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Hot tickets: Vanilla Ice, Arlo Guthrie, Jackie Evancho

FLORIDA TODAY Features Staff

ON SALE FRIDAY

Gary Clark Jr. — the story of Sonny Boy Slim Tour: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, House of Blues. Tickets, which are $33, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

ON SALE SOON

King Center, shows go on sale at noon Aug. 14:

•Space Coast Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’: 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 5. Tickets start at $19.

•A Peter White Christmas with Rick Braun and Mindi Abair: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Tickets start at $38.

•Loudon Wainwright III: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18. Tickets start at $38.

•Bowzer’s Rock and Roll Holiday Party: 8 p.m. Dec. 18. Tickets start at $51.

•“A Christmas Carol,” 7 p.m. Dec. 19. Tickets start at $24.

•Steve Solomon’s ‘Cannolis Latkes and Guilt ... the Therapy Continues’: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19-21 and 3 p.m. Nov. 22. Tickets start at $44.

•Michael McDonald: This Christmas, an Evening of Holiday and Hits: 8 p.m. Dec. 21. Tickets start at $47.50.

•Jackie Evancho: 7 p.m. Jan. 17. Tickets start at $47.50.

•Arlo Guthrie: Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour: 7 p.m. Jan. 24. Tickets start at $54.

•Yanni: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Tickets start at $47.50.

ON SALE NOW

Collective Soul: 7 p.m. Sept. 29, House of Blues. Tickets, which are $30.50, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Adventure Club: 7 p.m. Oct. 3, House of Blues. Tickets, which are $25, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Legends of the Old School: Salt N Pepa, Vanilla Ice, TKA, 2 Live Crew, Color Me Badd, Rob Base, and Kid N Play, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6, CFE Arena. Tickets, which are $33-$123, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Craig Ferguson: 8 p.m. Dec. 2, Hard Rock Live. Tickets, which are $28-$43, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Hot Topic Presents Ap Tour with Mayday Parade: special guests are This Wild Life and As It Is, 5 p.m. Nov. 25, Hard Rock Live. Tickets, which are $25, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

AUGUST

The Comedy Get Down: 8 p.m. Aug. 7, Amway Center. Tickets are $47.75-$63.75.

Orlando Rocks!: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7, House of Blues. Tickets are $5.

Chris Hardwick: 8 p.m. Aug. 7, Hard Rock Live. Tickets are $35.50.

Jorma Kaukonen: 8 p.m. Aug. 8, King Center. Tickets start at $54.

The Get Up Kids: 6 p.m. Aug. 9, House of Blues. Tickets are $19.99.

Alice in Chains: 8 p.m. Aug. 10, Hard Rock Live Orlando. Tickets are $43.50 to $98.50.

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic:

•8 p.m. Aug. 11, Hard Rock Live Orlando. Tickets are $26.50 to $45.50.

•8 p.m. Aug. 14, King Center. Tickets start at $54.

Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why: Quincy Mumford, a musician from Asbury Park, will appear at the Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, on Aug. 12. Special guest is Matt Mackelcan. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The band consists of Quincy, Nick Ianelli, Brett Mayer, Ian Thompson and Davide Vossel. Tickets are $10. Visit thesocial.org. For more on the band, visit quincymumford.com.

Classic Albums Live — Led Zeppelin: “II”: 8 p.m. Aug. 15, King Center. Tickets are $24.85-$29.75.

Dave Matthews tribute band: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, House of Blues. Tickets are $7.75.

John Hiatt and the Combo and Taj Mahal: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19, King Center. Tickets start at $54.

Orlando Rocks with Meka Nism, Traverser, Kill the Sound: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22, House of Blues. Tickets are $5.

Tamia: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29, House of Blues Orlando. Tickets are $25.

WWE Live: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29, Amway Center. Tickets are $65-$105.

SEPTEMBER

Disney on Ice presents “100 Years of Magic”: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4, Amway Center. Tickets are $25-$100.

