Pop Date Book

* The Goo Goo Dolls, led by singer John Rzeznik, right, play UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center on Nov. 17. Tickets go on sale Saturday. . . . Tickets also go on sale Saturday for the Long Beach Dub All-Stars’ Oct. 31 show at the Hollywood Palladium (where they’ll be joined by G. Love & Special Sauce and Kool Keith), the Buzzcocks’ Palace date Nov. 19 and Marc Almond’s Nov. 22 concert at El Rey Theatre. . . . Bryan Ferry will play the Sun Theatre on Nov. 17 and the Wiltern Theatre on Nov. 18. Tickets go on sale Sunday. . . . Tickets will also be available Sunday for two other Sun Theatre shows: John Paul Jones on Oct. 31 and Robert Cray on Feb. 3. . . . Coming to the Troubadour: Drain S.T.H. Nov. 5, Shawn Mullins Nov. 8, Momus Nov. 9 and Luna Nov. 15. . . . Tickets go on sale Friday for the Aquabats, Oct. 28 at the Palace, and Mephiskapheles, Nov. 19 at the Roxy. . . . Also due at the Roxy: Old 97’s Oct. 19 and Snapcase Nov. 4. . . . Chante Moore plays the Conga Room on Wednesday. --RICHARD CROMELIN