Anaheim’s own Gwen Stefani is set to perform in front of a sold-out hometown crowd at Honda Center on Saturday, Sept. 9 as part of the venue’s 30th anniversary celebration.

Stefani is the top-performing female artist in the arena’s history, with the forthcoming headlining show tying her with British singer and pianist Elton John and Mexican singer-songwriter and musician Marco Antonio Solís with 10 live appearances. She first played at what was then the Arrowhead Pond with her band No Doubt back in 1996 as the group opened for Bush and Goo Goo Dolls.

In 1997, No Doubt played two sold-out shows on May 31 and June 1, during which the band filmed its “Live in the Tragic Kingdom” concert movie. In 2002, the band ended its tour in support of its “Rock Steady” album with Garbage and The Distillers at the venue. The band was back in 2005 for the Music For Relief benefit concert alongside Linkin Park, Jay-Z, Jurassic 5 and others who raised money for those in South Asia following a devastating tsunami.

She made her first solo appearance at the venue in 2004 as the surprise guest at KIIS 102.7/FM’s Jingle Ball and returned for two shows in 2005 in support of her solo debut, “Love. Angel. Music. Baby.”  She was back in 2007 as a performer at KIIS 102.7/FM’s Homecoming concert, where she played songs off of her sophomore solo album, “The Sweet Escape.”

No Doubt formed in 1986, just down the street from Disneyland. The group went on to become a huge success and cranked out albums that spawned hits like “Just a Girl,” “Don’t Speak,” “Hella Good,” “Simple Kind of Life,” “Sunday Morning” and more. Solo, Stefani has been equally successful with songs like “Hollaback Girl,” “What You Waiting For?” and “Make Me Like You.” More recently, she released a best-selling Christmas album, “You Make It Feel Like Christmas,” and she’s been teaming up with husband, country singer and fellow judge on NBC’s “The Voice” Blake Shelton, for songs like “Happy Anywhere,” and the pair just put out a cover of The Judd’s “Love Is Alive.”

Though she’s talked about a follow up to her 2016 solo record, “This Is What the Truth Feels Like,” a new album has yet to materialize. However, she has put out several singles over the past three years including “Let Me Reintroduce Myself,” “Slow Clap” and her latest, “True Babe.”

As she returns to play in front of her adoring fans, family and friends in her home city of Anaheim this week, here are 10 songs we’re really hoping she slips into setlist.

‘Just a Girl’

This is a must-hear in any Gwen Stefani set. It’s a ginormous single from No Doubt’s 1995 breakthrough album “Tragic Kingdom” that became a powerful anthem for females everywhere and really set Stefani up for badass icon status. It’s a tongue-in-cheek kind of song lyrically and delivered with a lot of sarcasm. She playfully coos “I’m just a girl in the world” as she goes on to share some very real life scenarios women face, while adding “That’s all that you’ll let me be.” Men and women alike in the audience love to shout out “I’m just a girl” right alongside Stefani on this one.

‘Don’t Speak’

Who doesn’t like a good cry? Why not do it with thousands of your best friends at a concert while Stefani belts out one of the ultimate heartbreak songs of the ’90s? Written by Stefani about her breakup with No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal, this song is a jab to the heart that anyone who has been through a breakup knows all too well. “I know what you’re sayin’, so please stop explainin’ …” just don’t, OK? We all felt that one deep in our souls.

‘Used to Love You’

Let’s live in that misery for just one more song. Stefani is so good at writing about heartbreak. Arguably her best content comes from that post-relationship spot, which seems as much a blessing as it does a curse. “Used to Love You,” off of her third solo album, “This is What the Truth Feels Like,” is another one that yanks on the heartstrings and stems from her divorce from Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, who is also the father of their three boys. The pleading emotion of this song just makes you want to wrap Stefani up in a big ‘ol hug, bring her a glass of wine and some chocolates to hunker down for a night of happy-sad tears with your closest confidants. Of course, we all wish her well, but when she’s sad we get the best songs. That said, I hope she and Shelton stay together forever and are very happy.

‘Hella Good’

Let’s bring in the positive vibes and get our groove back with “Hella Good.” The single off of No Doubt’s 2001 album, “Rock Steady,” is such banger. It has a killer beat and is just fun to sing a the top of your lungs and serves as a reminder that, sure, sometimes things in life are just plain awful, but let’s just keep on dancin’.

‘What You Waiting For?’

As singer-songwriter and powerhouse producer Linda Perry shared in previous interviews, Stefani’s first solo single, “What You Waiting For?” came out of a writing session where Perry was pushing Stefani, who was having a lot of self-doubt about her solo release along with a serious case of writer’s block, and she blurted out sternly, “What are you waiting for?” The result was a playful pop song and yet another powerful anthem about chasing your dreams and making them a reality.

‘Sunday Morning’

We’ve probably all been there, whether this song is really about just an extreme hangover or realizing someone you cared about isn’t who they pretended to be. “Sunday Morning” was the fifth single off of “Tragic Kingdom” and drummer Adrian Young crushes it on the kit with this one on the record. It’s definitely a song that gets a crowd jumping.

‘Hollaback Girl’

In that same vein of reclaiming the good times and reminding yourself and everyone else who you really are, Stefani’s 2004 solo single “Hollaback Girl” is a stompin’ anthem that features a very rah-rah marching band beat. It’s also a great way to find out if you remember how to spell B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

‘Spiderwebs’

Yes, another one from “Tragic Kingdom,” but such a jam. “Spiderwebs” is a high-energy track with fun sing-a-long lyrics and a beat that packs quite the punch. Take that deep breath in before the chorus and try to keep up with Stefani as she launches into “Sorry I’m not home right now I’m walking into spiderwebs so leave a message and I’ll call you back …”

‘Orange County Girl’

All right, it’s not the best song in her catalog, but in front of a hometown crowd, this one makes sense. It’s from her second solo album, “The Sweet Escape,” and chronicles her early days growing up in the area and details some of her milestones up until that point in her career. There are lines that are a little cringe (“Flew down to meet P, make a hurricane in Miami, workin’ with him, gonna get myself another Grammy”) and it’s one of the rare times she drops a very solid F-bomb in a song, but there’s no doubt that the hometown ladies in the crowd will eat this one up.

‘The Sweet Escape’

Let’s end the night on a feel-good note with the bit of euphoria that Stefani’s solo song and sophomore album title track, “The Sweet Escape,” provides. It’s a bop with an upbeat tempo, dreamy lyrical content and lots of “woo-hoo, yee-who’s” to sing along to.