A picnic on a lawn, in the long summer twilight, serenaded by your favorite band: If you want to make this picture come true, you'd better start planning now. Tickets are already on sale for some of the season's most in-demand shows.

Here is a selection of upcoming concerts — outdoors and in — between now and Labor Day. More will be announced along the way. Note that dates and times are as changeable as the Northwest's summer skies, so call ahead to confirm.

Seattle Times staff

Concerts

Best Coast

Tue 8 p.m., Neptune Theatre, 1303 N.E. 45th, Seattle; $18-$20 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Rogers Waters "The Wall"

Thu 8 p.m., KeyArena, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $75-$199 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Creedence Clearwater Revisited

May 25 8:30 p.m., Emerald Queen Casino at I-5, 2024 E. 29th St., Tacoma; $25-$65 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Wanda Sykes

May 25-26 8 p.m., Tulalip Casino/Amphitheatre, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; $45-$55 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Northwest Folklife Festival

May 25-28 11 a.m.-10 p.m. May 25-27, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. May 28, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; free admission by suggested donation of $10-$20 (206-684-7300 or www.nwfolklifefestival.org).

Sasquatch! Music Festival

May 25-28 4-11 p.m. May 25, noon-midnight May 26-27, noon-11 p.m. May 28, Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road N.W., George, Grant County; $315 for a four-day pass, which includes standard camping (800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com).

Jay Leno

May 27 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie; $70-$150 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

StarKid Presents: Apocalyptour

May 28 7:30 p.m., Neptune Theatre, 1303 N.E. 45th, Seattle; $30-$100 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Bellevue Jazz Festival: Clayton Brothers Quintet

May 31 8 p.m., Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue; $17-$34 (800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com).

Bellevue Jazz Festival: Booker T. Jones

June 1 8 p.m., Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue; $34 (800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com).

BJ Shea Comedy Riot with Lisa Lampanelli, Chris Hardwick

June 1 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $40.25-$70.25 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Montgomery Gentry

June 1 8:30 p.m., Emerald Queen Casino at I-5, 2024 E. 29th St., Tacoma; $20-$60 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Isley Brothers, KEM

June 2 8 p.m., ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent; $30-$85 (253-856-6999 or tickets.showarecenter.com).

Bellevue Jazz Festival: Hubert Laws Quintet

June 2 8 p.m., Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue; $17-$34 (800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com).

LMFAO

June 2 7 p.m., KeyArena, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $35-$99.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Idina Menzel

June 2 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $35-$75 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Daughtry

June 3 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $30.75-$50.75 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Merle Haggard

June 3 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie; $60-$125.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Reggie Watts

June 4 8 p.m., Neptune Theatre, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle; $26 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Hugh Laurie and the Copper Bottom Band

June 4 7:30 p.m., Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle; $35-$105 (206-215-4747 or seattlesymphony.org).

Chickenfoot

June 6 7:30 p.m., WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $45-$55 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Rodney Carrington

June 8 8 p.m., Tulalip Casino/Amphitheatre, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; $45-$55 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

KUBE Summer Jam

June 9 Noon-10 p.m. Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road N.W., George, Grant County; $49.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Primus

June 14 7 p.m., Marymoor Park (Performance Space), 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond; $43.50-$57 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Tedeschi Trucks Band

June 15 7:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $25.75-$64.25 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Brian Posehn

June 15 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m., Neptune Theatre, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle; $16-$18 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

John Fogerty

June 16 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $45-$69.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: Jazz of the Harlem Renaissance II

June 16 7:30 p.m., Benaroya Hall (Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall), 200 University St., Seattle; $15-$39 (425-893-9900 or www.srjo.org).

Collective Soul

June 17 8 p.m., Neptune Theatre, 1303 N.E. 45th, Seattle; $26 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: Jazz of the Harlem Renaissance II

June 17 3 p.m., Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland; $15-$39 (425-893-9900 or www.srjo.org).

