Bruce Springsteen, Flight of the Conchords and Jennifer Hudson are just some of the big name acts with North American ticket sales closing during the week ending May 25, as compiled by TicketNews.
Having launched the first leg of their North American tour early in April, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are now in the final stages of their spring tour. The Boss and his famed backing band take the stage tonight (May 19) at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. This weekend, the iconic American rocker will perform a two-night stand for his hometown crowd on May 21 and 23 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ. After the Memorial Day weekend performances, Springsteen and his crew will head over to Europe for a two-month summer jaunt.
Quasi-fictional band Flight of the Conchords, comprised of comedic duo Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement, is on the tail end of its North American concert tour with just seven performances left on the books. The pair, based out of New Zealand, has been performing songs from their HBO television series repertoire across the nation since the tour launched in early April. The outing continues tonight (May 19) at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, AZ, and closes with two evening shows on May 25 at Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, CA.
R&B vocalists Jennifer Hudson & Robin Thicke are coming to the end of their two-month co-headlining tour. The final performance is scheduled for May 21 at Nokia Live in grand Prairie, TX, following a show tonight (May 19) at Paramount Theatre in Oakland, CA. Both shows are rescheduled from earlier concert dates that were postponed due to a vocal chord strain suffered by Hudson.
Meanwhile, indie rock darlings The Shins have just two performances left on their brief spring tour, which continues May 20 at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, MA, and concludes May 21 at Terminal 5 in New York, NY. This year’s run of the three-day Sasquatch! Festival is coming up this Memorial Day weekend with headline performances by Kings of Leon, Jane’s Addition, Nine Inch Nails and Ben Harper from May 23-25 at Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, WA.
Memorial Day weekend will also be a big one for fans of American auto racing. The long-awaited and prestigious Indianapolis 500 will hit the pavement for its 93rd event on Sunday afternoon, May 24, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN.
“Last Chance” information is compiled at the beginning of the week, based on touring acts whose current itineraries are closing over the course of that week. The availability of tickets for Last Chance events depends on primary and secondary seller inventory, and may vary as tickets are sold in the days leading up to each event.
THIS WEEK’S LAST CHANCE EVENTS
| Last Event Date | Event |
| May 19 | Washington Capitals |
| May 19 | Forever The Sickest Kids |
| May 19 | American Superstars |
| May 19 | Dr. Maya Angelou |
| May 19 | Joey Ramone’s Birthday Bash |
| May 19 | Exodus |
| May 19 | Saxon |
| May 20 | SEC Baseball Tournament |
| May 20 | Indianapolis 500 – Community Day – No Cars Run |
| May 20 | Denver Nuggets – Playoff Round 3: Home Game 2 |
| May 20 | American Idol |
| May 20 | DC United |
| May 20 | Chevelle |
| May 20 | Duff Mckagan’s Loaded |
| May 20 | Dianne Reeves |
| May 20 | Deerhunter |
| May 20 | Happiness |
| May 21 | Indianapolis 500 – Indy Lights Practice & Qualifying |
| May 21 | The Shins |
| May 21 | Frisco Roughriders |
