Two hot acts from Canada kick off the week in Connecticut arts. Drake-mentored hip-hopper PartyNextDoor was initially booked into the Oakdale Theatre dome, then sold so many tickets he got moved to the much bigger main room. Tate McRae , known in Canada since appearing on “So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation” when she was 13, is 21 now and has been a major pop star for over four years.
Her Mohegan Sun Arena show is likely to sell out. Finally, another Canadian pop act, Walk Off The Earth , is opening for Lindsey Stirling at Mohegan Sun Arena just four days later. It is also a week of stars on Connecticut stages with Dogstar and Keanu Reeves, Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra and Paul Winter ‘s “Adventures in the Universe.
” The Canadian hip-hop/alternative R&B artist PartyNextDoor brings his “Sorry I’m Outside” tour to the Oakdale Theatre on Aug. 11 at 8 p.m.
PND, who made a hit with Drake (“Come and See Me”) and wrote some for Rihanna and DJ Khaled, is doing so well that this show, originally announced for the Oakdale’s dome area, got upgraded to the much larger main auditorium. concerts.livenation.
com . Tate McRae, the young Canadian pop star whose hits include “You Broke Me First,” “Greedy” and “Exes,” has a special way with a break-up song. Her Mohegan Sun Arena show on Aug.
11 at 8 p.m. includes singer/songwriter Presley Regier.
$128-$1,200. mohegansun.com .
The South Carolina indie singer/songwriter known as Iron.