Date Book

* George Strait, left, brings his Country Music Festival to the Edison International Field of Anaheim on April 25. Tickets for the show, also featuring Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, John Michael Montgomery, Lee Ann Womack, Lila McCann and Asleep at the Wheel, go on sale Saturday. . . . Third Eye Blind and Dance Hall Crashers will be at the Santa Barbara County Bowl on April 18 and Claremont College’s Bridges Auditorium on April 19. Tickets go on sale Saturday. . . . Erykah Badu plays May 3 at the Greek Theatre. Tickets will be available Friday. . . . Madness has reunited for a tour that includes an April 26 show at the Universal Amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale Saturday. . . . On sale today: Blonde Redhead, April 4 at the Troubadour; and Social Distortion, April 7-8 at the Roxy. . . . Available Saturday: Mono, April 8 at the El Rey Theatre. . . . On sale Monday: Jules Shear, April 4 at McCabe’s. . . . John Lee Hooker will join John Mayal on April 30 at the House of Blues. Tickets are available now. . . . Tickets are also on sale now for these shows: Box Set, April 2 at the Coach House; Johnette Napolitano, April 4 at the Galaxy Theatre and May 5 at the House of Blues; Quiet Riot and L.A. Guns, April 16 at Club Caprice; and John Anderson, May 20 at Club Caprice.