The Black Eyed Peas announced today a second leg of North American shows for the E.N.D. World Tour.
The six-time Grammy Award-winning, Peas’ summer dates begin in late July at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, and run through August 23rd at the Rexall Place in Edmonton.
The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) World Tour is being billed as, “the ultimate Black Eyed Peas party experience, a feast for the senses for hundreds of thousands of fans in arenas across the country and around the world. The setting proves ‘The Energy Never Dies’ as it replicates the party vibe of a hot dance club, complete with guest DJs including will.i.am.” Check here for Black Eyed Peas tickets.
As Fergie says, “Check it out…”
July 27 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
July 28 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
July 31 - Montreal, QB - Bell Centre
August 3 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
August 4 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
August 6 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
August 7 - Atlantic City, - NJ Boardwalk Hall
August 10 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
August 11 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
August 13 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
August 14 - St. Louis - Scottrade Center
August 18 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
August 20 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
August 22 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
August 23 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
Four songs from Lady Gaga’s the Fame Monster — and one from Eric Cartman (from Comedy Central’s South Park) — will be available for Rock Band download this week on the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation®3 and Nintendo Wii™.
The “Lady Gaga Pack 01” will include:
- “Bad Romance” - Lady Gaga
- “Just Dance” - Lady Gaga
- “Monster” - Lady Gaga
- “Poker Face” - Lady Gaga
- “Poker Face (as it appeared on South Park)” - Eric Cartman
For those of you that would rather see the real thing, you’re in luck. The Haus of Gaga will return to North America for a 30-city, major-area tour in June.
Last week, at the conclusion of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, we shared some interesting stats onhow NHL Ticket Demand was on the Rise Following Thrilling USA - Canada Olympic Gold Medal Game
We said then, and it seems even more true today, that with a week to reflect, “sports fans around the world got to see hockey at its finest and they like what they saw.” We took a look at NHL ticket demand to see if the Olympic hockey interest was translating to the NHL. We found that “demand is now surging for NHL tickets as hockey’s elite players return from Vancouver to resume the NHL season.”
Biggest Movers as of March 1: The following were the teams that saw the biggest demand in tickets while the NHL season was on hiatus for the Olympics (Feb 12 - March 1).
So, a week later, with a week more of the NHL season under their belts, are the Olympics a distant memory? Was the thrill of the Gold Medal game just a blip on the NHL ticket demand radar, or have teams been able to parlay that excitement into something more lasting. We took a another look at those same teams to find out.
Biggest Movers as of March 8: This time we looked at the period between the start of the Olympics and today (Feb 12 - March 8).
The Predators continue to be the hot ticket with the biggest post-Olympic bump. The Pens and Blues are also up over last week. The Wings and Sharks, while they remain up since the Olympics are not up by as much as they were last week.
After all It was a great big world… But, not too big for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Tom and the boy are touring it again. Well, at least North America. Tom Petty (tickets) will hit the road with the Heartbreakers to support “Mojo,” the band’s first studio album since “The Last DJ” in 2002. The tour kicks off in Raleigh, NC in May and 40 dates later, in late August, the tour wraps in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Joining Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (tickets) at various stops on the tour will be special guests Crosby, Stills & Nash, My Morning Jacket, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top and Drive-By Truckers. Talk about your power tours. We’re it! We dug up some interesting facts about Tom and the boys, but in the end, we here at FanSnap are a lot like Jerry Maguire. We just love singing “Free Falling” at the top of our lungs.
“Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility, and in recent years have continued to build on their already legendary success. The band’s sold-out 2008 tour was the biggest of their career and came right after the band’s acclaimed Super Bowl XLII halftime performance with a worldwide audience of nearly a billion people. The 2009 release of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ career spanning Live Anthology garnered glowing reviews including a rave four and a half stars from Rolling Stone. The 2007 release of the Peter Bogdanovich-directed documentary Runnin’ Down A Dream earned a Grammy award and established the Heartbreakers’ story as a striking embodiment of the American Dream.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their debut album in 1976. They have since sold more than 60 million records. Between the Heartbreakers’ recordings and his solo work, Tom Petty has received 18 Grammy nominations and been honored with lifetime achievement awards including Billboard’s Century Award, MTV’s Video Vanguard Award, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tom Petty, with the Heartbreakers at his side, has become a rock and roll icon lauded by fellow musicians and music lovers worldwide. Tom Petty’s Sirius/XM radio show, Tom Petty’s Buried Treasure, is one of the most beloved and popular shows on satellite radio. It features Tom Petty spinning favorite tunes from his extensive private music collection.” Courtesy of TomPetty.com.
