We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road.

SECRET TICKET CODE
TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com
TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com
TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com

>>> ON SALE FRIDAY, DEC. 9, 10 AM

Paul Kelly Seattle March 25-26 all ages 7:30 pm. (The Triple Door, thetripledoor.com)

Gotye Seattle April 10 8 pm. $20-$23 (The Neptune, Tickets.com)

Nipsey Hussle Seattle Jan. 22 8 pm. $18 (Nuemos, etix.com)

The Budos Band Seattle Feb. 19 8 pm. $14 (Neumos, etix.com)

Neon Indian Seattle April 27 8 pm. $16 (Neumos, etix.com)

LeRoy Bell Seattle Dec. 31 9 pm. $32.50-$47.50 (Moore Theatre, stgpresents.org)

Los Campesinos Seattle Feb. 4 9 pm. all ages $16-$18 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Young The Giant Seattle April 7 8 pm. $20 all ages (Moore Theatre, stgpresents.org)

Lisa Lampanelli Tacoma Feb. 4 7 pm. $39.50 (Temple Theatre, TM)

Bombay Cycle Club Seattle Feb. 18 (The Crocodile, TM)

>>> NEW SHOWS ON SALE NOW

Galactic  Seattle March 23 9 pm. $23 (Showbox SoDo, AXS.com)

Legendary Oaks Seattle Dec. 21 8 pm. $8 (Neumos, etix.com)

USF Seattle Dec. 29 8 pm. $7 (Nuemos, etix.com)

The Black Whales Seattle Jan. 5 8 pm. $8 (Neumos, etix.com)

Ace Hood Seattle Jan. 6 8 pm. advance tickets on sale now $30 (Neumos,  etix.com)

Stickers Seattle 8 pm. $7 (Neumos, etix.com)

Micho De Noche Seattle Jan. 11 8 pm. $7 (Neumos, etix.com)

Hell's Belles Seattle Jan. 13 8 pm. $13 advance tickets on sale now (Neumos, etix.com)

Subhuman Beatdown ft. Bare & Smash Gordon Seattle Jan. 14 8 pm. $15 all ages (Nuemos, etix.com)

Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band Seattle Dec. 28-31 times vary $27.50, NYE $52.50-$155.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com)

>>> THIS WEEK'S SHOWS

Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter Seattle Dec. 7 8 pm. $15 (Neumos, etix.com)

KNDD's Deck the Hall Ball 2011 Seattle Dec. 7 (KeyArena, TM)

Straight No Chaser Seattle Dec. 7 7:30 pm. all ages $29.50-$44.50 (McCaw Hall, TM)

Deck The Hall Ball with Mumford and Sons, Death Cab for Cutie Seattle Dec. 7  (Key Arena, TM)

Deck the Hall Ball 2011 Seattle Dec. 7 4 pm. $45-$125 (KeyArena, TM)

Cristina Bautista with Mike Bloom and Miracle Parade Seattle Dec. 7 9:30 pm. $6 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Pickwick & Campfire OK with special guest Jessica Dobson Seattle Dec. 8 8 pm. $10-$12 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Winter Warmth 2011 Seattle Dec. 8 8 pm. $41-$75 (WaMu Theater, TM)

Pickwick & Campfire OK Seattle Dec. 8 8 pm. $10-$12 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Fah La La La La: The Christmas EP Release party featuring Choklate and Friends Seattle Dec. 8 $12 (Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com)

Papercuts with Tim Cohen's Magic Trick and special guests Seattle Dec. 8 $12 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Baths with special guests Teen Daze and Witch Gardens Seattle Dec. 9 9 pm. $13-$15 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

"Who Songs and Hussongs" Songs from The Who performed by Kurt Bloch, Mike Musberger & Jim Sangster and more! Seattle Dec. 9 9:30 pm. $10 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Publish the Quest, Dub Lounge International Seattle Dec. 9 8 pm. $10 (Neumos, etix.com)

