*If you were among the thousands holding on to tickets for the July 7 VAN HALEN show at Mohegan Sun Arena and haven't yet received an automatic refund to your credit or debit card (or sought a refund at the point of purchase), let me remind you one
*If you were among the thousands holding on to tickets for the July 7 VAN HALEN show at Mohegan Sun Arena and havenât yet received an automatic refund to your credit or debit card (or sought a refund at the point of purchase), let me remind you one more time that that show has been cancelled.
Donât head to Uncasville next weekend planning to see Eddie VH and the boys. The band postponed over 30 upcoming summer tour dates a few weeks ago, without explanation, disappointing fans all over North America, including those in this neck of the woods. (Mohegan Sunâs website this week has a postponed banner across the photo of the band but the original announcement was that the Connecticut show, as well as a string of others, was cancelled. The fact that refunds are available does not bode well for a rescheduled date any time soon.)
Country singer CHRIS CAGLE is performing that night in Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den.
Of course, another show thatâs happening that night is the SARAH McLACHLAN concert over at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods. My co-editor and fellow music fan John Voket spoke with McLachlan last week. See elsewhere in this weekâs Enjoy section, or find the full preview of that show online at NewtownBee.com, under the Features tab.
*Speaking of cancellations, a July 21 DENNIS DeYOUNG show at The Klein in Bridgeport has been cancelled. As of Tuesday morning (June 26), however, âDennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx,â featuring DeYoung and his six member band, was still on the boards for July 28 at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den.
*The Comcast Theatre announced on Monday that the July 13 JASON ALDEAN concert is officially sold out, making the superstar country singer the first country performer in the 24,000-seat theaterâs 17-year history to sell out three weeks in advance of a show.
Of course if you still really want to see Aldean and can afford to pay big bucks for this, LiveNation has an answer: Premium Box Seats. These tickets are $178 each ($204 with fees), and provide access to the theaterâs VIP Club, wait staff service and a promised âgreat view of the stage.â These tickets are sold in pairs.
They can be purchased online or by calling 203-269-8721 extension 214.
*Toadâs Place will be hosting a special event July 6, when 14 bands compete to win a spot at the Mayhem Festival when it rolls into Hartford in August.
THE AUTUMN, DEMONS PAST, DRUTHERS, EXTINCTION LEVEL EVENT, IMPACT, INDECENT EXPOSURE, INSANO VISION, KALI MA, LIGHTSBANE, MANIAC, MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS, NASTY DISASTER, REQUIEM FOR A DREAMER and TORMENT THE DREAMER will be performing an all ages show in New Haven. Showtime is 7:15, just 15 minutes after doors will be opening that night.
Tickets are $12 each, and the event will be hosted across two stages. Visit ToadsPlace.com for details.
Until next week, Iâll 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 29 â The Doug Wahlberg Band at McGuireâs Ale House, Newtown; Those Guys at Proud Maryâs, Newtown; Roger Waters (The Wall Live) at the XL Center, Hartford; Fiona Apple at Ives Concert Park, Danbury, Blake Mills opening; Ambrosia at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Mystic Bowie at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield; Midnight Rodeo Band at West Haven Green Bandstand; Jolie at Il Palio, Shelton; Fuel at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den, Uncasville; Jolie at Il Palio, Shelton;
June 30 â Cinnamon Sky at The One-Eyed Pig, Newtown; Alternate Universe at Proud Maryâs; Gomez&Sadlon at The Twisted Vine, Derby; Demi Lovato at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville; An Evening with Boyz II Men at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Mashantucket; Gary Wright, Ambrosia and John Ford Coley at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den; The McLovins at Infinity Music Hall.
JULY 1 â Sha Na Na at Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk; Orgone at Fairfield Theatre Companyâs StageOne, Fairfield; The Jeff McGill Group at Pizzeria Lauretano, Bethel; Javier Colon at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den, Uncasville;
July 2 â Norah Jones at The Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;
July 3 â Tenacious D at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville; Nelson at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den;
July 4 â Jerrod Neimann at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den; Joe Proc (hosting open mic) at Two Boots, Bridgeport;
July 5 â Styx, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent at Mohegan Sun.
 Arena; The Johnny Clegg Band at Infinity Music Hall; DJ Bongo Joe at Whiskeyâs, Derby;
July 6 â Emily Colt at Proud Maryâs, Newtown; Jo Dee Messina at Infinity Music Hall; Battle For Mayhem Fest at Toadâs Place (14 bands competing for spot in Mayhem Festival, August 12 in Hartford); DJ Bongo Joe at Oyster River Grille, West Haven;
July 7 â CANCELLED: Van Halen at Mohegan Sun Arena; Chris Cagle at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den; Sarah McLachlan at The MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods, Mashantucket (symphony tour); John Mayall at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield; The Doug Wahlberg Band at Marisaâs, Trumbull; Greg Sherrod Band at The One-Eyed Pig, Newtown; Billy Michael at Proud Maryâs; Chris Cagle at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den;
July 8 â Ben Taylor at The Ridgefield Playhouse; Warrant at Mohegan Sunâs Wolf Den; Javier Colon at Infinity Music Hall;