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• Metal band Kingdom of Giants performs tonight at The Loading Dock, 445 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Opening: Storm Tide Horizon, Hylian, The Conscience. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, at 24Tix and Ticketfly.

• All-female glam-metal band Vixen performs tonight at Liquid Joe's, 1249 E. 3300 South, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30, at Smith's Tix and 24Tix.

• Australian singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd performs tonight at The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City. Opening: Dustin Thomas. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25, at Smith's Tix.

Arrival: The Music of ABBA, a tribute act dedicated to the Swedish pop legends, performs tonight at Sandy Amphitheater, 9400 E. 1300 South, Sandy. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets, from $17 to $27, at Smith's Tix.

Real Salt Lake takes on D.C. United in MLS league play, tonight at Rio Tinto Stadium, 9300 S. State St., Sandy. Game starts at 8:30 p.m. Tickets available at the Rio Tinto website.

• Grateful Dead tribute band Joe Russo's Almost Dead performs tonight at The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $36, at Smith's Tix.

• Utah rapper Radius performs Saturday at Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), Salt Lake City. Opening: Ivie, AZA, Brayzee. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, at Ticketfly.

• The Utah Symphony presents "A Patriotic Celebration," Saturday at Snow Park Amphitheater at Deer Valley, Park City. Broadway singer Doug Labrecque joins the symphony, conducted by Jerry Steichen. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, from $35 to $92, via ArtTix.

Stadium of Fire, Utah County's landmark Independence Day celebration, happens with country superstar Tim McGraw as headliner, Saturday at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Brigham Young University campus, Provo. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets, from $29 to $175, at the Freedom Festival website.

• Post-hardcore bands The Animal In Me and Set To Stun co-headline Sunday at The Loading Dock, 445 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City. Opening: Allies Always Lie, Away At Lakeside, Elysium. Show starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 on the day of the show, at 24Tix and Ticketfly.

• Retro-swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers performs Sunday at Snow Park Amphitheater at Deer Valley, Park City. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets, from $40 to $72, at the Park City Institute's website.

• And Monday is July 4th — and there's a whole lot of events happening around Utah. For a detailed list, click here.