MUSIC PICKS

SATURDAY Twenty One Pilots

Back in Atlanta for the second time within a year, the duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun are still storming the country with their “Bandito” tour. It’s a fiery spectacle that has packed arenas worldwide—evidenced in the $23 million the tour grossed in the first half of 2019.

With Misterwives. 8 p.m. Saturday. $39-$295. State Farm Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. 1-800-7453000, ticketmaster.com.

Michael W. Smith

The contemporary Christian icon is often in Atlanta with pal Amy Grant for their shared Christmas concerts. But this time, Smith is bringing “35 Years of Friends,” for the 35th anniversary of his breakthrough hit, “Friends.” His most recent albums, “A Million Lights” and the live “Surrounded,” were released last year.

7:30 p.m. Saturday. $35$85. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

Chicago

Founding member/ trombonist, James Pankow, promises “hit after hit after hit” at the legendary band’s latest shows, which continues their string of working every year for the past 52. Classics such as “Saturday in the Park,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” and “If You Leave Me Now” will be presented by Pankow and fellow originals Lee Loughnane (horns) and Robert Lamm (vocals/keyboards), as well as guitarist Keith Howland, keyboardist Lou Pardini, drummer Walfredo Reyes Jr., saxophonist Ray Herrmann, singer/guitarist Neil Donell, bassist Brett Simons and percussionist Ramon “Ray” Yslas.

8 p.m. Saturday.$30.50-$90.50. Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive NW, Atlanta. 1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

SUNDAY Trisha Yearwood

The Georgia native visited Atlanta last month as part of a road trip to support her new “Every Girl” album, her first country studio release since 2007. But Yearwood’s official return to the stage comes with this complementary tour, which will hit the city after her three-show stint with the Nashville Symphony.

7:30 p.m. Sunday. $46.50-$124.50. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. 1-800745-3000, ticketmaster. com.

ZZ Top

For 50 years, the trio of Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill has cranked out grimy blues rock that still vibrates out of the speakers. In addition to this tour with fellow classic rockers Cheap Trick, the “Little Ol’ Band from Texas” just dropped a documentary of the same name that opened Sept. 26 in Atlanta.

With Frankie & The Witch. 7 p.m. Sunday. $29.50-$226. Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

For more music news, concert reviews and interviews, visit The Atlanta Music Scene at AJC.com.

CONTRIBUTED Trisha Yearwood is bringing her “Every Girl” tour — her first solo outing in five years — to Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Sunday.

CONTRIBUTED Contemporary Christian singer Michael W. Smith.

Melissa Ruggieri