CONCERTS
TONY BENNETT
The celebrated crooner marked his 90th birthday last year with a bash featuring Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé, and Stevie Wonder. The party continues with this performance, which is part of the Strathmore’s 2017 Spring Gala. May 6, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100; strathmore.org
CHRIS BROWN
The Grammy Award-winning contemporary R&B singer kicks off The Party Tour this summer alongside 50 Cent, Fabolous, O.T. Genasis, and Kap G. April 21, Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW, 202-628-3200; verizoncenter. monumentalnetwork.com
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
While the electronic-music band is known for chart-topping hits like “Walking on a Dream,” onstage is
where they really shine, putting on vibrant and unique live performances. May 11, Echostage, 2135 Queens Chapel Road NE, 202-503-2330; echostage.com
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
The American singer-songwriter and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award honoree, perhaps best known for penning “Me and Bobby McGee” and starring in A Star Is Born, is still touring and going strong at the age of 80. May 11, Warner Theater, 513 13th St. NW, 202-783-4000; warnertheatredc.com
KORN
One of the standard-bearers of the late-’90s nu-metal movement, Korn brings the angst and down-tuned guitars to the Fillmore. May 7, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301960-9999; fillmoresilverspring.com
NSO POPS
This season’s pops concerts include Grammy-winning country singer LeAnn Rimes (April 28) and the folk duo Indigo Girls (May 5–6). John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW, 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org
“RENÉE FLEMING VOICES”
The first lady of American opera has curated a concert series that celebrates the power of the human voice across a variety of genres. True to her stated mission, the series’s inaugural season includes The Good Wife’s Alan Cumming (April 29) and vocalist Jane Monheit (May 5). John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW, 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org
THE WEEKND
The multiplatinum starboy and Michael Jackson soundalike begins his first-ever world tour this year, drawing on two albums’ worth of infectious hooks and NSFW subject matter. May 18, Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW, 202-628-3200; verizoncenter. monumentalnetwork.com
STEVE WINWOOD
The English pop-rocker and blueeyed soulster gets ready to take DC higher. May 1, Warner Theater, 513 13th St. NW, 202-783-4000; warnertheatredc.com