Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler tours behind a new album, “Tracker,” and will perform at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets ($68-$88) go on sale this Friday, Jan. 30; visit foxwoods.com for more information.
Paramore returns to Connecticut for a show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville on Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m., with Copeland opening. Instead of calling it a tour, the band suggests their intended run of shows is more like a series of “celebrations.” Tickets ($35) go on sale this Friday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. through ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
Singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes plays his first show at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($25) are on sale now through ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
Slipknot also returns to Connecticut for a show at Hartford’s Xfinity Theatre on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m., with Lamb of God, Bullet For My Valentine and Motionless in White opening. Tickets ($23-$63) go on sale this Friday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. through livenation.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
Singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens announced a tour to coincide with the release of “Carrie & Lowell,” a new album, and will perform at Hartford’s Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts on April 12. Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 30 at bushnell.org.
Michigan jamgrass act Greensky Bluegrass plays the Pearl Street Ballroom in Northampton on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 8 p.m., with the Last Bison opening. Visit iheg.com for tickets.
German rocker Uli Jon Roth ($39-$50) heads to Hartford’s Infinity Hall on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m., with Vinnie Moore and an all-star roster of shredders. Buckwheat Zydeco ($20-$44) follows on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Mary Lambert, who sang on Macklemore and Lewis’ “Same Love,” makes her Hartford debut at Infinity Hall on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 8 p.m. Tickets ($20-$50) are on sale at infinityhall.com.
San Diego’s Idlehands ($10) plays the Space in Hamden on Sunday, March 8 at 7 p.m., with Happy Body Slow Brain opening. Visit thespacect.com for tickets and information.
The Color Morale ($16-$20) performs at the Heirloom Arts Theatre in Danbury on Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m., with Slaves, Vanna and Favorite Weapon opening. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper ($12) plays the Space in Hamden on Tuesday, May 12 at 9 p.m. Mystic Braves and the Blank Tapes ($10) play Cafe Nine in New Haven on Saturday, May 16 at 9:30 p.m. Purchase tickets online at manicproductions.org.
Consider the Source ($10-$12) performs at Pacific Standard Tavern in New Haven on Thursday, Feb. 26, with Jonathan Scales Forchestra opening. Visit pacificstandardtavern.com for more information.
Grizzlor ($5) plays Cafe Nine in New Haven on Thursday, March 5 at 9 p.m., with Intercourse, Bardus and No Way opening. Head to cafenine.com for tickets and information.
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