Pop Date Book

The Beastie Boys, above, will be at the Great Western Forum on Sept. 11. Tickets go on sale Saturday. . . . Also available Saturday: Patti Smith, Aug. 16 at the Hollywood Athletic Club; Cowboy Junkies, Aug. 20 at Royce Hall; and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Sept. 18 at the Wiltern Theatre. . . . Tickets go on sale Monday for the 1998-99 season at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, including these 1998 shows: Kenny Loggins, Sept. 18; Lyle Lovett, Oct. 12; Shirley Bassey, Oct. 23; Anne Murray, Oct. 24; Joe Satriani, Oct. 28; and Faith Hill, Nov. 1.