Blige to headline The Joint on July 14

The Queen of hip-hop soul, Mary J. Blige, headlines The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on July 14. Tickets start at $96 and go on sale at noon on Saturday at the Hard Rock box office, 4455 Paradise Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Country songstress Martina McBride stops at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 27, with Little Big Town. Tickets are $47 and $77 and go on sale at noon today at the Mandalay Bay box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Superstar Latin crooner Alejandro Fernandez performs at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Sept. 15. Tickets are $65, $75, $95, $150 and $200 and on go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.

Jam band stalwarts Widespread Panic hit the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts on July 3, with The Crystal Method. Tickets are $36 and $40 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the Planet Hollywood box office, 3667 S. Las Vegas Blvd., and Ticketmaster outlets.

Eighties hair metal favorites Poison play The Pearl at The Palms on Aug. 17, with Ratt and White Lion. Tickets are $42 and $57 and go on sale at noon on Saturday at The Pearl box office, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Melodic hard rockers Sevendust stop at the House of Blues on June 22. General admission tickets are $22 in advance, $25 day of show and are already on sale at venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.

Rockabilly revisionists Tiger Army will have a record-release show at the House of Blues on June 23. General admission tickets are $13 in advance, $15 day of show and are already on sale at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.

The Sax Pack, featuring Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters and Steve Cole, play Ovation at Green Valley Ranch on June 3. Tickets are $25.75, $31.25 and $42.25 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Green Valley Ranch ticket sales counter, 2300 Paseo Verde Way.

Seventies funk troupe The Ohio Players hit The Railhead at Boulder Station on June 2. Tickets are $26, $31, $37 and $48 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Boulder Station Boarding Pass Rewards Center, 4111 Boulder Highway.

Country singer Mark Wills headlines The Railhead on June 15. Tickets are $20, $26, $31 and $37 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the hotel's Boarding Pass Rewards Center.

Honky tonk crowd pleaser Blake Shelton plays The Railhead on July 6 and 7. Tickets are $23, $31, $42 and $53 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the hotel's Boarding Pass Rewards Center.

The sixth annual "Reggae in the Desert" festival returns to the Clark Country Government Center Amphitheater on June 16, with The Wailers, Third World, Don Carlos, The Itals and For Twenty Daze. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show and can be purchased at www.reggaein thedesert.com.