There will be music aplenty throughout Orlando the next few days as the area’s theme parks present a trio of weekend concerts.

at SeaWorld Orlando, the annual latin celebration, Viva La Musica continues on Saturday afternoon with an appearance by special musical guest Oscar D’Leon taking the stage at 4 p.m.

At Disney’s Epcot, you can turn back the clock to the 1960s and 1970s during the Flower Power Concert Series during the International Flower and Garden Festival. All Flower Power concerts take place under the skies of the open-air American Gardens Theatre on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. & 7:45 p.m. This weekend’s musical guest is Paul Revere and The Raiders.

Meanwhile, at Universal Studios Florida, the extended Mardi Gras celebration continues on Saturday with plenty of New Orleans style fun. Enjoy a gala parade, street performers, lots of cajun food and the weekly concert at 8:30 pm featuring the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

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The party goes on and on at Universal Studios Florida as the popular Mardi Gras celebration continues through mid-April. This week’s musical guest stara is Akon, the Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter and one of the music industry’s fastest-rising stars.

Akon’s special mix of hip-hop, R&B and rap includes a number of chart-topping hits like Lonely, I Wanna Love You, Don’t Matter and Dangerous. He’s the first artist to accomplish the feat of holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.

A frequent guest on TV’s American Idol, Akon brings his act to Universal’s Mardi Gras at 8:30 pm on March 6, 2010.

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December 17-20, 2009. Aventura’ is a Bachata music group formed in The Bronx, New York in 1994. After more than ten years of sparring in the music business, these four young, dynamic musicians with a seldom-seen chemistry continue to auto-produce soulful, original music that gleams with excellence. They are the first “Bachata-boy band,” the first band to fuse the essence of bachata with R&B, hip hop and other American pop styles; the first Bachata band to perform in English, Spanish and “Spanglish.” Aventura is also the first bachata group to feature songs that address serious life situations, delighting fans in the process.  !

The group comprises lead singer and featured composer Anthony “Romeo” Santos, guitarist and producer Lenny Santos, bassist Max Santos, and singer and composer Henry Santos Jeter. Aventura has sold over 1 million albums, and are also known for their hit singles “Obsesión”, “La Boda”, “Ella y Yo” and “Un Beso”, to name a few! Click here for Aventura Concert Tickets! Click here for your Aventura tickets in Orlando, Florida

Don’t miss their last tour December 5-8, 2009.  Country duo Brooks & Dunn are done - Ronnie Dunn has quit the group to go solo. Dunn formed the act with Kix Brooks in the late 1980s and made their debut in 1991. They quickly became one of the most acclaimed country combos of all time - their first album, “Brand New Man,” was certified six-times platinum and all four singles from the release hit the top of the country charts. Twenty of the 40-plus singles they’ve released have hit the top of the charts. The duo has recorded 10 studio albums. Brooks & Dunn have won 19 CMA Awards, including 14 in the Vocal Duo or Group category, and 24 ACM Awards, including 15 as the Top Vocal Duo. They also won two Grammys for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group. To date, they’ve sold more than 30 million albums. A statement from Brooks & Dunn reads, “After 20 years of making music and riding this trail together, we have agreed as a duo that it’s time to call it a day. Brooks & Dunn Concert Tickets

Metallica was easily the best, most influential heavy metal band of the ’80s. Responsible for bringing the genre back to Earth, the bandmates looked and talked like they were from the street, shunning the usual rockstar games of metal musicians during the early ’80s. Metallica also expanded the limits of thrash, using speed and volume not for their own sake, but to enhance their intricately structured compositions. The release of 1983’s Kill ‘Em All marked the beginning of the legitimization of heavy metal’s underground, bringing new complexity and depth to thrash metal. With each album, the band’s playing and writing improved; James Hetfield developed a signature rhythm playing that matched his growl, while lead guitarist Kirk Hammett became one of the most copied guitarists in metal. Don’t miss your chance to see these heavy metal legends and enjoy the Florida sunshine! Click here for your discount Metallica tickets!

December 5-8, 2009
African-American entertainer Bill Cosby, in his own words, “started out as a child,” the son of an eight-dollars-a-day maid and an absentee father. A product of grinding poverty, Cosby escaped his rundown Philadelphia neighborhood by dropping out of high school and joining the navy. He earned his diploma via correspondence course, then earned a football scholarship to Temple University. Working nights as a bartender, Cosby discovered he had the ability to make people laugh, so he temporarily shelved his plans to become an athletics teacher and set out to become a nightclub comedian. Don’t miss your chance to see this comedy legend live in this amazing theatre! Click here for the Best Bill Cosby Ticket Prices on the Internet!

October 20-23, 2009
Rooted in the campy theatrics of Alice Cooper and the sleazy hard rock of glam rockers the New York Dolls, Kiss became a favorite of American teenagers in the ’70s. Most kids were infatuated with the look of Kiss, not their music. Decked out in outrageously flamboyant costumes and makeup, the band fashioned a captivating stage show featuring dry ice, smoke bombs, elaborate lighting, blood spitting, and fire breathing that captured the imaginations of thousands of kids. But Kiss’ music shouldn’t be dismissed — it was a commercially potent mix of anthemic, fist-pounding hard rock driven by sleek hooks and ballads powered by loud guitars, cloying melodies, and sweeping strings. It was a sound that laid the groundwork for both arena rock and the pop-metal that dominated rock in the late ’80s. Kiss was the brainchild of Gene Simmons (bass, vocals) and Paul Stanley (rhythm guitar, vocals). Don’t miss what could be your last chance to see Gene and Paul do it again as only KISS can! Click here for the best KISS ticket prices on the Internet!

October 22-25, 2009
Robin Williams, a comedy icon and celebrated actor who has won four Golden Globe Awards, four Grammy Awards and an Oscar, Robin Williams makes his debut at the state-of-the-art UCF Arena as part of his critically acclaimed Weapons of Self-Destruction tour. Don’t miss this hilarious, high-energy show as Williams, a master of improvisation who was named as one of Comedy Central’s “100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time,” tackles social and political absurdities in Robin Williams first comedy tour since 2002. Click here for the best prices on the Internet!