ON TOUR jars of clay 12/8 at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl. ...

12/8 at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl. (15th St.), 777-6800, 7:30, $20-$22.

 

trans-siberian orchestra

12/11 at Beacon Theatre, 2124 B'way (74th St.), 496-7070, 8, $30-$40.

 

groove collective

12/17 at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl. (15th St.), 777-6800, $13.75-$15.

 

sevendust, static-x, dope & chevelle

12/20 at Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 West 34th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 564-4882, l8, $20.

 

maceo parker

12/30 & 31 at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl. (15th St.), 777-6800, 9, $60-$200.

 

meat loaf

12/30 & 31 at Beacon Theatre, 2124 B'way (74th St.), 496-7070, 8, $75-$250.

 

billy joel

12/31 at Madison Square Garden, 2 Penn Plaza (34th St.), 465-MSG1, 9.

 

fish, john wesley

1/17 at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl. (15th St.), 777-6800, 8, $20-$22.

 

tlc, christina aguilera

1/21 at Madison Square Garden, 2 Penn Plaza (34th St.), 465-MSG1.

 

orquesta ibrahim ferrer, ruben gonzalez y su grupo

2/5 at Beacon Theatre, 2124 B'way (74th St.), 496-7070, 8, $35-$45.

 

the kids in the hall

2/9-2/12 at Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 840-2824, $37.50.

 

CHER, LOU BEGA

2/24 at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, N.J., 307-7171, 7:30, $25.25-$100.25.

 

robert schimmel

2/26 at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Pl. (15th St.), 777-6800, 7, $22.50-$25.

 

bela fleck & the flecktones, david grisman quintet

4/14 at Beacon Theatre, 2124 B'way (74th St.), 496-7070, 8, $25-$37.50.