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Phish dominated the live music scene for most of 2009 with a much-hyped reunion spectacular and sold-out tour legs stretching from early spring through the year's end. Now the iconic jam band has revealed a new slate of shows -- along with some old ticketing restrictions -- that will put them back on the road for summer 2010.

The 29-date itinerary opens with a June 11 event at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL, and stretches over the next two months with only a few weeks off in July. The Phish caravan will visit 18 concert markets during the jaunt, which closes with an August 17-18 block at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY.  Full Story...

The Arizona state legislature will abandon plans to help subsidize construction of a new Chicago Cubs spring training facility through a rental car tax, but legislators will continue their efforts to impose a ticket surcharge on all spring training games in order to help the Cubs build their new field.

The original bill, HB 2736, included proposals for both a $1 car rental tax and an eight percent ticket surcharge for all games in Arizona’s Cactus League, where 15 major league teams hold spring training each year.  Full Story...

A new bill in Connecticut that would improve consumer protections and make ticketing more transparent was approved out of a subcommittee Tuesday and is inching along to a possible vote this spring or summer by the state's General Assembly.

The proposed bill, No. 5228, marks the first time ticketing legislation with strong transparency measures has been voted out of a state legislative committee.  Full Story...

The New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer (MLS) will open their new 25,000-seat stadium, Red Bull Arena, on Saturday, March 20, with a match against the Brazilian team Santos F.C. Located in Harrison, NJ, the new stadium features a grass playing field and a roof that covers the stands but leaves the pitch open and exposed to the elements. According to the New York Times, the intimate stadium cost $200 million to build and has 30 luxury suites and 750 premium club seats. The final number of suites and premium seats is scaled back from the original plans that called for 66 suites and 2,000 club seats.   Full Story...