Tickets for upcoming NASCAR races as well as tickets for upcoming concerts from Rick Springfield are on sale throughout the weekend ending January 5, as compiled by TicketNews.
In addition to those events, dance fans will want to grab tickets to see Riverdance in Jacksonville, FL. Tickets for the show go on sale today. In the onsales for Monday are tickets to see Cirque Du Soleil: Saltimbanco in Mobile, AL. On sale Sunday are tickets for the upcoming Broadway revival of West Side Story. The revival is currently performing in Washington D.C. prior to its March opening on Broadway.
The weekend onsales also include multiple tour stops for the various Disney on Ice touring companies. Disney on Ice: Worlds of Fantasy has tickets on sale today and Saturday for stops in Chicago and Boston. Disney on Ice: Disneyland Adventures has tickets in the onsales for Saturday for their stops in Baltimore and Washington D.C. Rounding out the weekend’s Disney offerings are tickets to Disney’s High School Musical on Ice tour, which has a stop in Fresno, CA in Saturday’s onsales.
Also on sale this weekend are tickets for two upcoming NASCAR racing events. First up is the Labor Day 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA. The second is the NASCAR Nationwide Series, which is also being held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Both events have tickets going on sale Monday morning. Also of note for sports fans are tickets to the World’s Toughest Bulls & Broncos Rodeo in Dayton, OH, which go on sale Saturday morning.
Wrapping up the weekend, former 80’s heartthrob and soap star Rick Springfield has tickets to his concert in Biloxi, MS on sale Saturday morning. The Irish Tenors have tickets in the onsales today for their upcoming concert in Connecticut, and actor/musician Kris Kristofferson has tickets for his upcoming concert in Boston on sale today as well. Monday marks a chance for fans of The Eagles to get presale tickets for the band’s upcoming concerts in Chicago. Finally, tickets to the 38th Annual Annie Awards, which celebrate the year’s greatest achievements in animation, are on sale today. The award show will be held in Los Angeles.
“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 |
| Friday | 36th Annual Annie Awards | Royce Hall – UCLA | Los Angeles | CA |
| Friday | 5th Annual Laugh-A-Thon * Rickey Smiley * Adele Givens | Masonic Temple | Detroit | MI |
| Friday | Broadway By the Year: Broadway Musicals | Town Hall | New York | NY |
| Friday | Brooks & Dunn | Coushatta Casino Resort | Kinder | LA |
| Friday | Carmen | Neal S Blaisdell Concert Hall | Honolulu | HI |
| Friday | Carolina Hurricanes additional games | RBC Center | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | Dame Edna | Parker Playhouse | Ft Lauderdale | FL |
| Friday | Dark Star Orchestra | The National | Richmond | VA |
| Friday | Disney On Ice: Worlds of Fantasy | Allstate Arena | Rosemont | IL |
| Friday | Disney On Ice: Worlds of Fantasy | United Center | Chicago | IL |
| Friday | Earthquake – Tommy Davidson & Guests | Dar Constitution Hall | Washington | DC |
| Friday | Gov’t Mule | House of Blues Houston | Houston | TX |
| Friday | Irish Tenors | The MGM Grand at Foxwoods | Mashantucket | CT |
| Friday | Kris Kristofferson | Wilbur Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Mudvayne | Riverside Ballroom | Green Bay | WI |
| Friday | Mudvayne | Starland Ballroom | Sayreville | NJ |
| Friday | Richie Havens | Aladdin Theater | Portland | OR |
| Friday | Riverdance | Times Union Ctr Perf Arts Moran Theater | Jacksonville | FL |
| Friday | STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) | The Pageant | St Louis | MO |
| Friday | The Whigs | Black Cat | Washington | DC |
| Friday | WWE RAW / ECW Road to WrestleMania | Assembly Hall | Champaign | IL |
| Saturday | 3 Doors Down | Deltaplex Arena | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Saturday | Avenged Sevenfold | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne | IN |
| Saturday | Drumline | Times Union Ctr Perf Arts Moran Theater | Jacksonville | FL |
| Saturday | Hank III / Assjack | Showbox at the Market | Seattle | WA |
| Saturday | Hip Hop 101: Ludacris and Common with Special Guests | Los Angeles Sports Arena | Los Angeles | CA |
| Saturday | Hot 92.3: the Love Affair | The Forum | Inglewood | CA |
| Saturday | Kansas City Royals Spring Training | Surprise Stadium | Surprise | AZ |
| Saturday | Madball | Key Club | Los Angeles | CA |
| Saturday | Magic 92.5 Old School Valentine’s Show | San Diego State University – Cox Arena | San Diego | CA |
| Saturday | Merle Haggard | Grove of Anaheim | Anaheim | CA |
| Saturday | Mudvayne | Club Zoo | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Saturday | Mudvayne | Prairie Capital Convention Center | Springfield | IL |
| Saturday | Mudvayne | Sokol Auditorium | Omaha | NE |
| Saturday | Old Crow Medicine Show | North Charleston Performing Arts Center | Charleston | SC |
| Saturday | Rick Springfield | Hard Rock Live | Biloxi | MS |
| Saturday | Rockin’ Down the House | Congress Theater | Chicago | IL |
| Saturday | STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) | Orpheum Theatre | Madison | WI |
| Saturday | STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) | Congress Theater | Chicago | IL |
| Saturday | Texas Rangers Spring Training | Surprise Stadium | Surprise | AZ |
| Saturday | The Disco Biscuits | Liberty Hall | Lawrence | KS |
| Saturday | World’s Toughest Bulls & Broncos Rodeo | Hara Arena | Dayton | OH |
| Saturday | WWE Raw / Ecw Road To Wrestlemania | Scottrade Center | St Louis | MO |
| Saturday | WWE Raw / Ecw Road To Wrestlemania | Von Braun Center Arena | Huntsville | AL |
| Saturday | WWE Raw Live: Road To Wrestlemania 25 | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale | NY |
| Sunday | Disney On Ice: Disneyland Adventure | 1st Mariner Arena | Baltimore | MD |
| Sunday | Disney On Ice: Disneyland Adventure | Verizon Center | Washington | DC |
| Sunday | Disney On Ice: Worlds of Fantasy | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston | MA |
| Sunday | Disney’s High School Musical: The Ice Tour | Selland Arena | Fresno | CA |
| Monday | 122nd Silver Spurs Rodeo | Silver Spurs Arena | Kissimmee | FL |
| Monday | Bela Fleck | Phillips Center for Performing Arts | Gainesville | FL |
| Monday | Blue Man Group at the Charles Playhouse | Charles Playhouse | Boston | MA |
| Monday | Cirque Du Soleil : Saltimbanco | USA Mitchell Center | Mobile | AL |
| Monday | Derby Festival Basketball Classic | Freedom Hall | Louisville | KY |
| Monday | Disney On Ice: Disneyland Adventure | Erie Civic Center | Erie | PA |
| Monday | Eagles Presales | Sears Centre Arena | Hoffman Estates | IL |
| Monday | Labor Day 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton | GA |
| Monday | Spelling Bee | Robinson Center Music Hall | Little Rock | AR |
| Monday | University of Portland Mens Basketball vs. Gonzaga | Chiles Center – University of Portland | Portland | OR |
