Concerts from John Mellencamp and Neil Diamond top the onsales for the week ending April 26, as compiled by TicketNews.
Tickets for Diamond’s tour stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden go on sale Saturday morning, April 26. Additional tour dates on the music legend’s national tour will be on sale in upcoming weeks. Also on sale Saturday are tickets to heartland rocker John Mellencamp’s shows in Chicago and Cincinnati.
The week’s onsales also boast several tour stops for other top artists. Rocker Kid Rock has two Canadian shows on sale Saturday, while O.A.R. and Sheryl Crow also have concerts on sale Saturday morning.
For country fans, the CMA Music Festival has tickets on sale Saturday. The weekend music festival, scheduled for June 6-8 in Nashville, TN, has a line-up that includes Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood and Faith Hill with additional artists to be announced in the future. In addition to the CMA Festival, country stars Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney and Clint Black all have tour stops on sale throughout the week.
“Onsales” is a ticketing industry term describing when tickets initially go on sale to the general public. Each week, tickets are released by promoters, venues and others to dozens of events, but the number of tickets available can vary significantly between locations.
THIS WEEK’S ONSALES
| Date | Event | Venue | City | State |
| Monday | AARP Songs of Soul & Inspiration | Philips Arena | Atlanta | GA |
| Monday | Bill Gaither and Friends | Air Canada Centre | Toronto | ON |
| Monday | Bill Gaither and Friends | GIANT Center | Hershey | PA |
| Monday | Bill Gaither and Friends | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton | VA |
| Monday | Bill Gaither and Friends | Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Monday | Bill Gaither and Friends | Tacoma Dome | Tacoma | WA |
| Monday | Bill Gaither and Friends | Time Warner Cable Arena | Charlotte | NC |
| Monday | Bill Gaither and Friends | XL CENTER | Hartford | CT |
| Monday | Bon Jovi | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Monday | Chris Botti | Eastman Theatre | Rochester | NY |
| Monday | Eagles | Air Canada Centre | Toronto | ON |
| Monday | Eagles | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston | MA |
| Monday | EDGE ARENA BOWL V11 | Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center | Bakersfield | CA |
| Monday | Elton John | Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City | NJ |
| Monday | Jersey Boys | Music Hall At Fair Park | Dallas | TX |
| Monday | Kathy Griffin | Murat Theatre | Indianapolis | IN |
| Monday | San Jose Sharks Western Conference Quarterfinals | HP Pavilion At San Jose | San Jose | CA |
| Monday | Sesame Street Live : Elmo! Ready for Action | Neal S Blaisdell Concert Hall | Honolulu | HI |
| Monday | The Backyardigans Live! Tale of The Mighty Knights | Landmark Theatre | Syracuse | NY |
| Monday | The Backyardigans Live! Tale of The Mighty Knights | Salem Civic Center | Salem | VA |
| Thursday | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Mid-America Center | Council Bluffs | IA |
| Tuesday | Katt Williams | Lee E Williams Athletic and Assembly Center | Jackson | MS |
| Tuesday | MANILOW : Music and Passion | Las Vegas Hilton | Las Vegas | NV |
| Wednesday | Canada U-20 vs Argentina U-20 | BMO Field | Toronto | ON |
| Friday | Avenue Q | Paramount Theatre | Seattle | WA |
| Friday | Brian Regan | Murat Centre | Indianapolis | IN |
| Friday | Bryan Adams | B. B. King’s Blues Club | Orlando | FL |
| Friday | Go, Diego, Go Live! the Great Jaguar Rescue | Lakeland Center Youkey Theatre | Lakeland | FL |
| Friday | Hot 97 Summer Jam | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford | NJ |
| Friday | Jerry Seinfeld | Stranahan Theater | Toledo | OH |
| Friday | Jerry Seinfeld | Temple Buell Theatre | Denver | CO |
| Friday | John Prine | Ruth Eckerd Hall | Clearwater | FL |
| Friday | Kenny Rogers Live! | Rialto Square Theatre | Joliet | IL |
| Friday | Mark Knopfler | Landmark Theatre | Syracuse | NY |
| Friday | Martina McBride Waking Up Laughing Tour | New England Dodge Music Center | Hartford | CT |
| Friday | O.A.R. | House of Blues San Diego | San Diego | CA |
| Friday | O.A.R. | Meadow Brook Music Festival | Rochester Hills | MI |
| Friday | O.A.R. | nTelos Wireless Pavilion | Portsmouth | VA |
| Friday | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville | NC |
| Friday | Ron White | Selena Auditorium | Corpus Christi | TX |
| Friday | Rooney | Stone Pony | Asbury Park | NJ |
| Friday | RZA AKA Bobby Digital | Trocadero | Philadelphia | PA |
| Friday | Steely Dan | Chevrolet Theatre | Wallingford | CT |
| Friday | STS9 & Umphrey’s McGee | Festival Pier | Philadelphia | PA |
| Friday | Wilco | Tanglewood | Lenox | MA |
| Saturday | Bob Saget | Warner Theatre | Washington | DC |
| Saturday | Chicago | Chateau Ste Michelle Winery | Woodinville | WA |
| Saturday | Chris Isaak | Chateau Ste Michelle Winery | Woodinville | WA |
| Saturday | Clint Black | Tropicana Casino | Atlantic City | NJ |
| Saturday | Clutch | House of Blues Atlantic City | Atlantic City | NJ |
| Saturday | CMA Music Festival Nightly Concerts | LP Field | Nashville | TN |
| Saturday | Crosby, Stills and Nash | Fraze Pavilion | Kettering | OH |
| Saturday | Crosby, Stills and Nash | Maryhill Winery & Amphitheater | Goldendale | WA |
| Saturday | Damon Wayans | Delta Downs Event Center | Vinton | LA |
| Saturday | High School Musical | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino | Las Vegas | NV |
| Saturday | Howie Mandel | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | CT |
| Saturday | John Mellencamp | Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island | Chicago | IL |
| Saturday | John Mellencamp | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston | MI |
| Saturday | John Mellencamp | Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati | OH |
| Saturday | Johnny Mathis | Potawatomi Casino/Northern Lights Theater | Milwaukee | WI |
| Saturday | Journey | Sommet Center | Nashville | TN |
| Saturday | Kathy Griffin | Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center – CMAC | Canandaigua | NY |
| Saturday | Kem | Grove of Anaheim | Anaheim | CA |
| Saturday | Kenny Chesney | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | FL |
| Saturday | Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes: The Poets & Pirates Tour | Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center – CMAC | Canandaigua | NY |
| Saturday | Kid Rock | Pacific Coliseum | Vancouver | BC |
| Saturday | Kid Rock | Pengrowth Saddledome | Calgary | AB |
| Saturday | Laurie Berkner | Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center – CMAC | Canandaigua | NY |
