Hot Tickets | Biz Markie, Billy Currington, Pearl Jam and Janet Jackson all plan shows in Myrtle Beach or Carolina region

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Party Mardi-Gras-style at HOB and drop in on hip-hop artist DeJ Loaf on Feb. 12. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $32.50 to $62.50, and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Watch Decades Collide as the 80s take on the 90s, featuring Biz Markie at HOB on Feb. 27. Miracle Max and The Pet Monsters and A Nickel Bag of Funk are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now for $15 and available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Country singer Billy Currington will show you how “People are Crazy” at HOB on Apr. 9. Tickets are on sale now for $29.50 and available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

The annual Monday after the Masters brings a bouquet of pro/am celebrities to HOB, and will be capped off with a Hootie & the Blowfish and Friends Concert on Apr. 11. VIP or Concert Only Badges are required. Ticket info is forthcoming, but to find out more about the event, check out www.hootiegolf.com.

Rapper Tech N9ne makes the “Hood Go Crazy” at HOB on Apr. 12. Krizz Kaliko, Rittz, Mayday!, Stevie Stone and Ces Cru are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $24 to $45.50, and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

“Joy to the World,” or at least to the Grand Stand, Three Dog Night returns to the Alabama Theater on May 7. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $41 to $57, and are available online at www.alabama-theatre.com, by phone at 800-342-2262 or at the box office.

The Palace Theater has a pair of tribute shows on their schedule. The Fab Four are all together again with Beatlemania on Feb. 19. Tickets are $30. And you can see a fitting farewell to Glenn Frey with Hotel California - A Salute to The Eagles on Mar. 13 and 14. Tickets range from $30 to $35. All tickets are available at the box office, online at www.palacetheatremyrtlebeach.com or by phone at 800-905-4228.

Rockin Hard Saloon just released its new show schedule. Voices at Midnight, Dreams of Burning and Merrydeath bash it out on Jan. 29. Ricky Lee and Wes DeLoach team up on Feb. 5. Schism, a Tool tribute band, splits the stage on Feb. 6. The IZM and Voices at Midnight are also on the bill. Tickets are $10 and available at the door. Imperial Eclipse rocks reggae on Feb. 12. Mocktallica, a classic Metallica tribute, and Hell Awaits, a Slayer tribute, tell you for whom the blood rains on Feb. 27. Dormitory Effect and Visions of Brutality are also on the bill. Tickets are $10 and available at the door.

Rockin Hard Saloon keeps rocking in the coming months with Chivalry Not Dead and Purge of Lilith on Mar. 7. Masseuse massages the crowd on Mar. 9. The Kreggs pop-rock-in to rock on Mar. 11. Sons of Atom and Most Beautiful Losers win with a boom on Mar. 25. Sicada, Eye of the Destroyer and Visions of Brutality wreak havoc on Apr. 7. Thieving Coyote and Gruzer howl on Apr. 30. Daphne Lee Martin folks it up on May 13. Check out Rockin Hard Saloon’s Facebook page for more info.

Charleston

Drummer for The Allman Brothers Band, Butch Trucks, chugs into the Pour House with his Freight Train Band on Feb. 8. Tickets range from $25 to $30 and are available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

Do the “Camel Walk” with alt-rock legends Southern Culture on the Skids at the Pour House on Mar. 2. Tickets range from $15 to $17 and are available at the box office or online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com .

Get caught with folk-rockers Blitzen Trapper at the Pour House on Mar. 10. Tickets range from $15 to $20 and are available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

Legendary songwriter and eclectic musician – Leon Russell swings by The Charleston Music Hall to sing “A Song for You” on Mar. 10. Tickets range from $25 to $45, and are available now at the box office, online at www.charlestonmusichall.com or by phone at 800-514-3849.

What would you do if the rock band, The Wonder Years, makes some time at the Music Farm on Mar. 29. Hopefully, you’ll check them out. Letlive and Microwave are also on the bill. Tickets range from $19.50 to $23 and are available at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

Standup comedian Duncan Trussell plants some jokes at the Music Farm on Mar. 31. Tickets range from $17 to $23 and are available at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

Bluesy rock ‘n’ rollers North Mississippi Allstars come “Rollin 'n Tumblin” into The Charleston Music Hall on Apr. 10. Tickets go on sale Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. for $25 and are available at the box office, online at www.charlestonmusichall.com or by phone at 800-514-3849.

