April 21 – Moscow Festival Ballet “The Sleeping Beauty,” Riley Center, Meridian. 601-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
April 22-23 – Double Decker Festival (Michael Franti & Spearhead, Lettuce, more), Oxford. 662-232-2477 or doubledeckerfestival.com.
April 22-May 1 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Van Morrison, more). nojazzfest.com.
April 23 – “Carmen,” Mississippi Opera, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson. 601-960-2300 or msopera.org.
– Gov’t Mule, The Lyric, Oxford. 662-234-5333 or thelyricoxford.com.
April 28 – Brian Wilson, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson. 601-960-1537 or ticketmaster.com.
April 29 – Delbert McClinton (with Jackson Capps), WorkPlay Theatre, Birmingham. 205-879-4773 or workplay.com.
April 29-May 1 – Beale Street Music Festival (Neil Young, Paul Simon, Beck, more), Memphis. memphisinmay.org/beale-street-music-festival.
April 30 – The Heart Behind the Music: John Berr, Will Chamlin, Linda Davis, Billy Dean and Chloe Channell, Riley Center, Meridian. 601-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
– Kiefer Sutherland (debut album), WorkPlay Theatre, Birmingham. 205-380-4082 or workplay.com.
May 3 – Punch Brothers, Iron City, Birmingham. 205-202-5483 or ironcitybham.com.
May 4 – Paul Simon; BJCC, Birmingham. 205-458-8400 or bjcc.org.
– William Shatner, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson. 601-960-1537 or ticketmaster.com.
May 5 – The Avett Brothers, Brandi Carlile, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
May 6 – Lucinda Williams, The Lyric, Oxford. 662-234-5333 or thelyricoxford.com.
– Celtic Women, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson. 601-960-1537 or ticketmaster.com.
May 6-7 – Jimmie Rodgers Festival (Lucinda Williams, James McMurtry, Keller Williams, more), Meridian. jimmierodgersmusicfestival.com.
May 6-8 – Blue Suede Cruise (car show; entertainment), BancorpSouth Arena area, Tupelo. 662-213-8873 or bluesc.com.
May 8 – Mavis Staples, Lyric Fine Arts Theatre, Birmingham. 205-216-3118 or lyricbham.com.
May 12 – Florida Georgia Line (with Cole Swindell, more), BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo. 662-841-6528 or bcsarena.com.
May 20 – Salt N Peppa, Vanilla Ice, Coolio, more, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
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