Weekend Ticketing: John Legend, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith & ZZ Top, Kings of Leon, Beyonce

Soul singer John Legend has scheduled a few mid- and late-summer dates as he continues to support his latest smash, last fall's "Evolver." The multiple Grammy-winner has been lining up shows that are scattered from July into August as he backs the album, which debuted in the Top 5 on The Billboard 200, as well as the No. 1 slot on the magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

A Friday (5/1) on-sale is set for Legend's upcoming concerts in Tunica, MS; Portsmouth, VA; Pittsburgh; and Mashantucket, CT. Tickets for Legend's Sacramento, CA, date roll out Saturday (5/2), and those for his stop in Berkeley, CA, surface Sunday (5/3).

[Click to search for John Legend tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Bob Dylan will be in stellar company when he kicks off the latest edition of his Ballpark Tour, which hits minor-league baseball stadiums across the US this summer. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will be joined by Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp on the trip, which gets underway in early July.

Tickets roll out Saturday (5/2) for Dylan's performances in South Bend, IN; Dayton, OH; Eastlake, OH; Washington, PA; and Allentown, PA.

[Click to search for Bob Dylan tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Aerosmith and ZZ Top launch a co-headlining tour on Aerosmith's home turf in the Boston area June 16, and stops are planned in about 30 cities through mid-September.

Tickets roll out Friday for shows in Raleigh and Charlotte, NC (both via Live Nation); and Saturday (5/2) on-sales are set for stops in Woodlands, TX; Dallas; and Auburn Hills, MI.

[Click to search for Aerosmith & ZZ Top tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Newly crowned arena conquerors Kings of Leon , who are currently in the midst of a spring tour, will return to North America for more shows this summer. The southern rockers have booked several more large arenas for the summer outing, which kicks off Aug. 9 at Morrison, CO's Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Tickets go on sale Friday (5/1) for the band's stop in San Diego, and on Saturday (5/2) for shows in Sacramento, CA; and Vancouver, British Columbia.

[Click to search for Kings of Leon tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Beyonce will bring her globe-trotting "I Am..." tour to the US this summer, topping it off with a four-night engagement in Las Vegas. The six-week outing kicks off June 21 in New York City, rolling through July before the pop diva puts the finishing touches on the trek with the Vegas residency, which launches July 30 at the new Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas resort.

Tickets go on sale Friday (5/1) for her performance in Toronto, and on Saturday (5/2) for a stop in Minneapolis.

[Click to search for Beyonce tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Ticket on-sale information for many other artists--including Tony Bennett, Melissa Etheridge, Brad Paisley, Blue October and Chris Isaak--is available at LiveDaily's Ticket Report.

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Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster.com, as well as the venue box office. On-sale dates and/or times are subject to change. Ticketmaster is LiveDaily's parent company.

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