• David Bowie released his eponymous debut album in the summer of ‘67; it kinda flopped and the Brit experimental/psychedelic rocker waited a full two years to release the follow-up . New York tribute act Rebel Rebel will remind you of the genius that followed that soured beginning and took Bowie on a 50-year career journey when they bring “The Many Lives of David Bowie” tribute to Bowie, who died of liver cancer in 2016, to Desert Diamond Casino, 1100 W. Pima Mine Road, at 8 p.m. May 27. $15-$25 at startickets.com
  • Janis Joplin’s appearance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival was one of those epic career-making moments that led to her becoming the biggest female rocker of her era and arguably any era since. Tucson singer Katherine Byrnes will recreate some of Joplin’s magic with her tribute show “Piece of My Heart” on June 12 at Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. $21.95, discounts for children and military, at thegaslighttheatre.com
  • Canadian folk-rocker/singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot is perhaps best known for “Black Day in July,” his homage to the 1967 Detroit riots. He’s at Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., June 22. $37-$97 at foxtucsontheatre.ticketforce.com
  • The world was still nursing a Summer of Love hangover when Brit rocker Robert Plant and his buds formed Led Zeppelin. For the past 11 years, Tucsonan Pete Fine and his buds have been keeping the Zeppelin spirit alive with their tribute band Whole Lotta Zep. The band performs its final concert at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., on July 1. $10 at the door or at hotelcongress.com
  • The rock-funk band War didn’t come on the scene until 1969, but its message of peace and brotherhood and racial harmony spoke to the tenor of the Summer of Love. See War — with several of its founding members still on board — live with guests Tierra, Malo and Felipe Esparza & Paul Rodriguez on July 1 at the AVA at Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. $25-$65 at tickets.casinodelsol.com
  • The Beatles released their landmark “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album in June 1967. Tucson’s own Paul McCartney tribute artist Tony Kishman brings the key Beatles songwriter’s legacy to life in “Live and Let Die: A Tribute to Paul McCartney” on Aug. 19 at Fox Tucson Theatre. $24-$44 through foxtucsontheatre.ticketforce.com

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Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com or 573-4642. On Twitter @Starburch