From the Rock on the Range Festival to pop music’s iconic Madison Square Garden residency, this week is full of classic performers who continue to excel in their profession. Here is the Top 5 Concerts for the coming week.

Top 5 Concerts

U2 & The Lumineers: Rose Bowl – Pasadena│Pasadena, CA│May 20th

U2 continues their “The Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary Tour” with a performance at the iconic Rose Rowl stadium in Pasadena, CA. The iconic rock band will perform throughout the summer. This leg of the tour sees The Lumineers as their openers.

Metallica & Volbeat: Gillette Stadium│Foxborough, MA│May 19th

Metallica is on the road and will perform at the Patriots’ Gillette Stadium in MA. The stadium holds a special place to many arena-size performers such as Taylor Swift and Jason Aldean.

Rock on the Range Festival: Mapfre Stadium│Columbus, OH│May 19th

Rock on the Range Festival is this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Right before the festival, Soundgarden’s lead singer Chris Cornell passed away. They were set to headline Rock on the Range Festival for Friday night’s set. Therefore, the Rock on the Range Festival released a statement with its condolences and promised to honor his rock spirit all weekend long. Other headliners include Saturday’s Korn and Sunday’s Metallica. Rock on the Range Festival brings the most classic rock bands together for one weekend, and there isn’t a better place to honor Cornell’s legacy.

Billy Joel: Madison Square Garden│New York, NY│May 25th

Billy Joel is coming to Madison Square Garden in late May for his residency. His next MSG date is in early June.

Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osborne & Lucie Silvas: Red Rocks Amphitheatre│Morrison, CO│May 23rd

Chris Stapleton is touring for his “All American Roadshow Tour” following the release of part 1 of his album From A Room: Volume 1. Brothers Osborne and Lucie Silvas are just two of the openers on his trek. Stapleton himself will be opening for the stadium dates for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers this summer, as well.

What’s In Tune: New Music

Snoop Dogg│Neva Left│B

Snoop Dogg had fans’ attention from the album artwork. Shot by Chi Modu, the photo is a throwback to Snoop Dogg’s career beginning as a rapper. Much like other who consider areas like Long Beach and Compton their homes, Snoop Dogg never strays too far from his origins to forget where he came from. From the title Neva Left to the artwork, Snoop Dogg seems to be reminded his fans just that: he neva left. Other rappers feel the need to considerably lean on their home cities whether it’s through financial aid toward inner-city causes or consistent themes in their music regarding their home. Either way, it’s valued in hip-hop to understand and owe credit to where the talent came from.

Snoop Dogg includes interesting features on this album. Besides the more obvious Wiz Khalifa, other ear-perking guests include K CAMP, October London, BABADNOTGOOD, KAYTRANADA, Redman, and more. This is a mix of fresh talent and aged icon. Two singles preceded the album (“Go On” and “Swivel”) in addition to “Mount Kushmore” that dropped a month or so earlier. In statements, Snoop Dogg has said that this album reflects every part of his career. On Jimmy Kimmel, Snoop Dogg performed the new song “Trash Bags” and donated an undisclosed amount to the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital in honor of Jimmy Kimmel’s son. This in itself demonstrates the identity of aging Snoop Dogg: the swagger of Aftermath, the coolness of a lengthy career, and the consideration of a grandfather to the hip-hop genre.

Neva Left Tracklist:

1. “Neva Left”
2. “Moment I Feared” (ft. Rick Rock)
3. “Bacc In da Dayz” (ft. Big Tray Deee)
4. “Promise You This”
5. “Trash Bags” (feat. K CAMP)
6. “Swivel” (feat. Stresmatic)
7. “Go On” (feat. October London)
8. “Big Mouth”
9. “Toss It” (ft. Too $hort & Nef The Pharaoh)
10. “420 (Blaze Up)” [ft. Devin the Dude, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Battlecat)
11. “Lavender (Nightfall Remix)” [ft. BADBADNOTGOOD & KAYTRANADA]
12. “Let Us Begin” (ft. KRS-One)
13. “Mount Kushmore” (ft. Redman, Method Man & B-Real)
14. “Vapors (DJ Battlecat Remix)” [ft. Charlie Wilson & Teena Marie]
15. “Still Here”
16. “Love Around the World” (ft. Big Bub)

MisterWives│Connect the Dots│B+

MisterWives are an indie rock band that made notable impressions at big music festivals such as Boston Calling in years past. After their pre-release party at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, 2017’s path for MisterWives looks to be similar to their Connect the Dots album art. Colorful, complicated, and entertaining. Their 2017 tour begins in June and includes Firefly Music Festival. The band just added fall dates to their lineup, building up 2017 to be a full year for MisterWives.

