Tickets for hot musical artists, still more NFL teams, and now NHL teams, are on sale throughout the weekend ending August 22 as compiled by TicketNews.
First, the wildly popular Watch The Throne Tour of Jay-Z and Kanye West has more dates on sale this weekend, with Atlanta, GA, Atlantic City, NJ and Miami, FL available today. The pending tour of the mega-star rap collaborators has been bolstered by impressive iTunes downloads and CD sales of the self-titled album, which has been #1 in several countries since its release.
Chris Brown continues his comeback efforts and takes his F.A.M.E. tour across the U.S. this fall with guests Kelly Rowland, Tyga and T-Pain. Tickets to shows in Baltimore MD, Long Island, NY and Maryland Heights, MO go on sale this weekend. Despite a couple of minor hiccups along the way since his legal issues from a couple of years ago, Brown has largely seen his musical efforts pay off, even if his image makeover remains a work in progress.
Tween favorite turned pop star Joe Jonas opens public onsales for a number of shows today, including his joint tour dates with British R&B singer/songwriter Jay Sean in Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA and Toronto, ON, as well as a solo date in Pomona, CA.
Separate dates for old school alternative rockers The Smashing Pumpkins and Bush go on sale today, August 19, with shows on sale for the Pumpkins including Washington, DC, New York, NY, and Oakland, CA. Bush, which only counts frontman Gavin Rossdale and drummer Robin Goodridge as the only original members of the band, is touring with Chevelle and Filter for several dates, and the band has a number of appearances on sale throughout the weekend, including San Diego, CA, Las Vegas, NV and Detroit, MI. The Philadelphia, PA show with guest Chevelle, and solo show in Grand Prairie, TX are also on sale.
In other performance, tickets for “Wicked” productions in both Detroit, MI and Des Moines, IA are on sale this weekend. The Detroit Opera House’s December run of the award-winning musical goes on sale today, while the Des Moines Civic Center’s show, opening in November, starts selling tomorrow. “Wicked” was again the top theatrical event last week on TicketNews’ exclusive industry rankings, and benefits from several different productions in theaters around the country.
Sports events on sale this weekend include UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, going on sale today. With the regular season just a few weeks away, another NFL team put their tickets on sale with the Arizona Cardinals starting up sales tomorrow. Since the end of the NFL lockout, ticket sales have largely been strong for many teams, and the Cardinals are hoping that new quarterback Kevin Kolb, formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles, will generate some fan excitement.
Finally, season tickets for the NHL’s Minnesota Wild also start selling tomorrow, August 20, and Monday, August 22, will see public onsales for recent Stanley Cup champions the Chicago Blackhawks. Last season’s playoffs saw solid ticket sales, and the league hopes to capitalize on that momentum in the upcoming season.
“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.
| Date | Event | Venue | Location |
| Friday | Darius Rucker | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston, SC |
| Friday | Ford F-series Presents Toby Keith With Eric Church And Jt Hodges | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Ch | Charlotte, NC |
| Friday | Joe Jonas And Jay Sean | House Of Blues Cleveland | Cleveland, OH |
| Friday | Bush And Chevelle | The Fillmore Detroit | Detroit, MI |
| Friday | Hippiefest | Hamilton Place Theatre | Hamilton, ON, CA |
| Friday | Joe Jonas And Jay Sean | Sound Academy | Toronto, ON, CA |
| Friday | 3 Doors Down And Theory Of A Deadman – Time Of My Life Tour | The Venue At Horseshoe Casino | Hammond, IN |
| Friday | Watch The Throne: Jay-z And Kanye West | Philips Arena | Atlanta, GA |
