May, 2009

Sorry LeBron.  It’s Kobe vs. Superman.  Hoops fans, are you ready?

Is this the Magic’s breakthrough year?  This is their best team since the days of Shaq and Penny.

The Lakers came close last year.  Do you want to join the stars courtside for the 2009 version of Showtime?  Check out all the tickets available for the first four games!

Game 1 (Thu PM): Magic @ Lakers

+ 3,700+ ticket listings from 7 providers starting at $275*

Game 2 (Sun PM): Magic @ Lakers

+ 3,400+ ticket listings from 6 providers starting at $270

Game 3 (Tue PM): Lakers @ Magic

+ 1,800+ ticket listings from 5 providers starting at $291

Game 4 (Thu PM): Lakers @ Magic

+ 1,800+ ticket listings from 5 providers starting at $275

* Price + commission per tickets; as of May 31 12:30am

Arkansan Kris Allen’s victory in last week’s American Idol finale has supercharged interest in the American Idols Live 2009 Summer Tour.

Since the show, interest in the tour has skyrocketed, with searches for American Idol tickets on FanSnap the most popular request by far, outpacing the combined searches for Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Beyonce, Dave Matthews, and Kenny Chesney!

The 50 city tour, starting July 5 in Portland, features Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver, and Scott MacIntyre.

Check out some of the other key stops:

Jul 12 San Jose  (2000 tickets, from $78*)

Jul 16 Los Angeles  (2500 tickets, from $79)

Jul 23 Dallas  (700 tickets, from $77)

Aug 11 Long Island  (1700 tickets, from $74)

Aug 18 Boston  (2600 tickets, from $65)

Aug 20 Philly  (1200 tickets, from $65)

Sep 2  Rosemont, IL  (2600 tickets, from $50)

                                                    * combined price + commission per ticket; May 30 4 AM

Penguin fans, it’s only 286 miles from Pittsburgh to Detroit.  Four and a half hours.  A tank of gas.

What does that get you?  Stanley Cup Tickets.  Lots more choices, much lower prices!

In fact, it looks like you will probably be able to see the first two games in Detroit for the price of only one game in Pittsburgh.

Game 1 (Sat PM): Penguins @ Red Wings

+ 2200+ ticket listings from 12 providers starting at $135*

+ Behind Penguins 2x goal: starting at $407

Game 2 (Sun PM): Penguins @ Red Wings

+ 2900+ ticket listings from 13 providers starting at $137

+ Behind Penguins 2x goal: starting at $381

Game 3 (Tue PM): Red Wings @ Penguins

+ 450+ ticket listings from 5 providers starting at $273

+ Behind Penguins 2x goal: starting at $775

Game 4 (Thu PM): Red Wings @ Penguins

+ 550+ ticket listings from 5 providers starting at $375

+ Behind Penguins 2x goal: starting at $865

Are you the kind of fan that doesn’t mind representing in a sea of fans rooting for the other side?

Face Off!

Mike

* ticket price + commission per ticket; as of May 28, 11 PM

What a difference a day (and a half) makes — especially if you’re in Orlando.

Yesterday we posted the following NBA Playoff tickets prices:

@ Cleveland Cavaliers tickets: 2400+ available, starting at $85*

@ Orlando Magic tickets: 2600+ available, starting at $109

@ Los Angeles Lakers tickets:  3800+ available, starting at $96

@ Denver Nuggets tickets:  2200+ available, starting at $110

* price is ticket price plus commission; as of 7am on May 18.

Today the story is very different.

@ Cleveland Cavaliers tickets: 1,000+ tickets available, starting at $75**

@ Orlando Magic tickets: 4,000+ tickets available, starting at $56

@ Los Angeles Lakers tickets:  1,000+ tickets available, starting at $60

@ Denver Nuggets tickets:  3,000+ tickets available, starting at $92

** price is ticket price plus commission; as of 3pm on May 19.

After the Lakers and Magic took care of business this weekend, the conference final match ups are set:

#1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #3 Orlando Magic

#1 Los Angeles Lakers vs #2 Denver Nuggets

The opportunity for Lebron, Superman and Carmello to be first time NBA champions is still there for the taking…   And you can be there to see it.  Check out the amazing choice of ticket listings for the first game in each city!

@ Cleveland Cavaliers tickets:  2400+ available, starting at $85*

@ Orlando Magic tickets:  2600+ available, starting at $109

@ Los Angeles Lakers tickets:  3800+ available, starting at $96

@ Denver Nuggets tickets:  2200+ available, starting at $110

Michael, Magic, Larry.  Legends are not made in All Star Games.  They are made in Championship games.  Who’s got next?

