*Historic rockers THE WHO will bring their North American arena tour to Mohegan Sun Arena, including a performance of their iconic 1973 double album Quadrophenia in its entirety, on Sunday, December 9.

Tickets are $90 and $110 and will be going on sale next Friday (August 3) at 10 through TicketMaster online, toll-free at 800-745-3000, and at TicketMaster outlets. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun box office starting Saturday, August 4, subject to availability.

*Meanwhile, tickets for a September 16 show by THE J. GEILS BAND at Mohegan Sun Arena went on sale last Friday morning. Tickets for the Connecticut stop of a special limited tour by original members Peter Wolf, Seth Justman, Danny Klein and Richard “Magic Dick” Salwitz, along with longtime players Duke Levine and Tom Arey, are all $30 and also available through TicketMaster.

*Tickets for the Twins of Evil Tour featuring ROB ZOMBIE and MARILYN MANSON at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, October 20, went on sale last week as well.

All tickets for this show are $39.50, with the floor tickets giving you access to the floor but no seating (the floor area will be general admission standing room, in other words). These are also available through TicketMaster.

*TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND will be at The Palace Theatre in Waterbury on Friday September 28. Tickets run from $33 to $78 and will be going on sale Friday, July 27, at 10 am, online at www.PalaceTheaterCT.org or charge by phone at 203-346-2000.

Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Palace Theatre, Waterbury;

*FLOODWOOD                , featuring Al Schnier and Vinnie Amico of moe., will be at Stone River Grille in Sandy Hook on Friday, September 7.

Doors will open at 8, and tickets are $20. The show is for ages 21 and up only. Call the restaurant at 203-270-1200 for tickets.

*Local band THE ADULTS have a pair of shows coming up, including a return to Proud Mary’s at The Inn at Newtown this Friday night.

Next month, on August 25, the guys will be performing an all originals show at The Outer Space in Hamden.

*GOMEZ&SADLON, the smooth jazz duo featuring guitarist Thom Gomez of Oxford and saxophonist and flutist Rick Sadlon of Sandy Hook, will be returning to The Twisted Vine Restaurant  in Derby on Saturday, July 28, from 7:30 to 10:30 pm.

*Also on Saturday, local guys THE DOUG WAHLBERG BAND will be featured at Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts in Westport.

*THE WAY-BACK MACHINE will be playing music from the 60s and 70s at The Redding Roadhouse next weekend. The band is scheduled to begin around 9 pm on Saturday, August 4.

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

JULY 27 — The Adults at Proud Mary’s, Newtown; An Evening with Rickie Lee Jones at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Midnight Rodeo Band at John J. Sullivan’s, Ansonia; David Cassidy at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den, Uncasville; Brubeck Brothers Quartet at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Citizen Jane at McGuire’s Ale House, Newtown; Joe Proc at Two Boots, Bridgeport (5 pm); DJ Bongo Joe at Oyster River Grille, West Haven;

July 28 — The Allman Brothers Band and Santana at The Comcast Theatre, Hartford; Otis & The Hurricanes at The One-Eyed Pig, Newtown; The Doug Wahlberg Band at Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, Westport; Tired On Sunday at Proud Mary’s, Newtown; Dennis DeYong: The Music of Styx at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den; Pure Prairie League at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne, Fairfield; The Oak Ridge Boys at Infinity Music Hall (two shows, 2 and 8 pm); Gomez&Sadlon at The Twisted Vine, Derby; Cray and Dempsey at McGuire’s Ale House;

July 29 — Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Lit and Marcy Playground at Mohegan Sun Arena; Tom Rush at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne.

AUGUST 1 — Wilco at The Bushnell, Hartford; Joe Proc at Two Boots, Bridgeport (hosting open mic, 8 pm);

August 2 — The T.J. Tomlin Dixieland All-Stars at Dickinson Park, Newtown; O.A.R. at the Comcast Theatre (Festival Stage), Hartford; The Outlaws at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; DJ Bongo Joe at Whiskey’s, Derby;

August 3 — Brown Bird at Edmond Town Hall Theatre, Newtown (Live @ETH series, partial proceeds to benefit restoration efforts of historic building); Billy Michael at Proud Mary’s, Newtown; The Steve Miller Band at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, with special guest George Thorogood; Jolie at Tula, Monroe;

August 4 — Joe Cocker and Huey Lewis & The News at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods; CTA at Infinity Music Hall; Alternate Universe at Proud Mary’s; The Way-Back Machine at The Redding Roadhouse, Redding;

