Ticketing closes for special perfomances by Van Morrison and Franz Ferdinand’s U.S. tour during the week ending May 11, as compiled by TicketNews.
After the success of his special cover-to-cover “Astral Weeks” performances last year, Van Morrison returns to the U.S. this week for three more shows. The multi-night run is booked for May 7-9 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. His previous engagement was for two nights only on November 7-8 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Each night’s performance will feature “Astral Weeks” in its entirety and a second set of Morrison’s other hits.
Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand is closing out its current tour of North America with three final performances this week. The band takes the stage next tonight (May 6) at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA, followed by a May 7 concert at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, NY. The tour, launched April 13, closes out on May 8 with a concert at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, RI.
Also this week The Eagles are preparing for the final show on a lengthy tour of the U.S. and Canada, which is part of a larger world tour launched in March 2008. The performance is scheduled for May 9 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT. Meanwhile, the SnoCore Tour, headlined this year by Statix-X, ends its spring run on May 8 at Medford Armory in Medford, OR. The outing was previously a winter event but began this year on April 1.
Fans of U.S. auto racing have a few options this weekend when it comes to catching an event live. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Southern 500 hits the pavement on May 9 at the Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC. Tickets are also available for a number of preliminary events leading up to the annual Indianapolis 500 on May 24 at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN. May 6-8 are practice days at the track with Qualifications scheduled for Sunday, May 10.
“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 6 | NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Chicago Bulls |
| May 6 | Hinder & Theory Of A Deadman |
| May 6 | Snocore Tour |
| May 6 | Izzo Goes To Broadway |
| May 6 | Celtic Thunder |
| May 6 | Seal |
| May 6 | Bobby V |
| May 6 | Staatskapelle Berlin & Thomas Quasthoff |
| May 6 | Elvis Perkins In Dearland |
| May 6 | Immortal Technique |
| May 7 | Buckcherry & Papa Roach |
| May 7 | Steve Lippia |
| May 7 | The Gaslight Anthem |
| May 7 | Fonseca |
| May 7 | Cheap Trick |
| May 7 | Sum 41 |
| May 7 | Rangers |
| May 7 | Sharon Jones |
| May 7 | James Morrison |
| May 7 | Cold War Kids |
| May 7 | Eve 6 |
| May 8 | Chicago Bulls Playoff Round 2 Home Game 1 |
| May 8 | Dancefusion Ed Matin |
| May 8 | North Carolina Symphony |
| May 8 | Summer Kickoff Concert: Black Eyed Peas & All American Rejects |
| May 8 | Pre-concert Dinner: Bruce Molsky |
| May 8 | B/S: A Tribute To AC/DC |
| May 8 | Forever The Sickest Kids & White Tie Affair |
| May 8 | The Dialogue & Dna |
| May 8 | Miggs w/ Stealing Jane at The Underground |
| May 8 | Janeane Garofalo |
| May 8 | Kevin Rudolf |
| May 8 | Gavin DeGraw |
| May 8 | Paganfest 2 |
| May 8 | Plain White T’s |
| May 8 | The Bouncing Souls |
| May 8 | Sweet Adelines Quartet Competition |
| May 8 | Jessica Simpson |
| May 8 | Richard Christy |
| May 8 | Roger Creager |
| May 8 | Pompous Jack |
