Tickets for an upcoming concert by rap superstar Jay-Z as well as tickets for several national tour stops for some of Broadway’s most popular shows are on sale throughout the week ending September 6 as compiled by TicketNews.
This week’s onsales boasts several high profile concerts from popular recording artists. Rap star and entrepreneur Jay-Z has an upcoming stop at the newly renovated Hollywood Pavilion in the onsales for Friday. Also in the onsales for Friday are shows from pop rocker Gavin DeGraw, who also has a show in Hollywood on sale, a concert from rap-rocker Kid Rock in Florida, and a concert from old school rockers ZZ Top, who have multiple shows on sale including stops in Columbus and Minneapolis.
Rounding out the week’s top concert options are multiple shows from several of rock’s top artists. Staind has multiple concerts in the onsales for Saturday, including stops in New York City and Pennsylvania. Also on sale Saturday are tickets to upcoming shows from Nine Inch Nails, including stops in Jacksonville and Orlando, FL. Finally, the joint concert tour of Gym Class Heroes and The Roots have tickets on sale Saturday for their upcoming stop in San Jose, CA.
This week also boasts several national tour stops of several high profile Broadway musicals. The national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening has tickets on sale Friday for its upcoming stint in Seattle. Also in the onsales for Friday is a chance to catch the national tour of Chicago and the Monty Python based musical Spamalot’s tour stops in Boston.
“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 |
| Tuesday | 2008 Menieke Car Care Bowl | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | NC |
| Tuesday | 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Qualifier: Canada vs Mexico | Commonwealth Stadium | Edmonton | AB |
| Tuesday | Capital One Bowl | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando | FL |
| Tuesday | Champs Sports Bowl | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando | FL |
| Tuesday | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Springfield Symphony Hall | Springfield | MA |
| Tuesday | Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh | Alerus Center | Grand Forks | ND |
| Tuesday | Movin’ Out | Arnold Hall | Colorado Springs | CO |
| Tuesday | Movin’ Out – Music By Billy Joel, Choreography – Twyla Tharp | Springfield Symphony Hall | Springfield | MA |
| Tuesday | Nutcracker | Fred Kavli Theatre-Thousand Oaks Civic Arts | Thousand Oaks | CA |
| Wednesday | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus – "Bellobration" | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester | Manchester | NH |
| Thursday | Cheech & Chong Light Up America | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom | Hampton Beach | NH |
| Thursday | Tampa Bay Lightning Full Schedule | St Pete Times Forum Tampa Bay Lightning | Tampa | FL |
| Thursday | The Nutcracker | Detroit Opera House | Detroit | MI |
| Thursday | Tyler Perry’s the Marriage Counselor | BI-LO Center | Greenville | SC |
| Thursday | U.S. National Soccer Team V. Cuba | RFK Stadium | Washington | DC |
| Friday | Avenue Q | Clowes Memorial Hall | Indianapolis | IN |
| Friday | B. B. King | Majestic Theatre San Antonio | San Antonio | TX |
| Friday | Bill Cosby | Indiana University Auditorium | Bloomington | IN |
| Friday | Blues Brothers | House of Blues Dallas | Dallas | TX |
| Friday | Bob Weir & Ratdog | Hard Rock Live Orlando | Orlando | FL |
| Friday | Boston Pops | Joel Coliseum | Winston-Salem | NC |
| Friday | Broadway Series South Presents A Chorus Line | Progress Energy Center Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | Broadway Series South Presents Chicago The Musical | Progress Energy Center Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | Broadway Series South Presents Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Progress Energy Center Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | Broadway Series South Presents Happy Days the Musical | Progress Energy Center Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | Broadway Series South Presents Rain: The Beatles Experience | Progress Energy Center Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | Broadway Series South Presents The Wizard of Oz | Progress Energy Center Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | Cheech & Chong Light Up America | Palace Theatre Albany | Albany | NY |
| Friday | Chicago the Musical | Colonial Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Chicago the Musical | John Paul Jones Arena | Charlottesville | VA |
| Friday | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center | Tallahassee | FL |
| Friday | Disco Balls & Blow Up Dolls Fall Tour: Metro Station | Kool Haus | Toronto | ON |
| Friday | Disney On Ice : Mickey & Minnie’s Magical Journey | JAMES BROWN ARENA | Augusta | GA |
| Friday | Disney On Ice : Mickey & Minnie’s Magical Journey | Sovereign Center | Reading | PA |
| Friday | Gavin Degraw | House of Blues Sunset Strip | Hollywood | CA |
| Friday | Hawthorne Heights | The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza | New York | NY |
| Friday | Jay-Z | Hollywood Palladium | Hollywood | CA |
| Friday | Jerry Seinfeld | Times Union Ctr Perf Arts Moran Theater | Jacksonville | FL |
| Friday | Kid Rock | St Augustine Amphitheatre | St Augustine | FL |
| Friday | Laurie Anderson | Moore Theatre | Seattle | WA |
| Friday | Legally Blonde | Boston Opera House | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Lisa Lampanelli | Rialto Square Theatre | Joliet | IL |
| Friday | Lucinda Williams | Michigan Theater | Ann Arbor | MI |
| Friday | Lucinda Williams | WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Friday | Lucinda Williams | Nashville War Memorial | Nashville | TN |
| Friday | Luis Miguel | American Airlines Arena | Miami | FL |
| Friday | Mannheim Steamroller | Orpheum Theatre Memphis | Memphis | TN |
| Friday | Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas | Orpheum Theatre | Minneapolis | MN |
| Friday | Matisyahu | Ogden Theatre | Denver | CO |
| Friday | Matisyahu | Murat Egyptian Room | Indianapolis | IN |
| Friday | Matisyahu | The Electric Factory | Philadelphia | PA |
| Friday | Michael Bublé | BJCC Arena | Birmingham | AL |