Mike

* price is ticket price plus commission; as of 7am on May 18.

More public onsales of tickets to Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown tour hit the web today, in New York, Seattle, Minneapolis and California.  Of course, there have been been many presales already, as Green Day has one of the more active fan clubs.  If you do not find the tickets you want, do not despair.  This is not the nineties, where you were left with no choices!  Thanks to the very active ticket market that exists today, you still have lots of choices.

FanSnap searches dozens of ticket web sites to find the tickets you want.  A quick look shows hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of Green Day tickets listings per show.  Find the tickets you want, and we’ll send you right to the ticket site that has them.  Have a look!

I’m going.  Wouldn’t miss it.  See you there.

Mike

After two exciting game sevens, here we are – down to the four best hockey teams in the land.

The match ups are set:

#2 Detroit Red Wings vs #4 Chicago Blackhawks

#4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs #6 Carolina Hurricanes

Once again, the field pretty much proves that the regular season and seedings mean nothing.

NHL playoff hockey.  The NHL Conference Finals.  Hard ticket to get, right?  Nope.

There are tons of choice ticket listings for pro hockey fans right now:

@ Detroit Red Wings tickets:  2800+ available, starting at $108

@ Chicago Blackhawks tickets:  2300+ available, starting at $75

@ Pittsburgh Penguins tickets:  600+ available, starting at $186

@ Carolina Hurricanes tickets:  300+ available, starting at $93

Check back often as the available tickets and prices will vary!

Lace those skates tighter.

As if seeing the amazing variety of great sports, theatre, and concert tickets available and getting the most value for your money (not to mention saving lots of time) aren’t enough reason to use the FanSnap search engine all the time (and to tell all your friends and family about us) …

During May, all fans who sign up on FanSnap will be eligible for our “Fans Welcome” drawing.  On June 1, the winner will be randomly selected, and will be able to select $1,000 worth of FREE sports, concert, or theatre tickets from any of the dozens of ticket companies FanSnap searches!  The second and third place winners will be able to select $500, and $250, worth of free tickets, respectively.

BONUS: Have family, friends, or colleagues who are also fans?  After you sign up, every time you use the share feature on FanSnap, you will receive an extra entry in the drawing!

This is the time of year to be a fan looking for great tickets!  Concerts.  Baseball.  Basketball and hockey playoffs.  Football tickets available already.  Broadway and the national theatre tours.  There are over fourteen million ticket listings available in the FanSnap ticket search results!

Check out the site and sign up!

All four NHL playoff series have been hard fought with all now set at 3-2, although the Redwings are the only higher seed with the upper hand:

#6 Carolina Hurricanes lead #1 Boston Bruins

#4 PIttsburgh Penguins lead #2 Washington Capitals

#2 Detroit Redwings lead #8 Anaheim Ducks

#4 Chicago Blackhawks lead #3 Vancouver Canucks

Game sixes are always huge as one team could be done – or show major heart and force a rocking game seven.  So here we have it – game sixes all around:

Capitals @ Penguins tickets for Mon, May 11, 7pm ET  (150 tickets from $109*)

Canucks @ Blackhawks tickets for Mon, May 11, 9pm ET  (1600 tickets from $70*)

Bruins @ Hurricanes tickets for Tue, May 12, 7pm ET  (250 tickets from $85*)

Red Wings @ Ducks tickets for Tue, May 12, 10pm ET  (1300 tickets from $50*)

The Hurricanes, Penguins, and Blackhawks could all close out at home, with the Stanley Cup one step closer.  It’s gut check time.

Mike

*  Ticket price + commission as of 7:30PM PT May 10.

Today, American Idol Live Tour tickets went on sale to the public in the mad scramble that is the Saturday 10AM multiple-browser-window drama that many have come to take for granted.

There are over fifty shows on the 2009 summer tour starting in July, and as has become tradition, all the finalists will be performing – Kris Allen, Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta,  Megan Joy, Adam Lambert, Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds, and Michael Sarver.

If you didn’t find the American Idol Live tickets you wanted at the box office, “Simon says” feel free to check out FanSnap, where our constantly updated searches of dozens of ticket companies show hundreds of tickets available for each show on the ticket market.

http://www.jenniferhudsononline.com/events

Strained vocal chords have forced Jennifer Hudson to postpone scheduled dates on her co-headlining tour with Robin Thicke. The Oscar and Grammy winner is suffering from “throat fatigue.”

