second Ave., Phoenix, 602-716-2222, crescentphx.com
