OCTOBER 31

Cultmeister Marilyn Manson spooks the house at 8 p.m. at the Palms Casino Resort. In June the band released "Eat Me, Drink Me," singles include "Heart-shaped glasses (When The Heart Guides The Hand)," "If I was your vampire" and "Putting holes in happiness." $58, $68, $73 and $78, 702-474-4000, www.ticketmaster.com. Doors open at 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER 10

Singer/songwriter and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer James Taylor performs 8 p.m. at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Taylor's catalog is long: 40 gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards and 5 Grammy Awards for albums ranging from 1970s "Sweet Baby James" to his Grammy Award-winning "Hourglass" (1997) and "October Road" (2002). $95, $65 and $45 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Box Office, www.livenation.com, www.mandalaybay.com, www.ticket master.com and all Ticketmaster outlets. 702-632-7580 or Ticketmaster at 702-474-4000. www.livenation .com

DECEMBER 1

Italian superstar Andrea Bocelli returns to the U.S. for a two-week tour beginning in Las Vegas and continuing in New York, New Jersey, California and Arizona.

This show will feature the celebrated tenor performing some of the world's most famous opera arias as well as pop and love songs from his greatest hits collection, "The Best of Andrea Bocelli — Vivre." 8 p.m. Grand Garden Arena. $75, $125, $195, $275, www.mgmgrand.com /entertainment/grand-garden-arena .aspx, www.andreabocelli.com

DECEMBER 28, 30

Van Halen's concert tour of the U.S. and Canada with its original lead singer David Lee Roth stops in Las Vegas for two nights with Ky-mani Marley. Roth, guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen will perform with Eddie's son Wolfgang as the band's bass player. 8 p.m. MGM Grand Garden Arena. Tickets: $183, $131, and $68 at www.livenation, MGM Grand Garden Arena box office, and Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations. 702-474-4000, www.iloveallaccess .com, www.van-halen.com, www.davidleeroth.com