Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General dismissed concerns that Live Nation Entertainment violated the province's anti-scalping laws when it sold tickets for Madonna's September 10, 2012 concert in Ottawa. Tickets to the performance in ScotiaBank Place went on sale directly through Live Nation on February 14, 2012 and were sold out within 21 minutes, the fastest sellout in the venue's history. Tickets remained available on a Live Nation subsidiary called VIPNation.com, however, at an inflated price that was often hundreds of dollars above face value.

According to Ontario's Ticket Speculation Act of 1990, reselling tickets above their face value is forbidden.

The "Boss" may have to change his moniker to "Vice Boss" in 2012. Ticket sales for Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball Tour have been strong in 2012, as he sold the second-most tickets in gross revenue in both January and February according to data from Ticket Liquidator, the second-largest ticket marketplace on the secondary market. He can't seem to secure the top spot, however. In January, it was Van Halen's 2012 reunion tour leading the pack in ticket sales revenue. In February, it was Madonna and her 2012 MDNA Tour outselling Springsteen.

In January, Van Halen's 2012 reunion tour was the top-selling event at Ticket Liquidator. Van Halen fans flocked to see David Lee Roth and Eddie, Alex, and Wolfgang Van Halen reunite on stage with fans shelling out an average of $175 per ticket. Bruce Springsteen, despite ticket prices that averaged $238, finished second in overall revenue to the legendary rock group by more than 25 percent. Finishing a close third behind Springsteen was Drake and his Drizzy Drake tour, with gross ticket revenues only 5 percent behind Springsteen. Tickets for Drake averaged $159, the cheapest out of the three top-selling artists.

With Spring Training already underway, tickets for some of Major League Baseball's top teams 2012 schedules are among the onsales for the weekend ending March 5 as compiled by TicketNews.

Starting off the onsales are tickets to the upcoming home season for the reigning World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. The team enters the season having lost their longtime slugger and huge fan draw Albert Pujols to free agency this winter, but they still have one of the most loyal fan bases in the league.

With its headliners announced this week, tickets for the annual Bonnaroo festival are among the onsales for the weekend ending February 20 as compiled by TicketNews.

Bonnaroo, which was first launched in 2002, is unique from many other music festivals in that it strives to be environmentally friendly while catering to a wide array of music tastes. Set to be held this June in Tennessee, organizers recently announced that the festival headliners will be the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Phish, and the newly reunited Beach Boys.