The frontman of his self-named band, rock artist and producer Ben Folds continues to work with some of the most eclectic names in music and entertainment (remember his Common People cover that featured William Shatner and Bill Clinton?), as well as pushing the envelope on alt-rock ever further. A self-confessed enigma, he prefers to stay out of the limelight except when touring, but can easily claim credit for some of music's most unlikely trends.

Lead by Donnie Van Zant, the brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant, 38 Special broke out from the shadows of the Southern rock behemoth and carved out a name for themselves with soaring, stomping stadium rock and roll. Don't miss the Second Chance hitmakers when they dust off their catalog of hell-raising anthems and hit the road during an extensive tour of North America.

Hitting the road in North America this year is Leonid and Friends, the YouTube sensation tribute band to Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire and others, from Eastern Europe! Despite never having seen Chicago live (they never toured to band leader Leonid Vorobyev's home country of Russia), the group became a global hit for their stunning recreation of the music of the legendary American soft-rockers.

Grammy-nominated Needtobreathe are hitting the road again this year doing what they do best and bringing their music to their fans on their The Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour! Don't miss your chance to see them live as they cross the country this fall, including Columbia, Cincinnati, Memphis and many more.

Formed in 1969, Grand Funk Railroad rose to prominence as one of the 70s most revered hard rock bands thanks to a dedicated and near-constant touring schedule, a simple but bold as brass take on the blues-rock power trio sound and working-class appeal. Catch them as they keep trucking right on into the new decade on the Some Kind Of Wonderful North American tour, crossing 40 cities and marking 51 years of rocking, rolling and refusing to slow down.

It's hard to believe that these guys have been delighting the world to with their legendary surf infused rock and roll for five decades since releasing "Fun Fun Fun" but there you have it. Consisting of Al Jardine, Mike Love, and Bruce Johnston, 'America's Band' are still bringing their incredible sounds to venues across the world!