Dance-pop diva Justin Timberlake has tapped poppy punksters Good Charlotte to open his Las Vegas shows this weekend. In honor of that odd pairing, try to identify the one actual, upcoming Las Vegas bill from the four pretenders:
Dave Matthews Band with Fergie: Considering Dave’s appeared on Josh Groban and Jurassic 5 albums, is anything really that much of a stretch for the guy?
Maroon 5 with The Hives: Could soulful Adam Levine and Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist possibly share one stage, not to mention one crowd?
Wu-Tang Clan with Rihanna: She’d need more than an umbrella to ward off dirty looks from the Wu’s primed army.
The White Stripes with Fall Out Boy: Remember what Jackie did to that nice Von Bondies fellow? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet if this is happening.
Velvet Revolver with Franz Ferdinand: Slash doesn’t seem very discriminating when it comes to picking bandmates; why should openers be any different?
Answer:
Maroon 5 with The Hives, November 10 at the Pearl.
Justin Timberlake with Good Charlotte. September 1-2, 8 p.m., $81.90-$528.15. Mandalay Bay Events Center, 632-7580.