Concerts | Dave Matthews Band marks 25th anniversary

Summertime means the Dave Matthews Band will be back on tour. This year the outfit celebrates its 25th anniversary by performing two full sets at each show. The popular jam band, which has sold more than 38 million albums and DVDs, has scheduled a May 21 show at Blossom Music Center. Tickets are $40.50 to $85 and go on sale Friday at all Ticketmaster locations.

• It’s turn-back-the-clock time for fans of The Smashing Pumpkins and special guest Liz Phair when the 1990s acts head out on tour this spring. The former band is not only headlining but will be playing “acoustic-based music and electronic soundscapes.” The tour comes through Columbus for an April 2 show at the Palace Theatre. Tickets are $35 to $75 and are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations.

• Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band brings their tour of the 1980 album “The River” to Central Ohio for an April 12 show at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Tickets to hear the classic album in its entirety are $58 to $153 and are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations.

• Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne is prepping the release of his sixth studio album “Ouroboros,” which comes out in early March. The Grammy Award-winning artist also is touring this summer, including a June 30 show at the Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. Tickets are $29.50 to $69.50. 

• Over the past few years, the Barenaked Ladies have struck gold with the popular “Last Summer on Earth Tours.” For 2016, the “One Week” band will be bringing out '80s acts OMD and Howard Jones for a fun Gen X walk down memory lane. The tour includes a June 11 show at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. Tickets are $32.50 to $72.50.

• Perhaps no pop band has uttered more empowering words than the title of Walk the Moon’s surprise hit “Shut Up and Dance.” Now the outfit, which over the past year has appeared on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” will be taking a celebratory lap of sorts in the form of a summer tour that includes an Aug. 20 show at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. Tickets to see the “Work This Body Tour” are $25 to $49.50.

• Led by Ashley Frangipane, Halsey brings its “Badlands Tour” to Northeast Ohio for an Aug. 2 show at the Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. The pop-rock outfit is touring its debut effort, “Badlands.” Tickets to see the show are $29.50 to $39.50. Tickets to these Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica shows are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations.

• The free 12th annual St. Patrick’s Day Party featuring The Prodigals, Boys From The County Hell and Fool House takes place March 17 at the House of Blues. The event is 21-and-over, but children with adults will be allowed admission.

• Singer Santigold’s newest album “99¢,” which includes lead single, “Can't Get Enough of Myself,” will be released later this month. The creative Philadelphia artist also has announced a spring tour that includes an April 19 show at the House of Blues. Tickets are $22.50.

Tickets to these House of Blues shows are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations.