Tickets for the upcoming Comedy Festival in Las Vegas as well as tickets for an upcoming concert from Elton John are on sale throughout the week ending September 27 as compiled by TicketNews.
Leading off the week’s onsales is a concert from music legend Elton John whose tickets for his concert in New York City went on sale Tuesday. On sale Friday are tickets to several concerts from Bob Dylan, including shows in Calgary and Vancouver. In the onsales for Saturday are tickets to catch hit tween Nickelodeon stars Nat & Alex Wolff in concert, with shows in Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Baltimore. Also on sale Saturday are tickets for upcoming concerts by Yes, with stops in New York City and Columbus, and The Smashing Pumpkins, who have a show in Washington, DC on sale.
In the onsales for Friday is a chance to catch several of the country’s most popular comics at the Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. Among the shows on sale are appearances by Ellen DeGeneres, Dane Cook, Canadian improve troop Kids in the Hall, and Tracy Morgan from “30 Rock.”
Rounding out the weeks onsales are tickets to several upcoming sporting events. In the onsales Thursday are tickets to the Chicago White Sox’s first round Major League Baseball play-off appearance, as well as tickets for game 1 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s potential league championship series appearance. Also in the onsales for Thursday are tickets for the New York Knicks upcoming NBA season, while tickets for the upcoming season of the Boston Celtics are in the onsales for Friday.
“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 | Performer | Venue | City | St |
| Tuesday | 2009 Nascar Truck Series NC Lottery 200 | Lowe’s Motor Speedway | Concord | NC |
| Tuesday | 2009 Nationwide Series Carquest 300 | Lowe’s Motor Speedway | Concord | NC |
| Tuesday | Chavez vs Vanda | Mandalay Bay Resort | Las Vegas | NV |
| Tuesday | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe’s Motor Speedway | Concord | NC |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Bismarck Civic Center | Bismarck | ND |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Blue Cross Arena | Rochester | NY |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Broome County Arena | Binghamton | NY |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | DeVos Performance Hall | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | EnergySolutions Arena | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Five Flags Center | Dubuque | IA |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Glens Falls Civic Center | Glens Falls | NY |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Hara Arena | Dayton | OH |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Kansas Expocentre | Topeka | KS |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Louisville Palace | Louisville | KY |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi | MS |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Mobile Civic Center Arena | Mobile | AL |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville | TN |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale | NY |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Orpheum Theatre Sioux City | Sioux City | IA |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Pershing Center | Lincoln | NE |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Reading Eagle Theater At the Sovereign Center | Reading | PA |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Show Me Center | Cape Girardeau | MO |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Star Plaza Theatre | Merrillville | IN |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center | Tallahassee | FL |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Toyota Center Kennewick | Kennewick | WA |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati | OH |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Vicksburg Convention Center | Vicksburg | MS |
| Tuesday | Disney Playhouse Live! | Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center | Bakersfield | CA |
| Tuesday | Don Rickles | Casino Arizona | Scottsdale | AZ |
