Tickets for the upcoming tour of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as well as tickets for upcoming concerts from British singer Lily Allen are on sale throughout the weekend February 9 as compiled by Ticket News.

Today's onsales kick off with tickets to catch classic rock stars the Allman Brothers in concert in New York City. Also on sale today and throughout the weekend are tickets to catch British singer Lily Allen in concert. Known for her headline grabbing actions as much as for her singing, Allen will be performing in Toronto, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Also on sale today with additional dates available throughout the weekend are tickets to catch the joint concert tour from Elton John & Billy Joel. Cities on sale include Columbus, OH and Kanata, Ontario.

Today'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.

Pop star Lily Allen has published a picture of a sick note from her doctor online to explain the cancellation of four European festival performances.

"I've got sinusitis and strep throat," the singer wrote on her MySpace page. "I don't even know what that is."

The 22-year-old, whose hits include LDN and Smile, says she has been advised to take a couple of weeks off.

Allen reassured fans she would be fit for her appearance at the V Festival in the UK later this month. . .

Lily Allen Cancels Most of Her U.S. Shows

By Alfred Branch, Jr.

Momma always said that drunk is no way to go through life. At least temporarily, U.K. pop princess Lily Allen forgot that message.

The singer has cancelled the balance of her upcoming U.S. tour dates partly because of the bottle. She plans to still play some a bunch of summer festivals and a couple of shows in New York and Los Angeles, but she told her fans on her MySpace page that it’s time for a break.

“I am tired, but more than that I don’t think I have been giving my best performances recently. I have been getting really drunk because I’ve been so nervous about doing bad shows, and I don’t want people spending money on going to see a show that isn’t the best it could be,” she wrote in her blog. “I am not falling apart at the seems, I am not suffering with exhaustion, I am not pregnant, and I am not going to rehab.”

Allen has been touring almost non-stop since July of last year in support of her critically acclaimed debut album “Alright, Still.” She plans to do some writing for her second album while she rests. ...