“Guess Who” is coming to the Volvo Cars Stadium? That’s right – Alabama Shakes rev it up on Apr. 23. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $27 to $47, and are available at the box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Folk-rockers Houndmouth take a bite out of The Charleston Music Hall on Apr. 27. Tickets go on sale Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. for $25 and are available at the box office, online at www.charlestonmusichall.com or by phone at 800-514-3849.

Gillian Welch joins the Dave Rawlings Machine for some Americana, and prog-bluegrass unit the Punch Brothers knock out The Charleston Music Hall on Apr. 29. Tickets go on sale Jan. 29 at 10 a.m., ranging from $39.50 to $44.50, and are available at the box office, online at www.charlestonmusichall.com or by phone at 800-514-3849.

Weezer has big plans for their summer tour – see what’s in store at the Volvo Cars Stadium on June 19. Panic! At The Disco and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $31 to $61, and are available at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

One of America’s preeminent humorists, David Sedaris, sharpens his wit and explores diabetes with owls at the Charleston Gaillard Center on Apr. 19. Tickets go on sale Jan. 29 at 10 a.m., ranging from $46 to $65, and are available at the box office, by phone at 843-242-3099 or online at www.gaillardcenter.com.

Columbia

Pearl Jam makes the Colonial Life Arena come “Alive” on Apr. 21. All tickets are $71 and go on sale Jan. 29 at noon. Tickets are available online at www.coloniallifearena.com, by phone at 803-576-9200 or at the box office.

The Janet Jackson show at the Colonial Life Arena on Mar. 6 has been rescheduled to Aug. 12. All original tickets will be honored or refunded, and tickets are still available, ranging from $29 to $125 – get them online at www.coloniallifearena.com, by phone at 803-576-9200 or at the box office.

N. Charleston

Widespread Panic spreads their spring tour to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Apr. 22. Tickets go on sale Feb. 20 at 10 a.m., prices haven’t been announced yet, but this is a food drive event. For more info, check out www.widespreadpanic.com or www.ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000.

Wilmington

Jewel returns to her folk roots on her Picking Up the Pieces Tour, sharing songs and stories with the Cape Fear Humanities and Fine Arts Center on Mar. 18. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $40 to $75, and available online at www.cfcc.edu, by phone at 910-362-7999 or at the box office.

Nerdcore rapper and comedian MC Chris plays for pizza money at Ziggy’s by the Sea on Mar. 3. Tickets range from $15 to $18 and are available online at www.ziggysbythesea.com or at the door.

“Admit It,” you want to see L.A. band Say Anything rock a boombox at Ziggy’s by the Sea on May 20. Mewithoutyou, Teen Suicide and Museum Mouth are also on the bill. Tickets range from $18 to $22 and are available online at www.ziggysbythesea.com or at the door.

Previously Announced

Velvet Caravan swings gypsy-style at the Wheelwright Auditorium on Jan. 29. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $20 to $25, and are available online at www.ticketreturn.com, by phone at 843-349-2787 or at the box office.

The Boathouse’s Free Show Fridays puts the “Hammer Down” with Jon Langston on Jan. 29. Doug McCormick digs in on Feb. 5. Natalie Stovall & The Drive make a pitstop on Feb. 12. Brush up on some country boogie with Luke Combs on Feb. 19. It takes no cash to see Locash on Feb. 26. Josh Brannon Band brings some country-rock on Mar. 4. Josh Phillips and Warren Stone return on Mar. 11. Chris Lane gives a “Carolina Kiss” on Mar. 25. Cali Roots Kick-Off Party kicks off on Apr. 8. Cole Taylor drives his “Drop Top” into town on Apr. 15. Check out www.boathousemb.com for more details.

Ben Miller Band bring their brand of mudstomp Americana back to Pirate’s Cove Lounge on Feb. 12. One Bad Apple is also on the bill. (Check the website for ticket updates.) Check out www.piratescovelounge.com for more information.

