JULY 1

Multitalented comedic entertainer Wayne Brady has hosted talk shows, performed on Broadway, been nominated for a Grammy (for “A Change Is Gonna Come”) and starred on the big screen (“Crossover” and “Roll Bounce”).

8 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $50-80 / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506

JULY 2-3

David Crosby was a founding member of the Byrds as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash, turning out some of the quintessential hits of the ’60s and ’70s. He comes to town for a short stint at the Blue Note.

8 p.m. / Blue Note Hawaii / $86 / bluenotehawaii.com or 777-4890

JULY 16-17

British Goth rockers The Cure return for a twin bill in Honolulu. Frontman Robert Smith has sallied forth despite all the gloom and doom, with tunes like “Lovesong,” “Just Like Heaven” and “Close to Me.”

7:30 p.m. July 16 and 17 / Blaisdell Arena / $25-$250 / ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849

AUG. 7

Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones, an outsized influence in music since her 1979 hit “Chuck E’s in Love,” brings the jazzy poetry and song of her “Desire” tour to Hawaii.

7 p.m. Aug. 7 / Hawaii Theatre / $37-$62 / hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506

NOV. 4

Just announced: Sting comes to Oahu to perform his celebrated hits this fall, with tickets on sale to the public at 10 a.m. today. Since 1989, he’s released 14 solo albums and earned 10 Grammys; he’s sold close to 100 million albums as a solo artist and with the Police.

Blaisdell Arena / $65-$225 / ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849

Hit-makers Hall & Oates return to the islands in October, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Blaisdell Arena; $59.50-$129.50, ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849

Bill Maher returns with Margaret Cho and David Cross for another New Year’s Eve show, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31, Blaisdell Concert Hall; tickets on sale 10 a.m. Saturday, $45.50-$95.50, ticketmaster.com or 866-448-7849.