*Four new concerts will have their tickets going on sale this weekend. Tickets for all of these shows will be available through LiveNation.com, TicketMaster vendors and at the Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford.

THE WHITE STRIPES will be at the Chevrolet Theatre on Wednesday, July 25, and tickets are all priced at $38. There are general admission pit and reserved seats available, so specify which ones you’re interested in when purchasing these tickets, which will be on sale as of 10 am Friday.

At 4 pm Friday, tickets for a headlining appearance by POISON, with RATT and WHITE LION opening, will also be going on sale. That show will be Tuesday, June 26, also at the Chevy Theatre. All seats are $38.

O.A.R. will be at the Dodge Music Center on Sunday, August 12, and those tickets will be going on sale Saturday morning at 10. Tickets are $29 reserved or $20 for the lawn.

And finally this weekend, tickets for DIANA KRALL & CHRIS BOTTI, who will be at the Chevrolet Theatre on Thursday, July 12, will be on sale Monday morning at 10 am. Those tickets range from $45 to $55 and $75 reserved.

*Mohegan Sun will put the tickets for MEAT LOAF’s return to the Uncasville arena this morning. That show, which will encompass songs from the full Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums, will be on Friday, July 27.

All tickets are $39.50 and will be available through TicketMaster outlets beginning Friday at 10 am. Remaining tickets will also be available directly from Mohegan Sun’s box office beginning Saturday morning at 10.

*It’s a busy weekend for on-sales, needless to say. BOB DYLAN will appear live in concert at Mohegan Sun Arena on Wednesday, June 27, and those tickets were also going on sale this morning (Friday), priced at $45 and $60. Remaining tickets will also be available beginning Saturday at the casino.

*Still more shows going on sale this weekend: The Warner Theatre in Torrington will welcome Summer of Love 2007 on Saturday, June 30. That show, featuring JEFFERSON STARSHOP, BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY, QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE, IT’S A BIG BAD BEAUTIFUL DAY and The Grateful Dead’s TOM CONSTATEN, will start at 7:30 pm and tickets are $34, $44 and $59, and went on sale Thursday morning (May 3). Warner Theatre members have been able to purchase these tickets since April 20, however, so many of the better seats have already been picked up.

Going on public sale this morning are tickets for TAYLOR HICKS (again, members have had a two-week head start), who will be in town on Friday, August 10. Those tickets are $39.50, $49,.50 and $75 each. Call the theater’s box office at 860-489-7180 or visit WarnerTheatre.org for tickets and additional information.

(Tickets for DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES, who will be at The Warner on July 9, are already on sale. Those tickets are run from $44 to $100).

*Apologies to everyone for not being able to get details into last week’s column about two on-sales that took place last weekend. It wasn’t until well after deadline that I heard about VOLUNTEER JAM 2007, which will bring THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND, THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND and THE OUTLAWS to the Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford on Saturday, July 28.

Tickets are all priced at $38 and are on sale now.

Also on sale are the tickets for FAMILY VALUES 2007, which will be at Dodge Music Center the following afternoon and evening (the thing will be starting around 2 pm). That show will be headlined by KORN and EVANESCENCE, along with sets by Atreyu, Flyleaf, Hellyeah, Trivium, Neurosonice and Droid. Those tickets are available for $29.50 and $59.50 for the pavilion and just $9.99 for the lawn.

Contact the Chevrolet Theater box office, LiveNation.com or any TicketMaster vendor for tickets to either of these shows (the Dodge Music Center’s box office hasn’t opened for the season, so all ticket sales are still being handled over at the Chevy Theatre).

*Fairfield Theatre Company continues to create interesting music schedules, and this weekend will feature CRAOBH RUE (pronounced “Crave ROO-ah”), which translates from Irish to “red branch” and is a name that is well known in Celtic history. The Belfast-based Irish traditional music band will headline on Sunday, May 6, at 7 pm. Tickets are $20 for non-FTC members, or $15 for members.

Next Friday (May 11), DAVID BROMBERG and his wife’s ANGEL BAND (the band is headed by Bromberg’s wife Nancy) will co-headline. Tickets for that show are $57 (members) and $67 (non-members).

JAY & THE AMERICANS (“This Magic Moment”) will headline the following night. Tickets for that show, which won’t start until 9 pm, are $57 and $67.

To close the month FTC will present “Lady Sings The Blues” on May 31, featuring the area’s top female vocalists – JEN DURKIN, SARAH BROOKS, NICOLE PASTERNAK, CHRISTINE TAMBAKIS and TARA ENGLER, and an all-star band. Tickets are $22 and $32, and proceeds will support Habitat For Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County’s Youth House #2, which the group (called Band Together) has adopted.

*J.D. HILL has started an acoustic open mic at Mocha Coffee House in Sandy Hook. These weekly events will take place on Wednesdays, and start time is 8 pm.

A PA and microphones are provided. Sign-up can be done in person or by phone; call Mocha at 364-9200.

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 clubs are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

 

UPCOMING SHOWS

MAY 4 — David Cassidy at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Uncasville (also May 5); Young Neal & The Vipers at Black-Eyed Sally’s BBQ & Blues Café, Hartford;

May 5 — David Cassidy at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez at Black-Eyed Sally’s;

May 6 — Roomful of Blues at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; Craobh Rue at Fairfield Theatre Company;

May 9 — Brian McKnight with special guest Joe at The Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford; acoustic open mic at Mocha Coffee House, Sandy Hook (weekly event, 8-10:30 pm);

May 11 — Five For Fighting at Foxwoods Casino’s Fox Theatre, Ledyard; David Bromberg and Angel Band at Fairfield Theatre Company; The Evan Goodrow Band at Black-Eyed Sally’s;

May 12 — John Voket at Brass House Restaurant, Waterbury; The Webb Wilder Band at Black-Eyed Sally’s;

May 15 — Heaven And Hell at Mohegan Sun Arena, Megadeth and Machine Head opening;

May 16 — acoustic open mic at Mocha Coffee House, Sandy Hook (weekly event, 8-10:30 pm);

May 17 — Steely Dan at Mohegan Sun Arena; The Derek Trucks Band at The Warner Theatre, Torrington; round one of 2007 CT Blues Society Blues Challenge at Black-Eyed Sally’s;

May 18 — Rod Stewart at Mohegan Sun Arena; Steely Dan at The Chevrolet Theatre; Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood at Black-Eyed Sally’s;

May 19 — John Voket at Mocha Coffee House; Hat City Blues Band at The Georgetown Saloon; Lydia Warren Band at Black-Eyed Sally’s;

May 20 — Godsmack at Mohegan Sun Arena;

May 21 — Gwen Stefani at Mohegan Sun Arena, with special guests Akon and Lady Sovereign;

May 23 — acoustic open mic at Mocha Coffee House, Sandy Hook (weekly event, 8-10:30 pm).