Rush returning to play Mandalay Bay in May

Prog rock favorites Rush return to town at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 10. Tickets are $57, $87 and $127 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mandalay Bay box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Razor-witted comedian Margaret Cho headlines The Pearl at the Palms on March 29. Tickets are $38, $48 and $58 and go on sale at noon today at The Pearl box office, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Nineties alt-rock radio staples Live hit The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on March 8. Tickets start at $47 and go on sale at noon Saturday at the Hard Rock box office, 4455 Paradise Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Classic reggae group The Wailers groove into Ovation at Green Valley Ranch on March 21-22. Tickets are $29.95 and $39.95 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Green Valley Ranch ticket sales counter, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway.

Swing troupe Bid Bad Voodoo Daddy visits Ovation on March 29. Tickets are $34.95, $44.95 and $54.95 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the hotel ticket sales counter.

Jazz instrumentalist Najee performs at The Railhead at Boulder Station on March 21. Tickets are $22.50, $27.50, $34.95 and $39.95 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Boulder Station Boarding Pass Rewards Center, 4111 Boulder Highway.

Classic hard rockers Blue Oyster Cult roll into The Railhead on March 22. Tickets are $24.95, $32.50, $39.95 and $42.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the hotel Boarding Pass Rewards Center.

Jazzy South African R&B artist Jonathan Butler visits the Chrome Showroom at Santa Fe Station on March 29. Tickets are $27.50, $32.50 and $35 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the hotel's ticket sales counter, 4949 N. Rancho Drive.

Hard-hitting Irish folk rockers Flogging Molly have added a show at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on March 15. General admission tickets are $20 in advance, $22 day of show and are already on sale at the House of Blues box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

The funky Citizen Cope plays the House of Blues on April 1. General admission tickets are $20 in advance, $22 day of show and are already on sale at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.

Jammy rock troupe Big Head Todd & The Monsters perform at the House of Blues on April 6. General admission tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show and reserved seats are $30. They are already on sale at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.

Shock metal stalwarts WASP scream into the Canyon Club at the Four Queens on March 6. Tickets are $20 and are already on sale at Ticketmaster outlets.

Raucous gypsy punk combo Gogol Bordello storms into the Canyon Club on March 15. Tickets are $20 and are already on sale at Ticketmaster outlets.