WED 07/23
Pantera
The heavy metal band led by gruff-voiced singer Phil Anselmo returns to Blossom. Ansemlo and Co. will pay tribute to two founding members who’ve died, drummer Vinnie Paul and guitarist Dimebag Darrell, with a set that will showcase its decades-long career. The show begins at 7 p.m., and the metal act Amon Amarth opens.
1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216-231-1111, livenation.com.
FRI 07/25
The Decemberists
The indie rock band performs tonight at 8 at TempleLive at the Cleveland Masonic. The band’s ninth studio album, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, again draws inspiration from the Smiths. It features guest appearances from James Mercer and R.E.M.’s Mike Mills.
3615 Euclid Ave., 216-881-6350, masoniccleveland.com.
Gin Blossoms
The ’90s group performs tonight at 8 at MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage. Penned by the late Doug Hopkins, “Hey Jealousy,” the big hit from their 1992 album, New Miserable Experience, established them as jangle pop practitioners.
10705 Northfield Rd., Northfield, 330-908-7793, mgmnorthfieldpark.mgmresorts.com/en.html.
SAT 07/26
Cash Money Millionaires 30th Anniversary with the LOX & State Property
The hip-hop label celebrates its 30th anniversary with this concert that comes to Rocket Arena tonight at 8. The Cash Money collective still features original members Birdman, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, B.G. and Turk. The Lox, Beanie Sigel, Freeway and Young Gunz will also perform.
One Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketarena.com.
New Bomb Turks
The Columbus, OH-based punk band that formed in 1990 returns to Beachland Ballroom. Band leader Eric Davidson is not only a terrific frontman, but he also knows his punk rock history and has written the book We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001. The show begins at 8 p.m.
15711 Waterloo Rd., 216-383-1124, beachlandballroom.com.
Rick Wakeman Featuring Hayley Sanderson from the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing
The former Yes keyboardist comes to MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage with singer Haley Sanderson. The concert begins at 8 p.m. A London session musician in the late 1960s, Wakeman also has had a successful solo career and will play songs from both his days with Yes and his solo albums.
10705 Northfield Rd., Northfield, 330-908-7793, mgmnorthfieldpark.mgmresorts.com/en.html.
MON 07/28
Kesha and Scissor Sisters: The Tits Out Tour
Kesha and the Scissor Sisters bring their cheekily named summer tour to Blossom. Kesha has just released her latest album, .(PERIOD), another collection of jittery synth-pop tunes. The single “Boy Crazy” finds her proclaiming “I’m so boy crazy” over Pet Shop Boys-like synths. The concert begins at 7 p.m.
1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216-231-1111, livenation.com.
TUE 07/29
Big Time Rush: In Real Life Worldwide
This group became an overnight sensation in November 2009 when the scripted TV show of the same name launched on Nickelodeon. The show focused on the Hollywood adventures of four hockey players from Minnesota after they were selected to form a boy band. Like the Monkees, Big Time Rush would take the TV band into the studio and onto the road. The pop group performs tonight at 7 at Blossom.
1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216-231-1111, livenation.com.
WED 07/30
Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour
The Rock Hall Inductee known for hits such as “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and “brings her farewell tour to Blossom. A lifelong activist, Lauper has focused her philanthropic efforts on the rights and health of women via the Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights Fund. Since the Farewell Tour launched last fall, fans have been making direct donations at her shows and through online campaigns. Tonight’s concert begins at 7:30. Singer-songwriter Jake Wesley Rogers opens.
1145 W. Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216-231-1111, livenation.com.
Marc Roberge
O.A.R. has always had a knack for crafting catchy, meaningful tunes — songs that stick with you and tend to capture the essence of fun summers along the north shore. Marc Roberge, guitarist and singer, is the man behind many of the most iconic moments in O.A.R. songwriting. Tonight and tomorrow night, he plays a solo show at the Music Box. The concerts start at 8.
1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com.
THU 07/31
Priscilla Block
With her viral anthem “Just About Over You” and feminist tunes such as “Thick Thighs” and “Peaked in High School,” this country singer-songwriter is becoming a major star. She performs tonight at 7 at Lock 3 in Akron.
200 S. Main St., Akron, downtownakron.com.
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This article appears in Cleveland SCENE 7/16/25.