| Friday | Watch The Throne: Jay-z And Kanye West | Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Friday | Watch The Throne: Jay-z And Kanye West | Americanairlines Arena | Miami, FL |
| Friday | Bush And Chevelle | The Fillmore Silver Spring | Silver Spring, MD |
| Friday | Joe Jonas And Jay Sean | House Of Blues Boston | Boston, MA |
| Friday | The Dirty Heads And Gym Class Heroes | The Fillmore Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| Friday | Zac Brown Band | Jiffy Lube Live | Bristow, VA |
| Friday | Gym Class Heroes And The Dirty Heads | Rams Head Live! | Baltimore, MD |
| Friday | Bush And Chevelle With Special Guest Filter | Masquerade | Atlanta, GA |
| Friday | 3 Doors Down – Time Of My Life Tour | Rupp Arena | Lexington, KY |
| Friday | Joe Jonas And Jay Sean | Sound Academy | Toronto, ON, CA |
| Friday | Jeff Dunham | Mullins Center | Amherst, MA |
| Friday | Jeff Dunham | Dcu Center | Worcester, MA |
| Friday | Jeff Dunham | John Paul Jones Arena | Charlottesville, VA |
| Friday | Jeff Dunham | Broome County Arena | Binghamton, NY |
| Friday | Jeff Dunham | Patriot Center | Fairfax, VA |
| Friday | Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos | Winston-salem Entertainment | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Friday | Jeff Dunham | Swiftel Center | Brookings, SD |
| Friday | Jeff Dunham | Sanford Center | Bemidji, MN |
| Friday | Gym Class Heroes And The Dirty Heads | House Of Blues Boston | Boston, MA |
| Friday | John Mellencamp | Clowes Memorial Hall | Indianapolis, IN |
| Friday | Huey Lewis And The News | Clowes Memorial Hall | Indianapolis, IN |
| Friday | Chris Brown – The F.a.m.e. Tour With Kelly Rowland, T-pain, Tyga | 1st Mariner Arena | Baltimore, MD |
| Friday | Chicago | Palace Theatre Albany | Albany, NY |
| Friday | Bush And Chevelle | Stage Ae | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Friday | Bush And Chevelle | Pnc Pavilion | Cincinnati, OH |
| Friday | J. Cole | The Beacham | Orlando, FL |
| Friday | Taking Back Sunday | The Cabooze | Minneapolis, MN |
| Friday | The Smashing Pumpkins | 9:30 Club | Washington, DC |
| Friday | Casting Crowns | Consol Energy Center | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Friday | Three Legged Fox | Mcraney’s Tavern | Winter Park, FL |
| Friday | Bush And Chevelle With Filter | The Paramount | Huntington, NY |
| Friday | Joe Jonas And Jay Sean | House Of Blues Houston | Houston, TX |
| Friday | Chris Brown – The F.a.m.e. Tour With Kelly Rowland, T-pain, Tyga | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | Tinley Park, IL |
| Friday | Bush | Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX |
| Friday | Gym Class Heroes And The Dirty Heads | The Midland By Amc | Kansas City, MO |
| Friday | Heads Of State | Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX |
| Friday | Gym Class Heroes And The Dirty Heads | House Of Blues Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| Friday | Joe Jonas And Jay Sean | House Of Blues Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| Friday | 3 Doors Down And Theory Of A Deadman – Time Of My Life Tour | Centurytel Center | Bossier City, LA |
| Friday | 3 Doors Down And Theory Of A Deadman – Time Of My Life Tour | Ford Park | Beaumont, TX |
| Friday | Miranda Lambert | Cedar Park Center | Cedar Park, TX |
| Friday | Widespread Panic | Fedexforum | Memphis, TN |
| Friday | Third Day | Bancorpsouth Arena | Tupelo, MS |
| Friday | Toughest Monster Truck Tour | Desoto County Civic Center | Southaven, MS |
| Friday | Miranda Lambert | Baton Rouge River Center Arena | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Friday | Big Gigantic | People’s Court | Des Moines, IA |
| Friday | Chris Robinson Brotherhood | People’s Court | Des Moines, IA |
| Friday | Yelawolf | People’s Court | Des Moines, IA |
| Friday | O.a.r. | House Of Blues New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
