Tickets for The Who and tickets for the upcoming joint tour of Jordin Sparks and Jesse McCartney are on sale throughout the weekend ending July 14 as compiled by TicketNews.
Starting off the weekend onsales are tickets to several shows featuring American Idol Jordin Sparks and re-invented teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney. Five joint concerts between the two artists go on sale Friday, including shows in Los Angeles, Denver, and Salt Lake City. Also in the onsales for this weekend is a chance to see British rockers The Who, as pre-sale for their LA concert stop begins on Monday.
This weekend offers a great deal of variety in musical acts with shows in the onsales. Hammond, IN’s new Hammond Casino has multiple shows on sale this weekend, including chances to see James Blunt, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, Bette Midler, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Gnarls Barkley’s performance in Boston goes on sale Saturday morning, as do tickets to see Kenny Chesney in Maryland Hills, MO. Saturday morning also offers a chance to catch Santana in Santa Barbara, CA and Toby Keith in Englewood, CO.
In addition to offering tickets for the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, and Tennessee Titans, this weekend offers a chance to snag tickets to the 2008 Chicago Bears’ football season. Also available this weekend is tickets to the 2010 World Cup Qualifying match between Canada and Jamaica in Toronto, which go on sale Monday morning.
Finally this weekend, there are several chances to catch top comedians out on the road. Jerry Seinfeld’s stop in Grand Rapids, MI is on sale Friday, Chris Rock’s show in Honolulu goes on sale Saturday, and irreverent comedienne Sarah Silverman has a show in San Francisco on sale Sunday.
“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 |
| Thursday | Bonnie Raitt | Potawatomi Casino/Northern Lights Theater | Milwaukee | WI |
| Thursday | Dolly Parton | Eku Brock Auditorium | Richmond | KY |
| Thursday | Golden Dragon Acrobats | Fred Kavli Theatre-Thousand Oaks Civic Arts | Thousand Oaks | CA |
| Thursday | Googoosh & Mehrdad | NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE | Los Angeles | CA |
| Thursday | Hbo Boxing After Dark | Toyota Center | Houston | TX |
| Friday | Americana Music Awards | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | TN |
| Friday | B.B. King | Von Braun Center Concert Hall | Huntsville | AL |
| Friday | Bette Midler | The Venue | Hammond | IN |
| Friday | Billy Idol | The Venue | Hammond | IN |
| Friday | Blue Oyster Cult | Turning Stone Resort & Casino Showroom | Verona | NY |
| Friday | Bob & Tom Comedy All Stars | Ovens Auditorium | Charlotte | NC |
| Friday | Bob & Tom Comedy All Stars | Five Flags Center | Dubuque | IA |
| Friday | Bob & Tom Comedy All Stars | DeVos Place | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Friday | Bob & Tom Comedy All Stars | Murat Theatre | Indianapolis | IN |
| Friday | Bob & Tom Comedy All Stars | Weill Center for the Performing Arts | Sheboygan | WI |
| Friday | Bob Newhart | Warner Theatre | Washington | DC |
| Friday | Brian Regan | Palace Theatre Columbus | Columbus | OH |
| Friday | Brian Regan | Rialto Square Theatre | Joliet | IL |
| Friday | Brian Regan | Tilson Auditorium | Terre Haute | IN |
| Friday | Chicago | Ernest N Morial Convention Center | New Orleans | LA |
| Friday | Chita Rivera | Mulroy Civic Center | Syracuse | NY |
| Friday | Citizen Cope | The Midland by AMC | Kansas City | MO |
| Friday | Eddie Vedder | Opera House | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Eddie Vedder | Auditorium Theatre | Chicago | IL |
| Friday | Eddie Vedder | United Palace Theatre | New York | NY |
| Friday | Eddie Vedder | Massey Hall | Toronto | ON |
| Friday | Eddie Vedder | Warner Theatre | Washington | DC |
