Nissan Pavilion

From Backstreet Boys to The B-52's, "Bugs Bunny on Broadway" to B.B. King, summer concerts are the place to be. Some of the hottest shows are heading your way, and you'll have to move quickly to get tickets. To help chart your musical journey, we contacted Hersheypark Stadium and Star Pavilion in Hershey, Pa.; Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md.; Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge in Bristow, Va.; Pier Six Concert Pavilion in Baltimore; and Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va. Only lawn seats are available to see The Spice Girls Sunday, June 21, and Hanson Thursday, July 2, at Nissan Pavilion, and Metallica Wednesday, July 1, at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

The Wiggles - Pop Go the Wiggles Live! 3 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 Patriot Center George Mason University 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, Va. Tickets cost $18 to $38 plus service charge and are available at the Patriot Center box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Rod Stewart with Josh Kelley Time to be determined, Sunday, Aug. 24 Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge 7800 Cellar Door Drive Bristow, Va. Tickets cost $35 to $175 plus service charge, and are available at Nissan Pavilion box office at 410-547-7328 or Ticketmaster outlets.

Huey Lewis & The News 8 p.m. Thursday, June 18 Filene Center Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, Va. Tickets cost $25 and $40, plus service charge and are available at Tickets.com outlets and online at www.wolftrap.org. Doobie Brothers 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 25 Filene Center Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, Va. Tickets cost $25 and $40, plus service charge and are available at Tickets.

Keith Sylvester's got the round sunglasses, the dark shoulder-length hair, the soul patch, the bass guitar and most importantly a sound similar to Rush bassist Geddy Lee. Andrew Baker, 14, of Hedgesville, W.Va., knows Sylvester is not Lee. He saw the rock band Rush in concert at Nissan Pavilion in June. Still, "It'd be harder to find a closer match," Andrew said of Sylvester's Rush tribute band, Absalom, which debuted at Hempen Hill BBQ Bar & Grill north of Hagerstown on Friday, Aug. 3. Sylvester, 36, of Falling Waters, W.Va.