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Fans of button-pushing Australian hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea — and her ubiquitous single “Fancy” — got a taste of her live skills over the summer when she played Fiddler’s Green. But she’ll return for her own headlining set at the Pepsi Center on April 27 as part of “The Great Escape Tour.” Tickets for the show, with Nick Jonas, Tinashe and DJ Wizz Kid, are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 19. ($39.50-$69.50, altitudetickets.com)
Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick’s co-headlining tour leads a wave of notable Red Rocks Ampitheatre announcements this week, with tickets for the guitar- centric acts’ June 16 show on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 19. ($39.95-$79.50, axs.com)
Colorado favorites the Avett Brothers will bring their melodic, highly harmonized blend of pop, folk and bluegrass back to Red Rocks for another three-night run with a trio of killer openers. Tickets for the all-ages shows, including July 10 with Lake Street Drive, July 11 with Sturgill Simpson and July 12 with John Prine, are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 19. ($49.95-$59.95, axs.com)
As part of its ever-expanding pops collaborations, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra will return to Red Rocks on Aug. 12 with Grammy-winning vocalist Diana Krall and opener Pink Martini. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 19. ($39.95-$99.50, axs.com)
Chromeo and Odesza will also get the party — and summer concert season — started at Red Rocks with a May 26 co-headlining dance extravaganza. Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 19. ($39.95-$44.50, axs.com)
TruTV’s comedy series “Impractical Jokers” will swing its stage show back through Colorado with a March 7 stop on its “Where’s Larry?” tour. Tickets for the show at the Paramount Theatre went on sale yesterday. ($49.50, altitudetickets.com)
Reliable carnival freaks the Flaming Lips will also return to the Paramount for the first time in nearly 13 years with Jan. 4 concert, with passes on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 19. Warning: you’ll pay a bit extra to see their confetti-strewn spectacle in this intimate setting. ($75, altitude-tickets.com)
John Wenzel: 303-954-1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com