Singles that preceded the album include “Machine,” ‘Drummer Boy,” and “Coloring Outside The Lines.” “Our Own House,” the title track off of their 2015 album, is what the band is most known for. Their quirky indie-rock vibe alludes well to music festivals and audiences that lean between niche and mainstream. They opened for Panic! At the Disco’s “Death of a Bachelor Tour” earlier this year.

Connect the Dots Tracklist:

1. “Machine”
2. “Chasing This”
3. “Only Human”
4. “Drummer Boy”
5. “Revolution”
6. “My Brother”
7. “Out Of Tune Piano”
8. “Coloring Outside The Lines”
9. “Band Camp”
10. “Oh Love”
11. “Let The Light In”

Rascal Flatts│Back To Us│C+

Back to Us is Rascal Flatt’s first full album since 2014’s Rewind. The band members talked about the time apart since the last album, and how this album’s title reflects Back to Us‘s creative process. The trend of reflecting and returning to energy of career beginnings seems to be a theme this week in music and also this year so far in music.

Features include female country vocal powerhouse Lauren Alaina on “Are You Happy Now.” The song originally was offered to Taylor Swift for Rewind, but once she turned it down, it took years to find the next perfect fit. The band currently has music festival and tour dates throughout the summer. Most likely, they’ll continue to add more. Openers include RaeLynn and Lauren Alaina. The lead single “Yours If You Want It” blends radio country pop with Rascal Flatt’s recognizable high-pitch harmonies. The music feels the high-energy of the band’s recording reunion; however, this album also includes more perspective. Fellow country stars such as Chris Stapleton (“Vandalized”) and Dan + Shay (“Hopin’ You Were Lookin'”) contributed songs to the album.

Back to Us Tracklist:

1. “Yours If You Want It”
2. “Back to Us”
3. “I Know You Won’t”
4. “Hopin’ You Were Lookin’”
5. “Dance”
6. “Are You Happy Now”
7. “Love What You’ve Done With the Place”
8. “Kiss You While I Can”
9. “Vandalized”
10. “Our Night to Shine”
11. “Hands Talk”
12. “Thieves”
13. “Roller Rink”

Linkin Park│One More Light│C

One More Light is Linkin Park’s throw in the dark. There’s no exact direction, but it’s a last heave effort to reset course and revive their music on mainstream charts. However, part of Linkin Park’s charm is that they attacked the charts as rockers that melded hip-hop and other off-the-wall counterparts into their groundwork. One More Light, on the other hand, is a stray into pop music. Pop is such a broad term that it’s not always use fairly. However, with the release of their lead single “Heavy” featuring Kiiara, fans knew that their wandering into pop left a question mark on their band’s current identity.

Pop songwriters, such as rising star Julia Michaels, aided their background efforts on the new album. All in all, the rock-rap era of Linkin Park now includes “Good Goodbye” featuring Pusha T & Stormzy. It lacks punch and grit of their past hits that include heavy rock sounds as well as hip-hop.

One More Light Tracklist:

1. “Nobody Can Save Me”
2. “Good Goodbye”
3. “Talking to Myself”
4. “Battle Symphony”
5. “Invisible”
6. “Heavy”
7. “Sorry for Now”
8. “Halfway Right”
9. “One More Light”
10. “Sharp Edges”

What’s In Tune: Television Appearances

Katy Perry│The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon│May 19th

Katy Perry announced her “WITNESS: Tour” and Witness album release date this week. Dropping in June, Perry’s new album is preceded by singles “Bon Appétit” and “Chained to the Rhythm.” Perry will perform on Jimmy Fallon and possibly perform a new single, as well.

Katy Perry│Saturday Night Live│May 20th

Perry is performing on Saturday Night Live the following night, holding the iconic musical guest spot as the season’s last episode.

Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato│The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon│May 22nd

Demi Lovato released a single recently with Cheat Codes. See them perform it live on Jimmy Fallon!

Niall Horan│The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon│May 25th

Niall Horan is slowly releasing new music, so hopefully an album and tour is in the near future. Expect him to perform “Slow Hands” on Fallon.

U2│Jimmy Kimmel Live│May 23rd

U2 is going to be on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The band just started their tour a few weeks prior.

Paramore│The Late Late Show with James Corden│May 24th

Paramore just dropped their album After Laughter and announced their tour follow the album release.

Sigrid│The Late Late Show with James Corden│May 25th

Sigrid is the pop artist to watch right now. She released only an EP so far, but singles such as “Fake Friends” and more see this Norweigan singer stepping into the spotlight.

Keith Urban, Gloria Estefan & Ricky Martin│HARRY│May 25th

HARRY has a mix of musicians on the show next week. Keith Urban represents the country genre, while Gloria Estefan and Ricky Martin are huge names in the Latin genre. Urban is going on his “Ripcord World Tour” starting in late May.