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Thursday, Sept. 22

Green Day, Jimmy Eat World and Flogging Molly at SBC Park in San Francisco. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Sept. 24-25

33rd annual San Francisco Blues Festival with Huey Lewis and the News. Show starts at 11 a.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Friday, Sept. 23

ZZ Top at the Montalvo in Saratoga. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Saturday, Sept. 24

Dave Chappelle at the Save Mart Center in Fresno. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

33rd Annual San Francisco Blues Festival featuring Huey Lewis and the News at the Great Meadow in Fort Mason. Show starts at 11 a.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Neil Diamond at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Vanessa Williams at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Sunday, Sept. 25

Audioslave at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Tuesday, Sept. 27

Steve Winwood at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Friday, Sept. 30

Nine Inch Nails at the Oakland Arena. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Saturday, Oct. 1

Tast's Brigade at the Bronco. Show is free and starts at 8 p.m.

Sigur Ros at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

The Doobie Brothers at the BR Cohn Winery in Glen Ellen. Show starts at 12 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Sunday, Oct. 2

My Chemical Romane with Alkaline Trio at the Event Center at San Jose State University. Show starts at 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7

Motley Crue at Save Mart Center in Fresno. Show starts at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8

The Killers, Modest Mouse, and Mindless Self Indulgence at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. Show starts at 12 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

System of a Down with Mars Volta at the Hella Oakland Arena. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Thrice with Fall of Troy at the Warfield in San Francisco. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Monday, Oct. 10

The Eagles at the HP Pavilions in San Jose. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Opeth with Pelican at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Friday, Oct. 21

Gov't Mule (former guitar player/singer for the Allman Brothers) at the Warfield. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Tuesday, Oct. 25

David Gray at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Friday Oct. 28

311 at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Thursday, Oct. 27

O.A.R. with As Fast As at the Warfield in San Francisco. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Thursday, Nov. 10

Social Distortion with Mest at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com

Sunday, Nov. 13

Death Cab for Cutie with Stars at the Warfield in San Francisco. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com