| Friday | Monty Python’s Spamalot | Colonial Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Pop Go the Wiggles Live! | Wolstein Center at CSU | Cleveland | OH |
| Friday | Rain: the Beatles Experience | Clowes Memorial Hall | Indianapolis | IN |
| Friday | Rain: the Beatles Experience | Orpheum Theatre Memphis | Memphis | TN |
| Friday | Reba & Kelly Clarkson: 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour 2008 | Bryce Jordan Center | University Park | PA |
| Friday | Spring Awakening | Paramount Theatre | Seattle | WA |
| Friday | Sugarland | Roberts Stadium | Evansville | IN |
| Friday | Sugarland | Rupp Arena | Lexington | KY |
| Friday | Sugarland | CenturyTel Center | Bossier City | LA |
| Friday | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (National Tour) | Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center | Tallahassee | FL |
| Friday | The Alternate Routes | House of Blues Chicago | Chicago | IL |
| Friday | The Backyardigans Live | Masonic Temple | Detroit | MI |
| Friday | The Nutcracker | Clowes Memorial Hall | Indianapolis | IN |
| Friday | The Pajama Game | Robinson Center Music Hall | Little Rock | AR |
| Friday | The Pajama Game | Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center | Tallahassee | FL |
| Friday | The Washington Ballet – Nutcracker | Warner Theatre | Washington | DC |
| Friday | The Wiggles | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester | Manchester | NH |
| Friday | Vince Gill | Indiana University Auditorium | Bloomington | IN |
| Friday | Voodoo Experience | New Orleans City Park | New Orleans | LA |
| Friday | World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions | ALLTEL Arena | North Little Rock | AR |
| Friday | Zz Top | Murat Theatre | Indianapolis | IN |
| Friday | Zz Top | Orpheum Theatre | Minneapolis | MN |
| Friday | Zz Top | Palace Theatre Columbus | Columbus | OH |
| Saturday | Arenacross | Save Mart Center | Fresno | CA |
| Saturday | Bob Weir & Ratdog | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby | PA |
| Saturday | Bob Weir & Ratdog | The National | Richmond | VA |
| Saturday | Cardinals: Ryan Adams, N.Casal, C.Feinstein, J.Graboff, B.Pemberton | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park | Alpharetta | GA |
| Saturday | David Byrne | Civic Opera House | Chicago | IL |
| Saturday | De La Hoya Manny Pacquiao | MGM Grand Hotel | Las Vegas | NV |
| Saturday | Disney On Ice : 100 Years of Magic | HP Pavilion At San Jose | San Jose | CA |
| Saturday | Disney On Ice : 100 Years of Magic | ORACLE Arena | Oakland | CA |
| Saturday | Gov’t Mule | Pantages Theatre | Minneapolis | MN |
| Saturday | Hawthorne Heights | House of Blues New Orleans | New Orleans | LA |
| Saturday | High School Musical 2 | Ferguson Center for the Arts Concert Hall | Newport News | VA |
| Saturday | Jerry Seinfeld | Palace Theatre Columbus | Columbus | OH |
| Saturday | Luis Miguel | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | CT |
| Saturday | Matisyahu | House of Blues New Orleans | New Orleans | LA |
| Saturday | Nine Inch Nails | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | FL |
| Saturday | Nine Inch Nails | NEW UCF ARENA | ORLANDO | FL |
| Saturday | Ray Lamontagne | The Wiltern | Los Angeles | CA |
| Saturday | Staind | Amphitheater at The Wharf | Orange Beach | AL |
| Saturday | Staind | Tsongas Arena | Lowell | MA |
| Saturday | Staind | Asbury Park Convention Hall | Asbury Park | NJ |
| Saturday | Staind | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York | NY |
| Saturday | Staind | Sovereign Center | Reading | PA |
| Saturday | Sugarland | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | FL |
| Saturday | Tarzan | Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta | Atlanta | GA |
| Saturday | The Roots and Gym Class Heroes | San Jose State Event Center Arena | San Jose | CA |
| Saturday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland | OH |
| Saturday | Walking with Dinosaurs – the Live Experience | Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Saturday | Weezer | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Phoenix | AZ |
| Sunday | Chris Isaak | Fillmore | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Gov’t Mule | Fillmore | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Jackson Browne | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles | CA |
| Sunday | Los Lobos | Fillmore | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Lucinda Williams | Fillmore | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Randy Newman | TN Perf Arts Ctr Andrew Jackson Hall | Nashville | TN |
| Sunday | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Denver Coliseum | Denver | CO |
| Sunday | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston | MA |
| Sunday | The Color Purple | Fox Theatre | St Louis | MO |
| Sunday | The Phantom of the Opera (San Francisco) | Orpheum Theatre | San Francisco | CA |
| Monday | Brad Paisley | American Bank Center Arena | Corpus Christi | TX |
| Monday | Michael Buble | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Monday | Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Touring) | Peoria Civic Center | Peoria | IL |
| Monday | Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Touring) | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit | MI |
| Monday | Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Touring) | Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Monday | Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Touring) | Target Center | Minneapolis | MN |
| Monday | Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Touring) | US Cellular Arena Wisconsin Center District | Milwaukee | WI |
| Monday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Pengrowth Saddledome | Calgary | AB |
| Monday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Verizon Center | Washington | DC |
| Monday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Rupp Arena | Lexington | KY |
| Monday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | MTS Centre | Winnipeg | MB |
| Monday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Nationwide Arena | Columbus | OH |
| Monday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Monday | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Charleston Civic Center | Charleston | WV |
| Monday | World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | CT |
