*THE POLICE have already gone 16 for 16 when they’ve put shows on sale for this reunion tour of theirs, and I have no doubt Connecticut will continue that trend when tickets go on sale Monday morning for a July 31 concert at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.

Fiction Plane will be opening this show.

Tickets will be available for $53, $93 and $228, with each of those price levels including$3 per ticket State of Connecticut surcharges. The tickets will be going on sale Monday, March 5, at 10 am, through LiveNation.com and TicketMaster outlets. The box office at Rentschler Field will only be open on the day of the show.

(For the record, John Voket was two for two on his predictions regarding this show. Two weeks ago my fellow editor’s forecast was that The Police would be playing in Connecticut between July 26 and August 5. He didn’t specify the venue, so I can’t fault him for not mentioning Rentschler Field specifically, and that means he was correct on the state and the band’s timeframe for a performance here.)

*Speaking of JOHN VOKET (a few paragraphs back), he’ll be on the road in Newtown again this weekend, returning to Proud Mary’s for the first of two shows there this month.

John will be performing, with pal Brendan Walsh on guitar, on Saturday, March 3, from 8:30 until 11:30 at the bar below The Inn at Newtown, and they duo will be returning to the same location on Saturday, March 24.

The next show in John’s “Shining On for the CURE” series will be Saturday, March 17. Slap down some green on St Patty’s Day for John as he continues his Relay For Life luminaria fundraising efforts at Mocha Coffee House in Sandy Hook.

*HARRY CONNICK JR will be at The Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford. Unfortunately I didn’t hear about the on-sale for this show – which was Monday, February 26 – until well past last week’s deadline. Sorry.

Tickets are $45.50 to $75.50 for this one, and available through the theater’s box office and any TicketMaster vendor.

 It’ll be the final show before young, handsome, wickedly talented Connick heads back to his hometown for a May 6 headlining performance in the 2007 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Already on sale are tickets for MEAT LOAF on April 10 ($35-$55), NORAH JONES on April 13 ($38-$58), and STEELY DAN on May 18 ($40-$70).

Until next week I’ll be seeing you... on the road.

Questions and comments should be sent to Shannon Hicks c/o The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT 06470, or shannon@thebee.com, or call the office at 426-3141. Shows listed at club locations are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

 

UPCOMING SHOWS

MARCH 2 — Hanson at Toad’s Place, New Haven (all ages);

March 3 — John Voket at Proud Mary’s, Newtown, with guitarist Brendan Walsh; Women Of Song: A Benefit for The Center for Women & Families of Eastern Fairfield County at The Acoustic Café, Bridgeport, featuring The Melissa Mulligan Band, Liz McNicholl, Lara Herscovitch, Asulado Rolla, and The Benefit Divas (Ellen Lalicata, Suzanne Vick & Ellen Sackman);

March 4 — California Guitar Trio at The Acoustic Café;

March 7 — Nickelback at Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, with Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace opening; Buckcherry at Toad’s Place (all ages);

March 9 — George Strait at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Ronnie Milsap and Taylor Swift opening (also March 10); The Machine at Toad’s Place (all ages); Gandalf Murphy at The Acoustic Café;

March 10 — George Strait at Mohegan Sun Arena, Ronnie Milsap and Taylor Swift opening (also March 9); Sparta at Toad’s Place, mewithoutyou opening (all ages); The Laura Delallo Band at The Acoustic Café;

March 11 — Catie Curtis at The Acoustic Café;

March 15 — Hit The Lights at Toad’s Place (all ages); Johnny Durkin’s Manchado at The Acoustic Café;

March 16 — Black 47 at Toad’s Place (all ages); Scarecrow Collection at The Acoustic Café, with special guests Clarias and Daniel Newman;

March 17 — John Voket at Mocha Coffee House; Hall & Oates at Mohegan Sun Arena; The Cosmic Jibaros at The Acoustic Café;

March 18 — Steve Clarke open jazz jam at The Acoustic Café;

March 21 — Elton John at Hartford Civic Center; Jen Durkin’s Equinox at The Acoustic Café;

March 22 — Bomb Squad at Toad’s Place, with special guest Brenna Gethers (American Idol; all ages show); Manchado at The Acoustic Café;

March 23 — Donna Jean Godcheaux and The Zen Tricksters at The Acoustic Café, with Wendy Waldman and Mookie Siegel as Kettle Joe’s Psychedelic Swamp Revue; The Nerds at Toad’s Place;

March 24 — John Voket at Proud Mary’s, Newtown, with guitarist Brendan Walsh; Simple Jim at The Acoustic Café;

March 28 — Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra at Toad’s Place (all ages);

March 30 — Darik & The Funbags at Toad’s Place; Manchado at The Acoustic Café;

March 31 — Evanescence at Dodge Music Center, Chevelle and Finger Eleven opening; Rolla at The Acoustic Cafe.