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The Incredible Life of Taylor Swift

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Last week was just another week in the life of 20 year old Taylor Swift. She started the week by generously giving $500,000 to the flood relief efforts in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. She was nominated for a number of CMT Music Awards and it was also announced that she will be honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She was named on the Victoria Secret’s Fifth Annual “What Is Sexy?” list and Maxim Magazine’s 2010 Hot 100 list. Her kiss with Taylor Lautner in the movie “Valentine’s Day” received a nomination for Best Kiss at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards and a dress of Taylor’s was included in a permanent exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Oh yeah, lastly, Taylor Swift Tickets “sold out” two shows in Newark, NJ and two shows in Long Island on four consecutive nights. Good thing she found some time to do some shopping in NYC, while being followed around by dozens of paparazzi.

It must be an incredible life for Taylor, but for the most part she seems very humble and down to earth. As her two year long “Fearless Tour” begins to come to a close, Taylor might have a little break to reflect on the last couple of years and her rise to the top of the music world. Looking to the future…keep an eye out for a new Taylor Swift album by the end of 2010.

Most of the shows remaining on Taylor Swift’s “Fearless Tour” are “sold out” at the box office, but with FanSnap you will always be able to find Taylor Swift Tickets. Opening for Taylor Swift at most of her shows will be the ACM’s Top New Group, Gloriana and American Idol sweetheart Kellie Pickler. Look for Pickler this summer, as she makes the shift from the “Fearless Tour” to Rascal Flatts’ “Nothing Like This Tour” beginning on June 25th.

Remaining Dates on Taylor Swift’s “Fearless Tour”

MAY 20 – Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
MAY 21 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
MAY 22 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
MAY 25 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
MAY 26 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
MAY 29 – Baton Rouge, LA – Bayou Country Superfest
JUNE 1 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
JUNE 2 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
JUNE 5 – Foxboro, MA – Gillette Stadium
JUNE 19 – Atlantis, Bahamas – Imperial Ballroom
JUNE 22 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Rising
JULY 10 – Cavendish, Canada – Cavendish Music Festival

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Top Selling American Idol Tickets and Albums

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Idol, Idol on the wall, who’s the highest grossing of them all? While Billboard recently looked at albums sold, singles sold and record play and determined Kelly Clarkson is on top, we took a look at concert tickets and found — at the moment at least — that  Adam Lambert tickets and Carrie Underwood tickets are hottest.

Here’s a look at the top selling Idol alums based on ticket demand:

  1. Adam Lambert tickets average $175
  2. Carrie Underwood tickets average $161
  3. Daughtry tickets average $125
  4. Jordin Sparks tickets average $121

**Kellie Pickler opening for Taylor Swift tickets average $236

**American Idols tour tickets average $224

As for William Hung, number 21 on Billboard’s list? Unfortunately the “she bang” singer isn’t on tour!

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Missed Taylor Swift’s Surprise Concert at Auburn University?

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Taylor Swift drops by Auburn for a surprise concert

Taylor Swift drops by Auburn for a surprise concert

Still searching for Taylor Swift tickets to the country crossover songstress’s Fearless tour or were you one of the lucky Auburn students to catch her surprise concert this week?

After Taylor got wind of this website, started by two Auburn students and featuring videos detailing their mission to get a hug from her, she decided to join in on the fun. She issued the group two challenges and then rewarded them with a surprise mini-concert!

auburnecl0404 — who has the world’s shakiest camera technique was able to capture the whole thing and posted it on YouTube — “Taylor Swift at Auburn University for “A Hug from Taylor Swift.” She enters at 3:30 in the video. War eagle! …”

If you missed out on the Auburn Taylor Swift concert, have no fear. There are still 18 stops left on her tour where you can catch her live. Find Taylor Swift tickets with FanSnap.

April 29 – Lexington, KY- Rupp Arena
April 30 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
May 1 – Raleigh, NC – RBC Center
May 6 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
May 7 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
May 8 – Moline, IL – i wireless Center
May 12 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
May 13 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
May 14 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
May 15 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
May 20 – Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
May 21 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
May 22 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
May 25 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
May 26 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
May 29 – Baton Rouge, LA – Tiger Stadium
June 2 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center DC

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“Rush Tickets” edging out “Taylor Swift Tickets” in FanSnap Ticket Searches

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

That’s right. “Taylor Swift tickets,” one of the top 5 most searched concert tickets of 2010 and the single most searched concert ticket in 2009 is currently the second most popular concert ticket searched with FanSnap. “Rush tickets” has claimed the top spot as the most searched concert ticket.

Rush’s Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart kick off the Time Machine tour in June. Rush concerts will feature tune from the the band’s soon-to-be-released 20th album in addition to Rush classics. The Time Machine tour will be all over the U.S. Look for stops in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia,  and  New York. Rush will make 40 stops throughout North America beginning June 29th in Albuquerque and concluding on October 2nd in West Palm Beach.