Impacted dates include:

Paramount Theatre in Oakland, CA has been moved to from May 3 to May 19.

Dodge Theater in Phoenix, AZ on May 5 has been rescheduled. Date TBA.

Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, TX (Robin Thicke, Jennifer Hudson) has been moved to from May 7 to May 16.

Reliant Arena in Houston, TX (Robin Thicke, Jennifer Hudson) has been moved from May 8 to May 17

Hudson and Thicke are slated to resume the the concert at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi on May 9.

Jennifer Hudson tickets with Robin Thicke are still available for upcoming shows. Tickets to rescheduled shows will be honored for the new dates.

Compiled from here, here and here.

Christian

(Update 3-22-2010: Green Day announces 2nd leg of 21st Century Breakdown tour! See our post here or go find Green Day tickets)

Green Day is hitting the road for their first North American tour in three years to support the multi-platinum selling band’s new album, 21st Century Breakdown (to be released on May 15th).

Green Day kicks off the 21st Century Breakdown tour July 3rd in Seattle’s Key Arena and will cross North America through the summer, including a July 27th stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, before finishing up with a show at the Forum in Los Angeles on August 25th. All cities, venues, and ticket on-sale dates are listed below.

(photo credit: Marina Chavez)

Billie Joe Armstrong,  Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool’s first track released from 21st Century Breakdown, “Know Your Enemy” is currently the No. 1 track on Alternative radio.

Last month, Green Day performed 21st Century Breakdown at a series of impromptu club shows for hometown fans in the Bay Area. Given the interest in those shows, we think you’d better jump online the moment the on-sale starts if you want tickets.

July 3   Seattle, WA              Key Arena                      on-sale 5/16
July 4   Vancouver, BC         GM Place                        on-sale 5/8
July 6   Edmonton, AB          Rexall Place                   on-sale 5/8
July 7   Saskatoon, SAS        Credit Union Centre       on-sale 5/8
July 9   Winnipeg, MAN        MTS Centre                    on-sale 5/8
July 10   Fargo, ND               Fargo Dome                   on-sale 5/8
July 11   Minneapolis, MN     Target Center                on-sale 5/16
July 13   Chicago, IL              United Center                on-sale 5/16
July 14   Detroit, MI              Palace of Auburn Hills     on-sale 5/16
July 16   Hamilton, ONT        Copps Coliseum             on-sale 5/8
July 17   Ottawa, ONT           Scotiabank                     on-sale 5/9
July 18   Montreal, QUE        Bell Centre                      on-sale 5/9
July 20   Boston, MA            TD Banknorth Garden      on-sale 5/16
July 21   Philadelphia, PA     Wachovia Spectrum         on-sale 5/8
July 22   Pittsburgh, PA        Mellon Arena                  on-sale 5/16
July 24   Hartford, CT          XL Center                        on-sale 5/16
July 25   Albany, NY            Times Union Center         on-sale 5/15
July 27   New York, NY        Madison Square Garden  on-sale 5/15
July 29   Washington DC     Verizon Center                on-sale 5/9
July 31   Nashville, TN        Sommet Center                on-sale 5/16
Aug 1   Atlanta, GA           Gwinnett Center               on-sale 5/16
Aug 3   Tampa, FL             St. Pete Times Forum       on-sale 5/8
Aug 4   Miami, FL              American Airlines Arena   on-sale 5/9
Aug 5   Orlando, FL           Amway Arena                   on-sale 5/16
Aug 7   New Orleans, LA   New Orleans Arena           on-sale 5/9
Aug 9   Houston, TX          Toyota Center                 on-sale 5/16
Aug 9   San Antonio, TX     AT&T Center                  on-sale 5/16
Aug 11   St Louis, MO          Scottrade Center            on-sale 5/8
Aug 12   Kansas City, MO    Sprint Center                  on-sale 5/8
Aug 13   Omaha, NE            Qwest Center                 on-sale 5/16
Aug 15   Denver, CO           Pepsi Center                  on-sale 5/9
Aug 16   Salt Lake City, UT  Energy Sol Arena           on-sale 5/15
Aug 18   San Jose, CA          HP Pavilion                   on-sale 5/16
Aug 20   San Diego, CA       Cox Arena                    on-sale 5/16
Aug 21   Las Vegas, NV       Mandalay Bay                on-sale 5/15
Aug 22   Phoenix, AZ          US Airways Center         on-sale 5/8
Aug 24   Sacramento, CA    Arco Arena                   on-sale 5/16
Aug 25   Los Angeles, CA    The Forum                   on-sale 6/6

Check out www.greenday.com for more about the band. If you don’t find the tickets you want at the on-sale, check for Green Day tickets on FanSnap.

