Still seeing green: Charli XCX’s ‘brat summer’ is about to become ‘brat fall’

The acid-green album cover and its blurred font signal that “BRAT” isn’t exactly a welcoming record — yet it’s an invitation to cut loose that pop culture has embraced, spawning an infectious party-girl attitude that’s been coined as having a “brat summer.” Although the season is quickly approaching a sun-kissed conclusion, “brat summer” is already spilling into “brat fall,” as evidenced by a stream of Charli-centric events that will carry the album’s hype well into September, if not further.

Next Thursday, a sold-out “Club XCX” evening is poised to pack La Fábrica Central in Cambridge; the Central Square club has already scheduled another edition of the event for Sept. 5. Lowell venue Taffeta has a “BRAT” bash on the calendar for Sept. 26, with similar nights scheduled throughout the month in Hamden, Conn. and Portland, Maine. In terms of afternoon affairs, “BRAT” drag shows and brunches are popping up around Boston as well.

It’s not surprising to see the impact of “BRAT” stretching into autumn, considering that Charli’s “Sweat” tour with Aussie pop act Troye Sivan will launch in mid-September. The slew of “BRAT” events, whether brunches or midnight dance romps, serve as the ultimate pregaming opportunities for the pair’s Sept. 28 concert at TD Garden.

But beyond that, the “BRAT” motif sells. The Boston “Sweat” date sold out immediately, as did shows in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. The theme alone gets fans through the door; Boston queer pop party All 4 U organized two sold-out “Charli parties” this summer, the latter of which packed Somerville’s Center for Arts at the Armory two weeks ago.

The album’s undying appeal is part of the reason why Taffeta co-owner Sean Gordon views the Lowell venue’s upcoming “Club XCX” party as a more promising venture than past dance nights that revolved around Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, which yielded tepid results.

“With UMass Lowell starting back up again, I thought having some events that could cater to that college market made sense,” says Gordon. “I try to be as tapped into what’s popular as much as I can, and yes, I’ve seen a number of ‘BRAT’-themed events and content, so it seemed like a great option for a ‘back to school’ event.”

Inevitably, there will come a day when Charli’s ubiquitous burst of punky green will reach the point of being used ad nauseam. But until then, Greater Boston will be bumpin’ that — and booking its clubs accordingly.

GIG GUIDE

Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band tag team at Gillette Stadium all weekend — Friday, Saturday, and Sunday — for Chesney’s “Sun Goes Down” tour. The trio of shows constitute this year’s musical finale for the Foxborough stadium, which wraps its concert season after the country stars’ performances.

Childish Gambino — a.k.a. singer, rapper, and actor Donald Glover — peels himself away from Hollywood to unpack his new album “Bando Stone and The New World” at TD Garden on Friday. After a successful Super Bowl halftime show this year, Usher rekindles more pop and R&B nostalgia with his “Past Present Future” tour, which stops at the arena on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Two locally-focused music festivals take over Boston and Worcester this Saturday. At Downtown Crossing, We Make Noise Fest welcomes area musicians including Oompa, Lisa Bello, and Kim Moberg. The parking lot of Wormtown venue Off the Rails becomes a stage for Central Massachusetts acts like Sonya Rae Taylor and Miss Fairchild at Blue Light Bandits’ Block Party, a one-day fest organized by the Worcester funk-rock group.

Just weeks after his ex-musical partner Daryl Hall performed at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, a solo John Oates brings his touring “evening of songs & stories” to The Cabot on Saturday. Mavis Staples, a longstanding icon in R&B, gospel, and civil rights, graces the Beverly venue on Wednesday.

Both the Xfinity Center and Leader Bank Pavilion host “Greatest Hits” tours this Saturday; Avril Lavigne snaps her bubblegum-coated pop-punk in Mansfield, while Bush barrel through their grunge-grazed catalog in the Seaport.

Following the release of her acoustic EP “It’s Me Again,” Nashville singer-songwriter Liz Longley visits Passim on Saturday. The following night, Guatemalan blues artist and recent Berklee grad Mercedes Escobar previews her forthcoming bilingual album at the Cambridge club.

NOW SPINNING

Fontaines D.C., “Romance.” No one nails raucous, downtrodden alt-rock like Fontaines D.C., and the Irish band once again plod the craggy territory between grunge and punk on their fourth album. The follow-up to their immaculate 2022 record “Skinty Fia” maintains their shifty riffs, and occasionally punctures the somber tone with numbers like the rough ‘n’ rosy closer “Favourite.”

Magdalena Bay, “Imaginal Disk.” Magdalena Bay’s liquid synth-pop seeps into some experimental pockets of their sophomore studio album, delivering songs like the tempo-shifting opener “She Looked Like Me!” But the L.A. duo still stun with hooky highlights in the vein of “Image” and “Cry for Me,” two comet-like cuts from their titanium-coated sojourn into pop’s future.

Nervous Eaters, “Rock n Roll Your Heart Away.” To make a rousing rock album that sounds this classic, serving as The Rat’s house band is practically a prerequisite. Nervous Eaters extend their legacy as prominent Boston music vets via this LP brimming with garage-rock grooves, chant-ready choruses, and hammering piano in all the right places.

BONUS TRACK

Good news for people who love Modest Mouse’s fourth album. The alt-rock band has announced a 20th anniversary tour for their record “Good News For People Who Love Bad News,” which pulls up to MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Nov. 19. Tickets go on sale this Friday; fans of “Float On” and other hits can also snag a deluxe copy of the 2004 record that includes eight bonus tracks.

Victoria Wasylak can be reached at vmwasylak@gmail.com. Follow her on X @VickiWasylak.