Ticket sales for NBA Conference Finals and Chickenfoot’s inaugural tour are just two of those closing through the week ending June 1, as compiled by TicketNews.
The top four professional basketball teams will continue their head-to-head battles through the weekend for the NBA Conference Finals. In the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Magic lead the Cleveland Caraliers 2-1. Game 4 hits the court tonight (May 26) at Amway Arena in Orlando, FL, and Game 5 follows on May 28 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. If necessary, the conference finals will continue on May 30 and June 1. Meanwhile in the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are tied 2-2 going into Game 5 on May 27 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Game 6 is inked for May 29 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO, with a possible Game 7 hitting on June 1.
The supergroup Chickenfoot has just three shows left on its inaugural tour of North America. Comprised of Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith and Joe Satriani, the group takes the stage again tonight (May 26) at Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge, MA, followed by a May 28 gig at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza in New York, NY. The brief spring trek concludes May 29 at Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA, and breaks for a month before continuing overseas through the summer. Chickenfoot is expected to hit larger venues on a second North American tour leg this fall.
Film fanatics have a few chances to see their silver screen heroes up close and in person this weekend. Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean have four shows left on their Spinal Tap: Unwigged and Unplugged tour of North America, which is booked through May 31 at Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee, WI. Meanwhile, the annual MTV Movie Awards ceremony is also booked for May 31 at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA.
In other tour ticketing news, Ben Harper & The Relentless7 are wrapping their national tour dates this week with just two more shows on May 27 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA, and on May 28 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA. The band is scheduled for a festival set on June 11 at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN. English rock group Keane is also closing the book on its spring North American tour with a final gig on May 27 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY.
The sports world is keeping a close eye on the ice as well as the courts this weekend. The NHL Finals will likely close out before the weekend. In the Eastern Conference, the Pittsburgh Penguins lead 3-0 in their series against Carolina Hurricanes with the next game on May 26 at RBC Center in Raleigh, NC. If necessary, Games 5-7 are scheduled for May 29, May 31 and June 2, interchanging between RBC Center and Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. In the Western Conference, the Detroit Red Wings lead the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1, with Game 5 lined up for May 27 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI. If necessary, Games 6 and 7 of that rivalry are tentatively booked for May 30 and June 1 at the United Center in Chicago, IL, and Joe Louis Arena, respectively.
“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 26 | The Good Fight: A Tribute to Nevada’s Senator Harry Reid |
| May 26 | Keri Hilson |
| May 26 | Drake |
| May 27 | Keane |
| May 27 | Rick Ortiz Presents |
| May 27 | City And Colour |
