Kid Rock invokes “Southern Sugar” on tour

Now on sale

Whether or not he follows through, Kid Rock’s threat to run for a Senate seat feels more indicative of the current cultural moment than any nascent civic stirrings. It’s also a well-timed bit of publicity for Rock’s curiously titled new album “Sweet Southern Sugar” (Rock, a.k.a., 46-yearold Robert James Ritchie, grew up on a 6-acre estate outside Detroit) and its bombastically titled “The Greatest Show on Earth Tour.” It visits the Pepsi Center on March 20, and tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 3. ($39.50-$129.50, altitudetickets.com)

Kenny Chesney heralds a long A-list of country stars headlining the metro area in the coming months with his massive gig at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on June 30. Tickets for the “Trip Around the Sun” concert are on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 27. ($36-$498, Ticketmaster)

Pop-country singer and songwriter Justin Moore’s “Hell on a Highway Tour” will make a stop at Broomfield’s FirstBank Center

on March 8, with tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 27. ($32.25$42.25, altitudetickets.com)

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Kip Moore, Randy Rogers Wade Bowen are bringing a triple threat’s-worth of acoustic music as part of their “Tall Tales & the Truth” tour, which includes the songwriters on stage telling the tales behind the songs. It plays downtown’s Paramount Theatre on Dec. 7 and tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 27. ($35-$45, altitudetickets.com)

Judas Priest is still going strong, with a “Firepower 2018” tour planned for North America March 13- May 1. In between, the legendary British metal act will invade Loveland’s Budweiser Events Center on April 11, with tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 27. ($53.25-$73.25, budweisereventscenter.com)