Chippendales are going to “Break The Rules” and hopefully nothing else when they drop it on HOB on Jan. 29. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $27.50 to $47.50, and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Hawthorne Heights, Mest and The Ataris attack HOB when the Three Headed MonsTOUR rolls through on Feb. 4. Tickets are on sale now for $20 and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Come see how valuable The Expendables are at HOB on Feb. 5. Zach Deputy and The Hip Abduction are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now for $15 and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Tesla resurrects their classic sound and brings it “Into the Now” at HOB on Feb. 20. Tickets are on sale for $27.50 and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Thrash metal legends Slayer “Reign in Blood” at HOB on Feb. 26. Testament and Carcass are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now for $49.50 and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Take a look at the Future when his Purple Reign Tour takes over HOB on Mar. 5. Tickets are on sale now for $44.50 and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Blackberry Smoke feels a “Good One Comin' On” at HOB on Mar. 12. Tickets are on sale for $23 and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Hip Hop artist Shwayze buzzes by The Boathouse for the St. Patty’s Day Bash on Mar. 17. It’s a free show. Check out www.boathousemb.com for more details.

Fetty Wap does it his way at HOB on Mar. 19. Tickets are on sale now for $39.50 and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Get down with Disturbed at HOB on Mar. 29. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $39.50 to $69.50, and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

The California Roots Festival: The Carolina Sessions has found a new date – Apr. 9. The headliners are the same, but a few changes have been made to the lineup which includes 311, Soja, Stick Figure, Passafire, The Movement, Fortunate Youth, Fear Nuttin Band, New Kingston, Sun Dried Vibes, Moska Project and TreeHouse! Previous tickets will be honored, and new tickets are still available, ranging from $70 to $140. For more info, check out www.californiarootscarolina.com.

Ciara throws an R&B “Body Party” at HOB on Apr. 21. Tickets are on sale for $25 and are available at www.livenation.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Cole Swindell has signed up for The Carolina Country Music Festival with Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen, A Thousand Horses and Michael Ray. More acts will be announced in the days leading up to the event. The three-day festival is set for June 10-12, and early bird passes are on sale now, ranging from $139 to $999. For tickets and updates, check out www.carolinacountrymusicfest.com.

Charleston

It’s complex, it’s intense, it’s hard to pronounce, it’s Papadosio, coming to the Music Farm on Jan. 31. Tickets are on sale now for $17 and are available at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

Quincy Mumford & The Reason Why answer all your questions at the Pour House on Feb. 1. Dallas Baker & Friends and The Green Thieves are also on the bill. Tickets are only $5 and available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

Colin Hay comes from a land down under. The former Men at Work vocalist will plunder The Charleston Music Hall on Feb. 2. Tickets range from $29.50 to $35, and are available now at the box office, online at www.charlestonmusichall.com or by phone at 800-514-3849.

Reggae act The Expendables will show the Music Farm that there’s nothing disposable about them on Feb. 4. Tickets are on sale now for $12 at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

Power-pop act A Fragile Tomorrow breaks down the Pour House on Feb. 6. Danielle Howle and Finnegan Bell are also on the bill. Tickets are only $8 and available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

Todd Rundgren wants to “Bang the Drum All Day” at The Charleston Music Hall on Feb. 10. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $49.50 to $59.50, and are available at the box office, by phone at 800-514-3849 or online at www.charlestonmusichall.com.

Look down there – it’s the Yonder Mountain String Band at the Music Farm on Feb. 10. Trout Steak Revival is also on the bill. Tickets are $22.50 and are available at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

You should be in the right place at the right time when Dr. John comes to The Charleston Music Hall on Feb. 12. Tickets range from $39.50 to $69.50, and are available now at the box office, online at www.charlestonmusichall.com or by phone at 800-514-3849.

Adventurous guitarist and singer Anders Osborne swings by the Pour House on Feb. 14. Amy Helm and the Handsome Strangers are also on the bill. Tickets are $20 and available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

Elise Testone shares the stage with local musicians with her “For the Love of Charleston” show at The Charleston Music Hall on Feb. 14. Tickets are on sale now for $17.50 or $21 on the day of the show and are available at the box office, by phone at 800-514-3849 or online at www.charlestonmusichall.com.

Flow Tribe gush some New Orleans funk-rock at the Pour House on Feb. 15. Tickets are only $7 and available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

Reggae and rap collide to make a distinct flavor when Morgan Heritage and Blackalicious meet at the Music Farm on Feb. 21. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $15 to $18, at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

Garage-rockers Heartless Bastards know you “Got to Have Rock and Roll,” so they’ll give it to you at the Music Farm on Feb. 23. Tickets are on sale now for $15 and available at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

Groundbreaking standup and sketch comedian David Cross makes America great again at the Charleston Gaillard Center on Feb. 25. Tickets are on sale now for $35 and available at the box office, by phone at 843-242-3099 or online at www.gaillardcenter.com.

