They’re skipping the Tacoma Dome this year but you won’t have far to go to see the live version of “American Idol” when they hit KeyArena in Seattle on July 18. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on May 11.

Even though we don’t know who the winner of this year’s “Idol” is all top 10 finalists from the show will perform. They are Colton Dixon, DeAndre Brackensick, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips and Skylar Laine.

The season finale will air on FOX on May 23. Past …

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On Sunday the Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But today the bigger news is that they are coming to KeyArena for a concert on Thursday, November 15.

Tickets for the I’m With You World Tour go on sale Saturday, April 21 at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 800-745-3000.

If you’re a fan I wouldn’t delay in getting tickets. Six of the band’s tour dates in September and October are already sold out.

Frontman Anthony Kiedis and bass player Flea have been …

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The British boy band sensation One Direction will play KeyArena in Seattle on Sunday, July 28, 2013, LIve Nation announced today. Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 21 at 10 a.m.

Yes, you read that correctly. The concert is next year. Despite that, don’t delay getting your tickets. One Direction’s December 3 show at Madison Square Garden sold out in under 10 minutes as did their entire May/June tour.

The band, made up of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, says 2013 is the earliest they can return to the U.S. – part …

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They’re sexy and they know it. Party rockers LMFAO announced their North American tour today which includes a June 2 stop at Seattle’s KeyArena.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The nation got a taste of the LMFAO duo of Redfoo and SkyBlu during the Super Bowl when they performed with Madonna. But that show was over produced, slow and I’m not sure LMFAO really works with Madonna.

If you haven’t seen what they are capable of check out their videos featuring their infectious electro house music. “Sexy and I Know It” is only for …

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Live Nation announced today that Coldplay is coming to KeyArena on April 25 as part of their North American tour. It’s the band’s first tour here in nearly three years.

Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. and are available at 1-800-745-3000, Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

In the meantime watch “Coldplay New Year’s Eve: An Austin City Limits Special” which will air on PBS Stations on December 31.
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Roger Waters is bringing “The Wall” to KeyArena on May 24, 2012. Tickets go on sale November 14 at 10 a.m.

It was just last year that Waters brought “The Wall” to the Tacoma Dome. Waters’ homage to Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is his magnum opus. His attempt to update one of the most mythic tours in rock history – a 1979 production that visited just two American cities – was serious cause for celebration. With giant marionettes, striking visuals from Alan Parker’s cult film, and a 30-foot, white wall – assembled and demolished on stage – …

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The Lord of the Rings In Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring is coming to KeyArena Oct. 19.

More than 200 musicians and singers from the Munich Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Chorale and Phoenix Boys Choir – conducted by Ludwig Wicki – will perform Howard Shore’s Academy Award-winning score during the 7:30 p.m. show.

Tickets go on sale June 10 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available through ticketmaster.com and by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets will be $35-$150.

Peter Jackson’s complete award-winning epic will be projected digitally on an 60-foot screen using an uncompressed high definition source during the performance.

The concert …

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The Kings of Leon will play KeyArena on Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the show go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.

Kings of Leon’s summer tour will include special guests Band of Horses. The Seattle show is the only one currently scheduled tour stop in the Northwest.

The tour is the first stateside since the release of the band’s fifth album “Come Around Sundown.”

Tickets are $35, $45 and $65 and go on sale at LiveNation.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone at 800-745-3000.