Music critic Melissa Ruggieri's picks for upcoming shows
ON SALE
At 10 a.m. Friday, June 9 Steely Dan and Michael McDonald, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at Nissan Pavilion (Manassas)
At noon Friday, June 9 Dashboard Confessional, Ben Lee and Say Anything, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Constitution Hall (D.C.)
At 10 a.m. Saturday, June 10 The Family Values Tour with Korn, the Deftones, Stone Sour, Fly Leaf and Direngray, 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at Nissan Pavilion Mary J. Blige and Jaheim, 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater Unless otherwise noted, tickets to all shows can be purchased by calling (804) 262-8100 or at www.ticketmaster.com
THURSDAY, JUNE 8
Pop/rock
- Johnny Dollar (7 p.m.) and Casino (9 p.m.) at Old Towne Civic Center (Petersburg)
- KT Tunstall, 9 p.m. at 9:30 Club (D.C.), sold out
- Jewel with Toby Lightman, 8 p.m. at Wolf Trap (Vienna) Country
New Riders of the Purple Sage, 6 p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
FRIDAY, JUNE 9
Pop/rock
- Cowboy Mouth, 6 p.m. at Brown's Island for Friday Cheers
- Nickel Creek, 6 p.m. (gates) at Innsbrook's Fas Mart Pavilion
- Posin (Poison tribute band), 9 p.m. at Alley Katz
- Barbi N Bondage, 9:30 p.m. at Poe's Pub
Soul
Chuck Brown, 6:30 p.m. at Kanawha Plaza for Fridays at Sunset
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
Pop/rock
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks. Trey Anastasio opens. 7:30 p.m. at Nissan Pavilion (Manassas); Monday at nTelos Pavilon (Portsmouth)
- Immortal Avenger, Blood Quest and Battlemaster, 10 p.m. at Alley Katz
COMING UP
- moe. and Melissa Ferrick, 6 p.m. (gates) Wednesday at Fas Mart Pavilion at Innsbrook
- The Kode, 6 p.m. (gates) Wednesday at Anchor Point (Appomattox)
- Styx with Del Castillo, 6 p.m. (gates) June 15 at Innsbrook's Fas Mart Pavilion
- Brad Paisley with Sara Evans and Eric Church, 7:30 p.m. June 15 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Allen Toussaint, 8 p.m. June 15 at Wolf Trap
- Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, 7:30 p.m. (doors) June 17 at The NorVa (Norfolk)
- Z104 Summer Bash with Sean Paul, Bubba Sparxxx and Christina Milian, 7 p.m. June 23 at nTelos Pavilion
- Hampton Jazz Festival with Maze, KEM, B.B. King, Boney James, Toni Braxton, Will Downing and more, June 23-25 at Hampton Coliseum
- Dave Matthews Band with Gomez, 7 p.m. June 24 at Nissan Pavilion; also, with Umphrey's McGee, 7 p.m. July 4 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
- Allman Brothers Band with The Derek Trucks Band, 6:30 p.m. June 25 at Nissan Pavilion
- Doobie Brothers, 6 p.m. (gates) June 25 at Innsbrook's Fas Mart Pavilion Ashlee Simpson and The Veronicas, 6 p.m. June 29 at Innsbrook's Fas Mart Pavilion; 7:30 p.m. June 30 at Nissan Pavilion with
- Ashley Parker Angel and The Veronicas
- Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, 7:30 p.m. June 29-30 at Verizon Center
- Train, 7 p.m. June 29 at Charlottesville Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. June 30 at nTelos Pavilion (Portsmouth), and 6 p.m. July 25 at Innsbrook's Fas Mart Pavilion
- Kelly Clarkson and Rooney, 7:30 p.m. July 6 at Nissan Pavilion; 8 p.m. July 7 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
- Def Leppard and Journey, 7 p.m. July 7 at Nissan Pavilion and 7:30 p.m. July 8 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
- Brad Paisley, Sara Evans and Josh Turner, 7:30 p.m. July 8 at Nissan Pavilion
- Paul Simon, 7:30 p.m. July 12 at Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, Md.)
- Chicago and Huey Lewis & The News, 7:30 p.m. July 16 at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
- Switchfoot, 6 p.m. (gates) July 21 at Innsbrook's Fas Mart Pavilion
- Dixie Chicks, 8 p.m. Aug. 4 at Verizon Center (D.C.)