The first round of the NBA playoffs are history. There were some unbelievable nail biters. We wonder if it took all the Celtics had to outlast the Bulls. Even with the drama, the top seeds made it through to the conference semifinals.

Fans can score second round NBA playoff tickets starting at roughly $50 for most games. Houston home games against the Lakers start at closer to $110.

Here are the details

Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers (tickets to home games) vs Atlanta Hawks (tickets to home games)
Boston Celtics (tickets to home games) vs Orlando Magic (tickets to home games)

Western Conference
LA Lakers (tickets to home games) vs Houston Rockets (tickets to home games)
Denver Nuggets (tickets to home games) vs Dallas Mavericks (tickets to home games)

Christian

The hottest rivalry in baseball has been the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees. Over the years, tickets to to Fenway to see the visiting Bronx Bombers as well as when the AL powerhouses meet in NY has been the toughest in the MLB to come by.  This year is no different, however, tonight fans can get tickets to the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees for as little as $9.

Yankee Stadium Map (Red Sox at the Yankees)

The new, bigger Yankee Stadium means there are more tickets to be had. This is translating into great deals for fans. For tonight’s game, Field dugout seats can be had for $199, main dugout for $40, and bleachers for $18.

The teams meet in four more series this year.  If you can’t make it tonight, take a look at the date for the remaining series in New York and Boston.

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox    Fenway Park (Boston, MA) June 9-11

Tickets start at $66

Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees    Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) Aug. 6-9

Tickets start at $37

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox    Fenway Park (Boston, MA) Aug. 21-23

Tickets start at $69

Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees    Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) Sept. 25-27

Tickets start at $53

TIP:

- If you want to be sure to get the seat you want, jump on it early.

- If you are flexible about where you sit, waiting until closer to the day of the game will often save you money

(caution: if you wait, be prepared to risk that the price may go up as the game approaches, which happens for the ultra high demand events.)

Christian

Today we announced our partnership with FanIQ. The leading sports social network provides a rich sports and social experience through social fan interaction, casual games (trivia, quizzes, pick ’em), blogs, and scores/stats. FanIQ users go to FanIQ to gather information about their favorite teams, talk about the upcoming game, meet fellow fans of their teams, and to play team-related casual games.

Here are a few reasons FanIQ is  a nice match for us:

• FanIQ is the largest independent sports site in the U.S. with more than 5.4MM unique visitors per month (March 2009). More than 35,000 people register for FanIQ each day.

• FanIQ is home to large team communities. Fans build profiles and add team affiliations, which allows FanIQ them to provide users with the most interactive and personalized sports experience available anywhere.

Through our partnership, we’ll provide FanIQ users with highly targeted ticket content. Targeting is based on  fans’ favorite teams (from profiles) as well as location of the user.

FanIQ is a nice complement to our current partners Yardbarker and Bleacher Report.

What an unbelievable concert season!  Which concert tickets did fans search for the most?  While newer artists Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift are still leading the pack, the fans of the jam bands and rockers are representing.  Enter Sandman…

   1. Jonas Brothers tickets

   2. Taylor Swift tickets

   3. U2 tickets

   4. Britney Spears tickets (now off to the UK she goes)

   5. Dave Matthews tickets

   6. Metallica tickets

   7. Kenny Chesney tickets

   8. Dead tickets

   9. Bruce Springsteen tickets

   10. Kings of Leon tickets

Personally, I am really looking forward to seeing Coldplay at Shoreline Amphitheatre this summer.  Using FanSnap, I found (and locked up) amazing tickets way upfront center for over $75 less EACH than the surrounding other tickets for sale.  Viva la Vida!

Mike

The Bulls withstood Ray Allen dropping 51 with their “instant classic” triple overtime win over the Celtics. The Heat, behind 41 from D-Wade, spanked the Hawks. NBA fans, even though it is still the first round, we have a couple of awesome game 7’s!

If you are in town, there are lots of great tickets listed for sale:

Bulls @ Celtics 600 tickets listed at $123+ Saturday

Heat @ Hawks 1600 tickets listed at $39+ (WOW!)   Sunday

If not, stake out that spot in front of the flat screen and have a great time. Maybe invite some friends over. The ones that say that NBA basketball is not exciting. I am pretty sure a lot of “honey-do’s” are not getting done this weekend.

Mike