| Tuesday | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John and Friends 35th Anniv Concert | New Amsterdam Theatre | New York | NY |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Amway Arena | Orlando | FL |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Asheville Civic Center | Asheville | NC |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | BankAtlantic Center Sawgrass Live (formerly Sinatra Theatre) | Sunrise | FL |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Baton Rouge River Center Theater | Baton Rouge | LA |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | BJCC Concert Hall | Birmingham | AL |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Broomfield Event Center | Broomfield | CO |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Cannon Center for the Performing Arts | Memphis | TN |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Crown Center of Cumberland County | Fayetteville | NC |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Florence Civic Center | Florence | SC |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Germain Arena | Estero | FL |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | Greensboro | NC |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Lafayette Cajundome | Lafayette | LA |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Mullins Center | Amherst | MA |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Paramount Theatre-Oakland | Oakland | CA |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Rabobank Arena Theater and Convention Center | Bakersfield | CA |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | San Jose Civic Auditorium | San Jose | CA |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Scope | Norfolk | VA |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium | Spartanburg | SC |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Time Warner Cable Arena | Charlotte | NC |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | TUCSON ARENA | Tucson | AZ |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Von Braun Center Concert Hall | Huntsville | AL |
| Tuesday | Playhouse Disney Live! | Paramount Theatre-Oakland | Oakland | CA |
| Tuesday | Robin Williams – Weapons of Self Destruction Tour. | Casino Rama | Orillia | ON |
| Tuesday | Sprint All-Star Race | Lowe’s Motor Speedway | Concord | NC |
| Tuesday | The Backyardigans Live! Tale of The Mighty Knights | Toyota Center Kennewick | Kennewick | WA |
| Tuesday | The Comedey Festival-Jeff Dunham | The Colosseum At Caesars Palace | Las Vegas | NV |
| Tuesday | The Comedy Festival-David Alan Grier | The Colosseum At Caesars Palace | Las Vegas | NV |
| Tuesday | The Nutcracker | Ovens Auditorium | Charlotte | NC |
| Tuesday | The Pajama Game | Milwaukee Theatre Wisconsin Center District | Milwaukee | WI |
| Wednesday | An Evening with Tony Bennett | Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury | Westbury | NY |
| Wednesday | Rent | Detroit Opera House | Detroit | MI |
| Thursday | 2008 White Sox Division Series: White Sox vs. TBA : Home Game #2 | U.S. Cellular Field | Chicago | IL |
| Thursday | League Championship Series Home Game 1 | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | Anaheim | CA |
| Thursday | New York Knicks | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Thursday | Taylor Swift | Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Friday | Bob Dylan | Brandt Centre – IPSCO Place | Regina | SK |
| Friday | Bob Dylan | General Motors Place | Vancouver | BC |
| Friday | Bob Dylan | Interior Savings Centre | Kamloops | BC |
| Friday | Bob Dylan | MTS Centre | Winnipeg | MB |
| Friday | Bob Dylan | Pengrowth Saddledome | Calgary | AB |
| Friday | Boston Celtics | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Brian Wilson | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | TN |
| Friday | Cheech & Chong | Orpheum Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Chicago the Musical | Topeka Performing Arts Center | Topeka | KS |
| Friday | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Touring) | Broward Ctr for the Perf Arts Au Rene Theatre | Ft Lauderdale | FL |
| Friday | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Fox Cities PAC | Appleton | WI |
| Friday | Chris Botti | Kravis Center | Palm Beach | FL |
| Friday | Cirque Mechanics Birdhouse Factory | Broward Ctr for the Perf Arts Au Rene Theatre | Ft Lauderdale | FL |
| Friday | David Byrne | Warner Theatre | Washington | DC |
| Friday | David Byrne | University At Buffalo Center for the Arts | Buffalo | NY |
| Friday | Dickey Betts Band | House of Blues Cleveland | Cleveland | OH |
| Friday | Disney’s High School Musical On Ice | Hara Arena | Dayton | OH |
| Friday | Dolly Parton | RBC Center | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | Eagles of Death Metal | Center Stage Theatre | Atlanta | GA |
| Friday | Last Comic Standing Comics | Kravis Center | Palm Beach | FL |
| Friday | Legends of Rock & Roll | Chevrolet Theatre | Wallingford | CT |
| Friday | Lisa Lampanelli | Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury | Westbury | NY |
| Friday | Matisyahu | Bogarts | Cincinnati | OH |
