This week’s on-sales: Metallica, Janet Jackson, Katy Perry and more

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A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses.

Empire Polo Club

The Big 4 with Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth, April 23 (Fri.)

Gibson Amphitheatre

Janet Jackson, April 16 (Fri.)

Club Nokia

Chris Young and Gretchen Wilson, Feb. 15; Dierks Bentley, April 1; Echo & the Bunnymen, May 21; the Script, May 27 (Fri.)

Music Box

Psychedelic Furs, April 30 (Fri.)

Nokia Theatre

Wisin & Yandel, June 9; Katy Perry, Aug. 5-6 (Fri.)

El Rey Theatre

Travie McCoy, March 30; Uh Huh Her, April 2 (Sat.)

Greek Theatre

Dispatch, June 12 (Fri.)

Santa Barbara Bowl

Katy Perry, Aug. 13-14 (Sat.)

Long Beach Arena

Ragga Muffins Festival, Feb. 19-20 (now)

Ford Amphitheatre

Chris Cornell, May 4 (Sat.)

The Echo

We Barbarians, Feb. 3; Breakestra, Feb. 10; Hood Internet, Feb. 23; Jukebox the Ghost, March 1; the Velvet Teen, March 6; Funeral Pyre, March 19 (now)

Echoplex

MarchFourth Marching Band, March 10; Datarock, March 11; Red Fang, March 19 (now)

Natural History Museum

Cats Eyes, May 6 (now)

Bootleg Theater

Family Band, March 15; Chocolate Genius Inc., Feb. 23; the Loneliest Monk, March 12; Ferraby Lionheart, March 2; Esben and the Witch, March 22 (now)

Brixton

Molly Hatchet, March 10; Johnny Winter, April 3; Dada, April 15 (now)

The Roxy

Purple Melon, Feb. 24; After Midnight Project, March 4; Dilana, March 11; Dumpstaphunk, March 25; Deep Dark Robot, April 21 (now)