Jay-Z to perform at the Palms; Chesney playing the Hard Rock

Rapper Jay-Z rolls into The Pearl at the Palms on March 27, with Young Jeezy and Trey Songz. Tickets are $159, $194 and $234 and go on sale at noon Saturday at The Pearl box office, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Country superstar Kenny Chesney hits The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on May 14 and 15 and July 2 and 3. Tickets start at $150 and go on sale at noon Saturday at The Joint box office, 4455 Paradise Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Asia 65's "Timeless Memories" show takes place at The Joint on Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets start at $50 for the first show and $60 for the second show and are already on sale at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.

Hard rockers Sevendust storm into the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on March 12, with Drowning Pool and Digital Summer. Tickets are $27 in advance, $29.50 day of show, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the House of Blues box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

"American Idol" veteran Daughtry plays the Orleans Arena on April 29, with Lifehouse and Cavo. Tickets start at $29.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Orleans Arena box office, 4500 West Tropicana Ave., and all Coast Casino box offices.

R&B crooner Lionel Richie performs at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on March 26 and 27. Tickets start at $75 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Colosseum box office, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

The "Extreme Thing" music and sports festival, featuring The Used, Escape the Fate, Winds of Plague, Less Than Jake, The Cab and others, returns to the Desert Breeze Skate Park on March 27. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 of show and $35 for a combo package that includes a ticket, T-shirt and poster. They are already on sale at www.extremething.com and Ticketmaster outlets.

Metallic rockers The Chariot ride into 702 Skatepark on Feb. 14, with Greely Estates, Inhale/Exhale, Memphis May Fire and The Color Morale. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 day of show, and are already on sale at Ticketmaster outlets.

Metalcore favorites Every Time I Die smash into 702 Skatepark on March 30, with Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club and Trapped Under Ice. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of show, and are already on sale at Ticketmaster outlets.

"Rock the Block," featuring A Day to Remember, August Burns Red, Silverstein, Enter Shikari and Go Radio, takes play on May 6 at 702 Skatepark. Tickets are $20 in advance, $23 day of show, and are already on sale at Ticketmaster outlets.