April 9 – Prophets of Funk, David Dorfman Dance; Ford Center, Oxford ($33). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
April 10-12 – Juke Joint Festival (music, arts, crafts, food), Clarksdale. 662-624-5992 or jukejointfestival.com.
April 11 – Brantley Gilbert (with Thomas Rhett, Eric Pasley), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.com
April 12 – John Prine (with Holly Williams), Riley Center, Meridian ($62-68). 662-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
– Juke Joint Festival (100 blues acts, racing pigs, history bus tours, arts/crafts vendors, more), Clarksdale ($20 at door). jukejointfestival.com.
– Mary Donnelly Haskell and Friends, Ford Center, Oxford ($39-50). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
– Fayette Arts Festival, Fayette, Ala., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. [email protected].
April 17-19 – Tupelo Film Festival, Malco Theatre. 662-213-3307 or tupelofilmfestival.net.
April 18 – Casting Crowns, BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo. 662-841-6528 or bcsarena.com.
April 24 – Mercy Me (with Jamie Grace, Citizen Way), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
April 25-26 – Double Decker Festival (Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Wild Feathers, Rosco Bandana, Garry Burnside, Bo-Keys, T-Bird & the Breaks, Infamous Stringdusters, more). doubledeckerfestival.com.
April 25-May 4 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Clapton, Springsteen, Plant, Fogerty, Santana, Lovett, Aguilera, Avett Brothers, Phish, Arcade Fire, many more). nojazzfest.com.
April 26 – North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra with pianist Andreas Klein, The Link Centre, Tupelo. 662-842-8433.
May 2 – Eric Clapton (with ZZ Ward), Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Birmingham ($80-136 plus fees). livenation.com.
May 2-4 – Beale Street Music Festival (Patti LaBelle, Chick Corea, Fitz & the Tantrums, Alabama Shakes, many more), Tom Lee Park, Memphis. (3-day pass $85; single day $35). memphisinmay.org/musicfestival.
May 10 – Bill Cosby, BancorpSouth Arena, Tupelo ($56-77). 662-841-6528 or bcsarena.com.
May 23-25 – Delta Country Jam Music Festival (Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, Lucero, many more), Big River Park, Tunica (special pricing through April 15). 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
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