Timothy B Schmit Skagit Valley Dec. 9 (Skagit Valley Casino Ballroom, TM)

The Graveyard Tour feat. Zeds Dead Seattle Dec. 9 8 pm. all ages $20-$25 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Adrian Xavier, Vividal Seattle Dec. 10 8 pm. $10 (Neumos, etix.com)

Defy - The Danny Harf Project Wakeboard Movie Premier Seattle Dec. 10 7 pm. $11-$16 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

Norm MacDonald Seattle Dec. 10 8 pm. $36 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Taj Mahal Trio Seattle Dec. 9-11, 13-18 $32.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com)

The Love We Make Seattle Dec. 11 7 pm. $10-$15 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Dave Conant & Isaac Scott Blue X-mas Tribute Party Seattle Dec.11 10 pm. $8 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Timothy B Schmitt Kirkland Dec. 12 (Kirkland PAC)

White Arrows with Brite Futures and guests Seattle Dec. 12 9:30 pm. $8 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Gameday Extravaganza Seattle Dec. 12 2 pm. Free! (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

The Kooks Seattle Dec. 12 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Dom Kennedy Seattle Dec. 13 8 pm. $15 (Neumos, etix.com)

Rosie Thomas' Holiday Show Seattle Dec. 13 7:30 pm. $16-$18 (The Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

>>> FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING

Tennis Seattle Dec. 14 9 pm. $12 (The Crocodile, thecrocodile.com)

Nadia Ali, Darude, Ronski Speed Seattle Dec. 14 8 pm. $27-$50 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)
Tori Amos Seattle Dec. 14 8 pm. (Paramount Theatre, tickets.com)

Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker Seattle Dec. 14-24 Show times vary by day $30-$45 (The Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Megasapien with Fan Fiction and Like Lightning Seattle Dec. 15 $7 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Portugal, The Man Anchorage Dec. 16 8 pm. $25 (William A. Egan Center, TM)

A Classic Christmas feat. The Classic Crime Seattle Dec. 16 6:30 pm. $12-$16 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Swagfeset 2: End of the World Party Seattle Dec. 16 8 pm. $10 (Neumos, etix.com)

The Blasters Seattle Dec. 16 7:30 pm. $18-$20 (The Crocodile, thecrocodile.com)

Portugal, The Man Anchorage Dec. 16 8 pm. $25 (William A. Egan Center, TM)

Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas Show - Richard Lewis/Spike & the Impalers Snoqualmie Dec. 16 (Snoqualmie Casino-Ballroom, TM)

Guns N' Roses Seattle Dec. 16 $29.50-$75 (KeyArena, livenation.com)

KMPS Ho Ho Ho Down with Jerrod Niemann & Thompson Square Snoqualmie Dec. 17 (Snoqualmie Casino-Ballroom, TM)

Scratch Acid and Oxbow Seattle Dec. 17 8 pm. $20-$22 (Neumos, etix.com)

The Fling + Yukon Blonde Seattle Dec. 17 9 pm. $10 (The Crocodile, thecrocodile.com)

Dinosaur Jr. performing Bug in its Entirety Seattle Dec. 17 7 pm. $22.50-$25 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Jingle Bell Bash Seattle Dec. 18 5 pm. $46 (WaMu Theater, TM)

Kung Fu Grindhouse - Chucksmas 6: Revenge of Chucksmas Seattle Dec. 19 7 pm. Free! (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Prince Welcome 2 America Tour Tacoma Dec. 19. $28.40-$216.85 on sale here (Tacoma Dome, TM)

David Lanz Annual Winter Solstice CD Release Concert Seattle Dec. 20-21 7:30 pm. $29.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com)

David Lanz Winter Solstice Concert with Walter Grey, Gary Stroutsos, and Keith Lowe Seattle Dec. 20-21, show times vary, $29.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com)

