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Dave Matthews Band performs with the Zac Brown Band, July 23 at Nationals Park. Tickets are on sale beginning Friday at 10 a.m. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

One by one, the staple shows of the 2010 summer concert season in Washington are going on sale. This week, it's the much-hyped Nationals Park concert, headlined by Dave Matthews Band. Tickets for the July 23 show, which also features the Zac Brown Band, are on sale beginning Friday at 10 a.m. through Tickets.com or 888-632- 6287. $49.50-$85.

Here's a list of the other shows you can snag tickets for this week:

Tickets are on sale now at Ticketfly or 877-435-9849 for these shows at the 9:30 club:
• U.S. Air Guitar Championships D.C. Regional, April 10 ($20)
• Blue October, Stars of Track and Field and Hurricane Bells, April 11 ($25)
• George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, April 12 ($40)
• Lupe Fiasco, April 13 ($35)

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for:
• Krishna Das, Deva Premal & Miten and Manose, April 8 at Bethesda Theatre ($40)
• Thirty Seconds to Mars, Mute Math, Neon Trees and Street Drum Corps, April 23 at Bender Arena ($25).
• Russell Peters, April 25 at DAR Constitution Hall ($43.50-$58.50).

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketfly or 877-435-9849 for these shows at Merriweather Post Pavilion:
• My Morning Jacket and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, May 1 ($36-$45)
• Sugarland, Jake Owen and Danny Gokey, May 16 ($36-$76).

Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through Ticketfly for Scorpions, Cinderella, Vince Neil and Kix, June 19 at Merriweather Post Pavilion ($35-$175).

Free tickets will be available beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for Henschel Quartet, April 14, and Alexander String Quartet and Afiara String Quartet, April 16 at the Library of Congress. 202-397-7328.

-- Amy Orndorff and Alex Baldinger