*The good news is, if you’re a fan of GOOD CHARLOTTE there’s a good chance you’ll be able to see the band fairly locally this summer.

The bad news is, it won’t be in Connecticut.

Coming off their highly successful world tour, which included Europe, Latin America, southeast Asia and Japan, the multi-platinum rockers announced on Tuesday that they would be joining headliner JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE for an arena tour in the US this summer, beginning Monday, August 6, in Memphis, and continuing through two shows at Los Angeles’s Staple Center on September 16-17.

The itinerary released on Tuesday includes stops in Boston (August 10), East Rutherford, NJ (August 13), two shows at Madison Square Garden (August 15-16), and then continues moving west… The band will apparently be missing Timberlake’s show at Mohegan Sun Arena on August 11. I’ll try to find out what’s up with that.

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

JUNE 15 — The Todd Wolfe Band at Black-Eyed Sally’s BBQ & Blues Café, Hartford; Ron Nihoff & The All Stars at Georgetown Saloon, Redding;

June 16 — Peter Karp & The Roadshow at Black-Eyed Sally’s; Curtis T at Georgetown Saloon;

June 17 — Toots & The Maytals at The Ridgefield Playhouse;

June 20 — Dan-O, Joey Vee and John Selwin at Georgetown Saloon;

June 22 — Bob’s Your Uncle at Georgetown Saloon;

June 23 — Lynyrd Skynyrd at Dodge Music Center, The Doobie Brothers opening; Fade To Blue at Georgetown Saloon; 35th Annual Reggae Festival at Woodbury Ski Area featuring Tosh Meets Marley, The Fully Fullwood Band, Victor Essier & The Mandators, (also June 24);

June 24 — Asia at The Ridgefield Playhouse (all original members); 35th Annual Reggae Festival at Woodbury Ski Area (see June 23 details);

June 25 — Old Crow Medicine Show at East Hartford Cultural Center;

June 26 — Poison at the Chevrolet Theatre, Ratt and White Lion opening;

June 27 — Bob Dylan at Mohegan Sun Arena; All Grass Blue Stars at Georgetown Saloon;

June 29 — The Doug Wahlberg Band at Georgetown Saloon;

June 30 — Summer of Love 2007 at The Warner Theatre, Torrington (Jefferson Starship, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, It’s A Big Bad Beautiful Day and Tom Constaten); Joan Osborne at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Uncle Mustache at Georgetown Saloon.