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Super Furry Animals The ticket: Pop musicSunday, July 24, 2016 HEART + JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS + CHEAP TRICK They’re calling this trifecta “Rock Hall Three for All,” a play on the Hall of Fame status each band has secured. Heart and Cheap Trick have solid new records, but you’re guaranteed to hear all…

The Julie Ruin, by Shervin Lainez The week ahead: Pop & rockThursday, July 21, 2016 HEART + JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS + CHEAP TRICK They’re calling this trifecta “Rock Hall Three for All,” a play on the Hall of Fame status each band has secured. Heart and Cheap Trick have solid new records, but…

Paul McCartney, by Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images The ticket: Pop musicSunday, July 17, 2016 PAUL McCARTNEY Three years after his last jaw-dropping performance at Fenway, Sir Paul’s back to please the masses again this weekend. A glance at Setlist.fm suggests he’s playing a bushel of songs he didn’t get around to last time, while also hitting…

Luke Bryan, by Matthew J. Lee/Boston Globe The week ahead: Pop & rockThursday, July 14, 2016 LUKE BRYAN The pop-country superstar shrugged off his spring break fixation with last year’s “Kill the Lights,” but that doesn’t mean he’s not all about a good time. His Saturday night show has been sold out for ages, but…

Gwen Stefani, by Rich Fury/Invision/AP/File The ticket: Pop musicSunday, July 10, 2016 JOE JACKSON Not quite a year after this versatile singer-songwriter played a sold-out Wilbur in support of his latest album, the itinerant and excellent “Fast Forward,” he’s back for another pass. Same disc, same space, but you can count on seeing and hearing…

Swans, by Samantha Marble The week ahead: Pop & rockThursday, July 7, 2016 SWANS The swansong arrives for Michael Gira and the present configuration of his reactivated art-rock band, touring in support of a fourth and final album, “The Glowing Man.” Potent as the new disc is (and its predecessors have been), the stage is…

Donald Fagen, by Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella The ticket: Pop musicSunday, July 3, 2016 KING SUNNY ADÉ He didn’t get to tour the US last year because of a visa glitch, but leave it to the iconic king of Nigerian juju to make the best of the situation: Now this concert, presented by World…

Peter Gabriel and Sting, by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation The week ahead: Pop & rockThursday, June 30, 2016 BOB DYLAN + MAVIS STAPLES Here’s a case of iconic performers venturing toward new horizons while moving in opposite directions: Dylan with classic-pop standards made famous by Sinatra, Staples in songs by modern-day troubadours and…

FLAG, by Dmitri Coats The ticket: Pop musicSunday, June 26, 2016 FLAG Whatever one makes of the turmoil continually afflicting the iconic hardcore-punk band Black Flag, there’s no denying the abrasive catharsis songs like “Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie,” “TV Party,” and “My War” provide — and no better way to hear them played right than by…

Quilt, by Daniel Dorsa The week ahead: Pop & rockThursday, June 23, 2016 DEERHOOF Hot on the heels of “Balter/Saunier,” an arrestingly gorgeous collaboration with Chicago new-music ensemble Dal Niente, this inimitable quartet comes to town heralding “The Magic,” its newest collection of tunefully itchy art-pop gems, which arrives the same day. June 24, 8…