The Klezmatics Seattle Dec. 22 8 pm. $25 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot Seattle Dec. 22 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Neumos X-Mas Party ft. The Return of Sing Sing Seattle Dec. 22 9 pm. Free! (Neumos, etix.com)

A Pink Floyd Tribute and benefit for Musicares with Pink Freud, Judd Wasserman and Elder Mason Seattle Dec. 22 9 pm. $8 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Tingstad & Rumbel Seattle Dec. 22-23, show times vary, $20.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com

Stacey Kent Seattle Dec. 23 7:30 pm. $25-$30 (The Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

The Paperboys Seattle Dec. 23 9:30 pm. $18 (Tractor Tavern, TM)

Gameday Extravaganza Seattle Dec. 24 9 am. Free! (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

Aaron Zig with Purity and the Wolf and Jenny Invert Seattle Dec. 27 9:30 pm. $6 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)
Portlandia: The Tour Seattle Dec. 28 7 pm. $20-$30 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)
Logics, Micah B., jay kin Seattle Dec. 28 8 pm. $10 (Neumos, etix.com)
Miss Rose & Her Rhythm Percolators, Low Fi, Jenny Invert, Shenandoah Davis, guest MC Seattle Dec. 28 7:30 pm. $12-$16 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Palooka with Feast and The Betty Ford Falcons Seattle Dec. 28 9:30 pm. $6 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Poncho Sanchez Seattle Dec. 28-31 Wed. 7:30 pm, Thurs. and Fri. 7:30 and 9:30 pm, Sat. 8:45 and 11 pm. $27.50-$155.50 (Dimitriou;s Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com)

Bender feat. Treasure Fingers Seattle Dec. 30 9 pm. $15-$28 (Neumos, etix.com)

Bender feat. John Tejada Seattle Dec. 31 8 pm. $20-$28 (Neumos, etix.com)

The Dudley Manlove Quarter New Year's Eve Bash Seattle Dec. 31 10 pm. $20 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Charles Leo Gebhardt IV, Idle Times, ORCA TEAM, The First Times Seattle Jan. 4 8 pm. $8 (Neumos, etix.com)

David Lindley, Jim Lauderdale Seattle Jan. 6 8 pm. $25-$35 (The Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Stephen Tobolowsky Seattle Jan. 7 8 pm. $25 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Motopony Seattle Jan. 12 8 pm. $8 (Neumos, etix.com)

Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers Seattle Jan. 13 8 pm. $12-$15 (The Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Allen Stone with Seattle Rock Orchestra Seattle Jan. 14 9 pm. $15 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Lonesome Shack with Sugar Sugar Sugar and The Curious Mystery Seattle Jan. 14 10 pm. $7 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

Youth Lagoon Seattle Jan. 19 8 pm. $12 (Neumos, etix.com)

City and Colour Seattle Jan. 17 8 pm. (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

The Wailers Seattle Jan. 18 8 pm. $20 (Neumos, etix.com)

Jeff Ross Seattle Jan. 19 7:30 pm. $26 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Left Hand Smoke Seattle Jan. 20 7:30 and 10 pm. $15 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Sol - "Yours Truly" Album Release Party Seattle Jan. 20 8 pm. $10 (Neumos, etix.com)

Fitz and the Tantrums Seattle Jan. 20-21 7:30 pm. $20-$25 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)
Pasatempo Rebetika Seattle Jan. 21 7:30 pm. $16 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Andy Grammer Seattle Jan. 21 7:30 pm. $13.50 (Neumos, etix.com)

Augustana Seattle Jan. 21 9 pm. $18 (The Crocodile, thecrocodile.com)

Karl Blau with The Soft Hills (record release) and Joseph Giant Seattle Jan. 21 10 pm. $7 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

NOFX, Old Man Markley and special guests Seattle Jan. 24 7:30 pm. $25-$27 (The King Cat Theater, etix.com)

