FRIDAY
Panthers at Dolphins: Will Matt Moore look better than Chad Henne twice? Will Reggie Bush be split in half before the real season even starts? Will Miami reign down brown paper bags onto Carolina's Cam Newton, in beautiful irony? Welcome back, football. $53.50 and up at Sun Life Stadium; 7:30 p.m.
Hardwell: He catapulted onto the scene with the bootleg 'Show Me Love vs. Be,' and has since remixed Fedde Le Grand, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Bob Sinclar, Laidback Luke, Sharam, and more. See the kid at Set, 11 p.m.
SATURDAY
Flute Salad Dance Party: Two-thirds of the Bar party known as TBD are takin' it to the streets of Wynwood and hosting Flute Salad at Lester's coffee and wine bar. Same format (hop, booty, garage, dance music) and same purpose (dance, dance, dance) apply. 8 p.m.
Palo!: Miami's own Afro-Cuban funk band plays its own downtown coffeehouse/live music venue, Pax. 21 and up; 9 p.m.
SUNDAY
Size Matters featuring Steve Angello: it's sold out, so you either have tickets already or need to hit the secondary markets for marked-up last minute leftovers. Or, you can simply head to the afterparty at Arkadia with Thomas Gold, and skip the sweaty part on the Fontainebleau lawn. Size Matters, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Afterparty, $30 advance tickets, 11 p.m.
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