New Concerts: Van Halen Cancels, Shinedown Plays Oakdale, Darius Rucker At Mountain Park

Shinedown plays with Papa Roach July 3 at Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre.

Van Halen has canceled most of its summer tour, which included a stop July 7 at Mohegan Sun. There’s been no official word why, but there’s talk the family Van Halen and singer David Lee Roth are at each other’s throats again. Roth has said the group is merely trying to stave off exhaustion and will reschedule. For now, refunds are available at point of purchase.

Florida nu-metal band Shinedown performs with Papa Roach (remember them?) July 3 at Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford; tickets go on sale Thursday, May 24, at 10 a.m. for $35 via www.livenation.com.

Hootie frontman-turned-country singer Darius Rucker performs Sept. 14 at Mountain Park in Holyoke; tickets go on sale Friday, May 25, at 10 a.m. for $55, $45 and $35 via www.nbotickets.com.

Mercies plays with Spanish Prisoners and Connecticut’s Echo & Drake June 30 at Pearl Street in Northampton; tickets are $10. Sebadoh is there Aug. 9; tickets are $15. Tickets are available via www.nbotickets.com.

Irish band Clannad returns to the U.S. after 18 years for a tour that includes a stop Sept. 30 at the Warner Theatre in Torrington; tickets go on sale Friday, May 25, at 10 a.m. for $49.50 and $42.50 via www.warnertheatre.org.

Fuel plays June 23 at Toad’s Place in New Haven; tickets are $20. Cosmic Dust Bunnies are there June 30; tickets are $8.50. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals perform Aug. 9; tickets go on sale June 1 at noon for $25. Tickets are available via www.toadsplace.com.

Jared McCloud performs June 8 in the Webster Underground in Hartford; tickets are $10. The Departures are there June 9 with Comeback of the Year and the Exposure; tickets are $10. Pop This! headlines June 15 with Stand Tall and Life on the Sidelines; tickets are $10. The Prozacs perform June 22 with Meet Emily and A.D.D. 123; tickets are $10. Tickets are available via www.tickets.com.

Steve Kimock plays with Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram and Andy Hess Aug. 3 at Infinity Music Hall in Norfolk; tickets go on Thursday, May 24, for $50 and $35. The Cowboy Junkies headline Aug. 10 at Infinity Music Hall in Norfolk; tickets are $75 and $55. Big Brother and the Holding Company is there Aug. 12; tickets are $60 and $45. Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels perform Aug. 24; tickets are $80 and $60. The Cowsills play Sept. 15; tickets are $55 and $40. Tickets are available via www.infinityhall.com/events.

Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford hosts the Black Eyed & Blues Fest June 1 in Bushnell Park. The free show features Lefty Foster & the Shaboo All-Stars, Ray Shinnery Band, Chris Bergson Band and Petey Hop & the Bluetones. Sally’s hosts Connecticut guitarist John Fries June 9, with Matt Zeiner sitting in on B3.