Soundset, Warped Tour off to the races

Finally, more summer concerts that will actually take place outside:

OutKast master-rapper Big Boi, hip-hop pioneers De La Soul and usual local suspects Atmosphere, Brother Ali and the Doomtree crew will be part of the fourth annual Soundset festival happening May 29 at Canterbury Park. The Shakopee horse track will also play host once again to the 17th annual Vans Warped Tour July 10, with bands including Paramore, Less Than Jake, Pepper, the Devil Wears Prada and Relient K.

Warped tickets will be available through Ticketweb.com and at Down in the Valley stores starting at 10 a.m. Friday for $36.75. Soundset's $38 tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday through Ticketweb and at Fifth Element record store. Organized by Atmosphere's and Brother Ali's Minneapolis-based record label, Rhymesayers Entertainment, Soundset drew about 17,000 fans of underground hip-hop last year. The 2011 lineup will include even more innovative acts such as the Eminem-backed quartet Slaughterhouse, Evidence, Curren$y, Blueprint, Zion I & the Grouch and Grieves & Budo.

Meanwhile, more indoor summer concerts were also announced Monday. Classic-rock hitmakers Journey and Foreigner -- neither featuring their original lead singers -- will try to fill Xcel Energy Center on July 28 with openers Night Ranger. Tickets go on sale next Monday through Ticketmaster at a price range broader than Neal Schon's old hairdo, $29.50-$127.

Speaking of big 'dos, Dolly Parton joins the summer lineup at Mystic Lake Casino with a July 27 date. Tickets ($79, $99) go on sale at noon Friday through Mystic Lake's box office.

CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER