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 Paula Abdul performs with dancers at a Las Vegas tour...

 Paula Abdul performs with dancers at a Las Vegas tour stop in 2017. Credit: Getty Images/Ethan Miller

Long Island has such a wide variety of concerts available it can get tough to decide. Here’s a look at five of this week’s must-see shows:

Paula Abdul

Rush Rush. Opposites Attract. Straight Up.

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, NYCB Theatre at Westbury

INFO $49.50-$129.50; 800-745-3000, livenation.com

John Waite

There’s a storm that’s raging through my frozen heart tonight.

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, My Father’s Place at The Roslyn Hotel, 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn

INFO $60; 516-625-6700, myfathersplace.com

Kate Campbell

The singer-songwriter brings literary dispatches from The South.

WHEN | WHERE 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, Long Island Museum, Stony Brook

INFO $22; 631-751-0066, sundaystreet.org

Collective Soul

Every month is “December” with the Atlanta rockers.

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, NYCB Theatre at Westbury

INFO $30-$99.50; 800-745-3000, livenation.com

The Music of Cream

Ginger Baker’s son Kofi Baker and Jack Bruce’s son Malcolm Bruce team up to pay tribute to their dads’ music.

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, The Paramount, Huntington
INFO $25-$49.50; 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com

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