Orlando Rocks! 7 p.m. Sept. 5, House of Blues. Tickets are $5.

Ed Sheeran: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8, Amway Center. Tickets are $57.50 and $67.50.

Classic Albums Live — Eagles: “Greatest Hits”: 8 p.m. Sept. 12, King Center. Tickets are $24.85-$29.75.

Purity Ring: Another Eternity Tour: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12, House of Blues. Tickets are $25.

Juan Luis Guerra: 7 p.m. Sept. 13, Amway Center. Tickets are $55-$175.

Doyle Bramhall II: 7 p.m. Sept. 13, King Center. Tickets start at $29.

Billy Idol: 8 p.m. Sept. 23, Hard Rock Live. Tickets are $38.50-$123.

Janet Jackson: Unbreakable World Tour: 8 p.m. Sept. 23, Amway Center. Tickets are $47.50-$127.

J Balvin with special guest Becky G: 8 p.m. Sept. 24, Hard Rock Live. Tickets are $33-$58.

alt-J: Fall Tour 2015: 8 p.m. Sept. 30, Hard Rock Live, Orlando. Tickets are $40.50, $50.50 and $73.50.

OCTOBER

Marc Anthony and Carlos Vives — Unido2 Tour 2015: 8 p.m. Oct. 1, Amway Center. Tickets are $66-$351.

Three Days Grace: 8 p.m. Oct. 2, Hard Rock Live. Tickets are $28-$48.

G. Love and Special Sauce: with special guests Rootz Underground and Moska Project for Cocoa Oktoberfest, noon Oct. 3, Riverfront Park, Cocoa Village. Tickets are $10.

Scrapbook Tour Featuring: Misterwives: 7 p.m. Oct. 6, House of Blues. Tickets are $20.

Classic Albums Live — Hendrix/Joplin: 8 p.m. Oct. 10, King Center. Tickets are $24.85-$29.75.

Walk the Moon: Talking is Hard tour: 6 p.m. Oct. 14, House of Blues. Tickets are $30.

New Found Glory and Yellowcard: 7 p.m. Oct. 16, House of Blues. Tickets are $28.50.

John Prine: 8 p.m. Oct. 16, King Center. Tickets start at $47.50.

Buddy Guy: with special guest Shemekia Copeland, 8 p.m. Oct. 17, King Center. Tickets start at $47.50.

Chris Tomlin: 7 p.m. Oct. 18, CFE Arena. Tickets are $24.50-$42.

Ricky Martin: One World Tour 2015: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Amway Center. Tickets are $24 to $126.

Mark Knopfler: 8 p.m. Oct. 28, King Center. Tickets start at $61.50.

NOVEMBER

Electric Daisy Carnival: two-day music fest starts Nov. 6 at Tinker Field in Orlando. Tickets are $53-$269.

Jay and the Americans: with special guests the Mystics, 7 p.m. Nov. 8, King Center. Tickets start at $59.

Lewis Black: 7 p.m. Nov. 15, Hard Rock Live. Tickets are $37.50-$63.

Jake Shimabukuro: 8 p.m. Nov. 16, King Center. Tickets start at $33.50.

The Noise Presents: Parkway Drive — IRE Tour 2015: 6 p.m. Nov. 23, House of Blues. Tickets are $22.

Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold: Nov. 27-29, King Center. Tickets start at $43.

DECEMBER

Juanes: 8 p.m. Dec. 3, Hard Rock Live, Orlando. Tickets are $44.50 to $99.50.

Gino Vannelli: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, King Center. Tickets start at $79.

Brian Regan: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, King Center. Tickets start at $55.50.

Carrot Top: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15, King Center. Tickets start at $32.

Guaco: 8 p.m. Dec. 18, House of Blues. Tickets are $40.

