Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

One of the hardest things us working-class citizens face on a weekly basis is having to say goodbye to the weekend and waking up to the Monday morning grind. Yeah, we all hate it. But when you've got nothing but good vibes from CeeLo Green, Pitbull, and Lil Boosie to...

By Laurie Charles

July 14, 2014

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One of the hardest things us working-class citizens face on a weekly basis is having to say goodbye to the weekend and waking up to the Monday morning grind.

Yeah, we all hate it. But when you've got nothing but good vibes from CeeLo Green, Pitbull, and Lil Boosie to look forward to, you'll realize it's not so bad after all.

Just check out the five best shows in SoFla this week.

CeeLo Green. With Lionel Richie on his All the Hits All Night Long Tour. Tuesday, July 15, 7:30 p.m. Cruzan Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 561-795-8883; cruzanamphitheatre.net. Tickets cost $21 to $131 plus fees via livenation.com. Get your soulful dose of CeeLo Green "All Night Long" as the singer tears up the stage at the Cruzan Amp with Lionel Richie and "All the Hits."

Premios Juventud 2014. With Pitbull, Prince Royce, Carlos Vives, J Balvin, and others. Thursday, July 17, 8 p.m. BankUnited Center, 1245 Dauer Dr., Coral Gables; 305-284-8686; bankunitedcenter.com. Tickets cost $59 to $79 plus fees via ticketmaster.com. Watch yo' chico Pit take home el premio de Idolo de la Juventud, that's the Youth Idol Award, and make the mamis at the BankUnited Center shake their culo like a samba dancer.

Dave Matthews Band. Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19, 7 p.m. Cruzan Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 561-795-8883; cruzanamphitheatre.net. Tickets cost $40.50 to $75 plus fees via ticketmaster.com. Take a walk down memory lane with Dave, Stefan, and the rest of the DMB crew and enjoy two "Very Special Evening[s]" with the guys who created the soundtrack to your life.

Lil Boosie. With Rich Homie Quan. Saturday, July 19, 8 p.m. James L. Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave., Miami; 305-372-4634; jlkc.com. Tickets cost $40 to $80 plus fees via ticketmaster.com. Lil Boosie's gonna "Show the World" his "Mind of a Maniac" when the Bad Azz hits up the James L. Knight Center in hype of his latest masterpiece, Touchdown 2 Cause Hell.

Zapato 3. Take My Blood Tour. Saturday, July 19, 9 p.m. Grand Central, 697 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-377-2277; grandcentralmiami.com. Tickets cost $25 plus fees via ticketfly.com. Last summer, Venezuelan rockeros Zapato 3 brought La Ultima Cruzada to the Magic City. Now, they've returned from what was set to be their final musical crusade and are ready to rock the stage once again at Grand Central.

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