During a semester with 8 a.m. classes and 15-page term papers, everyone needs a chance to see some great live music. Luckily, we go to school in an area where the best bands swing through on a regular basis. Here’s our list of some of the best concerts during Fall semester.

Sept. 17

Jason Aldean and Chris Young

Where: Blossom Music Center

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $25 to $65

Sept. 17

“The Rock Allegiance Tour” featuring Buckcherry and Papa Roach with Puddle of Mudd, Alien Ant Farm, Red, Crossfade and Drive A

Where: Lake County Captains baseball stadium in Eastlake

Time: Gates open at 4:00 p.m. Show starts at 4:30 p.m.

Tickets: $10.00, $39.50

Sept. 20

Foo Fighters with Rise Against and Mariachi el Bronx

Where: Quicken Loans Arena

Time: 7 p.m.

Tickets: $29.50, $39.50, $49.50

Sept. 21

LG Ones to Watch Presents Motion City Soundtrack and Jarrod Gorbel

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 7 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $27.50 in advance, $30 day of show

Motion City Soundtrack will be taking the stage at the House of Blues for two consecutive nights. On night one, which is sold out, the band from Minneapolis will be playing its albums “I Am the Movie” and “Commit This to Memory” and on the second night the band will play its other two albums “Even if it Kills Me” and “My Dinosaur Life.”

Sept. 21

Rockstar Energy Uproar festival with Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine and Escape The Fate

Where: Blossom Music Center

Time: 3 p.m.

Tickets: $25 to $105

Oct. 11

Bayside and Saves the Day with I Am the Avalanche and Transit

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 6 p.m. Show at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $17 in advance, $20 day of show

Oct. 17

LG Ones to Watch Presents Plain White T’s with The Summer Set, The Downtown Fiction and Allison Park

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 7 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $20 in advance, $22 day of show

Oct. 23

The Noise Tour featuring Mayday Parade with We Are The In Crowd, You Me at Six, There for Tomorrow and The Make

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 6 p.m. Show at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets: $18 in advance, $20 day of show

Journeys will be sponsoring The Noise Tour, which begins Oct. 13 and ends Nov. 19. Headlining the tour is Florida band Mayday Parade, which formed in 2005 and has since released two full-length albums. The band’s third full-length album will be released Oct. 4.

Oct. 24

GWAR with Every Time I Die and Ghoul

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $20 in advance, $23 day of show

Oct. 25

Yellowcard with Every Avenue and Go Radio

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 6 p.m. Show at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $20 in advance, $23 day of show

Oct. 31

The Dirty Heads with Gym Class Heroes and Wallpaper

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 6:30 p.m. show at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $25 in advance, $28 day of show

Nov. 1

Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour featuring New Found Glory with Set Your Goals, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard and This Time Next Year

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 6 p.m. show at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $20 in advance, $23 day of show

The Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour will take place on The Scene Stage at the House of Blues. New Found Glory will be headlining the tour. The band’s new album, “Radiosurgery” will be released Oct. 4.

Nov. 2

LG Ones to Watch Presents Never Shout Never

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 6 p.m. Show at 6:45 p.m.

Tickets: $20 in advance, $23 day of show

Nov. 15

Judas Priest Epitaph 2011 World Tour

Where: Quicken Loans Arena

Time: 7 p.m.

Tickets: $35, $55, $62.50

Nov. 17

Owl City with Days Difference

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 6:30 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 day of show

Nov. 26

The AP Tour featuring Four Year Strong, Gallows, Title Fight, The Swellers and Sharks

Where: House of Blues Cleveland

Time: Doors at 6 p.m. Show at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 day of show

The third annual AP Tour sponsored by Alternative Press magazine will be headlined by Four Year Strong. The Cleveland show will be the last stop on the tour, as this is where the music magazine is located.

Dec. 30

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Where: Quicken Loans Arena

Time: 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Tickets: On Sale Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. Priced $29, $36.50, $46.50, $56.50

Contact Audrey Fletcher at [email protected].