| May 8 | You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown |
| May 8 | American Radio |
| May 8 | Snocore Tour: Static X |
| May 8 | Musicares Benefit Concert |
| May 8 | Midsummer Nights Dream |
| May 8 | Seussical The Musical |
| May 8 | Concert Choir & Camerata Singers |
| May 8 | Jackie Martling |
| May 8 | New York City Ballet: La Stravaganza |
| May 8 | Teen Idol: Volume II – Micky Dolenz |
| May 8 | UB40 |
| May 8 | Fantasia Barrino |
| May 8 | Teena Marie |
| May 8 | The Lord of The Rings Symphony |
| May 8 | Four Bitchin’ Babes |
| May 8 | Los Huracanes Del Norte & Bravo Monteno |
| May 8 | Tarja |
| May 8 | Power To End Stroke Benefit Concert |
| May 8 | Ambrosia |
| May 8 | Grupo Mania |
| May 8 | Suave E. N. T. |
| May 8 | Boleros for the Disenchanted |
| May 8 | Un-Tied Improv |
| May 8 | Gypsy |
| May 8 | Longwave |
| May 8 | Agents Of The Sun |
| May 8 | CSUN Jazz ‘A’ Band |
| May 8 | Moyra |
| May 8 | Candlebox |
| May 8 | Kelly Joe Phelps |
| May 8 | Mthds |
| May 8 | Franz Ferdinand |
| May 8 | Ginuwine & Tank Live |
| May 8 | Damien Jurado |
| May 8 | These United States |
| May 8 | Electric Six |
| May 8 | Trent Tomlinson |
| May 8 | Stephanie Schneiderman |
| May 8 | Sera Cahoone |
| May 8 | The Rustlanders |
| May 8 | Airiel Down & Bishop Clay |
| May 8 | Upright Citizens Brigade |
| May 8 | Brandon Rhyder |
| May 8 | Luca Jurman |
| May 8 | Vilma Palma |
| May 9 | Jason Mraz |
| May 9 | Edgefest 19: Korn |
| May 9 | Sweet Adelines Chorus Competition |
| May 9 | La Cenerentola |
| May 9 | Smile With Style 2009 |
| May 9 | Wango Tango |
| May 9 | Ancient City Crawfish Boil: 3 Doors Down |
| May 9 | Edgefest 2009 |
| May 9 | Aaron And Michelles Boat Party |
| May 9 | KFOG Kaboom |
| May 9 | Sighlo |
| May 9 | Korean Festival |
| May 9 | The AP Tour |
| May 9 | Desecrate |
| May 9 | Bronk Brothers & Roy David Scott |
| May 9 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Southern 500 |
| May 9 | MMA – Mixed Martial Arts |
| May 9 | Black Label Society |
| May 9 | Ladies Of The 80s |
| May 9 | Ron Hawking |
| May 9 | Ramblin’ Jack Elliott |
| May 9 | Bo Burnham |
| May 9 | Unset- Fm Revolver- & Myelysian Industries |
| May 9 | Indianapolis |
| May 9 | Three 6 Mafia & Gorilla Zoe |
| May 9 | To Live Is To Die |
| May 9 | Mellon Cougar |
| May 9 | Bootleg Black Guys |
| May 9 | A Skylit Drive |
| May 9 | Old Crow Medicine Show |
| May 9 | Pray The Devil Back To Hell |
| May 9 | Maze, Teena Marie & Frankie Beverly |
| May 9 | A Tribute to All Mothers: Yolanda Adams- Marvin Sapp & Ricky Dillard |
| May 9 | Evening Of Salsa |
| May 9 | Getback! |
| May 9 | Al Petteway & Amy White |
| May 9 | The Eagles |
| May 9 | Van Morrison |
| May 9 | Keith Sweat |
| May 9 | The Four Tops |
| May 9 | All Star Comedy Explosion |
| May 9 | David Foster |
| May 9 | Thunder From Down Under |
| May 9 | Stephen Lynch |
| May 9 | 50 Cent |
| May 9 | Steve Azar |
| May 9 | Cincinnati Ballet: Greatest Hits |
| May 9 | Ballet Austin’s Cinderella |
| May 9 | Eddie Griffin |
| May 9 | Lou Christie |
| May 9 | LA Philharmonic Orchestra |
| May 9 | Mothers Day Comedy Jam |
| May 9 | Big River |
| May 9 | Rehab Mke |
| May 9 | Emilio |
| May 9 | English Beat |
| May 9 | Trina Hamlin |
| May 9 | Ghost |
| May 9 | Chamber Music |
| May 9 | Mendelssohn’s Elijah |
| May 9 | Ud Chorale |
| May 9 | MMA Championship Fights |
| May 9 | Dancefusion 20th Ann |
| May 9 | Vienna Teng |
| May 9 | Steelin’ Dan |
| May 9 | The Seafarer |
| May 9 | Vanessa Williams |
