Concert

The band Forever Young will present a tribute to the music of Neil Young at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, at 262 Chestnut St. The concert, which will benefit the First Universalist Society of Franklin, consists of an eight-piece band of local musicians. Admission is $20; to purchase tickets, or for more information, call 508-528-2541 or visit www.circlefolk.org. - Rachel Lebeaux

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS 1. (1) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; $2,031,105; $91.27. 2. (2) Cirque du Soleil - "Michael Jackson: The Immortal"; $1,755,442; $113.26. 3. (3)

The Marblehead Metco Annual Gospel Concert will be held March 24 at the Marblehead Veterans Middle School Performing Arts Center, 217 Pleasant St. Dinner will be at 5 p.m., and the concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. The concert will feature the Marblehead Veterans Middle School Chorus, the Village School Chorus, the Marblehead High School Gospel Chorale, the Berklee College of Music Reverence Gospel Ensemble, and other performers. Tickers are $15 for adults and $7 for seniors and children.

In 1912, Isabella Stewart Gardner caused a sensation by appearing at a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert in Symphony Hall wearing a white headband with the words "Oh you Red Sox. " But she must have started something, because 100 years later, it's no longer a surprise to hear "The Impossible Dream" from a Symphony Hall organ, or to find vendors in Red Sox shirts selling popcorn and Cracker Jack in the aisles. That was the case Wednesday as Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus presented the first of three sports-themed "City of Champions" concerts, in a salute to the only American...

The Southeastern Massachusetts Wind Symphony will present a winter festival concert at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 1 at Weber Theater in the Watson Fine Arts building at Wheaton College. The event will feature concert and masterworks by Brian Balmages, Sammy Nestico, Greg Sanders, and John Zdechlik, along with classical favorites, including Bizet's ‘‘Farandole" and Strauss's ‘‘Emperor Waltz. " Also featured are seasonal favorites ‘‘Up on the Housetop," ‘‘Jingle Bells Forever," ‘‘Caroling, Caroling," and ‘‘Some Children See Him. " The conductor is Earl Raney.

An acoustic music concert to benefit the Warren Woods Stewardship Fund will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Hayden Lodge at the Warren Conference Center & Inn on Chestnut Street. Tickets are $20; all of the proceeds will go toward projects such as removing invasive plants, mowing fields, maintaining trails, and posting signs in the nature preserve. Tickets can be purchased by e-mailing Carl Hakansson at ilcpf@juno.com or by calling 508-881-4671. - Rachel Lebeaux

The faculty of Brookline Music School will present a concert exploring expression in music on May 21 with pieces by J.S. Bach, Messiaen, Schubert, John Cage, and Gabriel Faure. Pianist Valerie Ross will be joined by violinist Aubrey Burdick and tenor Joshua Pelkey in a recital called "Music of Joy, Sorrow and Stillness," starting at 7 p.m. at the music school, 25 Kennard Road. All ages are welcome, admission is free, and a reception will follow. Andreae Downs

The Medfield Public Library has announced the kickoff event of its new community-reading program. The first installment of Medfield Reads will feature a concert by fiddle/guitar/banjo duo Notorious on Jan. 9 at the library. "We will promote reading the same book at the same time while organizing a number of events over the next several months connected to the book's themes," said librarian Andrea Fiorillo. "These include concerts, film screenings, lectures, workshops, an author visit, an art show, and an oral history project.

Join the Congregational Church of Westborough next Sunday for an evening dedicated to the celebration of African-American history, culture, and heritage. The church will be joined by a number of choirs from other local churches, putting on a special performance of spiritual and gospel music. The performance is an annual event led by music director Curtis Richardson in honor of Black History Month. Musical pieces that will be featured include: "Down to the River to Pray," "Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells," "Ride Up in the Chariot," and "Lift Every Voice and Sing.

From her perch at the merchandise booth at the Bank of America Pavilion, house merchandise manager Donna Marshall has enjoyed a lot of entertainment over the past 11 years. But one of the most amusing events the Rockport resident has witnessed wasn't about music. It involved women's undergarments. "I've seen a fight out here over thongs," Marshall says with a laugh, standing behind the counter at the T-shirt booth at the harborside concert venue during a recent Peter Frampton concert.