August 5 — The 5th Annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival at The Comcast Theatre, Hartford, featuring Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax, et al;

August 6 — 311 and Slightly Stoopid at the Comcast Theatre;

August 7 — The B-52s at The Klein, Bridgeport;

August 9 — Erica Howard & Midnight Rodeo Band at Dickinson Park; Tom Rush at Infinity Music Hall; Off The Hook at My Place Restaurant, Newtown;

August 10 — Cowboy Junkies at Infinity Music Hall; Emily Colt at Proud Mary’s; Galactic at The Ridgefield Playhouse with special guest Corey Glover; Stalking Sally at McGuire’s Ale House, Newtown; Joe Proc at Two Boots, Bridgeport (5 pm);

August 11 — Marc Anthony, Marco Antonio Solis and Chayanne at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville; Umphrey’s McGee at The Klein; The Alternate Routes at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne, Fairfield; Those Guys at Proud Mary’s; Hollister Thompson Band at McGuire’s Ale House;

August 12 — Linkin Park at Mohegan Sun Arena, MuteMath opening; Lyle Lovett at The Warner Theatre, Torrington; Big Brother & The Holding Company at Infinity Music Hall;

August 14 — k.d. lang & The Siss Boom Bang at The Ridgefield Playhouse, with special guest Lera Lynn; Midnight Rodeo Band at Trumbull Town Hall gazebo (Trumbull Library if rain); Daughtry at Ives Concert Park, Danbury; Galactic featuring Cory Glover at Infinity Music Hall (also August 15);

August 15 — Little Feat at The Ridgefield Playhouse, with special guest Amy Lennard; Metal Hammer Trespass America Tour at The Festival Stage at the Comcast Theatre, Hartford, with Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Pop Evil, Emmure and God Forbid (early show, 5 pm start); Galactic featuring Cory Glover at Infinity Music Hall (also August 14); Joe Proc at Two Boots (hosting open mic, 8 pm);

August 16 — Redstone Ridge at Dickinson Park; Kristin Hersh at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne; Albert Lee with Kate Taylor at Infinity Music Hall; DJ Bongo Joe at Whiskey’s;

August 17 — Eric Church at Mohegan Sun Arena, Robert Earl Keen opening; Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Oakdale Theatre (doors open at 3 for afternoon cook-out with WPLR’s Chaz & AJ, showtime is 8 pm); Robben Ford at Infinity Music Hall; Old School at Proud Mary’s; DJ Bongo Joe at Oyster River Grille, West Haven;

August 18 — Jane’s Addiction at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods; Alternate Universe at Proud Mary’s;

August 19 — Train at Mohegan Sun Arena, with special guests Mat Kearney and Andy Grammer; radio 104 RockFest featuring Sublime, Pepper and Less Than Jake at Comcast Theatre Festival Stage, Hartford; Anders Osborne at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne; Gin Blossoms at Infinity Music Hall;

August 22 — Midnight Rodeo at Huntington Green;

August 23 — The Manny Pavone Group at Dickinson Park; Off The Hook at My Place Restaurant, Newtown.

August 24 — Martina McBride at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; Duran Duran at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods; The Wanted at Mohegan Sun Arena, with special guest Carly Rae Jepsen; Blues Traveler at The Klein; Leon Redbone at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne; Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels at Infinity Music Hall; Tired On Sunday at Proud Mary’s; Joe Proc at Two Boots, Bridgeport;

August 25 — Jason Mraz at the Comcast Theatre, with special guest Christina Perri; Stone Temple Pilots at The MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; Cal David at Infinity Music Hall; Emily Colt at Proud Mary’s; The 2012 Not The End Of The World Tour at The Webster, Hartford, featuring Life On The Sideline, Raven Down, Meet Emily, Gabriel Bg, White Rose Confession, Revolution Arcade, et al (to benefit VH1’s Save The Music Foundation); The Adults at The Outer Space, Hamden;

August 26 — Chicago and The Doobie Brothers at The Comcast Theatre (indoor/pavilion show only, no lawn area); Leon Redbone at Infinity Music Hall;

August 29 — Joe Proc at Two Boots (hosting open mic, 8 pm);

August 30 — My Dad’s Truck at Dickinson Park; Evanescence at Mohegan Sun Arena, with Chevelle, Cavo and New Medicine opening;

August 31 — Zac Brown Band at Mohegan Sun Arena (also September 1); Dethklok and Lamb of God at The Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, with Gojira opening; Barefoot Truth at Infinity Music Hall; Billy Michael at Proud Mary’s.