| May 9 | Colin James |
| May 9 | Split Lip Rayfield |
| May 9 | Capleton |
| May 9 | Samantha Ronson |
| May 9 | Sweet Juice |
| May 9 | Matt Butcher & The Legendary Jc’s |
| May 9 | Jackass World Tour |
| May 9 | Makeshift Prodigy & Algren |
| May 9 | The Rondos- Knock Down Drag Out |
| May 9 | Hardhead Records |
| May 9 | Eclipse: Pink Floyd Tribute Band |
| May 9 | Mousetrap Britpop Dance Night |
| May 9 | Jackson Taylor |
| May 9 | Max Dolcelli |
| May 9 | Judah Friedlander the World Champion |
| May 9 | Sixteen Candles |
| May 9 | Mike & Joe |
| May 10 | NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: New York Rangers |
| May 10 | Washington Capitals |
| May 10 | NHL Western Conference Semifinals: San Jose Sharks |
| May 10 | NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: Philadelphia Flyers |
| May 10 | NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: New Jersey Devils |
| May 10 | NHL Western Conference Semifinals: Calgary Flames |
| May 10 | Atlanta Hawks |
| May 10 | The Players Championship |
| May 10 | Sunday Gospel Brunch |
| May 10 | The Girl Singers Of The Hit Parade |
| May 10 | Buzzfest |
| May 10 | Indianapolis 500 – Qualifications |
| May 10 | Omarion- Rupaul- Donnie Klang & More Live At Fashion Week Kansas City |
| May 10 | Frost/Nixon |
| May 10 | Pre-concert Lunch: Jazz Kings Hold That Ghost |
| May 10 | Best Mothers In The World: Mother’s Day Special |
| May 10 | Grande Page Organ Concert |
| May 10 | California Youth Symphony |
| May 10 | New York City Ballet: La Valse |
| May 10 | Lorie Line |
| May 10 | Georgian Chamber Players |
| May 10 | Paul Green’s School Of Rock |
| May 10 | Endfest |
| May 10 | Black Collar Comedy Tour |
| May 10 | Frankie Avalon |
| May 10 | Sing It Loud |
| May 10 | All Time Low |
| May 10 | Shirley Caesar |
| May 10 | Northridge Singers |
| May 10 | Dai Nhac Hoi Va Da Vu |
| May 10 | Tuna Does Vegas |
| May 10 | Kirk Franklin |
| May 10 | The Skies Revolt |
| May 10 | Sunday Night Local Show |
| May 10 | J Holiday |
| May 10 | New Found Glory |
| May 10 | Pepper |
| May 10 | Steel Pulse |
| May 10 | The Musical Box |
| May 10 | Jota Quest |
| May 10 | Bouncing Souls |
| May 10 | Mc Chris |
| May 10 | Mortal Kombat |
| May 10 | The Clean Up Woman |
| May 10 | Diane Schuur |
| May 10 | Panteon Rococo |
| May 10 | Kitty Donohoe & David Mosher |
| May 10 | Colorado Youth Symphony |
| May 10 | The Whispers & Teena Marie |
| May 10 | Paul Anka |
| May 10 | Bobby Womack |
| May 10 | Roger Hodgson |
| May 10 | O’Brien And Valdez |
| May 10 | Lyfe Jennings |
| May 10 | Lady Antebellum |
| May 10 | Piero Mazzochetti |
| May 10 | Cowboy Mouth & Dusty Rhodes & The River Band |
| May 10 | Josh Kelley |
| May 10 | Fear |
| May 10 | Vetiver & Papercuts |
| May 10 | Go Long Mule |
| May 10 | Trina And Lil Webbie |
| May 11 | NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: Pittsburgh Penguins |
| May 11 | New Jersey Devils Playoff Round 2 Home Game 4 |
| May 11 | Steve Martin |
| May 11 | Smuckers Stars On Ice |
| May 11 | Suicide Silence |
| May 11 | William Elliott Whitmore |
| May 11 | Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster |
| May 11 | NHL Western Conference Semifinals: Chicago Blackhawks |
| May 11 | Dragonforce |
| May 11 | Kreator & Exodus |
| May 11 | The Syn |
| May 11 | Grady |
| May 11 | Vivian Girls & Times New Viking |
| May 11 | Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash |
| May 11 | Grand Duchy |
| May 11 | Conrad Richards |