The site is worth checking out. It’s had a recent makeover. In addition to lots of good stuff on the band, for your listening pleasure, they have “Good Enough” from Mojo streaming on the site.
On to the dates because the waiting is the hardest part.
May 6 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
May 7 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre NC
May 9 - Tampa, FL - St Pete Times Forum
May 15 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
May 16 - Spring, TX - Woodlands Pavilion-Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 18 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
May 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Jun 2 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun 3 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Irvine Meadows
Jun 5 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Jun 8 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
Jun 11 &12 - Quincy, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
Jun 15 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
Jun 16 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
Jun 19 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with Drive-By Truckers
Jun 22 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Jun 23 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
Jun 25 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre / Summerfest
Jul 10 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center IN
Jul 13 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
Jul 15 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
Jul 17 - Chicago, IL - United Center
Jul 20 - Cuyahoga Falls, - OH Blossom Music Center
Jul 22 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
Jul 24 - Burgettstown, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with ZZ Top
Jun 25 & 26 Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre / Summerfest
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with special guest TBD
Jul 28 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
Jul 31 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with Crosby, Stills & Nash
Aug 11 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
Aug 12 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
Aug 14 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug 15 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
Aug 17 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with My MorningJacket
Aug 19 & 21- Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
Aug 24 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with Crosby, Stills & Nash
Aug 25 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
Aug 27 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
We’re now seeing the matchups for the Pac-10 Conference Tournament (tickets). The Pac-10 Men’s Basketball teams make their annual pilgrimage to the Staples Center every March. This year it looks like it could be to decide the lone Pac-10 team in the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. Teams across the Pac-10 are giving thanks to the basketball gods for the automatic bid.
Teams like Washington are just now beginning to enter the bubble conversation. What the Pac-10 tournament teams know is the only sure way into the NCAA Tournament is winning the Pac-10 Tournament. That should make for some great hoops action in L.A. March 10-13, 2010. Tickets start at $5.
Here are the matchups:
Oregon vs Washington State (Pac-10 Tournament: Session 1)
Wed, Mar 10 at 8:00PM
2,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $5
Average price = $30
Arizona vs UCLA and California vs TBD (Pac-10 Tournament: Session 2)
Thu, Mar 11 at 12:00PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $12
Average price = $63
Washington vs Oregon State and Arizona State vs Stanford (Pac-10 Tournament: Session 3)
Thu, Mar 11 at 6:00PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $16
Average price = $63
Pac-10 Tournament (Session 4)
Fri, Mar 12 at 6:00PM 1,000+ tickets from $20
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $20
Average price = $103
Pac-10 Tournament Championship Game (Session 5)
Sat, Mar 13 at 3:00PM
2,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $22
Average price = $107
Pac-10 Tournament (Full Strip - All Sessions)
Wed, Mar 10 at 12:00PM
200+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $87
Average price = $23
We’re now seeing the matchups for the Big 12 Conference Tournament (tickets). The Big 12 Men’s hoopsters will be battling it out for the Big 12 Championship March 10-13 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO. Tickets to see Oklahoma take on Oklahoma State — a potential Sweet 16 round team — start at $12.
Here are the matchups:
Colorado vs Texas Tech and Missouri vs Nebraska (Big 12 Tournament: Session 1)
Wed, Mar 10 at 11:30AM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $9
Average price = $39
Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma and Texas vs Iowa State (Big 12 Tournament: Session 2)
Wed, Mar 10 at 6:00PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $12
Average price = $53
Kansas vs TBD and Texas A&M vs TBD (Big 12 Tournament: Session 3)
Thu, Mar 11 at 11:30AM
2,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $89
Average price = $200
Kansas State vs TBD and Baylor vs TBD (Big 12 Tournament: Session 4)
Thu, Mar 11 at 6:00PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $74
Average price = $189
Big 12 Tournament (Session 5)
Fri, Mar 12 at 6:00PM
2,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $158
Average price = $303
Big 12 Tournament Championship Game (Session 6)
Sat, Mar 13 at 5:00PM
1,000+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $111
Average price = $207
Big 12 Tournament (Full Strip - All Sessions)
Wed, Mar 10 at 11:30AM
600+ tickets available
Lowest price tickets = $403
Average price = $738
No CD collection in Seattle in the early 1990s was complete with out “Nevermind,” “Ten,” and “Dirt.” Nirvana’s “Nevermind” is credited with with being the most influential of the grunge albums and Pearl Jam’s “Ten” has been the most successful. Both Pearl Jam (tickets) and Nirvana had a nation wearing flannel, but many in Seattle and around the country call that third band their favorite. In 2005, the surviving members of Alice in Chains — Lead singer Layne Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002 – Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney got Alice in Chains back together for a tsunami relief benefit in Seattle. The band had been mostly inactive since 1995. The relief benefit was a bit of a catalyst for Alice in Chains. The band hired a new lead singer, William DuVall, started playing dates and in 2009 released “Black Gives Way to Blue.”