MANSFIELD — The annual Kiss Concert is nothing if not relentless, chucking act after act at its audience for almost a full working day without the benefit of a union-mandated restroom break. The 2012 edition was no exception, as 18 acts descended upon the Comcast Center on Saturday for an eight-hour whiplash exhibition of Top 40 stardom: some current, some soon to come, and some, alas, never to be. Missing this year was the ghost of pop music past. Previous Kiss Concerts have tipped their hats to the parents gamely chaperoning their kids by presenting an act from their own youth, such as...

Get ready for a blast from the past. The music around Boston this summer will feature some of the most venerable names of rock ‘n' roll of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. But though many are well over 50 years old, don't always expect them to play their age. Meanwhile, their baby boomer fans are briskly buying up tickets as they too try to recapture the sounds of their youth. "The older crowd comes out to see shows. They grew up with these artists. For us, they're like franchises," said Dave Marsden, a longtime vice president of Live Nation, which books most...

Van Halen is postponing some dates on its summer concert tour. A source familiar with the tour who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Associated Press that some of the group's long-scheduled performances this summer are being postponed. The band's website lists active tour dates through June 26. Dozens of additional shows had been planned and there was no immediate reason given for the postponements. Representatives of the band and AEG, which is promoting the concerts in some regions, did not respond to messages from the AP on Thursday.

Kiss 108's 33d annual Kiss Concert takes over the Comcast Center in Mansfield Saturday with a diverse lineup of hit-makers and up-and-comers, including Gym Class Heroes, Flo Rida, Enrique Iglesias, Adam Lambert, Foxborough native JoJo, and one-time Berklee duo Karmin. Doors open at noon and the show kicks off at 2 p.m. with a performance by local pop rockers One Step Away . As of this post, tickets are still available . Those unable to score seats can watch a live stream on Kiss 108's website and join other fans in the Twitter...

The following was submitted by the Unitarian Univeralist Church of Marblehead: Fans of the Beatles, young and old alike, will be elated that the Unitarian Univeralist Church of Marblehead is once again hosting a benefit concert that includes an eclectic mix of talented musicians all singing everyone's favorite Beatles songs. This year's benefit is called "Come Together. "  The benefit takes place on Saturday, June 23 at the UU Church of Marblehead on Mugford Street.

The following was submitted by the Polymnia Choral Society: Under the baton of Music Director Murray Kidd, Polymnia will present "A Salute to the Great White Way" on Saturday, June 9, at 7:30 pm in Memorial Hall, 590 Main Street, Melrose.  Music will include a wide variety of songs from Broadway composers such as Rogers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, and "Fats" Waller.  Devin McCall, Melrose High School senior and winner of Polymnia's "Spotlight on High School Talent" contest, will sing with the choral group.

What was supposed to be a special moment for Ernie Boch Jr. and his band — opening for British metal pioneers Deep Purple at the Citi Wang Theatre — turned sour this week when a few hundred people picketed the gig. The noisy protest was organized by the Machinists Union District 15, which claims Boch — one of the largest car dealers in New England — is engaging in “disgraceful union busting tactics’’ with technicians at Boch Honda...

Eastern Nazarene College's Chamber Singers and A Cappella Choir will present a Valentine's Day concert at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Central Baptist Church in Quincy Center. Presented through the South Shore Performing Artist Series, the concert will feature an array of music, from madrigals to contemporary classics. The college's choirs tour regularly in New England, and have performed at such prestigious places as New York City's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, as well as Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory in Boston.

Tornadoes battered their school and homes, and spring break was spent cleaning up. Henryville has only begun to rebuild, but for one night, its high school students will get to put aside their worries for a private show by one of country music's biggest acts. The southern Indiana community will share the spotlight with Grammy-winning Lady Antebellum on Wednesday night at the KFC Yum Center in nearby Louisville, Ky., where the trio will stage a "mini-prom" bash for students at Henryville Junior-Senior High School, followed by a benefit for the devastated community.

Each year Alex Green's grandmother travels from her home on the French Riviera so she can see him perform with the Mystic Middle School jazz band. But after a recent stroke forced her to relearn how to speak, Jacqueline Gillan's doctors did not want her to make the trip. They felt that being immersed in another language for a few weeks would set back her recovery. That meant the 83-year-old Gillan would miss several of the band's upcoming performances. So at 7:30 a.m. Monday, via the magic of Skype, the band played a five-song concert for her...