| Friday | Flashback | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | FL |
| Friday | Flashback | Amway Arena | Orlando | FL |
| Friday | Flashback | BankAtlantic Center | Sunrise | FL |
| Friday | Flashback | Mobile Civic Center Arena | Mobile | AL |
| Friday | Foreigner | House of Blues Cleveland | Cleveland | OH |
| Friday | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre | ATLANTA | GA |
| Friday | George Lopez | The Midland by AMC | Kansas City | MO |
| Friday | Harry Shearer | Jazz Alley | Seattle | WA |
| Friday | Indigo Girls | Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium | Spartanburg | SC |
| Friday | James Blunt | The Venue | Hammond | IN |
| Friday | Jerry Seinfeld | DeVos Performance Hall | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Friday | Joe Satriani | University At Buffalo Center for the Arts | Buffalo | NY |
| Friday | Joe Satriani | The Chicago Theatre | Chicago | IL |
| Friday | Joe Satriani | Palace Theatre | Greensburg | PA |
| Friday | Joe Satriani | House of Blues Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV |
| Friday | Joe Satriani | State Theatre | Minneapolis | MN |
| Friday | Joe Satriani | House of Blues San Diego | San Diego | CA |
| Friday | Jordin Sparks and Jesse McCartney | Ellie Caulkins Opera House | Denver | CO |
| Friday | Jordin Sparks and Jesse McCartney | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles | CA |
| Friday | Jordin Sparks and Jesse McCartney | Sacramento Community Theater | Sacramento | CA |
| Friday | Jordin Sparks and Jesse McCartney | Abravanel Hall | Salt Lake City | UT |
| Friday | Jordin Sparks and Jesse McCartney | Humphreys Concerts By the Bay | San Diego | CA |
| Friday | Kathy Griffin | Hard Rock Live | Hollywood | FL |
| Friday | Kathy Griffin | Orpheum Theatre Memphis | Memphis | TN |
| Friday | Kathy Griffin | Orpheum Theatre | Minneapolis | MN |
| Friday | Kid Rock | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston | MI |
| Friday | Louis C.K. | Palace Theatre | Greensburg | PA |
| Friday | Luis Miguel | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | Chula Vista | CA |
| Friday | Lynyrd Skynyrd | The Venue | Hammond | IN |
| Friday | Maze featuring Frankie Beverly | Joel Coliseum | Winston-Salem | NC |
| Friday | Monster Truck Challenge | Eagle Raceway | Eagle | NE |
| Friday | No Fear Music Tour featuring Bullet for My Valentine | The Tabernacle | Atlanta | GA |
| Friday | No Fear Music Tour featuring Bullet for My Valentine | Fillmore Auditorium | Denver | CO |
| Friday | No Fear Music Tour featuring Bullet for My Valentine | Revolution Live | Ft Lauderdale | FL |
| Friday | No Fear Music Tour featuring Bullet for My Valentine | Beaumont Club | Kansas City | MO |
| Friday | No Fear Music Tour featuring Bullet for My Valentine | House of Blues Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | SC |
| Friday | No Fear Music Tour featuring Bullet for My Valentine | The Norva | Norfolk | VA |
| Friday | No Fear Music Tour featuring Bullet for My Valentine | House of Blues Orlando | Orlando | FL |
| Friday | Of Montreal | The Tabernacle | Atlanta | GA |
| Friday | Of Montreal | Orpheum Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Of Montreal | House of Blues Dallas | Dallas | TX |
| Friday | Of Montreal | Ogden Theatre | Denver | CO |
| Friday | Of Montreal | First Avenue | Minneapolis | MN |
| Friday | Of Montreal | The Pageant | St Louis | MO |
| Friday | Paul Weller | Nokia Theatre Times Square | New York | NY |
| Friday | Ralphie May | Lisner Auditorium | Washington | DC |
| Friday | Ratt | House of Blues Cleveland | Cleveland | OH |
| Friday | Rusted Root | Nokia Theatre Times Square | New York | NY |
| Friday | Sesame Street Live : Elmo Makes Music | Laredo Entertainment Center | Laredo | TX |