| May 21 | Preseason: Seattle Storm |
| May 21 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Windstream Pole Night |
| May 21 | One Night Live |
| May 21 | Tour de Force |
| May 21 | Legends of Hip Hop: MC Hammer- Slick Rick & Coolio |
| May 21 | Blue Canvas Orchestra |
| May 21 | Trey Anastasio |
| May 21 | Jennifer Hudson & Robin Thicke |
| May 21 | New York City Ballet: Romeo & Juliet |
| May 21 | Bamberger Symphoniker |
| May 21 | The Prom You Were Promised |
| May 21 | The Movement |
| May 21 | Bonnie Prince Billy |
| May 22 | Boston Celtics – Round 3: Home Game 1 |
| May 22 | Indianapolis 500 – Carb Day |
| May 22 | International Night |
| May 22 | An STL Punk Show! |
| May 22 | Dark Lotus |
| May 22 | Shelflyfe & Remember Tomorrow |
| May 22 | Pre-concert Dinner: The Flatlanders |
| May 22 | Randy Houser |
| May 22 | Gojira |
| May 22 | This Day Forever |
| May 22 | Young Ray & Young Shank |
| May 22 | Kottak |
| May 22 | Mix 93 Battle For Red White & Boom |
| May 22 | Younger, Kindness, Rosiere, Bright and Ask Me |
| May 22 | The Stepchildren |
| May 22 | Sleeping Through September |
| May 22 | Joe Grushecky And The Houserockers |
| May 22 | The Ten Tenors |
| May 22 | Terror |
| May 22 | Always Patsy Cline |
| May 22 | Sugarland & Billy Currington |
| May 22 | Joe Rogan |
| May 22 | Sweet & Tender Hooligans |
| May 22 | Cross Canadian Ragweed & Robert Earl Keen |
| May 22 | Veronic Dicaire |
| May 22 | The Glass Menagerie |
| May 22 | The Kills |
| May 22 | Allman Brothers Band & The Doobie Brothers |
| May 22 | Lenny Williams |
| May 22 | Ramblin’ Jack Elliot |
| May 22 | Ben Lee & Low |
| May 22 | Wes and Eugene’s Cabinet Of Wonders |
| May 22 | King Khan And His Shrines |
| May 22 | Common Sense |
| May 22 | Mike Watt & The Missingmen |
| May 22 | The Lee Boys |
| May 22 | Tally Hall |
| May 22 | Melvins |
| May 22 | Mike Doughty |
| May 22 | Mos Def |
| May 22 | John Pinette |
| May 22 | Deadmau5 |
| May 22 | Kings Of The Iron Mic |
| May 22 | Fay Ann Lyons |
| May 22 | Canthus |
| May 22 | No Justice |
| May 22 | Eddie Santiago |
| May 22 | Who’s Next |
| May 23 | 2009 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships – All Sessions Strip |
| May 23 | Pointfest |
| May 23 | Big Daddy Weave & Newsong |
| May 23 | IPL 500 Festival Parade |
| May 23 | 97x Memorial Day Backyard BBQ 3 |
| May 23 | UCD Aggie Baseball |
| May 23 | New York City Ballet: Four Seasons |
| May 23 | Roy C And Friends |
| May 23 | Insane Clown Posse |
| May 23 | Bud Brews, Blues, and BBQ |
| May 23 | Memorial Day Weekend Madness |
| May 23 | May Day: Disturbed & Shinedown |
| May 23 | UFC 98 |
| May 23 | 12th Annual EDT POP |
| May 23 | Attack Attack! |
| May 23 | Latino Vibe-Ration |
| May 23 | Day 26 |
| May 23 | Reds V St. Lucie |
| May 23 | Zox |
| May 23 | A1A: Official Jimmy Buffet Tribute Band |
| May 23 | The American Life |
| May 23 | NASCAR Nationwide Series: Carquest Auto Parts 300 |
| May 23 | The Human Abstract |
| May 23 | 98.5 KLUC Summer Jam |
| May 23 | The Duhks |
| May 23 | Homegrown Summer Kickoff |
| May 23 | Orlando Rocks |
| May 23 | Level 12 |
| May 23 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band |
| May 23 | Billy Joel |
| May 23 | Janis Ian |
| May 23 | Concert Singers Of Cary |
| May 23 | Sang-in Han |
| May 23 | Denver Roller Dolls |
| May 23 | Buckcherry |
| May 23 | New York City Ballet: New Bubenicek Ballet |
| May 23 | Don Gavin |
| May 23 | Dredg |
| May 23 | The Yoshida Brothers |
| May 23 | Stefanie Batten Bland: All In The Family |
| May 23 | The Legends Of Hip Hop |
