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Blink-182, The Moody Blues, Sarah McLachlan
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POST-TEEN ANGST
Blink-182
Rexall Place • July 31
$49.50 | Ticketmaster
Tom DeLonge and his pals from Poway, California haven’t done anything together since going on hiatus back in 2005, but don’t call this a reunion tour. The band says they’re simply picking up where they left off, promising fans that they can expect a new album in the near future. In the meantime, anyone jonesing for some snotnosed punk-pop can tide themselves over by picking up the new Blink-182 Rock Band song pack to try their hands (and voices) at classic tracks like “The Rock Show” and “Parasite.”

A NIGHT IN WHITE SATIN
The Moody Blues
Winspear Centre • Aug. 2
$77 | Winspear box office
Drummer Graeme Edge once recorded a single titled “Nothing Changes,” but that title applies more to his rock band The Moody Blues, the onetime Merseybeaters who pioneered the prog-rock sound with 1967’s Days of Future Passed. Nothing changing has been a good policy for the Moodies — unless you consider 14 platinum and gold albums a trend in need of a shakeup. They’ve even kept the same core lineup intact since 1966, not counting a brief mid-’70s hiatus for solo projects. Hey, we all get moody sometime.

FOLK QUEEN
Sarah McLachlan
Gallagher Park • Aug. 5
$70 | Folk Festival ticket office
She’s still the best-looking mezzo-soprano we can think of, and definitely a good choice to welcome folks to Gallagher Hill for another five days of blue tarps, heat exhaustion, and great folk tunes. McLachlan will be joined by Tracy Chapman for this show, a fundraiser for the Festival Endowment Fund, which will help ensure Edmonton sees more Folk Fests in years to come without having to rely on third-party investors. Arts funding aside, we’re just happy that this show stretches Folk Fest to five days instead of four.



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