Rush’s Time Machine concert tour schedule

June 29 – Albuquerque, NM – Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque
July 1 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
July 2 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
July 5 – Chicago, IL – Charter One Pavilion
July 9 – Sarnia, Ontario – Bayfest
July 13 – Toronto, Ontario – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 15 – Quebec City, Quebec – Festival d’ete de Quebec
July 17 – Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
July 19 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun
July 21 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
July 23 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 24 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach
Aug. 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Aug. 7 – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Aug. 9 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 11 – Inglewood, CA – The Forum
Aug. 13 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 14 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Aug. 16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 20 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
Aug. 22 – St. Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 25 – Omaha, NE – Qwest Center
Aug. 27 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fair
Aug. 29 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
Aug. 31 – Allentown, PA – Allentown Fair
Sept. 2 – Syracuse, NY – New York State Fair
Sept. 3 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Sept. 14 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Sept. 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
Sept. 18 – Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live Amphitheater
Sept. 21 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Sept. 23 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Sept. 25 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 26 – Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
Sept. 29 – Atlanta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Encore Park
Oct. 1 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
Oct. 2 – West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre

From Rush.com: Rush has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and garnered untold legions of devoted and admiring fans. According to the RIAA, Rush’s sales statistics place RUSH third after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band.
Released in 1981, Moving Pictures was their most successful album, certified 4x Platinum and features some of Rush’s most well known songs and perennial radio favorites Tom Sawyer, Limelight and the Grammy-nominated instrumental YYZ.

Perhaps a someone will do a mashup of “Tom Sawyer” and “Tim McGraw”? We can always dream. In the mean time, find Rush tickets with FanSnap.

Christian

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Lady Gaga Bad Romance Most Viewed YouTube Video

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

We reported a few weeks ago that Lady Gaga had just become the first artist to surpass one billion online video views across her three most popular videos: Poker Face, Bad Romance, and Just Dance. That was without having the most viewed video on YouTube.

Now it looks like Lady Gaga is the Queen of YouTube too. Her video for Bad Romance is now the most viewed video in YouTube history. Nice timing for Lady Gaga. Tickets for her return to the U.S. are heating up. Here is the Bad Romance video that is currently tops in YouTube land.

Lady Gaga kicks off the second leg or her U.S. Monster Ball tour in Boston on July 1 and 2 at the TD Garden.

We took a look at the most searched artists on FanSnap to see just how popular “Lady Gaga tickets” have been. Here’s the top 10 most searched concert tickets on FanSnap.

1. Taylor Swift tickets
2. Miley Cyrus tickets
3. U2 tickets
4. Jonas Brothers tickets
5. Bruce Springsteen tickets
6. Phish tickets
7. Jimmy Buffett tickets
8. Dave Matthews tickets
9. Lady Gaga tickets
10. Black Eyed Peas tickets

Hat tip to Mashable

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Biggest Sports and Concert Tickets Stories of 2009

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

There was no lack of news in 2009 that impacted ticket values. In the world of sports, the unfolding Tiger Woods story, Michael Vick’s reinstatement and signing by the Eagles, Shaq’s move to the Cavaliers, and Manny Ramirez’s fifty game suspension from the Dodgers were all big news but:

The #1 sports tickets story in 2009 was the courtship and signing of Brett Favre by the Minnesota Vikings.

Rumors that Brett Favre might come out of retirement kept market prices for Minnesota Vikings tickets in the weeks around the fourth of July at about $125. On July 29th, however, Favre announced that he would stay retired — sending Vikings tickets market prices down to $103 the week of August 9th. On August 19th, Favre reconsidered and signed with the Vikings, whose ticket market prices rose and have stayed at about $150 since.

Concert tickets too were in the news in 2009. U2 tickets for their stadium tours were in huge demand. Blink 182 reunited and toured for the first time in years. The Weezer, Aerosmith, and Elton John/Billy Joel tours were interrupted by a bus crash, stage fall, and the flu, respectively. Kanye West’s interruption of the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) led to the end of the planned ‘Fame Kills’ tour with Lady Gaga, who is now headlining her own highly successful tour. Lady Gaga tickets are among the hottest concert tickets currently found with FanSnap. All exciting, but Kanye’s antics had another impact:

The #1 concert tickets story in 2009 is the rapid rise in popularity of Taylor Swift immediately following the VMAs

Market prices for Taylor Swift tickets during the summer had been holding steady at about $250. Immediately after the VMAs on Sep 13th, Taylor Swift ticket market prices rose to as high as $317 as demand exploded. Of course, demand creates supply as the Taylor Swift camp has subsequently added 34 dates to their tour, which is moderating market prices.

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L.A. Times Releases Decade’s Ultimate Top 10 Recording Artists

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

The L.A. Times released the top artists of 2000-2009. The numbers were calculated based on album sales and concert tickets. Celine Dion’s stint in Las Vegas was huge for her ticket sales and propelled her to the top of the list. If that trend holds, look for Garth Brooks to top this list in 2020.