| Friday | Sigur Rós | Chan Centre For The Performing Arts | Vancouver | BC |
| Friday | Smashing Pumpkins | The Venue | Hammond | IN |
| Friday | Stone Temple Pilots | The Venue | Hammond | IN |
| Friday | Sugarland | Trump Taj Mahal | Atlantic City | NJ |
| Friday | Tech N9ne | House of Blues San Diego | San Diego | CA |
| Friday | The Allman Brothers Band and Phil Lesh & Friends | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia | MD |
| Friday | The Rock 92 Summertime Brews Festival | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | Greensboro | NC |
| Friday | Tna Wrestling | House of Blues Dallas | Dallas | TX |
| Friday | Tna Wrestling | Germain Arena | Estero | FL |
| Friday | Tna Wrestling | Kansas Expocentre | Topeka | KS |
| Friday | Tokio Hotel | House of Blues Chicago | Chicago | IL |
| Friday | Tokio Hotel | House of Blues Cleveland | Cleveland | OH |
| Friday | Tokio Hotel | House of Blues Dallas | Dallas | TX |
| Friday | Trace Adkins | Horseshoe Casino | Tunica | MS |
| Friday | Trisha Yearwood | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | TN |
| Friday | TV On the Radio | Showbox SoDo | Seattle | WA |
| Friday | V103 presents HOT MIX 5 | House of Blues Chicago | Chicago | IL |
| Friday | Vince Gill | Florida Theatre Jacksonville | Jacksonville | FL |
| Friday | Walking with Dinosaurs – the Live Experience | Honda Center | Anaheim | CA |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | Variety Playhouse | Atlanta | GA |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | Wilbur Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | Vic Theatre | Chicago | IL |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | Fillmore Auditorium | Denver | CO |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | House of Blues Sunset Strip | Hollywood | CA |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | Eagles Club/The Rave/Eagles Ballroom | Milwaukee | WI |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | City Hall | Nashville | TN |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | Nokia Theatre Times Square | New York | NY |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | Theatre of Living Arts | Philadelphia | PA |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | 4th and B | San Diego | CA |
| Friday | Xavier Rudd | The Pageant | St Louis | MO |
| Friday | XFC Spectacular | St Pete Times Forum | Tampa | FL |
| Saturday | 3 Doors Down | Superpages.com Center | Dallas | TX |
| Saturday | Air Supply | Emerald Queen Casino | Tacoma | WA |
| Saturday | Allman Brothers Band | Verizon Wireless Music Center | Birmingham | AL |
| Saturday | B.B. King | House of Blues Atlantic City | Atlantic City | NJ |
| Saturday | Mamma Mia! | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | Greensboro | NC |
| Saturday | Bill Maher | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby | PA |
| Saturday | Billy Idol | House of Blues Sunset Strip | Hollywood | CA |
| Saturday | Billy Idol | The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV |
| Saturday | Bob Dylan | NATIONAL CITY PAVILION | Cincinnati | OH |
| Saturday | Bob Dylan | AEG LIVE CONCERTS ON THE GREEN | San Diego | CA |
| Saturday | Brad Paisley | O’Connell Center | Gainesville | FL |
| Saturday | Brad Paisley | Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester | Manchester | NH |
| Saturday | Brad Paisley | Dunkin’ Donuts Center | Providence | RI |
| Saturday | Brad Paisley | Ford Amphitheatre At the Florida State Fairgrounds | Tampa | FL |
| Saturday | Brad Paisley | Cruzan Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach | FL |
| Saturday | Carrie Underwood | Frank Erwin Center | Austin | TX |
| Saturday | Carrie Underwood | Assembly Hall | Champaign | IL |
| Saturday | Carrie Underwood | Reliant Arena | Houston | TX |
| Saturday | Chicago | US Cellular Coliseum | Bloomington | IL |