| May 23 | El Tri |
| May 23 | Los Hermanos Flores & Orquestra San Vicente |
| May 23 | Terrell Boyz Presents: O.J. Da Juice Man |
| May 23 | Mothers, Sisters, & Friends |
| May 23 | Miami Nights |
| May 23 | Fastball |
| May 23 | Haitian Rara Experience With Other Side Of The Water |
| May 23 | Mitchy Slick |
| May 23 | Ellsbeth |
| May 23 | Triangle Youth Brass Band And Ensemble & Philip Sparke |
| May 23 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| May 23 | Letters To Cleo |
| May 23 | Youth Group |
| May 23 | Iluminado |
| May 23 | Fantasy 500 Race Party |
| May 23 | The Pharcyde |
| May 23 | Soja |
| May 23 | V103 Old School House Party |
| May 23 | Bear Pride 15th Anniversary Show |
| May 23 | Dracula’s Ball |
| May 23 | The Juan Maclean And The Field |
| May 23 | Strange Condition |
| May 23 | Stinking Lizaveta |
| May 23 | Gasoline Heart |
| May 23 | Beacher’s Madhouse |
| May 23 | Moby Dick |
| May 23 | Ralph Peterson |
| May 23 | Oleta Adams |
| May 23 | Stellar Road |
| May 23 | 9sundays |
| May 23 | Richie Rocker Band, Those Scalar Waves & No Room For Saints |
| May 23 | Black Dog |
| May 24 | Jack’s Mannequin |
| May 24 | Byron Nelson Championship |
| May 24 | Senior PGA Championship |
| May 24 | Sunday Gospel Brunch |
| May 24 | Soundset ’09 |
| May 24 | Wingding Festival |
| May 24 | Spring Breakdown |
| May 24 | 2009 Best Of The Best |
| May 24 | Indianapolis 500 |
| May 24 | Anaheim Ducks – Playoff Round 3: Home Game 3 |
| May 24 | Blues, Brews & BBQ |
| May 24 | Disney On Ice: Mickey & Minnie’s Magical Journey |
| May 24 | New York City Ballet: The Four Seasons |
| May 24 | Opera On Film: Berlioz’ Benvenuto Cellini |
| May 24 | 5th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Fest |
| May 24 | Pre Memorial Day Rock Bash |
| May 24 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Coca Cola 600 |
| May 24 | Chilango Fest 2009 |
| May 24 | Dr. Acula |
| May 24 | Tye Tribbett & G.A. |
| May 24 | Camisado |
| May 24 | Alkaline Trio |
| May 24 | Gloria Estefan & Carole King |
| May 24 | T.I.’s Final Goodbye Bash |
| May 24 | Scott Weiland |
| May 24 | Opeth |
| May 24 | Opera On Film: Eugene Onegin |
| May 24 | Memorial Weekend Comedy Festival |
| May 24 | Karrin Allyson |
| May 24 | International Mr. Leather |
| May 24 | Despina Vandi |
| May 24 | Staind & Hoobastank |
| May 24 | Lea Salonga |
| May 24 | Lyapis Trubetskoy |
| May 24 | Eddy Herrera |
| May 24 | Stroke 9 |
| May 24 | Cotton Jones |
| May 24 | Her Space Holiday |
| May 24 | Modeselektor + Apparat = Moderat |
| May 24 | Best of the Brits |
| May 24 | The Melvins |
| May 24 | Lucky Boys Confusion |
| May 24 | Prince |
| May 24 | Street Dogs |
| May 24 | Naturally 7 |
| May 24 | Pretty Lights |
| May 24 | Carlos Alazraqui |
| May 25 | Sasquatch! Festival |
| May 25 | KBLX Stone Soul Concert |
| May 25 | NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships |
| May 25 | Fallen Not Forgotten |
| May 25 | Balanchine – Tchaiko |
| May 25 | West to East- East to West |
| May 25 | Amber Pacific |
| May 25 | Static X |
| May 25 | Little Dragon |
| May 25 | The Ataris |
| May 25 | Let The Sunshine In |
| May 25 | Canada |
| May 25 | Rachel Unthank |
| May 25 | Carrot Top |
| May 25 | Stayin’ Alive: A Tribute To The Bee Gees |
| May 25 | Bob Dylan Birthday Tribute |
| May 25 | Trouble Andrew |
| May 25 | Attack Of The College Dropouts |
| May 25 | Mobius Strip |
| May 25 | The Who’s Tommy |
| May 25 | Flight Of The Conchords |
| May 25 | Steel Panther |
| May 25 | Dakah Chamber Hip Hop Orchestra |
| May 25 | Wale With UCB |
