Sound Advice

The band Kansas is celebrating the 40-year anniversary of its album “Point of Know Return” with a concert tour, stopping at Hoyt Sherman on March 8, 2019. Some of the album’s tracks have not been performed live in more than 20 years, but Kansas will perform the album in its entirety. Tickets are available at the Hoyt Sherman box office. Bob Seger’s rescheduled concert is at Well Fargo on Nov. 27. Tickets are running from $37 to $125 on www.hyveetix.com. If your stir-crazy, out-of-town guests tire of eating turkey leftovers, take them to Lefty’s Live Music to see the Danielle Nicole Band on Nov. 23. Tickets are $20, or $15 for Central Iowa Blues Society members. If you want to be starting something, head to the Gas Lamp for a Michael Jackson tribute on Nov. 24. Tickets are $15 in advance at Tikly, app.tikly.co/events/3097, or $20 day of show. Need Christmas gift ideas? How about some Mannheim Steamroller? The classic Christmas music performers take the stage at the Civic Center on Dec. 18 and 19. Ticket prices range from $51 to $91, visit desmoinesperformingarts.org for details. Slipknot is coming to the Iowa State Fair. Perhaps Iowa’s most famous musicians will take the Grandstand with special guests to be announced, in 2019. The band performs on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. Visit www.iowastatefair.org for details. The Little River Band will perform at Hoyt Sherman Place on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Young the Giant plays the Hoyt Sherman Place stage, Saturday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. For ticket information, visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.hoytsherman.org. ♦