| Saturday | Chicago | Genesee Theatre | Waukegan | IL |
| Saturday | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Chicago | IL |
| Saturday | Chris Rock | Neal S Blaisdell Arena | Honolulu | HI |
| Saturday | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Cleveland | OH |
| Saturday | Commodores | Freedom Hill Amphitheatre | Sterling Heights | MI |
| Saturday | Dar Williams | The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza | New York | NY |
| Saturday | Delerium | House of Blues Anaheim | Anaheim | CA |
| Saturday | Delerium | Wonder Ballroom | Portland | OR |
| Saturday | Delerium | Showbox SoDo | Seattle | WA |
| Saturday | Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills | Invesco Field At Mile High | Denver | CO |
| Saturday | Eddy Grant | El Rey Theatre | Los Angeles | CA |
| Saturday | Flashback | St Pete Times Forum | Tampa | FL |
| Saturday | Foreigner : Night Ranger | Iowa State Fair | Des Moines | IA |
| Saturday | Girl Talk | The Palladium Ballroom | Dallas | TX |
| Saturday | Girl Talk | The Music Box at the Fonda | Hollywood | CA |
| Saturday | Gnarls Barkley | Wilbur Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Saturday | Ice Cube | Grove of Anaheim | Anaheim | CA |
| Saturday | Ice Cube | House of Blues Sunset Strip | Hollywood | CA |
| Saturday | Ice Cube | VooDoo Lounge | North Kansas City | MO |
| Saturday | Indigo Girls | House of Blues Atlantic City | Atlantic City | NJ |
| Saturday | Joan Baez | State Theatre | Minneapolis | MN |
| Saturday | Joe Rogan | Moore Theatre | Seattle | WA |
| Saturday | Joel Osteen | American Airlines Center | Dallas | TX |
| Saturday | Jones Experience Feat Nas Plus Talib Kweli | House of Blues New Orleans | New Orleans | LA |
| Saturday | Judas Priest | El Paso County Coliseum | El Paso | TX |
| Saturday | Kem | Fox Theatre Detroit | Detroit | MI |
| Saturday | Kenny Chesney | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St Louis | Maryland Heights | MO |
| Saturday | Kenny Loggins | Wildhorse Saloon | Nashville | TN |
| Saturday | The Raconteurs | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles | CA |
| Saturday | Live | House of Blues Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | SC |
| Saturday | Los Angeles Galaxy | The Home Depot Center | Carson | CA |
| Saturday | Luis Miguel | Dodge Theatre | Phoenix | AZ |
| Saturday | Lyle Lovett | Woodlands Pavilion | Woodlands | TX |
| Saturday | Maze featuring Frankie Beverly | Orpheum Theatre Memphis | Memphis | TN |
| Saturday | Maze featuring Frankie Beverly / Chaka Khan | Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk | Universal City | CA |
| Saturday | Midwest Supercross | Sioux Empire Fair | Sioux Falls | SD |
| Saturday | Mos Def | House of Blues New Orleans | New Orleans | LA |
| Saturday | NBC’s Last Comic Standing | Moore Theatre | Seattle | WA |
| Saturday | Poison: Live Raw & Uncut Summer Tour 2008 | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre | Englewood | CO |
| Saturday | Prorodeo Playoff Three: Jessica Simpson | Qwest Center Omaha | Omaha | NE |
| Saturday | Prorodeo Playoff Three: Larry the Cable Guy | Qwest Center Omaha | Omaha | NE |
| Saturday | Prorodeo Playoff Three: Rodney Atkins In Concert | Qwest Center Omaha | Omaha | NE |
| Saturday | Prorodeo Playoff Three: Tba In Concert | Qwest Center Omaha | Omaha | NE |
| Saturday | Rascal Flatts | New England Dodge Music Center | Hartford | CT |
| Saturday | Raw Live | Blue Cross Arena | Rochester | NY |
| Saturday | Santana | Santa Barbara Bowl | Santa Barbara | CA |
| Saturday | Sheryl Crow with James Blunt | Les Schwab Amphitheater | Bend | OR |
| Saturday | Sheryl Crow with James Blunt | CenturyTel Center | Bossier City | LA |
| Saturday | Sigur Rós | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison | CO |
