The 1960s British teen idol Peter Noone is now a septuagenarian. So is Vicki Lawrence , who has been playing one (“Mama”) since the 1970s.
Also in Connecticut this week, a Sammy Hagar/Loverboy tour recalls the 1980s. Southern California skate punks blink-182 evoke the 1990s and 2000s. Then there’s Phish, whose jams have gone on for decades.
The music goes round and round right up to up-and-comers like Tracheotomy and newly minted arena-filling stars like Billy Strings.
On the comedy front, besides Lawrence there’s Jerry Seinfeld and what might be the last live stand-up go-round for Bill Maher.
You might forget what year it is, but you’ll have a great week.
Halestorm Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, 500 Broad St., Bridgeport
The Pennsylvania rockers whose song “Love Bites (So Do I)” won a Grammy is at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater on July 23 at 6 p.m. with I Prevail, Hollywood Undead and Fit for a King. $46.15-$347. hartfordhealthcareamp.com .
Phish Mohegan Sun Arena, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville
The supreme Northeast jam band always has busy summers, but for this tour the pride of Burlington, Vermont also has a new album to promote in “Evolve,” released earlier this month. July 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena. $119.25-$216.20. mohegansun.com .
David Cook Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
Singer/songer David Cook won the seventh season of “American Idol” in 2008 and had a chart hit that same year with “The Time of My Life.” He plays July 23 at 7:30 p.m. at The Kate. $48; $75 extra for preshow event with Cook. thekate.org .
Sammy Hagar and Loverboy Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, 500 Broad St., Bridgeport
When Sammy Hagar had his first big solo hit with “I Can’t Drive 55” in 1984, Loverboy had already hit the charts several times — including “Waiting for the Weekend” in 1981 — and was asked to write the U.S. theme for the 1984 Summer Olympics. Forty years later, they’re on tour together at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater on July 24 at 7 p.m. Actually, the bulk of Hagar’s set (which features Joe Satriani on guitar) consists of Van Halen songs, including some that weren’t from his time with the band, such as “Panama.” $243-$477.60. hartfordhealthcareamp.com .
Brett Goldstein Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford
Comedian Brett Goldstein plays Roy Kent on “Ted Lasso,” but he’s also the executive producer of that series and also created the series “Soulmates” and “Shrinking.” He’s been on his “The Second Best Night of Your Life” tour since last year. July 24 at 7:30 p.m. $64-$231.60. concerts.livenation.com .
blink-182 Xfinity Theatre, 77 Savitt Way, Hartford
The pop-punk stars are touring behind their latest album, “One More Time,” but this is also the year that the band’s landmark album “Enema of the State” turns 25. July 24 at 8 p.m. $78.75-$756. concerts.livenation.com .
Patty Griffin Infinity Hall, 20 Greenwoods Road West, Norfolk
Folk singer/songwriter Patty Griffin has released over a dozen albums (three of them live sets) and had her songs featured in episodes of everything from “Smallville” to “Grey’s Anatomy” to last year’s movie “God is a Bullet.” July 24 at 8 p.m. $85. infinityhall.com .
Tracheotomy The Webster, 31 Webster St., Hartford
The young Florida deathcore act Tracheotomy has been making a lot of those “bands to watch out for” lists. The band released just two EPs and three singles in the last three years. The newest EP, “Fixed Propensity for Destruction,” came out just last week. Tracheotomy is at The Webster on July 25 at 6:30 p.m. with Surfaced and Girl of Glass. $16. thewebsterct.com .
Needtobreathe Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford
Needtobreathe, the Christian rock band from South Carolina who have topped the Christian rock charts many times and whose crossover hits include “Forever on Your Side” and “Who Am I,” are at the Oakdale in Wallingford on July 26 at 7:30 p.m. The opening act is Abraham Alexander, a Texas-based blues artist who was born in Greece and whose parents were Nigerian immigrants. $49.25-$139.85. concerts.livenation.com .
Orianthi Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield
The Australian rock guitar and singer/songwriter has been in the bands of Carrie Underwood and Alice Cooper. Orianthi is on a solo tour that brings her to the Ridgefield Playhouse on July 26 at 8 p.m. $45-$65. ridgefieldplayhouse.org .
Jerry Seinfeld Foxwoods Premier Theater, 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket
Jerry Seinfeld still does stand-up the classic way: prepared, rehearsed, fine-tuned and carefully timed. No wonder audiences flock to him. Oh yes, he also had a sitcom a while ago. July 27 at 8 p.m. $592.35. foxwoods.com .
Bill Maher Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford
The unapologetically outspoken comic rabble-rouser Bill Maher has suggested that he may stop touring altogether this year. He’s been making regular appearances in Connecticut since he was first starting out in stand-up in the 1970s. Well, he’ll still have his HBO show, his podcast and his books. July 27 at 8 p.m. $48-$295.60. concerts.livenation.com .
Billy Strings Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, 500 Broad St., Bridgeport
The country/bluegrass singer is on an unusual “2-Day Ticket” tour where you can get a ticket good for two Billy Strings concerts on consecutive days in the same venue. In Connecticut, that means Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport on July 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $151.50-$172 and can’t be “split,” meaning the same ticketbuyer has to attend both days. hartfordhealthcareamp.com .
Breakdancing Shakespeare: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Hartford Stage, 50 Church St., Hartford
Hartford Stage’s long-running annual summer youth theater program Breakdancing Shakespeare takes on one of the bard’s more delirious comedies, “Much Ado About Nothing.” It’s the one with the subplot about the feuding/flirting Beatrice and Benedick. The play has been adapted and directed by Nina Pinchin and choreographed by Brandon Couloute with original music by Kevin Scott. July 26-28. Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. $10. hartfordstage.org .
Vicki Lawrence and ‘Mama’ Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
When Vicki Lawrence first played “Mama” to Carol Burnett’s “Eunice” on “The Carol Burnett Show,” she was 24 and Burnett was 40. Lawrence is now 75 and more age-appropriate for the acerbic senior citizen. When the Burnett series, folded, the “Mama” character lived on in a TV movie, a sitcom (“Mama’s Family”) and several live stage manifestations. The latest is at The Kate in Old Saybrook on July 27 for two shows at 3 and 8 p.m. $88-$101. thekate.org .
Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone Mohegan Sun Wolf Den, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville
Peter Noone has been known as “Herman” (a corruption of “Sherman,” Mr. Peabody’s boy on the “Rocky & Bullwinkle” show) since he was 15 years old. He’s now 76 and still telling Mrs. Brown that she’s got a lovely daughter and announcing “I’m Henry VIII, I am!” Noone and his current Hermits do a free show on July 27 at 8 p.m. at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den. mohegansun.com .
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