Two AC/DC tribute acts lead the parade of music filling local and regional venues have over the next couple of weeks.

Live Wire and Back in Black will perform at Penn’s Peak and Mauch Chunk Opera House, respectively, with tributes to Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac and more also playing those venues.

Rock bands Kix and Accept will also perform at the Peak, with Vanilla Fudge taking the opera-house stage. Comedy will also come to the region, with Adam Sandler, Nurse Blake and Bill Engvall performing in the Lehigh Valley. Meanwhile, the Mahoning Drive-In Theater will host two nights of 1990s comedies, among other events.

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• Bruce in the USA, 8 p.m. Oct. 14. Matt Ryan started playing Bruce Springsteen in the “Legends in Concert” Las Vegas show in 2000. He eventually evolved his character into the Bruce the USA show in 2004.

• Kix, 8 p.m. Oct. 15. Formed in Hagerstown, Maryland, in the late 1970s, Kix released the first of its seven studio albums in 1981. The glam-metal/hard-rock band scored a mainstream hit single with 1989‘s “Don’t Close Your Eyes.”

• Daytime Tribute Shows, 1 p.m. The schedule is as follows: The Everly Brothers Experience, Oct. 18; Still Surfin’ (The Beach Boys), Oct. 19; A Night on the Town with The Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean “Dino” Martin), Oct. 26; and Barbra and Frank: The Concert That Never Was (Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra), Oct. 27.

• Accept, 8 p.m. Oct. 20. Formed in 1976, the German heavy metal band has released 16 studio albums, with its most recent, “Too Mean to Die,” out in 2021. Narcotic Wasteland will also perform.

• Sugar Mountain, 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Sugar Mountain, featuring musicians from New Jersey, performs the music of singer-songwriter Neil Young.

• Live Wire, 8 p.m. Oct. 22. Established in 2000 and hailing from the New York metro area, Live Wire performs the music of AC/DC. The band takes its name from AC/DC’s 1975 song of the same name.

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• Back in Black, 8 p.m. Oct. 14. Touring the USA since 1990, this AC/DC tribute act takes its name from AC/DC’s same-titled 1980 blockbuster album.

• The Jacob Jolliff Band, 7 p.m. Oct. 19. The Jacob Jolliff Band, a rotating bluegrass quartet, features Jolliff, a member of Yonder Mountain String Band from 2014 to 2020.

• Beginnings: A Celebration of the Music of Chicago, 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Formed in 2002, the Chicago tribute band hails from the New York City metro area.

• Tusk, 8 p.m. Oct. 22 and 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23. The Fleetwood Mac tribute band, performing since 2008, takes its name from Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 album and song of the same name.

THE STITCH AT TAMAQUA

COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER

125 Pine St., Tamaqua

570-668-1192, tamaquaarts.org

• RAEL: The Music of Genesis, 7 p.m. Oct. 22. Hailing from New York and northern New Jersey, the band pays tribute to the early, progressive-rock years of Genesis. RAEL, taking its name from a character in the album “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway,” formed in 2013.

VIC’S JAZZ LOFT

AT THE STABIN MUSEUM

268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-5588, vicsjazzloft.com

• Paul Kendall Trio, 7 p.m. Oct. 21. Growing up on Long Island, reed master Kendall frequently performed at the jazz club Sonny’s Place, playing with longtime members of the Count Basie Orchestra. Patrick Poladian and Roy Cumming will back Kendall.

THE MAHONING DRIVE-IN

635 Seneca Road, Lehighton

610-683-7243, mahoningdit.com

• 90s Rewind, Oct. 14-15. The Mahoning Drive-In and Lunchmeat will present two nights of 1990s triple features, featuring, among others, 1991’s “Nothing But Trouble” and 1997’s “Good Burgers.” Early general gates open at 4 p.m. Showtime at sundown.

• Beyond the Drive-In, Oct. 22. The theater will screen episodes of “The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs,” a Shudder variety series. Early gates at 4 p.m.; general gates at 6 p.m. Showtime at 7:30 p.m.

• Luther’s Mid-Fright Fright Snack Live, Oct. 23. Philadelphia’s newest horror host will film a live episode of his show during a screening of 1976’s “Drive-In Massacre,” with 1979’s “The Driller Killer” following. Gates open at 6 p.m. Showtime at sundown.

PPL CENTER

701 Hamilton St., Allentown

610-224-4625, pplcenter.com

• Adam Sandler, 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Before starting a Hollywood film career, Sandler - an actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician - appeared on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” from 1990 to 1995. Beyond stand-up comedy, Sandler’s films have topped $4 billion at the global box office.

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-297-7414, windcreekeventcenter.com

• Live to Rock Tour, 8 p.m. Oct. 14. The show will feature performances from Skid Row (“18 and Life,” “I Remember You”). Warrant (“Heaven,” “Cherry Pie”) and FireHouse (“Don’t Treat Me Bad,” “Love of a Lifetime”). Heaven’s Edge (“Skin to Skin“) will also perform.

• Colbie Caillat: Coco Live, 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Born in Malibu, California, Caillat released her debut studio album “Coco” in 2007. The album featured the hits “Bubbly” and “Realize.”

• Nurse Blake: The PTO Comedy Tour, 3 and 7 p.m. Oct. 23. Born and raised in Orlando, Nurse Blake is a registered nurse and a nurse influencer on social media. His shows features live skits, videos and interactive presentations.

STATE THEATRE

453 Northampton St., Easton

610-258-7766, statetheatre.org

• Chris Botti, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14. Born in Portland, Oregon, Botti released the first of 10 studio albums in 1995. The jazz trumpeter and composer has performed on albums from the likes of Aretha Franklin, James Taylor and Barbra Streisand.

• Bill Engvall, 3 and 7 p.m. Oct. 16. Born in Galveston, Texas, the stand-up comedian and actor released his first album, “Here’s Your Sign,” in 1995. Aside from an eponymous sitcom, his television credits include “The Jeff Foxworthy Show,” “Blue Collar TV” and “Last Man Standing.”

• Blue Man Group, 7 p.m. Oct. 21. Formed in 1987, Blue Man Group’s shows include music and art. The “Blue Men,” with blue skin, remain mute and appear in groups of three. The act has released albums such as 1999’s “Audio” and 2016’s “Three.”