AUG. 3
Halsey brings her electro/synth pop sound to Blaisdell Arena. Her 2015 debut album, “Badlands,” has gone platinum; her second album, “Hopeless Fountain Kingdom,” reached the Billboard Top 200 in 2017. Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony opens.
8 p.m. / Blaisdell Arena / $35-$200 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
AUG. 3-5
Ballet Hawaii presents Tchaikovsky’s “The Sleeping Beauty,” with guest artists from Kansas City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.
7:30 Aug. 3, 4 p.m. Aug 4, 2 p.m. Aug. 5/ Blaisdell Concert Hall / $36-$99+ / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
AUG. 4
In 2008, Iliza Shlesinger became the youngest person to win “Last Comic Standing.” A few television shows and a book later, she’s older but hardly mellower. She brings her Elder Millennial tour to The Republik for two shows.
5 and 8 p.m. / The Republik / $29.50-$104.50 / jointherepublik.com or 941-7469
AUG. 25-26
Singer Engelbert Humperdinck brings his multigenre stylings here for two performances. Though initially known for power ballads like the Grammy-nominated “After the Lovin,’” he’s also acclaimed for his work in country and gospel.
8 p.m Aug. 25-26 / Hawaii Theatre / $49.50-$125 / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506
AUG. 25
Aussie comic Jim Jefferies returns to Honolulu. He mixes a crude sense of humor with political and social commentary on his eponymous Comedy Central show.
8 p.m. / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $49.50-$59.50 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
TICKER:
>> Talk-show and sit-com star George Lopez brings his stand-up routine to Honolulu. 8 p.m Aug. 24, Blaisdell Concert Hall, $47-$67, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
>> British post-punk originals New Order bring their electronic dance groove to Hawaii. 8 p.m. Oct. 5, Blaisdell Arena, $45-$125. ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000