The New Avalon Cometh: Lansdowne Street House of Blues announces Dropkick Murphys 5-night stand

We've known for a while that it was coming -- thanks to Jimmy Eat World's Clarity throwback tour, which was announced several weeks back -- but now it's official: the Lansdowne Street House of Blues (which of course will bare no resemblance to the old Original House of Blues in Harvard Square where you saw R.L. Burnside and David Johanssen and such) will open in February, with a lineup that sounds not unlike what the old Avalon would've played host to around this time of year. Tickets go on sale Saturday for the first batch of shows, which includes the now-traditional Dropkick Murphys St. Paddy's Day blowout. Tickets will be available at LiveNation.com for the following . . .

HOUSE OF BLUES/BOSTON WINTER 2009 SCHEDULE

February 20: Gipsy Kings

February 22: BB King & Buddy Guy

February 26: Jimmy Eat World

February 28: The Disco Biscuits

March 10: Flogging Molly

March 11: The Pogues 

March 13-17: Dropkick Murphys

March 22: Cut Copy 

April 25: John Brown’s Body