Inauguration tickets remain the toughest tickets in townSome Carmel, CA high school students are learning just how difficult it is to obtain tickets to President-Elect Barack Obama's Inauguration.
The students were some of thousands of people who sent requests to the Congressional members in their area to get tickets to the January 20 event in Washington, DC, but as reported by KSBW-TV in Salinas, CA, many of those students will travel east without tickets. See video below.
read more Christmas Spectacular tickets keep Radio City Music Hall the number one venueTicketNews has released its exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, November 30, and Radio City Music Hall remains at the top of the rankings for a fifth straight week. With a power score of 4.66, Radio City benefits from ticket sales for its Christmas Spectacular, which is scheduling six to eight performances per day through the Christmas holidays. The Gershwin Theatre is next at number two with a power score of 3.59. Brisk ticket sales for its high grossing hit musical “Wicked” keep this theater a top five contender week after week.
Madison Square Garden (MSG) drops one to follow the Gershwin this week at number three. Power scoring a 3.09, MSG can thank sales for the new season of New York Knicks basketball, shows like Cirque Du Soleil’s Wintuk, and the superstars of the WWE for its continued strong performance in the rankings. TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, MA holds steady at number four this week. The home court to the Boston Celtics and host of an upcoming date on Metallica’s tour power scores a 2.21 this week. Up two to the number five slot this week is the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. With a power score of 2.01, the Center has booked numerous top-selling acts such as Celine Dion, Dancing with the Stars, the WWE and Los Angeles Lakers basketball.
read more Last chance for Smashing Pumpkins, Oscar De La Hoya ticketsThe Smashing Pumpkins's 20th anniversary tour is just one of the live events ending its ticket sales during the week ending December 8 as compiled by TicketNews.
The rock group, which rose to fame in the mid-1990s with hit albums such as "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness," will perform the final show of the limited run on December 8 at the Auditorium Theatre in the band's hometown of Chicago, IL. The second of a two-night set, the show was originally postponed from November 22 when lead singer Billy Corgan suffered from strained vocal chords.
read more Bonnaroo tickets available for pre-sale through DecemberAlthough the eighth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has not named any of its acts, ticket pre-sales for the four-day event begin on December 4 and end on December 31. Bonnaroo 2009 is set for June 11-14 and will once again be held on the 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN, 60 miles southeast of Nashville, TN.
During a special holiday pre-sale, a limited amount of general admission tickets will be available for $209.50 plus applicable fees. After these specially priced tickets are sold out, tickets will continue to be sold at the regular 2009 festival ticket prices of $224.50, then $234.50, and finally $249.50. Tickets will only be available at each price range while supplies last; all price ranges may not be available during our regular on-sale in late January/early February. Ticket fees are $23.10 per ticket, which includes a $6 facility fee, $3 contribution to Coffee County, $1 charity donation, and service fees.
read more Il Divo tour announces initial dates for North America in spring 2009Classical singing group Il Divo has officially announced dates for its 2009 world tour, which features a spring jaunt across Canada and the United States. Currently set at 19-dates, the outing begins in Canada on April 28 at the Metro Centre in Halifax, NS, and similarly ends north of the border on May 31 at the Save-On-Foods Centre in Victoria, BC.
Only six U.S. dates have been confirmed so far, starting with a May 8 performance at the Patriot Center in Washington, DC (Fairfax, VA), and ending with a May 19 concert at the Roseland Theatre in Chicago, IL. Mostly focused on the Northeast region of the States, the run includes a May 14 stop at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA.
read more Slipknot, Nickelback tickets on sale throughout the weekTickets for the upcoming Nickelback tour as well as tickets for upcoming concerts from Slipknot are on sale throughout the week ending December 6 as compiled by TicketNews.
Starting off the week's onsales are tickets to catch rockers Nickelback in multiple tour dates across the US and Canada. With tickets going on sale both Friday and Saturday, the tour will be stopping in Houston, San Antonio, Toronto, and Calgary. Also in the onsales for Friday are tickets to catch R&B crooner John Legend in concert in Houston, and tickets to see the Dropkick Murphy's in Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia.
read more Live Nation Ticketing inks deal with Blockbuster retail outletsPoised to launch its own in-house ticketing company on January 1, Live Nation has inked a three-year deal with Blockbuster, making the DVD and game rental chain the exclusive physical retail ticket outlet for Live Nation Ticketing.
Through the agreement, Live Nation will sell its retail tickets exclusively through approximately 500 Blockbuster company-owned stores in specific markets across the country. The selected stores will offer exclusive blocks of tickets available only at Blockbuster during the first four hours of ticket sales, as well as general ticketing as long as supplies last. Blockbuster will be responsible for managing and operating all aspects of the ticket transaction.
read more Daily tour recap: Nine Inch Nails, Lily Allen and moreToday's recap features numbers for Madonna's North American tour leg, as well as itinerary and festival announcements as compiled by TicketNews on December 1, 2008.
In concert news, Madonna's tour producer Arthur Fogel has announced numbers for the Queen of Pop's recently-concluded North American jaunt. Over the course of 28 performances, Madge grossed a total of $91.5 million and performed to more than half a million fans. For industry estimates of her world tour totals and what those numbers could mean, read the full story.
read more NASCAR hopes government bails out Big Three auto companiesThis past summer's gas crisis couldn't bring down NASCAR, but the perilous future of the struggling Big Three U.S. automakers might do the trick.
Executives from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford are scheduled to return to Congress Tuesday, December 2, to outline plans for their recovery and again ask for a financial bailout, but published reports suggest that NASCAR, which heavily relies on the Big Three for sponsorship, marketing and other largesse, could be in trouble if the bailout is denied.
read more "Four Christmases" tops a record holiday weekend at the box officePatrons flocked to the box office over the extended Holiday weekend, providing Hollywood with its own holiday prize, the second biggest Thanksgiving weekend ever. Studios estimate an overall 5-day total of $236 million, with Warner Bros.' seasonal comedy "Four Christmases" leading the way a weekend total of $31.7 million. The comedy, starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon, was able to pull in a total take of $46.7 million over the extended Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Disney's animated "Bolt," which features a dog who believes his fictional television star superhero powers are real, took the number two slot over the three-day period grossing $26.6 million, but finished third over the extended holiday weekend to the film "Twilight". "Bolt" came in with $36 million over the five days compared to the $39.5 brought in by "Twilight".
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