| May 28 | Phantom Gourmet Hot Dog Safari Comedy Night |
| May 28 | Jersey Boys (no 7pm Show) |
| May 28 | Lady Sovereign |
| May 28 | Shen Yun Performing Arts |
| May 28 | Hoobastank |
| May 28 | Keith Urban & Zac Brown Band |
| May 28 | Speaker Series 2009: Charlie Rose- James Carville & Karl Rove |
| May 28 | Ben Harper & The Relentless7 |
| May 28 | The Rat Pack is Back |
| May 28 | Red Jumpsuit Apparatus |
| May 28 | Tribute Thursdays |
| May 28 | Josephine |
| May 28 | The Prodigy |
| May 29 | Kt Sullivan |
| May 29 | Arts Bux |
| May 29 | George W Bush |
| May 29 | Straylight Run & Lovedrug |
| May 29 | Ligeia & Deez Nuts |
| May 29 | Hometown Heroes, Rising Up Angry, Cethkyn, The Ludovico Technique |
| May 29 | Liquid6teen |
| May 29 | Foster Child |
| May 29 | Standing Ground |
| May 29 | Charlie Musselwhite |
| May 29 | King College Prep High School Presents Carl Thomas |
| May 29 | Nappy Roots |
| May 29 | The Right Coast |
| May 29 | Argus Leader Ribfest: Toby Kane Band and Kory & The Fireflies |
| May 29 | The LBC |
| May 29 | Reds V Dunedin |
| May 29 | Coheed & Cambria |
| May 29 | Led Zeppelin 2 |
| May 29 | Vast |
| May 29 | Mae |
| May 29 | Pantera’d |
| May 29 | Loving The Lie, Gotham, Oddzar, Lauren D’aria |
| May 29 | Work Dance Company: Work! A Mechanical Dancer |
| May 29 | Liza And Judy Together Again |
| May 29 | Soulja Boy |
| May 29 | Cowboy Mouth |
| May 29 | Discorus: A Festival Of Rock |
| May 29 | The Bangles |
| May 29 | Alpha Rev |
| May 29 | Boombox |
| May 29 | Windy City Fight Night |
| May 29 | Too Short |
| May 29 | James Gregory |
| May 29 | JJ Grey |
| May 29 | Neil Young Tribute |
| May 29 | Wendy Pedersen |
| May 29 | JR Richards |
| May 29 | Bill Bynum |
| May 29 | Girls Girls Girls |
| May 29 | Cavo-kisw Rising Star Concert Series with Underride |
| May 29 | The Maldives |
| May 29 | Split Second Massacre |
| May 29 | Patrick Bruel |
| May 29 | NPHC Step Show |
| May 29 | Jackopierce |
| May 29 | Butch Walker |
| May 29 | The New Deal |
| May 29 | Bonnie Prince Billy |
| May 29 | Chickenfoot |
| May 29 | Lotus |
| May 29 | Styles P & Max B |
| May 29 | Kill Hannah |
| May 29 | Stephen Marley |
| May 29 | Lucero & Chuck Ragan |
| May 29 | 80’s Flashback Tour |
| May 29 | DJ Rehka |
| May 29 | Kaskade |
| May 29 | DJ Aqeel |
| May 29 | Swizzletree |
| May 29 | Ross Bon & The Mighty Blue Kings |
| May 29 | Bucky Covington |
| May 30 | Detroit Red Wings Round 4 Home Game 1 |
| May 30 | Twisted Sister |
| May 30 | Rockfest |
| May 30 | Midwest Heavy Daze |
| May 30 | NASCAR Nationwide Series: Heluva Good! 200 |
| May 30 | New York City Ballet: The Dreamer |
| May 30 | Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
| May 30 | Family Program Porgy And Bess |
| May 30 | KISS Old School Fiesta: War |
| May 30 | African Cultural Night |
| May 30 | Joey Medina |
| May 30 | Mushroomhead |
| May 30 | Pre-concert Dinner: Herb Alpert & Lani Hall May 30 |
| May 30 | Wargods V |
| May 30 | NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks |
| May 30 | The Domino Effect |
| May 30 | Pennywise |
| May 30 | Bow Wow |
| May 30 | El Salvador |
| May 30 | Modeselektor |
| May 30 | Turn The Page |
| May 30 | Straylight Run: Lovedrug |
| May 30 | Guerrilla Radio |
| May 30 | Negative Space & Falcon Jones |
| May 30 | A Few Askew |
| May 30 | Shadowfax |
| May 30 | John Michael Montgomery |
| May 30 | Keith Urban & Dierks Bentley |
| May 30 | Traci Michaelz Tribute |
| May 30 | Le Corsaire |
| May 30 | Fire Extreme Fighting |
| May 30 | Anthony Bourdain |
| May 30 | Tango Nuevo Cabaret |
| May 30 | The Legends Tour |
| May 30 | The Pirates Of Penzance |
| May 30 | Emory Quinn |