| Saturday | Less Than Jake | Roseland Ballroom | New York | NY |
| Saturday | Lyle Lovett | Lakewood Civic Auditorium | Lakewood | OH |
| Saturday | Lyle Lovett | Overture Hall | Madison | WI |
| Saturday | Lyle Lovett | Chateau Ste Michelle Winery | Woodinville | WA |
| Saturday | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center – CMAC | Canandaigua | NY |
| Saturday | Martina McBride Waking Up Laughing Tour | Woodlands Pavilion | Woodlands | TX |
| Saturday | Martina McBride Waking Up Laughing Tour | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | Darien Center | NY |
| Saturday | Mayhem Festival | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | Chula Vista | CA |
| Saturday | Mayhem Festival | White River Amphitheatre | Auburn | WA |
| Saturday | Melissa Etheridge | Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center – CMAC | Canandaigua | NY |
| Saturday | Neil Diamond | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Saturday | O.A.R. | Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island | Chicago | IL |
| Saturday | O.A.R. | Lifestyle Communities Pavilion | Columbus | OH |
| Saturday | O.A.R. | New England Dodge Music Center | Hartford | CT |
| Saturday | O.A.R. | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs | NY |
| Saturday | O.A.R. | House of Blues Sunset Strip | Hollywood | CA |
| Saturday | Poison | Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort | Las Vegas | NV |
| Saturday | Poison | Peoria Civic Center | Peoria | IL |
| Saturday | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | Chateau Ste Michelle Winery | Woodinville | WA |
| Saturday | Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Slipknot | Cruzan Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach | FL |
| Saturday | Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Slipknot | Ford Amphitheatre At the Florida State Fairgrounds | Tampa | FL |
| Saturday | Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Slipknot | Glen Helen Pavilion formerly Hyundai Pavilion | Devore | CA |
| Saturday | Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Slipknot | Journal Pavilion | Albuquerque | NM |
| Saturday | Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Slipknot | White River Amphitheatre | Auburn | WA |
| Saturday | Rod Stewart | Centre Bell Centre | Montreal | QC |
| Saturday | Sesame Street Live : When Elmo Grows Up | Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center | Bakersfield | CA |
| Saturday | Sheryl Crow | Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center – CMAC | Canandaigua | NY |
| Saturday | Sheryl Crow | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison | CO |
| Saturday | Steely Dan | Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center – CMAC | Canandaigua | NY |
| Saturday | Steve Miller Band and Joe Cocker | Santa Barbara Bowl | Santa Barbara | CA |
| Saturday | Stone Temple Pilots | Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center – CMAC | Canandaigua | NY |
| Saturday | The Allman Brothers Band with Bob Weir and Ratdog | Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center – CMAC | Canandaigua | NY |
| Sunday | Amiee Mann, Marc Cohn | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Bill Maher | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | BOB WEIR & RATDOG : GOV’T MULE | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Bonnie Raitt | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Bonnie Raitt | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Boston | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Boz Scaggs | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Boz Scaggs | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Brian Regan | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Chicago | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Chicago | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Chris Botti | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Chris Isaak | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Chris Isaak | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Clint Black | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Lewis Black | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Creedence Clearwater Revisited | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Crosby, Stills and Nash | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Dana Carvey | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Dana Carvey | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Donna Summer | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Doobie Brothers | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Earth, Wind & Fire | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Emmylou Harris | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Foreigner | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Foreigner | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Frankie Valli | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | George Carlin | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Buddy Guy | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Gipsy Kings | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Go, Diego, Go Live! the Great Jaguar Rescue | Ziff Ballet Opera House The Arsht Center | Miami | FL |
| Sunday | Herbie Hancock : the River of Possibilites Tour | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Huey Lewis | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | James Blunt | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | John Mellencamp | Greek Theatre-U.C. Berkeley | Berkeley | CA |
| Sunday | K.T. Tunstall | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Kathy Griffin | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Kenny G. | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Lyle Lovett | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Lyle Lovett | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Margaret Cho | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Patty Griffin | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Peter Frampton | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Regeneration Tour : Human League, Abc, Belinda Carlisle | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Squeeze | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Steely Dan | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Stone Temple Pilots | Greek Theatre-U.C. Berkeley | Berkeley | CA |
| Sunday | The Beach Boys | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Ub40 | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Sunday | Willie Nelson | Wente Vineyards | Livermore | CA |
| Sunday | Willie Nelson | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
