in April. May 30, 90s alt-rock heroes Collective Soul and Everclear perform, while classic rock staples Blue Oyster Cult and Foghat follow with a performance May 31. Admission to the festival is free before 5 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday, and $5 thereafter. Tickets for front-stage reserved seating range from $25-$50, depending on the day and seating section. Tickets and more information are available at www.ribamerica.com.

A revived , one of the biggest tours of the 90s and a testament to women’s contributions to music, visits Verizon Wireless Amphitheater July 16. The St. Louis visit brings Kelly Clarkson, Emmylou Harris, Mary J. Blige, Canadian indie rock act Metric, Kansas City pop/rock quartet Vedera, Jennifer Knapp, Kina Grannis, Meaghan Smith, Ingrid Michaelson and

Lilith Fair cofounder Sarah McLachlan. The fair makes another stop July 17 at Chicago’s First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, with a slightly tweaked lineup including folk minimalist Cat Power, Brittish synthpop duo La Roux, along with Heart, Vita Chambers and Kate Nash. Tickets for Lilith Fair are available through Ticketmaster from $47.50- $258.

brings out Common (July 9), Slightly Stoopid (July 10), Clint Black (July 17), Sara Bareilles (July 23) and Silversun Pickups with Against Me! (July 24) to rock the base of the St. Louis Arch. John Legend, B-52s, and a bevy of local talent play July 3 and 4. Information on both events can be retrieved at www.celebratestlouis.org.

Three Day’s Grace, Seether, Papa Roach, Coheed & Cambria, Motion City Soundtrack and others will hit the Verizon Wireless amphitheater for the 26th installment of . For $29, a total of 29 acts can be heard at the one-day event, slated for June 6. Reserved tickets are sold out, but lawn seats are still being sold at www.kpnt.com and www.livenation.com.

Letting go in Chicago

Three-day passes for the sold out in February, but single-day passes for this Mecca of avant-garde musi-

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