Concert Schedule for This Weekend

By Benjamin Leatherman

The indie rock cuties of Paramore are scheduled to perform on Saturday.

Here’s a compilation of the big shows and events scheduled to go down at Valley concert and music venues this weekend.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1:

BeatleMania Live
[tribute band]
7 p.m.
$37-$40 (visit www.ticketmaster.com)
Casino Arizona at Salt River, 524 N. 92nd St., Scottsdale, 480-850-7734.

DJ Adam Freeland
With Spyder, Rion, Curtis Matthews, and DJ Jared
[house/EDM]
9 p.m.
$10-$15 (visit www.mystaz.com)
Myst, 7340 E. Shoeman Ln., Scottsdale, 480-970-5000.

Gabriel Iglesias
[comedy]
8 and 10 p.m.
$25 (visit www.tempeimprov.com)
Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.

Jay Penn
[comedy]
8 and 10 p.m.
$10 (visit www.thecomedyspot.net)
The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.

Regeneration Tour
With The Human League, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Missing Persons, and A Flock of Seagulls
[80s rock]
7:30 p.m.
$32-$62 (visit www.livenation.com)
Dodge Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix, 602-379-2800.

A Step Ahead
With Emerald Honor, Armorial, Eve of War, Baileys Window, Approaching Skylight, The Fair and Debonair, Illyena, and When All is Lost
[rock/indie]
6 p.m.
$10 (visit www.luckymanonline.com)
The Clubhouse Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238.

Sweetbleeders CD release show
With Reubens Accomplice, Travolta, puppetry by Vanishing House, and more
[rock/indie]
9 p.m.
$10 (with a free CD included)
The Ruby Room, 717 S. Central Ave., Phoenix, 602-258-6900.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 2:

Brooks and Dunn
With ZZ Top, and Rodney Atkins
[country]
7 p.m.
$29.50-$59.50 (visit www.livenation.com)
Cricket Wireless Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix, 602-254-7200.

The Atomic Punks
With VooDoo, and Tanicus
[rock/tribute bands]
7 p.m.
$12 (visit www.luckymanonline.com)
Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0707.

BeatleMania Live
[tribute band]
7 p.m.
$37-$40 (visit www.ticketmaster.com)
Casino Arizona at Salt River, 524 N. 92nd St., Scottsdale, 480-850-7734.

Gabriel Iglesias
[comedy]
8 and 10 p.m.
$25 (visit www.tempeimprov.com)
Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.

Mega 104.3 FM Birthday Bash
With Rose Royce, Al Hudson and One Way, Jojo, Debbie Deb, and Mark Wood
[R&B/funk]
7:30 p.m.
$26-$46 (visit www.celebritytheatre.com)
Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 602-267-1600.

Paramore
With Jack’s Mannequin, Phantom Planet, and Paper Route
[rock/indie]
5 p.m.
$26.50-$29 (visit www.tempeimprov.com)
Mesa Amphitheatre, 251 N. Center St., Mesa, 480-644-2560.

Jay Penn
[comedy]
8 and 10 p.m.
$10 (visit www.thecomedyspot.net)
The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.

Rehab
With Heavy Mojo, DJ Chris Crisis, Katastro, and The Nouns
[rock/indie]
7 p.m.
$15 (visit www.tempeimprov.com)
The Brickhouse, 1 E. Jackson St., Phoenix, 602-258-7880.

New Times Summer of Sound – Metal
With Godhead, Fracture Point, The Amputations, The Human Condition, Malakai, and more
[metal/hard rock]
7 p.m.
$5 (visit www.myspace.com/summerofsound)
Club Red, 2155 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-966-4733.

James Taylor
[folk]
8 p.m.
$35-$72 (visit www.livenation.com)
Dodge Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix, 602-379-2800.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 3:

BeatleMania Live
[tribute band]
7 p.m.
$37-$40 (visit www.ticketmaster.com)
Casino Arizona at Salt River, 524 N. 92nd St., Scottsdale, 480-850-7734.

A Cursive Memory
With February State, Small Leaks Sink Ships, and Crash Coordinates
[rock/indie]
7 p.m.
$8 (visit www.luckymanonline.com)
The Brickhouse, 1 E. Jackson St., Phoenix, 602-258-7880.

Gabriel Iglesias
[comedy]
8 and 10 p.m.
$25 (visit www.tempeimprov.com)
Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Dr., Tempe, 480-921-9877.

Jay Penn
[comedy]
8 p.m.
$10 (visit www.thecomedyspot.net)
The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale, 480-945-4422.

Son, Ambulance
With Colorstore, Coats and Villa, and Agronomo
[rock/indie]
7:30 p.m.
$8 (visit www.statesidepresents.com)
Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, 602-462-5516.

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