Tickets for several major tours are on sale this week.
Eric Clapton returns to Mohegan Sun Arena with special guest The Wallflowers on April 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $185 and $135 and go on sale Monday. Tickets are on sale now through all Ticketmaster outlets and locations including ticketmaster.com and by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Rock group Skillet performs at Mohegan Sun Arena on Jan. 12. Tickets, priced at 29.50, are on sale now through all Ticketmaster outlets and locations.
Jason Aldean with special guests Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett will bring the 2013 Night Train Tour to Mohegan Sun Arena on Feb. 28. at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $9 and $75 and go on sale Friday through Ticketmaster.
Kris Allen, the winner of the 2009 season of “American Idol” will perform at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on April 28. Tickets are priced at $15 in advance and on sale through the Northampton Box Office at (413) 586-8686 and online at iheg.com
Leon Russell plays Infinity Hall in Norfolk, Conn., on Jan. 14. Tickets are on sale beginning today through infinityhall.com. Tickets are priced between $70 and $50.
The Lonesome Brothers will perform at the Luthier’s Co-op on Cottage Street in Easthampton on Saturday. The performance runs from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The Collective Music Group has announced the lineup for the third volume of the “Valley Rising” compilation recordings that features up and coming bands from the area. Bands like Jamie Kent and the Options, Doug Ratner and the Watchmen, Lux Deluxe, and Wishbone Zoe will perform at the Iron Horse on Dec. 2 to celebrate the release. The show begins at 7 p.m.
The touring production of Blue Man Group comes to the Mullins Center in Amherst on March 13. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster locations.
Musical performances will be part of the Yuletide at Storrowton events on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. The music includes the Pioneer Valley Fiddlers, Rick Spencer’s “Music from American Traditions of the 19th Century” and seasonal songs from Paul Kaplan. The full lineup is available at thebige.com
A new performance space, The Parlor at Signature Sounds Studio, will debut this weekend with a Saturday concert featuring Heather Maloney. Tickets are $15 and available online through signaturesounds.com
Theodores’ brings in New York City-based blues star Charlie Hilbert on Nov. 30. The show begins at 9:30 p.m. Call the club at (413) 736-6000 for more information.
The Concert for Sandy Relief (a.k.a. “12-12-12”) will be held on Dec. 12 at Madison Square Garden and features a who’s who of rock including Paul McCartney, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Roger Waters, and Kanye West. Organized by Clear Channel Entertainment, the Weinstein Company, and MSG, the event promises a “showcase of music royalty.”
The concert specifically benefits the Robin Hood Relief Fund for victims of the super storm that devastated parts of New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Ticket information will be released in the days ahead online at 121212concert.org