E Street Band

Just announced Fall Out Boy Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia on April 25. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Flight of the Conchords DAR Constitution Hall in Washington on April 13. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Ani DiFranco The 9:30 Club in Washington on March 6. 800-955-5566 or tickets.com. Still available Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Verizon Center in Washington on May 18. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Coheed and Cambria 1st Mariner Arena on Feb. 13. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.

UP NEXT Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are headed to FedEx Field. Sure, the Boss and Co. aren't playing until September, but tickets go on sale Saturday at all Ticketmaster locations. Call 410-481-SEAT or visit www.ticketmaster.com. NOW OR NEVER Richard Marquis creates colorful, detailed works of art using Venetian glass techniques he learned as an apprentice in the Venini & Co. factory in the late 1960s. An exhibit of his work at the Maurine Littleton Gallery in Washington (1667 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.)

An update on the concert scene: newly announced shows and ticket availability. For ticket information and purchase, call Ticketmaster at 410-481-SEAT or visit www.ticketmaster.com unless otherwise noted. Just announced The Red Hot Chili Peppers take the stage at Nissan Pavilion in Manassas, Va., on Sept. 6. Richie Havens performs at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts in Owings Mills Oct. 25. Call 410-356-7469. R. Kelly will perform at the MCI Center in Washington Aug. 22. Britney Spears, along with Mary J. Blige, will perform a free concert Sept.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band -- Verizon Center in Washington on Nov. 11. Tickets on sale at 10 a.m. tomorrow. 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com. Kelly Clarkson and John McLaughlin -- DAR Constitution Hall in Washington on Oct. 24. 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com. Tower of Power -- Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis on Oct. 15. 410-268-4545 or ramshead tavern.com. Toots and the Maytals -- 9:30 Club in Washington on Oct. 22. 800-955-5566 or tickets .com. Rooney and the Polyphonic Spree -- Rams Head Live on Nov. 17. 410-244-1131 or ramsheadlive.

FRIDAY "UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN": Diane Lane and Sandra Oh frolic in Tuscany as they overcome life's hardships and celebrate its rewards. This movie did for olive oil what "9 1/2 Weeks" did for everything else in the kitchen, except in a cleaner way. "Under the Tuscan Sun" screens at this week's Little Italy Open Air Film Festival, High and Stiles streets. The film starts at 9 p.m. Admission is free. Go to littleitalymd.com. BETTER THAN EZRA: The three-piece alternative rock band from New Orleans, which debuted in 1986 with "Deluxe" and released "Paper Empire" this year, comes to the Power Plant Live plaza, 24 Market Place, for a free show at 8 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m. The show is for those ages 21 and older only.

A host of A-list bands hit the road this year, and nearly every one played a show in the area. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made a triumphant return to Baltimore, playing the 1st Mariner Arena for the first time since 1973, when they opened for Chicago. Springsteen led the band through an electric set that lasted nearly 3 1/2 hours. Frank Remesch, 1st Mariner's general manager, had tried for years to get The Boss to come back to Baltimore. When Springsteen finally returned to the old arena, in front of an audience of 14,839, Remesch said it was a religious experience.