| Friday | Matisyahu | House of Blues Cleveland | Cleveland | OH |
| Friday | Monster Jam | BI-LO Center | Greenville | SC |
| Friday | Monster Jam | IZOD CENTER (formerly Continental Arena) | East Rutherford | NJ |
| Friday | Monster Jam | Prairie Capital Convention Center | Springfield | IL |
| Friday | Monster Jam | Reno Livestock Events Center | Reno | NV |
| Friday | Natalie Cole | Kravis Center | Palm Beach | FL |
| Friday | Neil Young | DCU Center | Worcester | MA |
| Friday | Neil Young | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Friday | New Jersey Nets | IZOD CENTER (formerly Continental Arena) | East Rutherford | NJ |
| Friday | Nine Inch Nails | Copps Coliseum | Hamilton | ON |
| Friday | Nine Inch Nails | Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Friday | Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Touring) | Ford Center | Oklahoma City | OK |
| Friday | Rain | E.J. Thomas Hall | Akron | OH |
| Friday | Reba & Kelly Clarkson: 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour 2008 | Schottenstein Center | Columbus | OH |
| Friday | Reverend Horton Heat | House of Blues Houston | Houston | TX |
| Friday | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Bellobration | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills | MI |
| Friday | Riverdance | BJCC Concert Hall | Birmingham | AL |
| Friday | Robin Williams | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | Vancouver | BC |
| Friday | Ron White | Meyerhoff Symphony Hall | Baltimore | MD |
| Friday | Ron White | Rialto Square Theatre | Joliet | IL |
| Friday | Rusted Root | House of Blues Chicago | Chicago | IL |
| Friday | Sesame Street Live : Elmo Makes Music | Rialto Square Theatre | Joliet | IL |
| Friday | Sesame Street Live : When Elmo Grows Up | Nationwide Arena | Columbus | OH |
| Friday | The Comedy Festival-Dane Cook | The Comedy Festival Venues Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV |
| Friday | The Comedy Festival-Ellen Degeneres Variety Show | The Colosseum At Caesars Palace | Las Vegas | NV |
| Friday | The Comedy Festival-Kids In the Hall | The Comedy Festival Venues Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV |
| Friday | The Comedy Festival-Russell Peters | The Comedy Festival Venues Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV |
| Friday | The Comedy Festival-Tracy Morgan | The Comedy Festival Venues Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV |
| Friday | The Wiggles | O’Connell Center | Gainesville | FL |
| Friday | Trace Adkins | The Midland by AMC | Kansas City | MO |
| Friday | Twisted Sister Presents: a Twisted Christmas On Broadway | Nokia Theatre Times Square | New York | NY |
| Friday | Usher | Kool Haus | Toronto | ON |
| Friday | Vince Gill | Kravis Center | Palm Beach | FL |
| Friday | Walking with Dinosaurs – the Live Experience | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | FL |
| Friday | Wicked (San Francisco) | Orpheum Theatre | San Francisco | CA |
| Friday | Widespread Panic | UNO Lakefront Arena | New Orleans | LA |
| Friday | Yes | Hamilton Place Theatre | Hamilton | ON |
| Friday | Yes | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom | Hampton Beach | NH |
| Saturday | 2008 Stadium Shootout | UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM | Glendale | AZ |
| Saturday | 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships – Session 1 | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland | OH |
| Saturday | Atlanta Hawks | Philips Arena | Atlanta | GA |
| Saturday | Avenged Sevenfold | Chevrolet Centre | Youngstown | OH |
| Saturday | Avenged Sevenfold | US Cellular Coliseum | Bloomington | IL |
| Saturday | B.B. King | Durham Performing Arts Center | Durham | NC |
| Saturday | Bob Dylan | Rexall Place | Edmonton | AB |
| Saturday | Boston Pops Orchestra with Keith Lockhart | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester | Manchester | NH |
| Saturday | Brian Wilson | The Chicago Theatre | Chicago | IL |
| Saturday | Chris Cornell | Ogden Theatre | Denver | CO |
| Saturday | Chris Cornell | The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV |
| Saturday | Cleveland Cavaliers | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland | OH |
| Saturday | Dane Cook | St Pete Times Forum | Tampa | FL |
| Saturday | Disney On Ice : 100 Years of Magic | ARCO Arena | Sacramento | CA |
| Saturday | Eagles of Death Metal | Commodore Ballroom | Vancouver | BC |
| Saturday | Eagles of Death Metal | Wonder Ballroom | Portland | OR |
| Saturday | Flobots | Gothic Theatre | Englewood | CO |
| Saturday | Matisyahu | Orpheum Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Saturday | Maxwell | United Palace Theatre | New York | NY |