Scissor Sisters

June 19 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $31-$33.25 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

The B-52s

June 21 7 p.m., Marymoor Park (Performance Space), 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond; $65-$79.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

New Edition

June 22 The 30th Anniversary Tour featuring Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Johnny Gill. 9 p.m., ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., Kent; $45-$150 (253-856-6999 or tickets.showarecenter.com).

Nickelback, Bush, Seether, My Darkest Days

June 23 6 p.m., Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St., Tacoma; $45-$75 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Paradiso Festival

June 23 2 p.m., Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road N.W., George, Grant County; $60 (800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com).

Leo Kottke, Jake Shimabukuro

June 27 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $24 (zoo.org/zootunes).

Aziz Ansari

June 29 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $33.75 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

A Cappella Overdrive

June 30 Barbershop music performed by A Cappella Joy, Northwest Sound, Kentucky Vocal Union and Frenzy. 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m., Sammamish High School, 100 140th Ave. S.E., Bellevue; $12-$20 (800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com).

Meat Loaf

June 30 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie; $49-$150 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Tommy Emmanuel

June 30 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $32-$42 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang

July 3 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $38 (zoo.org/zootunes).

Mayhem Festival with Slipknot, Slayer, Motrhead, Anthrax

July 3 1:30 p.m., White River Amphitheatre, 40601 Auburn Enumclaw Road, Auburn; $31.50-$69 (800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com).

Foster the People, Mayer Hawthorne and the County, Kimbra

July 4 8 p.m., WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $28-$33 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

The Dukes of September Rhythm Review with Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs

July 6 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $50-$80 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour

July 13 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $69.50-$125 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Ray Davies, the 88

July 14 8 p.m., Neptune Theatre, 1303 N.E. 45th, Seattle; $45-$50 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band

July 14 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $57.50-$99.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Lyle Lovett & His Large Band

July 15 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $47.50-$77.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals

July 18 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $22 (zoo.org/zootunes).

American Idol Live

July 18 7 p.m., KeyArena, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $26.50-$62 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Ziggy Marley

July 19 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $28 (zoo.org/zootunes).

Darrington Bluegrass Festival

July 20-22 The 36th annual music festival, plus booths, good food and 24-hour jammin' at campsites. This years features The Boxcars and Spinney Brothers, plus 12 more bluegrass bands. All day, Darrington Music Park, three miles west of Darrington on Highway 530, Darrington; $15-$20 (360-436-1006 or www.darringtonbluegrass.com).

Earth, Wind & Fire

July 20 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $50.50-$100.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Capitol Hill Block Party

July 20-22 Local and national bands on several indoor and outdoor stages, food vendors and information booths. 3 p.m.-2 a.m. July 20, 1 p.m.-2 a.m. July 21-22, Capitol Hill, 11th Avenue and East Pine Street, Seattle; $85 includes admission to all three days (capitolhillblockparty.strangertickets.com).

Earth, Wind & Fire

July 21 7 p.m., Maryhill Winery & Amphitheatre, 9774 Highway 14, Goldendale; $55-$95 (877-627-9445 or www.maryhillwinery.com/concerts.asp).

Florence + The Machine, the Walkmen

July 21 8 p.m., White River Amphitheatre, 40601 Auburn Enumclaw Road, Auburn; $29.50-$49.50 (800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com).

Chris Isaak, Shawn Colvin

July 22 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $45-$69.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Neil Diamond

July 23 8 p.m., KeyArena, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $82-$117 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers and Emmylou Harris

July 24 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $49.50-$79.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Il Divo

July 24 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $55.75-$125.75 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Fiona Apple, Blake Mills

July 25 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $41.25-$56.25 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Chris Isaak, Shawn Colvin

July 28 7 p.m., Maryhill Winery & Amphitheatre, 9774 Highway 14, Goldendale; $49-$89 (877-627-9445 or www.maryhillwinery.com/concerts.asp).

Journey, Pat Benatar, Loverboy

July 28 7 p.m., White River Amphitheatre, 40601 Auburn Enumclaw Road, Auburn; $85-$125 (800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com).

