Will Call

U2 will head out for its Vertigo 2005 World Tour with guests Kings of Leon, making stops at the Arrowhead Pond on April 1 and Staples Center on April 5; tickets on sale Sunday.

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The American Express Jam Sessions at the House of Blues this year will feature Kanye West on Feb. 9, Kid Rock on Feb. 10, Alanis Morissette on Feb. 11 and the Black Eyed Peas on Feb. 12; tickets on sale Sunday.

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Interpol and Blonde Redhead will be at the Grand Olympic Auditorium on Feb. 17; tickets on sale now.

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Bright Eyes and Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter will be at the Orpheum Theatre on Feb. 14; tickets on sale Friday.

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The Nueva Generacion 2005 concert featuring Joan Sebastian, Alicia Villarreal, Kumbia Kings and Pablo Montero will be at the Forum on Feb. 26; tickets on sale now.

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At the Glass House: The Moving Units on Feb. 20, Lucero and Northstar on March 12, the Kills on March 22; tickets on sale today.

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The Soundtrack of Our Lives heads for Avalon on April 2; tickets on sale Friday.

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At the Wiltern LG: Margaret Cho on April 8 and 9; tickets on sale Friday. Steve Vai on April 30; tickets on sale now.

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On sale now at the Roxy: LeAnn Rimes on Feb. 4.

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At the El Rey Theatre: Michael Franti & Spearhead on March 17; tickets on sale Saturday.

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At the Henry Fonda Theatre: Marianne Faithfull on March 25; tickets on sale Saturday.

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On sale now at the Echo: Dengue Fever, Idaho Falls, Future Pigeon and George Sarah & Strings on Feb. 3, the Blasters on Feb. 5, Mia Doi Todd on Feb. 7, Comets on Fire on Feb. 12.

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On sale now at the Key Club: Night Ranger, Jani Lane, Great White, Kip Winger, Slaughter, LA Guns and Freddy Curci on Feb. 7, Goldfinger on March 14.

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On sale now at the Knitting Factory: Devotchka on Feb. 22, Amon Tobin on April 20, Ulrich Schnauss on April 29.

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-- Karla S. Blume