Wu-Tang Clan Seattle Jan. 25 8 pm. $35-$40 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

Concrete Blonde Seattle Jan. 25 8 pm $25 presale promo code "stg" (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Fujiya & Miyagi Seattle Jan. 27 8 pm. $13 (Neumos, etix.com)

Moe Seattle Jan. 27 7 pm. $20-$25 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Susan Westenhoefer Seattle Jan 27, 2012 two shows $30-$35 (Triple Door, TM)

Beats Antique - The Contraption Tour Seattle Jan. 28 8 pm. $20-$25 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

The Big Gig, A Ballyhoo or Melody Makers and Shakers feat. Josephine Howell, Ernest Pumphrey, Isabella Du Graf, Aria Prame, Carrie Wicks, Oghale Agbro, Billy Brandt, Jessie Sawyers, Jana Kincl, Jeff Brennan Master of Ceremonies, The Thing and the Bad Stuff Band Seattle Jan. 28 8 pm. $20-$25 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)
The Parson Red Heads and Tommy Keene with Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves Seattle Jan. 28 10 pm. $10 (The Sunset, sunsettavern.com)

ExcisionSeattle Feb. 2 8 pm. $15-$30 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

Nada Surf Seattle Feb. 2 9 pm. $20 (Tractor Tavern, TM)

Styx Tacoma Feb. 3 (Emerald Queen Casino, TM)

In Flames Seattle Feb. 3 6:30 pm. $22-$25 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

Ruthie Foster and Paul Thorn "Soul Salvation" Seattle Feb. 4 8 pm. $20-$30 (The Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

John Cruz Seattle Feb. 5 7:30 pm. $15-$20 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Wilco Spokane Feb. 6 8 pm. $33-$41 (INB Perf. Arts Center, Ticketswest)

Wilco Seattle Feb. 7 8 pm. $45 all ages (Paramount Theatre, tickets.com)

Shen Yun Seattle Feb. 7 (McCaw Hall, TM)

Secret Chiefs 3 Vs. Dengue Fever Seattle Feb. 8 $17 (Neumos, etix.com)

The Jayhawks Seattle Feb. 9 8 pm. $26 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Mutemath Seattle Feb. 10 7 pm. $25-$32 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

Matthew Good Seattle Feb. 10 8:30 pm. $17.50-$20 (The Tractor Tavern, TM)

Stone in Love: Journey Tribute Seattle Feb. 11 9 pm. $15-$17 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Brad Paisley with special guests The Band Perry & Scotty McCreery Tacoma Feb. 11 (Tacoma Dome, TM)

Iced Earth and Symphony X Seattle Feb. 15 6 pm. $25-$28 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Anthony Green, The Dear Hunter Seattle Feb. 15 7 pm. $15 (Neumos, etix.com)
Mat Kearney Seattle Feb. 16 7:30 pm. $23-$25 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

Natalie Cole Tacoma Feb. 17 (Emerald Queen Casino, TM)

Damien Jurado Maraqopa, Album Release Show! With Gold Leaves & Bryan John Appleby Seattle Feb. 17 9 pm. $15 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org) 

CursiveSeattle Feb. 17 8 pm. $15 (Neumos, etix.com)

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Seattle Feb. 18 8 pm. $13 (Neumos, etix.com)

Gigantour feat. Megadeth with Motorhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coli Seattle Feb. 21 6:30 pm. $38-$48 (ShoWare Center, TM)

Andy McKee featuring Antoine Dufour Seattle Feb. 16 7:30 pm. $18-$20 (The Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

John Gorka with Rose Cousins Seattle Feb. 19 8 pm. $18-$20 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Die Antwoord Seattle Feb. 20 8 pm. $20-$22 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Tribute Seattle Feb. 24 9pm. $12.50-$15 (Tractor Tavern, TM)

Craig Finn Seattle Feb. 24 9 pm. $15 (The Crocodile, stgpresents.org)

Rebelution Seattle Feb. 25 8 pm. $22.50-$25 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

G. Love & Special Sauce Seattle Mar. 2 8 pm. $25 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Solas Seattle Mar. 3 8 pm. $20-$22 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Blake Shelton Seattle March 9 (Key Arena, TM)

Paula Poundstone Seattle Mar. 10 8 pm. $35 (Moore Theater, stgpresents.org)

Sarah Vowell Seattle Mar. 10 8 pm. $32.50 (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

The Dudley Manlove Quartet's "Edge of Seventeen" Anniversary Celebration Seattle Mar. 10 8 pm. $15-$17 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Zepparella - 4 Babes Playing the Music of Zeppelin Seattle March 16 6:30 and 10:30 pm. $12.50-$15 (Tractor Tavern, TM)

Lady Antebellum featuring special guests Darius Rucker & Thompson Square Seattle Mar. 20 7 pm. $25-$59.50 (KeyArena, livenation.com)

Umphrey's McGee Seattle Mar. 22 7 pm. $20-$25 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Kelly Clarkson "Stronger Tour 2012" Kent Mar. 22 8 pm. $35-$65 (ShoWare Center, axs.com)

Darrell Scott Seattle Mar. 23 7:00 pm. $22-$25 (Triple Door, TM)

Kaiser Chiefs Seattle Mar. 23 7 pm. $16-$18 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Galactic feat. Corey Glover and Corey HenrySeattle Mar. 23 8 pm. $24-$26 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

Jeff Dunham Controlled Chaos Tacoma Mar. 24 6:30 pm. $45.50 (Tacoma Dome, TM)

Sharon Van Etten Seattle Mar. 25 8 pm. (The Neptune, stgpresents.org)

Mindless Self Indulgence Seattle Mar. 28 7 pm. $23.50-$25 (Showbox SoDo, axs.com)

Blame Sally, Rebecca Pronsky Seattle Mar. 28 7:30 pm. $15-$17 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)
Roy Rogers The Delta Rhythm Kings Seattle Mar. 30 8 pm. $20-$30 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Donavon Frankenreiter Seattle Mar. 30 9 pm. $22 (Crocodile, thecrocodile.com)

Cheryl Wheeler Seattle Apr. 1 7:30 pm. $15-$18 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)
Metronomy Seattle Apr. 9 7 pm. $13.50 (Neumos, etix.com)
Kasabian Seattle Apr. 10 8 pm. $19-$21 (Showbox at the Market, axs.com)

Hayes Carll Seattle Apr. 12 7:30 pm. $17-$20 (Triple Door, thetripledoor.net)

Cash'd Out - The Next Best Thing to Johnny Cash Seattle Apr. 21 6:30 pm. and 10:30 pm. $15-$18 (Tractor Tavern, TM)

Justice Seattle Apr. 25 8 pm. $30-$35 (Paramount Theatre, TM)

Idan Raichel, Vieux Farka Toure, Yossi Fine Seattle Apr. 28 5:30 pm. $45-$47 (Triple Door, TM)

David Sedaris Seattle Apr. 29 7 pm. $38-$47 (Benaroya Hall, benaroyahall.org)

Leon Russell Skagit Valley May 11 (Skagit Valley Casino, TM)

RammsteinTacoma May 14 (Tacoma Dome, TM)

Loudon Wainwright III Seattle May 20 7:30 pm. $34-$40 (Triple Door, tripledoor.net)

Roger Walters Seattle May 24 (Key Arena, livenation.com)

Jim Breuer Skagit Valley July 20 (Skagit Valley Casino, TM)

Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour with John Fugelsang & Hal Sparks Seattle July 21 8 pm. $21.50-$121.25 (Paramount Theatre, stgpresents.org)

Neil Diamond Seattle July 23 8 pm. (KeyArena, livenation.com)

Il Divo Seattle July 24 7 pm. (Paramount Theatre, TM)