Friday Events

ROCK
We spend a lot of time here making fun of bands of a certain age for dusting off the old bones for never-ending reunion tours, so it's only fair when an old favorite of ours comes through town we'd do the same. The only problem there is that R.E.M. never really went away, and they're still releasing gorgeous, pleading, stadium-sized power-pop like "Supernatural Superserious" from their latest "Accelerate." Sometimes life isn't fair. They perform tonight with the downtrodden, dystopian, indie screamers Modest Mouse. The Comcast Center, 885 South Main St., Mansfield. $25-$75. 617-931-2000. ticketmaster.com

CHOIR
We really can’t think of anything more appropriate for Pride Week than 150 gay men singing the music of ABBA. Tonight the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus takes us back to a simpler time for a tribute to the greatest, cheesiest, disco pop act of the seventies. “Only a gay chorus can unlock the secrets of some of ABBA’s greatest hits,” boasts the BGMC. “’Does Your Mother Know,’ ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’, and of course, ‘Dancing Queen.’” Twenty ABBA classics, plus their musical deconstruction of “Mamma Mia!” called “Daddy Diva.” Tonight, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 7 p.m. $15 - $45. Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St, Boston. 800-233-3123. maj.org

MUSICAL
We have this rare medical condition (the doctor calls it “good taste”) that’s prevented us from watching “American Idol.” But we’re told it’s some sort of singing-based reality show competition. Ayla Brown, a Wrentham native and basketball player a Boston College, had a decent showing on the program apparently, finishing as a semi-finalist. She begins a run in the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” this weekend alongside Eric Kunze as Joseph and a choir of 70 children in this production from the Reagle Players' 40th Anniversary Season. Tonight, 7:30 p.m. $35 - $46. Through June 21. The Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington St., Waltham. 781-891-5600. reagleplayers.com

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