Pop Date Book

* Tickets go on sale Saturday for the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concerts Dec. 16-17 at the Universal Amphitheatre. No Doubt, Papa Roach, Deftones, Moby, Incubus, right, and Weezer play both nights, with different supporting rosters. . . . Tickets go on sale Sunday for the Backstreet Boys’ visit to Staples Center on March 14. . . . A second date has been added for Billy Joel and Elton John at the Great Western Forum. Tickets for the Feb. 9 show are on sale now. . . . Tickets are also available for Macy Gray’s Dec. 28 appearance at the House of Blues. . . . After initial sales on the band’s Web site (https://www.gnrdirect.com), tickets go on sale Friday for the debut of Axl Rose’s new Guns N’ Roses, New Year’s Eve at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. . . . Tickets go on sale Saturday for a concert by Rachelle Ferrell on Jan. 20 at the Wiltern Theatre, and for the bill of Pantera, Soulfly and Morbid Angel on Feb. 3 at the Universal Amphitheatre. . . . The Amphitheatre’s New Year’s Eve attraction will be America, Christopher Cross and Poco. Tickets go on sale Sunday. . . . The Knitting Factory Hollywood will put tickets on sale today for Fantomas on Dec. 17 and Mike Watt & Pair of Pliers on Dec. 23. Tickets for Goat Punishment’s Dec. 30 show will be available Friday. . . . The Coach House schedule includes Rita Coolidge on Feb. 14 and David Lindley on Feb. 16, while the Galaxy Theatre features Stanley Jordan on Dec. 29, Eddie Money on Dec. 30, Venice on Feb. 2 and the Blue Rock’it Blues Revue featuring Robben Ford on Feb. 9. . . . Ozomatli plays the Sun Theatre on Dec. 23, followed by Lynyrd Skynyrd on New Year’s Eve. . . . Coming to the Glass House: Black Eyed Peas on Jan. 13 and a bill featuring Never Heard of It, Formula, the Jiggz and others Jan. 20. . . . Me First and the Gimme Gimmes play the Troubadour on Jan. 2. . . . Changes: The Long Beach Dub Allstars’ show on Monday at the House of Blues has been rescheduled to Jan. 10.