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And if anybody could, it would probably be the ATLANTA BOY CHOIR, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. For the last five decades, the choir has performed for presidents, heads of state and the Pope while visiting more than 30 states and 20 countries. The group’s anniversary concert starts at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. Tickets are $10, $25 and $50. 404-733-5000. www.woodruffcentertickets.org.

After two previous cancellations, VAN HALEN is scheduled to finally hit the stage at the Arena at Gwinnett Center this Sunday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Let’s hope we’re “Jump”-ing for joy that David Lee Roth, Eddie and Co. do actually show up. Otherwise, Gwinnett will be a “House of Pain.” 404-249-6400. www.gwinnettcenter.com.

Hundreds of motorcyclists from across Georgia will be gunning their engines on Saturday, May 10 for the 14th annual RIDE TO LIVE benefit for the American Diabetes Association, taking off from the Hooters on Gwinnett Place Drive. Get in gear for the big event tonight with a KICK-OFF PARTY at Wild Bill’s, featuring SKID ROW and ROCKETS TO RUIN. Tickets are $14 in advance, $20 at the door; VIP tickets range from $25-$100. 678-473-1000. www.wildbillsatlanta.com.

Celebrate the opening of the new VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK with an inaugural concert by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The program includes music by Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. The Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra and marching bands from Alpharetta and Milton high schools join the ASO for the finale performance of “1812 Overture.” The show starts at 8 p.m. this Saturday, May 10 at the new amphitheatre in Alpharetta. Ticket prices range from $21 to $75. 404-249-6400. www.vzwamp.com.

Say what you will about Atlanta-born rapper and producer KANYE WEST, you can’t blame the guy for being too subtle. Case in point: his GLOW IN THE DARK TOUR, which pulls into the Arena at Gwinnett Center tonight.

West’s storied ego is apparently healthy enough that he doesn’t fear being upstaged by hot young superstar RIHANNA, rapper LUPE FIASCO or the eclectic collective N.E.R.D. (the musical side project of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, aka hitmaking production duo the Neptunes). www.gwinnettcenter.com.

If you’re like us, you just can’t get enough of the ’80s. Celebrate the era at ’80s NIGHT, featuring a performance by Atlanta’s own pop purveyors THE PRODUCERS at the Concourse Athletic Club at 8 Concourse Parkway in Atlanta. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m tonight. Tickets are $15. 770-698-1650. www.concourseclub.com.

You loved the catchy hard rock of the early ’80s, and the pop-metal Springsteen era of “Slippery When Wet” and “New Jersey.” Basically, you’ve been a BON JOVI disciple through the good times and even the not-so-great ones, all the way through to a smash-hit collaboration with Jennifer Nettles and last year’s surprisingly sturdy, semi-country “Lost Highway.”

So you’re sure to be in the audience tonight or tomorrow (or both) for the band’s two-night stand at Philips Arena, with special guest Daughtry. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. 404-249-6400. www.philipsarena.com.

We’re willing to bet that DOLLY PARTON puts in longer hours than that, but she still manages to put her heart and soul into her job. Catch the country legend at the Fox Theatre on her current Backwoods Barbie Tour tonight. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $55, $75 and $100. 404-817-8700. www.foxtheatre.org.

Do you enjoy ripping the tails off of crawfish to get to the tasty meat inside? If so, the ATKINS PARK CRAWFISH BOIL AND JAZZ FESTIVAL is just the experience you’ve been waiting for. The festivities start at 1 p.m. today and continue through 11 p.m. at the Atkins Park Tavern in Smyrna. 770-435-1887. www.atkinspark.com.

It’s good to be the boss. We bet it’s especially good to be “The Boss,” BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, riding a wave of critical hype for his latest album, “Magic.” After indulging his dustbowl troubadour side with “Devils & Dust” and going off the rails with an album of Pete Seeger covers, Springsteen rebounded last year with the full-on rock ‘n’ roll album 2002’s “The Rising” should have been. One of 2007’s best albums, it gives Bruce and the legendary E Street Band some new classics to mix into the set list. 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25 at Philips arena. Tickets are $67 and $97. 404-249-6400. www.philipsarena.com.