NEW JERSEY
* VH1 Decades Rock Live! presents the PRETENDERS and friends including Garbage’s SHIRLEY MANSON and IGGY POP, tonight at 9 p.m. in the Trump Taj Mahal’s Decades Rock Arena. Tickets: $38-$88. Emancipate Mimi and go see MARIAH CAREY [pictured] Thursday at 8 p.m. and Aug. 19 at 9 p.m. in the Mark G. Etess Arena. Tickets: $85-$300, trumptaj.com (609) 449-5150.
* Watch TIESTO tear up the turntables tonight at 10 p.m. in the Borgata’s Event Center. Tickets: $50. Catch the dark comedy of LEWIS BLACK tonight and Saturday at 9 p.m. in the Music Box. Tickets: $59.50. Mellow out with JOHN FOGERTY and WILLIE NELSON Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Event Center. Tickets: $65-$85. The dynamic duo, G. LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE are onstage Thursday at 9 p.m. in the Music Box. Tickets: $35. Battle it out with the FOO FIGHTERS Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. in the Event Center. Tickets: $75. Or hear CHRIS ISAAK croon Aug. 18 at 9 p.m. in the Music Box; theborgata.com, (609) 677-1000.
* Better get away to see the B-52’s tonight at 9 p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Tropicana Showroom. Tickets: $35-$85; tropicana.net, (609) 340-4020.
* Visit the melodies of “CHICAGO” tonight at 10 p.m., Saturday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at Caesars Circus Maximus. Tickets: $55, caesars.com. (800) 677-SHOW.
* See “HAIRSPRAY,” the musical, now on tour at Harrah’s Concert Venue. Showtimes this weekend are tonight at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets: $40-$60; harrahs.com, (800) 2-HARRAH.
CONNECTICUT
* “SNL” alum KEVIN NEALON takes the stage Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Mohegan Sun Cabaret Theater. Tickets: $40. The legendary CROSBY, STILLS NASH AND YOUNG are live Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets: $96-$201; mohegansun.com, (888) 226-7711.