“Black Gives Way to Blue” is Alice in Chains’ first album since 1995. The album marks a changing of the guard for Alice in Chains. With Layne Staley passed on, William DuVall is now lead vocals the, sharing duties with founding member Jerry Cantrell.
Alice in Chains (tickets) is on the road now and just announced spring dates. The current tour dates have the band mostly touring up and down the east coast with a brief foray into the upper Midwest.
Mar 5 - Richmond, VA - The National
Mar 6 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand at Foxwoods
Mar 8 & 9 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
Mar 12 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa
Mar 13 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
Mar 14 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
Mar 16 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
Mar 17 - Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy
Mar 19 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore State Theatre
Mar 20 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
Mar 21 - Saint Paul, MN - Roy Wilkens Auditorium
April 15 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
April 16 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center
April 17 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Mohegan Sun Arena
April 19 - Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Arena
April 20 - Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory (rescheduled from 3/2)
April 21 - Raleigh, NC - Memorial Auditorium
April 23 - Fort Myers, FL - City of Palms Park
April 24 - Tampa, FL - 98 Rockfest
April 25 - Saint Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
April 27 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
April 28 - Chattanooga, TN - Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium
April 30 - Birmingham, AL - Crawfish Fest
May 1 - Memphis, TN - Deale Street Fest
May 19 - Glens Falls, NY - Glens Falls Civic Center
May 20 - West Long Branch, NJ - Monmouth University
May 23 - MMR*B*Q 2010: Stone Temple Pilots & Alice In Chains with Three Days Grace, Fuel, Skillet and Dive - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
July 18 - Cadott, WI - Chippewa Valley Festival Grounds
We just heard from our friends at Madison Square Garden. They want to know who has the best fans in the Big East — and so do we!
Think your school is the best school on East coast? Whether it’s the sports, parties, dorms, or the cafeteria food, Madison Square Garden, the World’s Most Famous Arena wants to know: Why is your school so great?
credit: msg.com/collegehoops
Who has the BEST fans in the Big East?
MSG will feature you and your friends on the MSG College Hoops online hub. All you have to do is send them your pics and stories to collegehoops@thegarden.com. Show them why your school is the best and they’ll post your submission on MSG.com/collegehoops.
Be sure to include your full name and school name. This week’s battling schools feature West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Villanova!
It’s March and you know what that means! The conference tournaments are right around the corner. Big East Tournament tickets in Madison Square Garden start at $6 and average $196 for single session tickets.
Full strip Big East Tournament tickets (admission to all conference tournament games) are among the highest average price of any NCAA Men’s Basketball Conference tournament tickets. SEC tickets are currently the hottest with an average price of $1,414.
Eight Big East teams — Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Marquette, Louisville and Notre Dame - are expected to get bids to the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament (tickets).
Not surprisingly, the vast majority of tickets searches are coming from New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia.
According to the Media Decoder blog at the New York Times, “the Canada-USA gold medal hockey game was seen by a huge audience of 27.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched hockey game on American television since the famous U.S. upset over the Soviet Union in 1980.
The 27.6 million viewers put the game ahead of such recent high-profile sports contests as the Masters golf tournament (14.3 million), the Daytona 500 (16 million viewers), the top game from last year’s NBA Finals (16 million), the NCAA basketball final (17.6 million), Game 4 (the most watched) of the 2009 World Series (22.8 million) and the 2010 Rose Bowl (24 million).”
SportsBusiness Daily calls the 17.6 Nielsen overnight For Gold Medal Game from 3:15-6:15pm ET, a 45.5% increase from the same matchup in ‘02.
Puck the Media has the regional breakdown and says, the audience peaked at 34.8 million viewers (18.6/34 hh rating) from 5:30-6 p.m. ET, when the USA’s Zach Parise(notes) (New Jersey Devils) sent the game to overtime with the tying goal with just 24.4 seconds left in regulation.
Top 5 Metered Markets for USA-Canada Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Game:
1. Buffalo, 32.6/51
2. Pittsburgh, 31.9/50
3. Detroit, 26.9/47
4. Minneapolis, 26.4/53
5. Milwaukee, 24.5/43
