March 20, AC/DC at the Palace of Auburn Hills; palacenet.com; Tickets start at $75.
March 24, Rihanna at the Palace of Auburn Hills; aeglive.com; Tickets from $30.50 to $151.
March 26, Eugene Chadbourne at Trinosophes; trinosophes.com; $10 suggested donation.
April 1, Smashing Pumpkins and Liz Phair at the Fillmore; thefillmoredetroit.com; at the Fillmore; Tickets at $ 45, $60, and $75.
April 7, Iggy Pop with Josh Homme at the Fox Theatre; olympiaentertainment.com; Tickets at $39.95, $59.95, $75.95, and $115.95.
April 14, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Palace of Auburn Hills; palacenet.com; Tickets at $153, $108, and $58.
April 19, the Residents at Crofoot Ballroom; thecrofoot.com; $30 in advance, $35 day of show.
May 22, Peter Brötzmann at Trinosophes; trinosophes.com; $12-$20 (reserved).
May 23, First Annual Trip Metal Fest with Wolf Eyes, Morton Subotnick, Grux from Caroliner, Marshall Allen with Hieroglyphic Being, and more at El Club; tripmetalfest.com; three-day passes are $75.
May 28-30, Movement Detroit 2016 with Kraftwerk and dozens more; movement.us; General admission tickets for the weekend are $135; VIP weekend tickets are $300.
June 10, Barenaked Ladies with OMD and Howard Jones at DTE Energy Music Theatre; Tickets at $68.50, $48.50, $38.50, $28.50, and $25.00.
June 14 Beyoncé at Ford Field; livenation.com; Tickets are $45-$255.
June 23-26, Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, MI; electricforestfestival.com; Tickets start at $229.75.
June 30, Sting and Peter Gabriel at the Palace of Auburn Hills; aeglive.com; Tickets beginning at $48.
July 7, Dead and Co. at DTE Energy Music Theatre; ticketmaster.com; Tickets $36- $145.50.
July 15, John Carpenter: Live Retrospective at the Cathedral Theatre at the Masonic Temple; ticketmaster.com; $35-$75.
July 18, Hall and Oates, Sharon Jones, and Trombone Shorty at DTE Energy Music Theatre; ticketmaster.com; Tickets $21- $121.
July 23-24, Mo Pop Festival at West Riverfront Park; mopopfestival.com; Tickets are $89.50 (weekend presale), $249 (weekend VIP), and $109.50 (weekend general on sale).
Aug. 4, Bryan Ferry at the Fox Theatre; olympiaentertainment.com; Tickets at $30, $55, $75, and $125.
Sept. 30, Brian Wilson at the Fox Theatre; olympiaentertainment.com; Tickets at $29.95, $49.95, $85, and $125.
