It’s a busy week, you guys. In addition to the Outside Lands Festival (or, as I know it, Stay the Hell Away From Golden Gate Park Weekend) and the San Jose Jazz Festival, the Bay Area will also host concerts from two of the most defining artists on the pop landscape, for better and worse (in that order): Adele and Katy Perry. I should also note that three bands I tend to confuse with each other – Calexico, Califone and The Sadies – are all playing this week. Look after the jump for a full rundown.
Friday, August 12
Califone with Yesway and Sands at Bottom of the Hill
Katy Perry with Oh Land and Skeet Skeet at HP Pavilion at San Jose
Arctic Monkeys with The Vaccines at The Independent
Vetiver with tUnE-yArDs at the Rickshaw Stop
Siriusmo, Pictureplane, Javelin at 103 Harriet
The Sadies / Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter at Great American Music Hall
Saturday, August 13
Michael Bublé at HP Pavilion at San Jose
Dawn Landes with Mike Gibbons and Robert Ellis at Hotel Utah
Eilen Jewell / Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys at Slim’s
Huey Lewis and the News at Mountain Winery
STS9 at The Independent
Sunday, August 14
Adele with Wanda Jackson at the Greek Theatre
Jill Scott’s Summer Block Party at Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
The Secret Sisters with Jarrod Dickenson at Cafe Du Nord
Warren Haynes Band with The Stone Foxes at The Independent
Tuesday, August 16
The Go Go’s with Girl In A Coma at The Fillmore
Mia Doi Todd with Holcombe Waller and Garrett Pierce at Bottom of the Hill
The Power of the Riff featuring Pentagram, Pelican and more at Mezzanine
Wednesday, August 17
Amos Lee with Calexico at the Fox Theater
An Evening with Richard Buckner & David Kilgour at Great American Music Hall
Reggie Watts at The Independent