| Saturday | Maxwell | Verizon Wireless Theater | Houston | TX |
| Saturday | Monday Night Raw | American Bank Center Arena | Corpus Christi | TX |
| Saturday | Monty Python’s Spamalot | Orpheum Theatre Sioux City | Sioux City | IA |
| Saturday | Monty Python’s Spamalot | Peoria Civic Center | Peoria | IL |
| Saturday | Nat & Alex Wolff: Fully Clothed Tour | House of Blues Anaheim | Anaheim | CA |
| Saturday | Nat & Alex Wolff: Fully Clothed Tour | House of Blues New Orleans | New Orleans | LA |
| Saturday | Nat & Alex Wolff: Fully Clothed Tour | Myth | Maplewood | MN |
| Saturday | Nat & Alex Wolff: Fully Clothed Tour | Rams Head Live! | Baltimore | MD |
| Saturday | Nat & Alex Wolff: Fully Clothed Tour | Sixth and I Synagogue | Washington | DC |
| Saturday | Nat & Alex Wolff: Fully Clothed Tour | Theatre of Living Arts | Philadelphia | PA |
| Saturday | Nine Inch Nails | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne | IN |
| Saturday | OneRepublic | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York | NY |
| Saturday | OneRepublic | House of Blues Dallas | Dallas | TX |
| Saturday | OneRepublic | House of Blues Orlando | Orlando | FL |
| Saturday | OneRepublic | Lifestyle Communities Pavilion | Columbus | OH |
| Saturday | OneRepublic | Starland Ballroom | Sayreville | NJ |
| Saturday | OneRepublic | The Electric Factory | Philadelphia | PA |
| Saturday | OneRepublic | The Fillmore Detroit | Detroit | MI |
| Saturday | Reba & Kelly Clarkson: 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour 2008 | 1st Mariner Arena | Baltimore | MD |
| Saturday | Reba & Kelly Clarkson: 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour 2008 | Time Warner Cable Arena | Charlotte | NC |
| Saturday | Reo Speedwagon | Wildhorse Saloon | Nashville | TN |
| Saturday | Smashing Pumpkins | Dar Constitution Hall | Washington | DC |
| Saturday | Staind | Fillmore Auditorium | Denver | CO |
| Saturday | Staind | Hara Arena | Dayton | OH |
| Saturday | Sugarland | Lafayette Cajundome | Lafayette | LA |
| Saturday | Terry Fator | US Cellular Coliseum | Bloomington | IL |
| Saturday | The Killers of Comedy with Colin Quinn, Jim Florentine, Rev. Bob Levy | House of Blues Atlantic City | Atlantic City | NJ |
| Saturday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Ford Center | Oklahoma City | OK |
| Saturday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego | CA |
| Saturday | Wildcats Men’s Basketball: Big Blue Madness: Pattern of Excellence | Rupp Arena | Lexington | KY |
| Saturday | WWE Smackdown & ECW Live | Dodge Arena | Hidalgo | TX |
| Saturday | WWE World Wrestling Entertainment | Laredo Entertainment Center | Laredo | TX |
| Saturday | Yes | Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury | Westbury | NY |
| Saturday | Yes | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York | NY |
| Saturday | Yes | Lifestyle Communities Pavilion | Columbus | OH |
| Saturday | Yes | Sovereign Performing Arts Center | Reading | PA |
| Sunday | Brian Setzer Orchestra | The Warfield | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Disney’s High School Musical: The Ice Tour | KeyArena | Seattle | WA |
| Sunday | K.D. Lang | Paramount Theatre-Oakland | Oakland | CA |
| Sunday | Matisyahu | The Warfield | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | OneRepublic | Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Spring Awakening | Hobby Center | Houston | TX |
| Monday | Australian Pink Floyd Show | Dodge Theatre | Phoenix | AZ |
| Monday | Disney On Ice : 100 Years of Magic | EnergySolutions Arena | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Monday | Eagles | American Airlines Center | Dallas | TX |
| Monday | Eagles | FedExForum | Memphis | TN |
| Monday | Eagles | Verizon Center | Washington | DC |
| Monday | Harlem Globetrotters | Dunkin’ Donuts Center | Providence | RI |
| Monday | Harlem Gloebtrotters 2009 World Tour | Honda Center | Anaheim | CA |
| Monday | Homemade for the Holidays | Hulman Center | Terre Haute | IN |
| Monday | Monster Jam Monster Truck Racing. | ALLTEL Arena | North Little Rock | AR |
| Monday | Monster Jam: Monster Truck | Save Mart Center | Fresno | CA |
| Monday | Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Touring) | Frank Erwin Center | Austin | TX |
| Monday | Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Touring) | Sprint Center | Kansas City | MO |
| Monday | Rain: the Beatles Experience | Daytona Beach Peabody Auditorium | Daytona Beach | FL |
| Monday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Copps Coliseum | Hamilton | ON |
| Monday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Mississippi Coliseum | Jackson | MS |
