Bon Jovi tickets, as well as Madonna tickets, are on sale throughout the week ending May 24, as compiled by TicketNews.
New Jersey natives Bon Jovi have a tour stop in nearby Boston in the onsales for this week. Tickets for the show went on sale yesterday morning, May 19. The new week brings new tour stops to the onsales list for Madonna. This week offers shows in New York and New Jersey on sale Monday, while the Canadian leg of the Material Girl’s tour has stops in Vancouver and Toronto on sale Saturday morning.
The week also sees tickets on sale from several other popular recording artists, including rockers 3 Doors Down, Hootie and the Blowfish, and teen R&B sensation Chris Brown. Additional concerts dates from the joint tour of Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte are also on sale throughout the week, with stops in Toronto and Massachusetts available. For Hip Hop and R&B fans, the Hot Jam 7 concert held in Hartford, CT featuring multiple artists including Keisha Cole and Ray J has tickets on sale beginning Friday morning.
For sports fans, tickets to the Boston Celtics upcoming playoff series are on sale this week, while tickets to see the U.S. Women’s Soccer team face Brazil in San Diego are on sale today.
Illusionist Criss Angel’s new Las Vegas production, entitled “Believe,” goes on sale today as well. Finally, tickets to NBC’s Last Comic Standing, a reality television program that attempts to find America’s best new comic, has several show dates on sale throughout the week, including stops in Baltimore, Nashville, and Anaheim.
“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 | Aimee Mann | Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater | Apple Valley | MN |
| Monday | Alan Jackson | Harveys Outdoor Arena At Lake Tahoe | Stateline | NV |
| Monday | Bill Maher | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Portland | OR |
| Monday | Bill Maher | McCaw Hall | Seattle | WA |
| Monday | Bon Jovi | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston | MA |
| Monday | Boston | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Monday | Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Final Game 1 | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston | MA |
| Monday | Boston Celtics Eastern Conference Final Game 2 | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston | MA |
| Monday | Brad Paisley with Jewel, Chuck Wicks, and Julianne Hough | Freedom Hall | Louisville | KY |
| Monday | Carlos Mencia | Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | TX |
| Monday | Chris Isaak | Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater | Apple Valley | MN |
| Monday | Cirque Du Soleil : Saltimbanco | Prudential Center | Newark | NJ |
| Monday | Gladys Knight and Al Green | Fox Theatre | St Louis | MO |
| Monday | Go, Diego, Go Live! the Great Jaguar Rescue | W L Jack Howard Theatre | Monroe | LA |
| Monday | Hall and Oates | US Airways Center | Phoenix | AZ |
| Monday | Hootie and the Blowfish | Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater | Apple Valley | MN |
| Monday | Jerry Lee Lewis: BB King’s 8 Year Anniversary Show | B.B. King Blues Club and Grill | New York | NY |
| Monday | Jerry Seinfeld | Dodge Theatre | Phoenix | AZ |
| Monday | Madonna | IZOD Center (formerly Continental Arena) | Rutherford | NJ |
| Monday | Madonna | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Monday | Matisyahu | Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater | Apple Valley | MN |
| Monday | Melissa Etheridge | Dodge Theatre | Phoenix | AZ |
| Monday | Raven Symone | Dodge Arena | Hidalgo | TX |
| Monday | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Baton Rouge River Center Arena | Baton Rouge | LA |
| Monday | WWE Summerslam Tour | The E-Center of West Valley City | West Valley City | UT |
| Monday | The Backyardigans | Rialto Square Theatre | Joliet | IL |
| Monday | Tina Turner | Amway Arena | Orlando | FL |
| Monday | Tina Turner | ARCO Arena | Sacramento | CA |
| Monday | Tina Turner | Honda Center | Anaheim | CA |
| Monday | Tina Turner | HP Pavilion At San Jose | San Jose | CA |
| Monday | Tina Turner | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale | NY |
| Monday | Tina Turner | Philips Arena | Atlanta | GA |
| Monday | Tina Turner | Prudential Center | Newark | NJ |
| Monday | Tina Turner | Sprint Center | Kansas City | MO |
| Monday | Tina Turner | Staples Center | Los Angeles | CA |
| Monday | Tina Turner | Target Center | Minneapolis | MN |
| Monday | Tina Turner | Verizon Center | Washington | DC |
| Monday | Tina Turner | XL Center | Hartford | CT |
| Monday | Tom Jones | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Monday | Tom Jones | Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | TX |
| Monday | Tony Bennett | University At Buffalo Center for the Arts | Buffalo | NY |
| Monday | U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Diving – All Sessions | IU Natatorium at IUPUI | Indianapolis | IN |
| Monday | Umphrey’s McGee | Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater | Apple Valley | MN |
| Monday | Universoul Circus | Randall Park Mall Parking Lot | Cleveland | OH |
| Monday | Wisin y Yandel | American Airlines Arena | Miami | FL |
| Monday | World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions | US Cellular Center | Cedar Rapids | IA |
| Monday | Yaz | Beacon Theatre | New York | NY |
| Tuesday | AFFLICTION: BANNED | Honda Center | Anaheim | CA |
| Tuesday | CRISS ANGEL Believe | Luxor Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas | NV |
| Tuesday | The Hold Steady | Avalon | Hollywood | CA |
| Tuesday | U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team v. Brazil | USD Torero Stadium | San Diego | CA |
| Tuesday | Universoul Circus | Northeastern University Columbus Ave. Parking Lot | Boston | MA |
| Wednesday | 3 Doors Down with Special Guests Staind and Hinder | Susquehanna Bank Center | Camden | NJ |
| Wednesday | Bill Engvall | Desert Diamond Casino | Tucson | AZ |
| Thursday | Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte with Metro Station | Tsongas Arena | Lowell | MA |
| Thursday | Chris Brown | Dodge Arena | Hidalgo | TX |
| Thursday | NBC’S Last Comic Standing Live Tour | Assembly Hall | Champaign | IL |
| Thursday | NBC’S Last Comic Standing Live Tour | Lyric Opera House | Baltimore | MD |
| Thursday | NBC’S Last Comic Standing Live Tour | TN Perf Arts Ctr Andrew Jackson Hall | Nashville | TN |
| Thursday | Poison: Live Raw & Uncut Summer Tour 2008 | Red Robinson Show Theatre | Coquitlam | BC |
| Thursday | Rock the Bells | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts | Mansfield | MA |
| Thursday | War | Carter Barron Amphitheatre | Washington | DC |
| Friday | Bow Wow | Trocadero | Philadelphia | PA |
| Friday | Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte | Kool Haus | Toronto | ON |
| Friday | Creedence Clearwater Revisited | Evergreen State Fair | Monroe | WA |
| Friday | Hot Jam 7 featuring: Keishia Cole, Rick Ross, Ray J and More | XL Center | Hartford | CT |
| Friday | Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band | Potawatomi Casino/Northern Lights Theater | Milwaukee | WI |
| Friday | Weird Al Yankovic | Evergreen State Fair | Monroe | WA |
| Saturday | Joel Osteen | Pengrowth Saddledome | Calgary | AB |
| Saturday | Madonna | Air Canada Centre | Toronto | ON |
| Saturday | Madonna | BC Place | Vancouver | BC |
| Saturday | Madonna | Centre Bell Centre | Montreal | QC |
| Saturday | Monty Python’s Spamalot | The Centre In Vancouver for Performing Arts | Vancouver | BC |
| Saturday | NBC’S Last Comic Standing Live Tour | Grove of Anaheim | Anaheim | CA |