Main Event
Backstreet Boys "In a World Like This Tour"
The word: Hard to believe BSB has been around for 20 years. The grown-up boy band's latest album, "In a World Like This," is No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200. They are joined by former "All My Children" star turned pop artist Jesse McCartney and DJ Pauly D.
Details: 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, Jiffy Lube Live, 7800 Cellar Door Dr., Bristow, Va. $31-$95. http://www.livenation.com
Hot Ticket
Michael Buble
The word: Multi-time Grammy-winner Buble's latest offering, "To Be Loved," was his fourth-consecutive album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Details: Tickets already on sale. 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW, Washington, D.C. $75-$135. http://www.verizoncenter.com
Big Premiere
"Jobs"
The word: Ashton Kutcher portrays Steve Jobs in this biopic of the co-founder of Apple and the man largely credited with the personal computer evolution from 1971 to the introduction of the iPod in 2001.
Details: "Jobs" premieres in theaters nationwide Friday, including Regal Westminster 9. For show time information, call 410-857-1422.
Dropping
Jimmy Buffett's "Songs From St. Somewhere"
The word: Buffett's new studio CD features 15 new recordings, including the first single "Too Drunk to Karaoke," a duet with Toby Keith.
Details: Album drops Tuesday. It retails for $11.88 on Amazon and $10.99 on iTunes.
Couch potato
"Breaking Bad"
The word: As "Breaking Bad" winds down its final episodes in its final season, fans are wondering what's going to happen to Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher turned meth maker. The midseason premiere on Aug. 11 showed a flash-forward scene of White, played by Bryan Cranston, going back to chemotherapy to treat his lung cancer.
Details: "Breaking Bad" airs at 9 p.m. on Sundays on AMC.