Have you ever been experienced? Well you can be when the Experience Hendrix Tour stands up next to Charleston Gaillard Center and chops it down with the edge of their hands on Feb. 28. The concert brings together a collection of renowned artists to play Hendrix tunes in homage. The gallery of eclectic players features Billy Cox (from Jimi Hendrix Experience / Band Of Gypsys), Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Dweezil Zappa and Eric Johnson. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $65 to $134.50, and are available at the box office, by phone at 843-242-3099 or online at www.gaillardcenter.com.

“Sound the Alarm,” Booker T rambles into The Charleston Music Hall on Mar. 6. Tickets range from $39.50 to $49.50, and are available now at the box office, online at www.charlestonmusichall.com or by phone at 800-514-3849.

Alt-rock band Deer Tick spreads some infectious acoustic grooves at the Pour House on Mar. 8. Mutual Benefit is also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $22 to $25, and are available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band produces some big damn sounds at the Pour House on Mar. 14. Tickets are on sale now for $10 or $12 on the day of the show and are available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

Let’s hope George Thorogood & The Destroyers are b-b-b-b-bad in a good way when they make an appearance at The Charleston Music Hall on Mar. 14. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $49.50 to $75, and are available at the box office, by phone at 800-514-3849 or online at www.charlestonmusichall.com.

This country is in deep need of a couple of verses from “Kumbaya,” and Joan Baez will give them to The Charleston Music Hall on Mar. 16. Tickets range from $49.50 to $74.50, and are available now at the box office, online at www.charlestonmusichall.com or by phone at 800-514-3849.

The Front Bottoms will rock the Music Farm, top to back, on Mar. 18. Tickets are on sale now for $16 and are available at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

One of the best comedy troupes in the country, Upright Citizens Brigade bring their touring company to The Charleston Music Hall on Mar. 20. Charleston sketch comedy duo, Nameless Numberhead, is also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now for $18.50 and available online at www.charlestonmusichall.com, by phone at 800-514-3849 or at the box office.

Bayou soul-smith Marc Broussard wants you to “Rocksteady” at the Pour House on Mar. 26. Tickets range from $20 to $25 and are available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

Earphunk drop some funk-rock into your ear-holes at the Pour House on Mar. 31 and Apr. 1. Dead 27s are also on the bill. Tickets range from $13 for a single show or $25 for a two-night package and are available online at www.charlestonpourhouse.com or at the box office.

Experimental rockers Yo La Tengo has some “Popular Songs” to play for the Music Farm on Apr. 3. Tickets are on sale now for $20 and are available at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

Elle King brings all her “Ex’s & Oh’s” to the Music Farm on Apr. 9. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $22 to $25, and are available at the box office or online at www.musicfarm.com.

He’s no angel, and you’ll see Gregg Allman “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More” when he stops by

The Charleston Music Hall on Apr. 14. Tickets range from $59.50 to $74.50, and are available now at the box office, online at www.charlestonmusichall.com or by phone at 800-514-3849.

Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Music & Food Festival combines the gourmet food of the low country with two days of sweet southern tunes at the MUSC Health Stadium on April 16 and 17. Each night is capped off by a super jam with the Zac Brown Band. Other acts on the lineup include Tedeschi Trucks Band, Thomas Rhett, Marshall Tucker Band, Hunter Hayes, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Kacey Musgraves, Sam Bush, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, A Thousand Horses, Old Dominion, Cam, Packway Handle Band, Drake White and The Big Fire, and Muddy Magnolias. Tickets prices start at $115 per day or $189 for a two-day package and are available online at www.charleston.southerngroundfestival.com or by phone at 888-929-7849.

Ellie Goulding wants you to feel the “Burn” when she comes to croon at the Volvo Cars Stadium on June 7. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $21.50 to $56, and are available at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Columbia

R Kelly believes you should fly or drive to the Colonial Life Arena for his show on Feb. 12. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $53 to $115, and are available online at www.coloniallifearena.com, by phone at 803-576-9200 or at the box office.