| May 30 | Souled Out |
| May 30 | Led Zeppelin 2 – A Led Zeppelin Tribute Band |
| May 30 | World Championship Boxing |
| May 30 | Notch |
| May 30 | Olga Tanon |
| May 30 | Cirque Imagination: Montage |
| May 30 | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| May 30 | Brenden Stark & Project B Side Cd Release |
| May 30 | Long Live the Beatles |
| May 30 | Ryan’s Smashing Life Presents… |
| May 30 | Los Temerarios |
| May 30 | Tiesto |
| May 30 | Enslaved |
| May 30 | Caleb Stine |
| May 30 | Dog The Bounty Hunter |
| May 30 | Graham Parker |
| May 30 | Tortured Soul |
| May 30 | Sounds Of Seattle Tour |
| May 30 | Fascination Street |
| May 30 | Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo |
| May 30 | Hand To Hand |
| May 30 | Freestyle Invasion |
| May 30 | San Antonio Symphony – Elmar Oliveira |
| May 30 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| May 30 | Jonathan Coulton |
| May 30 | Dennis Quaid |
| May 30 | Sila & The Afrofunk Experience |
| May 30 | Tea Leaf Green |
| May 30 | Josh Ritter |
| May 30 | Trio Da Paz |
| May 30 | Steve Martin- Vince Gill & Amy Grant |
| May 30 | Heywood Banks |
| May 30 | Tony V |
| May 30 | Ronny Jordan |
| May 30 | Black Star |
| May 31 | Crowne Plaza Invitational At Colonial |
| May 31 | Phantom Gourmet Hot Dog Safari |
| May 31 | IRL: IndyCar Series: ABC Supply/ AJ Foyt 225 |
| May 31 | Rib Fest |
| May 31 | Chicago Blackhawks Playoff Round 3 Home Game 4 |
| May 31 | Suzuki Piano Recital |
| May 31 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Autism Speaks 400 |
| May 31 | Thomas and Friends Live! |
| May 31 | Carolina Ballet: Beauty & the Beast |
| May 31 | Tony & Tina’s Wedding |
| May 31 | Tuesdays With Morrie |
| May 31 | Everyday Rapture |
| May 31 | School Of Rock |
| May 31 | Portland Youth Philharmonic: Postlude Concert |
| May 31 | MTV Movie Awards |
| May 31 | Joan Sebastain |
| May 31 | LAZERfest |
| May 31 | NBA Western Conference Finals: Los Angeles Lakers |
| May 31 | Ain’t Misbehavin |
| May 31 | Bluebond Guitars 20th Anniversary Concert |
| May 31 | Tada Student Concert 2009 |
| May 31 | Day26 |
| May 31 | Half Past- Courting- After Clap And Daybreak |
| May 31 | Twiztid |
| May 31 | Earth Crisis |
| May 31 | Five Stars |
| May 31 | Divas 4 Divas |
| May 31 | Ivri Lidler |
| May 31 | Rose |
| May 31 | The Business |
| May 31 | Khude Ganrajj |
| May 31 | Zee Avi & Amy Lavere |
| May 31 | Jukebox The Ghost |
| May 31 | NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Carolina Hurricanes |
| May 31 | Eddi Reader |
| May 31 | 10 Years |
| May 31 | Dominick Farinacci |
| May 31 | I See Hawks In L.A. |
| May 31 | Spinal Tap: Unwigged and Unplugged |
| May 31 | Jamie Kennedy |
| May 31 | Todd Paul |
| May 31 | Holy F**k |
| May 31 | Muni Season Pass |
| May 31 | Comedy Stop |
| May 31 | Raca Negra & Banda Na Pegada |
| May 31 | The Legendary Shack Shakers |
| May 31 | L’eighties Night With Live 80 |
| May 31 | Cinemasophia |
| May 31 | Young Dro |
| May 31 | DJ Diamond |
| June 1 | NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Orlando Magic |
| June 1 | NBA Western Conference Finals: Denver Nuggets |
| June 1 | The Memorial Tournament |
| June 1 | Lucinda Williams & The Flatlanders |
| June 1 | Gwinnett |
| June 1 | Jessica Lea Mayfield |
| June 1 | Shinobi Ninja |
| June 1 | NHL Western Conference Finals: Detroit Red Wings |
| June 1 | Hillsong United |
| June 1 | Nearly Dan |
| June 1 | Fischerspooner |
| June 1 | Artscard 2008-2009 |
| June 1 | Jib: Meridian Arts Ensemble |
| June 1 | Big Business |
| June 1 | NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers |
| June 1 | I Was A King |