Iron Maiden, Coheed and Cambria

July 30 7:30 p.m., White River Amphitheatre, 40601 Auburn Enumclaw Road, Auburn; $36-$81 (800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com).

Los Lobos, Steve Earle and the Dukes

Aug. 1 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $28 (zoo.org/zootunes).

Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Cracker

Aug. 3 6 p.m., Marymoor Park (Performance Space), 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond; $65-$81.75 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Watershed Festival

Aug. 3-5 1:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Aug. 3-4, 1:30-11:30 p.m. Aug. 5, Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road N.W., George, Grant County; $49.75-$90 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

Aug. 4 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $45-$65 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Yanni

Aug. 4 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $41.25-$121.25 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Alison Krauss

Aug. 5 6 p.m., Maryhill Winery & Amphitheatre, 9774 Highway 14, Goldendale; $50-$90 (877-627-9445 or www.maryhillwinery.com/concerts.asp).

Darius Rucker

Aug. 5 6 p.m., Tulalip Casino/Amphitheatre, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; $35-$65 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

The Johnny Clegg Band, Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Aug. 5 6 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $28 (zoo.org/zootunes).

Sharon Van Etten

Aug. 7 8 p.m., Neptune Theatre, 1303 N.E. 45th, Seattle; $17 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Sigur Ros

Aug. 8 8 p.m., Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle; $45 (877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org).

Aerosmith

Aug. 8 7:30 p.m., Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St., Tacoma; $39.50-$129.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Doe Bay Festival

Aug. 9-12 All day, Doe Bay Resort, 107 Doe Bay Road, Olga; $80 (www.doebayfest.com).

Dead Can Dance

Aug. 10 7 p.m., Marymoor Park (Performance Space), 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond; $69-$117.05 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Kaskade

Aug. 10 8 p.m., WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $41.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

An Evening With Melissa Etheridge

Aug. 12 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $39.50 (zoo.org/zootunes).

Pink Martini

Aug. 15-16 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $34 (zoo.org/zootunes).

Heart

Aug. 16 7:30 p.m., Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, 1775 Front St., Lynden, Whatcom County; $48-$58 (360-354-7777 or www.nwwafair.com).

Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang

Aug. 16 7 p.m., Tulalip Casino/Amphitheatre, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; $35-$65 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Billy Currington

Aug. 17 7:30 p.m., Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, 1775 Front St., Lynden, Whatcom County; $48-$58 (360-354-7777 or www.nwwafair.com).

Norah Jones

Aug. 18 7 p.m., Marymoor Park (Performance Space), 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond; $64-$79.25 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Kiss, Mötley Crüe

Aug. 18 7 p.m., White River Amphitheatre, 40601 Auburn Enumclaw Road, Auburn; $50.50-$151 (800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com).

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Robert Randolph & the Family Band

Aug. 22 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $26 (zoo.org/zootunes).

Foreigner

Aug. 25 7 p.m., Tulalip Casino/Amphitheatre, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; $25-$55 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Rosanne Cash, Madeleine Peyroux

Aug. 29 6 p.m., Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $26 (zoo.org/zootunes).

Joe Walsh

Aug. 30 7 p.m., Tulalip Casino/Amphitheatre, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; $35-$65 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Dave Matthews Band

Aug. 31-Sept. 2 6 p.m., Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Road N.W., George, Grant County; $48.50-$75 (800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com).

Diana Krall, Denzal Sinclaire

Sept. 1 7 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $49.50-$99.50 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Bumbershoot

Sept. 1-3 11 a.m.-11 p.m. daily, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; $95 includes admission to all three days (bumbershoot.strangertickets.com/events/4360816/bumbershoot-2012).

Amon Tobin

Sept. 1 8 p.m., WaMu Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $30 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

311, Slightly Stoopid

Sept. 5 6 p.m., Marymoor Park (Performance Space), 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond; $49.50-$63.15 (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com).

Compiled by Jeff Albertson. To submit listings, go to seattletimes.com/submitlistings.