| Saturday | Stone Temple Pilots | Les Schwab Amphitheater | Bend | OR |
| Saturday | Sugarland | Amphitheater at The Wharf | Orange Beach | AL |
| Saturday | Tennessee Titans vs. Cleveland Browns | LP Field | Nashville | TN |
| Saturday | The Raconteurs | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles | CA |
| Saturday | The Rat Pack Is Back | Trump Plaza | Atlantic City | NJ |
| Saturday | Thunder From Down Under | EXCALIBUR HOTEL AND CASINO | LAS VEGAS | NV |
| Saturday | Toby Keith | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre | Englewood | CO |
| Saturday | Tokio Hotel | House of Blues Anaheim | Anaheim | CA |
| Saturday | WWE Presents : Ecw Smackdown | Canton Civic Center | Canton | OH |
| Saturday | WWE Presents MONDAY NIGHT RAW! | Wachovia Arena | Wilkes-Barre | PA |
| Saturday | WWE Presents Raw Live | US Cellular Center | Cedar Rapids | IA |
| Saturday | WWE Raw Presents the Summerslam Tour | University of Delaware | Newark | DE |
| Saturday | WWE RAW, Smackdown & ECW Present SuperShow | Blue Cross Arena | Rochester | NY |
| Saturday | WWE World Wrestling Entertainment | Broome County Arena | Binghamton | NY |
| Saturday | WWE World Wrestling Entertainment | i wireless Center | Moline | IL |
| Saturday | WWE World Wrestling Entertainment | War Memorial At Oncenter | Syracuse | NY |
| Saturday | Xavier Rudd | VooDoo Lounge | North Kansas City | MO |
| Sunday | Citizen Cope | Palace of Fine Arts | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Crosby & Nash | Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury | Westbury | NY |
| Sunday | Ice Cube | Fillmore | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Joe Rogan | Fillmore | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Paul Weller | Fillmore | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Sarah Silverman | Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | SESAME STREET LIVE "ELMO’S GREEN THUMB" | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale | NY |
| Sunday | Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Green Thumb | IZOD CENTER | East Rutherford | NJ |
| Sunday | Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Sunny Day | IZOD CENTER | East Rutherford | NJ |
| Sunday | Tokio Hotel | Fillmore | San Francisco | CA |
| Sunday | Walking with Dinosaurs – the Live Experience | US Airways Center | Phoenix | AZ |
| Sunday | Xavier Rudd | The Grand Ballroom At the Regency Center | San Francisco | CA |
| Monday | 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Qualifier: Canada vs Jamaica | BMO Field | Toronto | ON |
| Monday | Blue Man Group At Briar Street Theatre | Briar Street Theatre | Chicago | IL |
| Monday | Chris Botti | Emens Auditorium | Muncie | IN |
| Monday | Christus Tennis Classic | Ford Park | Beaumont | TX |
| Monday | Conrad Tao | Broward Ctr for the Perf Arts Amaturo | Ft Lauderdale | FL |
| Monday | Kathy Griffin | Dodge Theatre | Phoenix | AZ |
| Monday | Lindsey Buckingham | Mountain Winery | Saratoga | CA |
| Monday | Melvins | Wonder Ballroom | Portland | OR |
| Monday | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Boone Pickens Stadium | Stillwater | OK |
| Monday | Sesame Street Live : When Elmo Grows Up | Cricket Arena | Charlotte | NC |
| Monday | Sesame Street Live : When Elmo Grows Up | Desoto County Civic Center | Southaven | MS |
| Monday | Sesame Street Live : When Elmo Grows Up | Kravis Center | West Palm Beach | FL |
| Monday | Stomp | California Theatre of the Performing Arts | San Bernardino | CA |
| Monday | The Backyardigans | North Charleston Performing Arts Center | North Charleston | SC |
| Monday | The Wiggles | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | Greensboro | NC |
| Monday | The Wiggles | RBC Center | Raleigh | NC |
| Monday | WAR | Los Angeles County Fair | Pomona | CA |
