SEPT. 22-23

Organist Cameron Carpenter, a crossover sensation, opens the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra season performing the Saint-Saens organ concerto.

7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 4 p.m. Sept. 23 / Blaisdell Concert Hall / $32-$94 / hawaiisymphonyorchestra.org or 946-8742

SEPT. 27

Comedian and musician Creed Bratton, founder of the acclaimed rock group Grass Roots, played a former flower-child with a dark side (who shared the actor’s real name) on “The Office.”

6:30 and 9 p.m. / Blue Note Hawaii / $25-$35 / bluenote hawaii.com or 777-4890

OCT. 19-20

British rock band Def Leppard nearly sold out its Oct. 20 concert, but plenty of seats remain for an added show on Oct. 19. The group was mega-popular in the 1970s and ’80s and had a chart-topping album this year.

8 p.m. / $65-$157.50 / Blaisdell Arena / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

NOV. 3

Award-winning stage star Mandy Patinkin performs tunes by the likes of Randy Newman, Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin and Rufus Wainwright in his “Diary” concert.

7 p.m. / Hawaii Theatre / $58-$98 ($500 VIP) / hawaii theatre.com or 528-0506

DEC. 7

The Eagles had some of the top hits from the heyday of the West Coast rock scene, from “Lyin’ Eyes” to “Take It Easy” to “Hotel California.” They perform here for the first time since 2005. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for Hawaii residents.

7 p.m. / Aloha Stadium / $79.50-$499.50 / ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

TICKER:

>> British New Wave rock band New Order comes to Hawaii. 8 p.m. Oct. 5, Blaisdell Arena; $35-$150+, ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000

>> See comedian Tig Notaro, one of Rolling Stone’s “50 best stand-up comics of all time.” 8 p.m. Nov. 30, Hawaii Theatre; $29.50-$49.50, hawaiitheatre.com or 528-0506