Best bets

Sure Bet:

Monday 29: Beyoncé
Joining the ranks of Madonna, Britney and Cher, Beyoncé is famous enough to be referred to mononymously. The former Destiny's Child diva who has excelled as an actress, fashion designer and model is bumping and grinding her way across the globe on a 110-city tour. Performing hits such as "Halo" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"off her third solo album, I Am … Sasha Fierce, the singer will show both sides of her personality during the show: saucy dancer Sasha Fierce and emotive balladeer Beyoncé.

Location: BankAtlantic Center, 2555 N.W. 136th Ave., Sunrise
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $18-$103
Contact: 954-523-3309 or Bankatlanticcenter.com

Free Bet:

Saturday 27: O'Shea's Irish Pub's 15th anniversary party
As if anyone actually needed an excuse to knock back a pint of Guinness, O'Shea's will celebrate 15 years in business with a block party. Bagpipers, Irish dancers and 15 bands will perform at this massive event, which also will include open bars, a beer truck and a laser-light show. It's a perfect excuse to slap some Irish handcuffs on nine months before St. Patrick's Day.

Location: 500 block of Clematis Street in West Palm Beach
Time: 3 p.m.-1 a.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: 561-833-3865 or Osheaspub.com

Wednesday 24: Boys Like Girls
Known for tunes relating to love, loss and personal identity, Boys Like Girls offer a great reason to like pop punk again. "Paper bags and plastic hearts/All our belongings in shopping carts/It's goodbye but we got one more night," the band promises in the single "The Great Escape." The Boston quartet will perform with acoustic-pop artist Christofer Ingle of Never Shout Never and electro-pop act the Ready Set.

Location: Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: $19.99
Contact: 954-564-1074 or Cultureroom.net

Sunday 28: Dirty South
Australian DJ and producer Dirty South says he makes "good-energy house music," and if you go to one of his shows, you'll quickly notice this guy is as kinetic as a shaken can of Red Bull. The dance floor is packed from the first song he plays. The electro-house DJ has mixed tunes for Snoop Dogg, Depeche Mode and Tiësto. Set resident DJ Stephan Luke also will spin.

Location: Set, 320 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
Time: 11 p.m.
Cost: $20
Contact: 305-531-2800 or Setmiami.com

Saturday 27: Joey Cape
Reading Joey Cape's résumé is pretty exhausting. The frontman for California-based punk band Lagwagon, guitarist for cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and founder of punk-rock unit Bad Astronaut finally released a solo album, Bridge, last year. Tonight, he'll sit still long enough to perform an acoustic set filled with heart-wrenching tunes such as "We're Not in Love Anymore" and "Errands," a solemn song about an endless to-do list in an unforgiving world. Jon Snodgrass of alternative-country group Drag the River and Cory Branan, a folk-rocker who splits his time between Memphis and Austin, also will perform.

Location: Propaganda, 6 S. J St., Lake Worth
Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: $12
Contact: 561-547-7273 or Propagandalw.com