THEATER

Riverside Theatre, 3250 Riverside Drive, Vero Beach; 772-231-6990 or riversidetheatre.com:

•“Swinging on a Star”: Oct. 27-Nov. 15

•“A Chorus Line”: Jan. 5-24

•“Over the River and Through the Woods”: Feb. 2-21

•“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”: Waxlax Stage, Feb. 16-28

•“Hello Dolly!”: March 8-27

•“Freud’s Last Session”: Waxlax Stage, March 22-April 3

•“Sister Act”: April 12-May 1

LOCAL THEATER

Cocoa Village Playhouse, 321-636-5050 or cocoavillageplayhouse.com:

•“Sherlock in Love,” Sept. 25-Oct. 11, auditions Aug. 8 and 9

•“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” Nov. 20-Dec. 6

•“Nunsense,” Jan. 8-9

•“Cats,” Jan. 29-Feb. 14

•“Sugar: Some Like it Hot,” March 11-27

•“In the Heights,” April 29-May 15

•“Dreamgirls,” June 24-July 3

Henegar Center for the Arts, 321-723-8698 or henegar.org:

•“Memphis: The Musical”: Oct. 2-18

•“The Wizard of Oz”: Dec. 4-20

•“Smokey Joe’s Cafe”: Jan. 15-31

•“Nice Work ... If You Can Get It!”: March 4-20

•“Big Fish”: May 6-22

•“Seminar”: Upstairs at the Henegar, Nov. 6-15

•“Venus in Fur”: Upstairs at the Henegar, Feb. 12-21

•“New Works Festival”: Upstairs at the Henegar, April 8-17

Melbourne Civic Theatre, 321-723-6935 or mymct.org:

•“The Fox on the Fairway”: Aug. 7-Sept. 13

•“The Curious Savage”: Oct. 2-Nov. 8 with auditions at 7 p.m. Aug. 9 and 10

•“Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol”: Dec. 4-20 and Dec. 22-24

•“The Underpants”: Jan. 22-Feb. 28 with auditions at 7 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23

•“Tartuffe”: March 18-May 1 with auditions at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 and 25

•“The Price”: May 20-June 26, 2016, with auditions at 7 p.m. March 20 and 21

Surfside Playhouse, 321-783-3127 or surfsideplayers.com:

•“Noises Off!”: Sept. 11-27 with auditions July 19 and 20

•“Steel Magnolias”: Oct. 23-Nov. 8 with auditions Aug. 23 and 24

•“Miracle on 34th Street”: Dec. 4-13 with auditions Oct. 4 and 5

•“Guys and Dolls”: Jan. 22-Feb. 7 with auditions Nov. 8 and 9

•“Tommy”: March 4-20 with auditions Jan. 3 and 4

•“The Diary of Anne Frank”: April 15-May 1 with auditions Feb. 7 and 8

Titusville Playhouse, 321-268-1125 or titusvilleplayhouse.com:

•“The Little Mermaid”: Aug. 14-Sept. 6

2015-16 season:

•“The Full Monty”: Sept. 25-Oct. 18

•“The Rocky Horror Show”: Oct. 23-31

•“The Dixie Swim Club”: 2nd Stage, Nov. 6-15

•“Scrooge: The Musical”: Nov. 27-Dec. 20

•“Hairspray”: Jan. 15-Feb. 7

•“Mothers and Sons”: 2nd Stage, Feb. 12-21

•“Singin’ in the Rain”: Feb. 26-March 13

•“Underneath the Lintel”: 2nd Stage, March 18-27

•“Sister Act”: April 1-24

•“On Golden Pond”: 2nd Stage, April 29-May 8

•“The Drowsy Chaperone”: May 13-June 15

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— compiled by Jennifer Sangalang, FLORIDA TODAY

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Contact info

King Center: Call 321-242-2219 or visit kingcenter.com.

Ticketmaster: Call 800-745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.

Space Coast Symphony Orchestra: Call 855-AKA-SCSO (855-252-7276) or visit spacecoastsymphony.org.

Brevard Symphony Orchestra: Call 321-242-2024 or visit brevardsymphony.com.