Don’t freak out, but Widespread Panic is coming to the Township Auditorium for a two-night stint on Feb. 13 and 14. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $38 to $43 per night, and are available at the box office, via www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

The Legends of Southern Hip Hop light up the capital at the Township Auditorium on Mar. 12. The lineup features Juvenile, Scarface, 8 Ball & MJG, Trick Daddy, and Pastor Troy. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $35 to $75, and are available at the box office, via www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

There’s nothing to get down about when The Moody Blues fly high into the Township Auditorium on Mar. 16. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $39.50 to $89.50, and are available at the box office, via www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Florence

Jennifer Nettles tells about “Every Little Thing” when the Next Women of Country Tour swings into the Florence Civic Center on Feb. 4. Brandy Clark, Lindsay Ell and Tara Thompson are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $51.50 to $81.50, and are available at the box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

Grammy-winning bluegrass act, Steep Canyon Rangers, scout out the Florence Civic Center on Feb. 19.Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $15 to $20, and are available at the box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

Patti LaBelle can still “Stir It Up” at the Florence Civic Center on Mar. 1.Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $45 to $95, and are available online at www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard have rescheduled their show at the Florence Civic Center for May 19. All tickets will be honored for the new date. Tickets are still available, ranging from $30 to $55, and are available at the box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

N. Charleston

Garth Brooks isn’t coming back to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center for a show; he’s coming back for a weekend of shows, from Feb. 12-14. Trisha Yearwood is also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now, starting at $69, and are available at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Yanni tickles some new-age ivories at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Feb 15. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $65 to $85, and are available online at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Fall Out Boy ride their “Irresistible” pop rock to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Mar. 1. AWOLNATION and PVRIS are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $39.50 to $69.50, and are available at the box office, via www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Well it won’t be a “Tuesday Afternoon,” but it will be a Tuesday night when The Moody Blues come to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Mar. 15. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $49.50 to $89.50, and are available at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the box office.

Wilmington

Co-headliners 10 Years and P.O.D. blast Ziggy’s by the Sea with two sets of Alt-rock fury on Jan. 29. Dead Letter Circus and War of Ages are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $20 to $25, and available online at www.ziggysbythesea.com or at the door.

Comedy legend Lily Tomlin brings her classic stage presence to the Humanities and Fine Arts Center on Feb. 4. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $40 to $99, and are available online at www.cfcc.edu, by phone at 910-362-7999 or at the box office.

Electronic-indie band Cherub wants to “Love You Right” at Ziggy’s by the Sea on Feb. 10. Gibbz and Mike Floss are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now for $20 and available online at www.ziggysbythesea.com or at the door for $30 on the day of the show.

It’s a soothing night of death metal when Cannibal Corpse rises from the dead at Ziggy’s by the Sea on Feb. 13. Obituary, Cryptopsy and Abysmal Dawn are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now for $25 and $40 (VIP) and are available online at www.ziggysbythesea.com or at the door for $30 on the day of the show.

Roots rocker Anders Osborne creeps from the Louisiana swamps to the Brooklyn Arts Center on Feb. 17. Earphunk is also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $20 to $35, and are available at the box office or online at www.brooklynartsnc.com.

Morgan Heritage dips their reggae into the rap of Blackalicious at Ziggy’s by the Sea on Feb. 27. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $15 to $20, and are available online at www.ziggysbythesea.com or at the door.

The Queers kick some old-school punk at Ziggy’s by the Sea on Feb. 28. Monkeyknifefight, The You're Gonna Die & Go to Hells and Good Good Grief are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $10 to $15, and are available online at www.ziggysbythesea.com or at the door.

Alt-country act Shovels & Rope stomp into Brooklyn Arts Center on Mar. 18. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $32.50 to $37.50, and are available at the box office or online at www.brooklynartsnc.com.

Get ready for a night of white satin when The Moody Blues slide into the Humanities and Fine Arts Center on Mar. 22. Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $65 to $125, and are available online at www.cfcc.edu, by phone at 910-362-7999 or at the box office.

The Avett Brothers realize their full bloom at the North Carolina Azalea Festival on Apr. 7. Tickets are on sale now for $55 and available online at www.ncazaleafestival.org or at the box office.

This story was originally published January 27, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Hot Tickets | Biz Markie, Billy Currington, Pearl Jam and Janet Jackson all plan shows in Myrtle Beach or Carolina region."