Vans Warped Tour, Nick Fradiani Among Recently Announced Concerts

The Vans Warped Tour, featuring Falling In Reverse, Four Year Strong, Less Than Jake, New Found Glory, Reel Big Fish and dozens of other bands, takes place at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford on July 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets ($34.50) are on sale now at livenation.com and at 800-745-3000.

The I Love The ’90s Tour ($60-$100), with All-4-One, Biz Markie, Coolio, Color Me Badd, Kool Moe Dee, Kid ‘n Play, Rob Base, Salt-N-Pepa, Tone Loc, Vanilla Ice and Young MC, arrives at the Grand Theater at Foxwoods on April 29 at 8 p.m. foxwoods.com.

The Kidz Bop Kids: Life of the Party Tour ($25-$35) reaches the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on July 16 at 3 p.m. Call 800-745-3000 or visit oakdale.com for tickets beginning on Friday, April 1, at 10 a.m.

“American Idol” winner and Connecticut native Nick Fradiani ($20-$30) plays a home-state gig at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on May 13 at 8 p.m., with the Alternate Routes opening. collegestreetmusichall.com.

Wye Oak ($15) performs at the Ballroom at the Outer Space in Hamden on June 16 at 9 p.m., followed by David Bazan ($20-$25) on July 6 at 8 p.m. Fred Thomas (of Saturday Looks Good To Me) plays a free show at BAR in New Haven on May 25 at 9:30 p.m., with Superhuman Happiness and Art School Girls opening. manicproductions.org.

Live Nation’s Ticket To Rock 2 offer goes on sale Friday, April 1, at 10 a.m. For $99 (plus fees), get one pavilion seat for Slipknot/Marilyn Manson (July 8), Disturbed/Breaking Benjamin (July 22) and Rob Zombie/Korn (Sept. 1) at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford.

Springsteen tribute Bruce In The USA ($29-$44) heads to Infinity Hall in Hartford on May 29 at 7:30 p.m., followed by Love Canon ($19-$29), performing hits from the 1980s as bluegrass songs, on June 16 at 8 p.m. Cowboy Junkies ($44-$59) returns to Hartford on July 10 at 7:30 p.m. Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks and his Freight Train Band ($39-$59) plays Infinity Hall in Hartford on July 30 at 8 p.m. Dave Matthews tribute Big Eyed Phish ($34-$49) plays Infinity Hall in Norfolk on May 28 at 8 p.m., followed by Valerie June ($24-$34) on June 10 at 8 p.m.; and Buckwheat Zydeco ($40-$55) on June 18 at 8 p.m. The Milk Carton Kids ($29-$49) play Norfolk on July 17 at 7:30 p.m. infinityhall.com.

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Pops Series welcomes uke virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro ($19 and up) at The Bushnell in Hartford on April 16 at 7:30 p.m. 860-987-5900 and hartfordsymphony.org.

Craig Finn of the Hold Steady ($22) performs at Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne in Fairfield on June 3 at 8 p.m., followed by the Ballroom Thieves ($22-$25) on July 7 at 7:45 p.m. Dangermuffin ($22) plays StageOne on Aug. 27 at 7:45 p.m. The Samples ($43-$48) add a second night at the Warehouse on June 3 at 8 p.m. fairfieldtheatre.org.

The Charter Oak Cultural Center welcomes the Guy Mendilow Ensemble on April 7 at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Call 860-310-2580 to reserve.

Don Minott’s High Voltage Reggae Band ($15) plays the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown on April 15 at 8 p.m. buttonwood.org.

Francesca Blanchard ($10-$15) performs at Bridge Street Live in Collinsville on April 7 at 8 p.m., with Krista Johnson opening. Henhouse Prowlers ($15-$25) play Bridge Street on May 21 at 8 p.m. 41bridgestreet.com.

“The Voice” winner Javier Colon ($38) plays Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield on April 28 at 8 p.m. ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Stacy Phillips and His Bluegrass Characters ($15-$20) play the Branford Folk Coffeehouse in Branford on April 9 at 8 p.m. 203-488-7715.