APRIL

1

Moody Blues: Band performs 8 p.m. at Buffalo Bill's Star of the Desert Arena. $50, $76. www.ticketmaster.com.

17

The Cure performs 8 p.m., Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino & Resort. $89, $129, $154. www.ticketmaster.com.

17-19

Pure Aloha Concert & Festival: Music, food and all things Hawaiian at the annual Hawai'i fest, with night entertainment at 8 p.m., the Cannery Casino & Resort, 2121 E. Craig Road. 702-507-5700, 866-999-4899.

MAY

1

Robin Thicke and Jennifer Hudson perform at 8 p.m., Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino & Resort. $55, $75, $85. www.ticketmaster.com.

8-9

Dave Matthews Band returns with its first studio album in four years on a 2009 spring tour. The band performs with special guest Jason Mraz. The group has been named the top-drawing American band in the world by Billboard. 8 p.m. MGM Grand Garden Arena. All tickets $69.30, www.mgmgrandgarden.com.

9

Jason Mraz performs at 11:59 p.m., Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino & Resort. $45, $60, $90. www.palmspearl.com.

22-24

Dane Cook performs 8 p.m. Friday and Sunday, 11 p.m. Saturday at Pearl Theater, Palms Casino Resort. $79, $104, $129, $154. www.ticketmaster.com.

23

Smokey Robinson: R&B and urban soul master performs 8 p.m., Buffalo Bill's Star of the Desert Arena. $45, $65. www.ticketmaster.com.

JUNE

27

Eric Clapton and Stevie Winwood both have long and prestigious musical careers. Their musical paths connected in 1969 with the formation of Blind Faith, a group that pioneered the fusion of rock and blues. Despite critical and popular acclaim, the band was short-lived with only one album and a brief 1969 tour. Since that final show, Clapton and Winwood have remained friends, but performed together only a few times. 8 p.m. MGM Grand Garden Arena. $55, $89.75, $175, www.ticketmaster.com.

AUGUST

1

Rod Stewart performs 8 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena. $52.50, $105, $157.50. www.ticketmaster.com.

ONGOING

Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art features "Classic Contemporary: Lichtenstein, Warhol & Friends." Organized in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the exhibition showcases notable paintings and sculpture by major contemporary artists with a focus on the 1960s and '70s.

The exhibition features Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt and Ed Ruscha. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. $15, $12 for seniors 65 and older; $10 for military, teachers and college students; Children 12 years and younger are free. Through Sept. 7. www.bellagio.com/amenities/gallery-of-fine-art.aspx.