| Friday | Taking Back Sunday | People’s Court | Des Moines, IA |
| Friday | The Acacia Strain | Vaudeville Mews | Des Moines, IA |
| Friday | Chris Brown – The F.a.m.e. Tour With Kelly Rowland, T-pain, Tyga | Nassau Coliseum | Long Island, NY |
| Friday | Bush And Chevelle | Concrete Street Amphitheater | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Friday | UFC 136 | Toyota Center | Houston, TX |
| Friday | Bangles | Wilbur Theatre | Boston, MA |
| Friday | Helmet | Bowery Ballroom | New York, NY |
| Friday | Joe Jonas And Jay Sean | Best Buy Theater | New York, NY |
| Friday | The Rosebuds | Johnny Brenda’s | Philadelphia, PA |
| Friday | Calle 13 | Best Buy Theater | New York, NY |
| Friday | Indigo Girls | Beacon Theatre | New York, NY |
| Friday | Duran Duran | Hard Rock Live | Hollywood, FL |
| Friday | Smashing Pumpkins | Terminal 5 | New York, NY |
| Friday | Chicago | Louisville Palace | Louisville, KY |
| Friday | Joe Jonas And Jay Sean | Theatre Of Living Arts | Philadelphia, PA |
| Friday | Bush And Chevelle | The Electric Factory | Philadelphia, PA |
| Friday | Evanescence | House Of Blues Atlantic City | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Friday | Kenny ‘babyface’ Edmonds | Keswick Theatre | Glenside, PA |
| Friday | Duran Duran | The Colosseum At Caesars Windsor | Windsor, ON, CA |
| Friday | Dave Koz | Paramount Theatre-oakland | Oakland, CA |
| Friday | Emmylou Harris And Her Red Dirt Boys With Patty Griffin And Buddy Miller | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA |
| Friday | Joe Jonas | The Fox Theater – Pomona | Pomona, CA |
| Friday | Gym Class Heroes And The Dirty Heads | Showbox Sodo | Seattle, WA |
| Friday | J. Cole | Club Nokia | Los Angeles, CA |
| Friday | Gym Class Heroes And The Dirty Heads | House Of Blues Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV |
| Friday | Gym Class Heroes And The Dirty Heads | House Of Blues San Diego | San Diego, CA |
| Friday | Ryan Adams | Balboa Theatre | San Diego, CA |
| Friday | Bush And Chevelle With Filter | 4th And B | San Diego, CA |
| Friday | Dirty Heads & Gym Class Heroes | The Blue Note (mo) | Columbia, MO |
| Friday | Stephen Stills | Grove Of Anaheim | Anaheim, CA |
| Saturday | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, AZ |
| Saturday | Gym Class Heroes And The Dirty Heads | Northern Lights | Clifton Park, NY |
| Saturday | Taking Back Sunday | Chameleon Club | Lancaster, PA |
| Saturday | Chris Brown – The F.a.m.e. Tour With Kelly Rowland, T-pain, Tyga | Verizon Wireless Music Center | Noblesville, IN |
| Saturday | Il Volo | Orpheum Theatre | Boston, MA |
| Saturday | Chris Isaak | Uptown Theater | Kansas City, MO |
| Saturday | James Blake | Trocadero Theatre | Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday | Panic! At The Disco | Trocadero Theatre | Philadelphia, PA |
| Saturday | Taking Back Sunday | The Chance | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Saturday | Taking Back Sunday | Club Zoo | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Saturday | Smashing Pumpkins | Ogden Theatre | Denver, CO |
| Saturday | Incubus: If Not Now, When? Us Tour | Raley Field | West Sacramento, CA |
| Saturday | Taking Back Sunday | The Blue Note (mo) | Columbia, MO |
| Saturday | Bush And Chevelle | The Joint At Hard Rock Hotel Las | Las Vegas, NV |
| Sunday | Gym Class Heroes And The Dirty Heads | The Regency Ballroom | San Francisco, CA |
| Sunday | Smashing Pumpkins | Fox Theater – Oakland | Oakland, CA |
| Sunday | Opening Night Gala | Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, CA |
| Sunday | Ziggy Marley With Special Guest Trevor Hall | Montbleu Resort Casino And Spa | Stateline, NV |
| Monday | Northwestern Wildcats Football | Ryan Field | Evanston, IL |
| Monday | Chicago Blackhawks | United Center | Chicago, IL |
| Monday | Chris Brown – The F.a.m.e. Tour With Kelly Rowland, T-pain, Tyga | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St | Maryland Heights, MO |
