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ON SALE WEDNESDAY
Harlem Globetrotters, Jan. 19, Arco Arena.CONTINUING
AC/DC, Dec. 2 and 4, Oracle Arena, Oakland.
Average White Band, Tuesday, The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco.
Backyardigans Live!, Oct. 28, Memorial Auditorium.
Joan Baez, Nov. 18-19, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, $49.50.
The Black Crowes, Dec. 15-20, The Fillmore, San Francisco, $49.50.
Blues Traveler, Nov. 18, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
Boost Mobile WildJam, featuring T.I, Akon, Ciara, others, Nov. 12, HP Pavilion, San Jose.
Brian Setzer Orchestra, Dec. 21, The Warfield, San Francisco.
The 22nd annual Bridge School Benefit, featuring Neil Young, Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, others, Oct. 25-26, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View.
Sarah Brightman, Dec. 16, Arco Arena, $47.75-$197.75.
Broadway Sacramento's 2008-09 season series, featuring "The Drowsy Chaperone," today; "The Color Purple," Nov. 5-16; "Stomp," Dec. 26-Jan. 4; Community Center Theater; $16.50-$69.
Jim Brogan, Nov. 6, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
California Musical Theatre's "Forever Plaid," through Feb. 1, Wells Fargo Pavilion, $32-$57.
Tommy Castro, Oct. 19, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
Chaka Khan, Nov. 28, Memorial Auditorium.
Cheech & Chong, Nov. 23, Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco.
"The Color Purple," Nov. 5-16, Community Center Theater.
Clutch, the Sword, Graveyard, Thursday, Harlow's, $23.50, $26.
Celine Dion, Oct. 14, Arco Arena, $47.75-$150.
Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, Arco Arena.
Doobie Brothers, today, BR Cohn Winery, Glen Ellen, $95.
Flogging Molly, Oct. 18, The Grove at the Radisson, $25.
Jim Gaffigan, Nov. 7, The Warfield, San Francisco, $42.50.
Alan Jackson, Nov. 22, Arco Arena.
Stompy Jones, Nov. 13, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
The Kooks, Oct. 24, Empire, $18, $20.
k.d. lang, Nov. 15, Paramount Theatre, Oakland.
Jenny Lewis, Oct. 28-29, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco.
Jamie Lidell, Tuesday, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
Los Lobos, Dec. 5-6, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
Madonna, Nov. 1-2, Oracle Arena, Oakland, $55-$350.
Matisyahu, Nov. 23, The Warfield, San Francisco.
Metallica, Dec. 20, Oracle Arena, Oakland.
Morris Day and The Time, Oct. 31, The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco, $44, $47.
Jason Mraz, Nov. 2, Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley.
New Kids on the Block, Thursday, Arco Arena, $37.50-$77.50.
Oakland East Bay Symphony, Nov. 14-May 15, Paramount Theatre, Oakland.
One Republic, Nov. 14, Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco.
Pendulum, Oct. 14, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
"The Phantom of the Opera," Nov. 26-Jan. 4, Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco.
Rancheria Dance Party with the John Skinner Band, Oct. 16, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
Ricky Nelson Remembered, Nov. 16, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
Rock Band Live, featuring Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T's, The Cab, next Sunday, Arco Arena.
Paul Rodriguez, Oct. 25, Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks.
Sacramento Magazine's "The Best of Sacramento" Party, Dec. 4, Convention Center, $75, $95.
Sacramento Opera's 2008-09 series, featuring "The Pirates of Penzance," Nov. 21, 23, 25; "The Marriage of Figaro," Feb. 27, March 1, 3; "La Bohème," May 8, 10, 12; Community Center Theater, $15-$115.
Joe Satriani, Nov. 15, The Warfield, San Francisco, $37.50-$55.
Patti Smith, Oct. 20, The Warfield, San Francisco.
SOS Band, next Sunday, Radisson Hotel.
"Spring Awakening," next Sunday, Curran Theatre, San Francisco.
Tower of Power, Oct. 18, The Fillmore, San Francisco.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Nov. 15, Arco Arena.
Marshall Tucker Band, Nov. 20, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel, Jackson.
Tina Turner, Oct. 22, Arco Arena, $57.75-$150.
TV on the Radio, Nov. 9, The Warfield, San Francisco.
Umphrey's McGee, Oct. 31, The Warfield, San Francisco, $24, $26.
Carrie Underwood, Nov. 15, Oracle Arena, Oakland, $35-$55.
Julieta Venegas, Oct. 11, The Warfield, San Francisco, $27.50, $47.50.
"Wicked," Jan. 27-June 27, Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco.
Keller Williams, Nov. 9, The Fillmore, San Francisco.


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