Tickets for these hot shows are going on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Rachel Farley and DJ Silver will play the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek on July 27. Tickets go on sale through: 

• LiveNation.com
• Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone 800-745-3000
• Hardees's Thickburger box office at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion

Nickelodeon's Fresh Beat Band will perform Sept. 29 at the Raleigh Amphitheatre. This band is very popular with the toddler crowd. Their recent show at the Durham Performing Arts Center sold out! 

If you want to bring your children, I suggest getting your tickets early. You can get them through: 

• LiveNation.com
• Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone 800-745-3000
• Hardees's Thickburger box office at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
• The Progress Energy Center box office

Crosby, Stills and Nash will play the Durham Performing Arts Center on July 8. The band will donate $1 from each ticket sold on their U.S. Summer Tour to charity. You can get tickets through: 

• Ticketmaster.com
• DPAC's website and box office
• Ticketmaster charge-by-phone 800-745-3000

And finally, tickets go on sale tomorrow for O.A.R.'s Aug. 8 show at the Raleigh Amphitheatre. You can get them through: 

• LiveNation.com
• Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone 800-745-3000
• Hardees's Thickburger box office at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
• The Progress Energy Center box office