The Ultimate Top 10 of the Decade:

1. Celine Dion (tickets), $747.9 million. Dion pulled in $522.2 million in concert-ticket sales for the decade. Adding $225.7 million worth of album sales during those same 10 years.

2. Kenny Chesney (tickets), $742 million. His total includes $455.6 million in concert ticket sales and $286.4 million in album revenue.

3. Dave Matthews Band (tickets), $737.4 million. Matthews’ decade concert total of $529.1 million put him first on the list of top North American live music attractions of the decade, as calculated by the concert-tracking publication Pollstar. The band posted $208.3 million in album sales.

4. The Beatles, $627.3 million. Although the quartet disbanded 30 years before the decade began, the Beatles still managed to generate $392.3 million from sales of 30.2 million albums (using an average of $13 per album). The $627.3 million includes ex-Beatle Paul McCartney ($221.4 million) and Ringo Starr ($13.6 million), given that their concert audiences consist in large part of Beatles fans. The Fab Four also logged the single bestselling album of the decade, the “1″ hits collection, with 11.5 million copies.

5. U2 (tickets), $609.7 million. The Irish rock quartet brought in $391 million at the box office and $218.7 million in album sales.

6. Toby Keith (tickets), $591.9 million. The second of three country acts in the Top 10, the Oklahoma singer and songwriter logged $273.8 million on the concert trail, $318.1 million from album sales.

7. Bruce Springsteen, $588.3 million. On the road, both with the E Street Band and his various non-E Street tours, the Boss brought in $444.3 million. His album take: $144 million.

8. The Rolling Stones, $569.6 million. The Stones also benefited heavily from touring, earning $426.9 million at the box office in addition to $142.7 million in album sales. Rolling Stones tickets

9. Tim McGraw (tickets), $550.7 million. Strictly as a solo act, the country singer-songwriter ranks No. 14 on the list. But he toured several times with his wife, Faith Hill, during the decade. California being a community property state, we are awarding him half the revenue those outings generated. So his total includes $322 million in album sales, $133.7 million from his own tours and $95 million for his half of the McGraw-Hill shows.

10. Britney Spears, $494.3 million. Despite a rocky decade personally and professionally, Spears pulled in $195.7 million at the box office and sold $298.6 million worth of albums for the 10-year period.

The L.A. Times created the same list for artists in 2009. Here is the list. Check the L.A. Times for the details.

  1. U2 — $137.3 million ($123 million box office, $14.3 million albums). U2 tickets
  2. Springsteen — $102 million ($94.5 million box office, $7.5 million in albums)
  3. Michael Jackson — $100 million in album revenue
  4. Brittney Spears — $89.5 million ($82.5 million in concert ticket sales and $7 million in album revenue)
  5. Elton John/Billy Joel — $88 million at the box office Elton John/Billy Joel tickets
  6. AC/DC — $83.8 million ($77.9 million in concert tickets, $5.9 million in album sales). AC/DC tickets
  7. Taylor Swift — $83.2 million ($25.5 million at the box office, $57.7 million in album sales). Taylor Swift tickets
  8. Kenny Chesney — $81 million ($71.1 million in concert, $9.9 million in album sales). Kenny Chesney tickets
  9. Jonas Brothers — $77.9 million ($69.8 million in concert revenue, $8.1 million in album sales) Jonas Brothers tickets
  10. Dave Matthews Band — $69.8 million ($56.9 million in concert tickets, $12.9 million in album sales). Dave Matthews Band tickets

Christian

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New Concert Tickets & Tours Announcements for the Week of Jan 25, 2010

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Our favorite artists and bands are starting to announce their 2010 concert tour schedules. This promises to be a huge year for monster tours. In fact, concert tour announcements have gone from one or two a week to two and three a day. In addition to some of the biggest acts in the world — U2 tickets and Taylor Swift tickets topped our hot tickets list of 2009 — extending their 2009 tours into 2010, here are  concert tours being announced this week.

Zac Brown Band tickets for concert tour stops in the Western U.S. were announced today.

Five For Fighting tickets and dates for a U.S. tour following up the band’s October release, “Slice,” which we think should have been called, “Slashing,” were also announced today.

The National tickets for a handful of U.S. stops were announced today.

The Eagles, yes, one of the biggest bands in history, announced more dates and stops on what is now just a few stops on the west coast for the band’s Long Road Out Of Eden tour. Fingers crossed that they announce a full blown tour very soon. Check out Eagles tickets for So. Cal., No. Cal.,  BC and Phoenix.

Jeff Beck tickets to his out headlining tour were announced earlier this week. Jeff Beck is currently on the road with Eric Clapton now and will continue his own tour in April. Eric Clapton will continue touring with Roger Daltrey and then Steve Winwood through the spring.

Elvis Costello tickets to 20 concert dates in April and May were announced this week.

Michael Buble tickets for 17 more stops to his tour were announced — extending it from March into July.

Hank Williams Jr. tickets to a handful of shows in the south hit the ticket market this week.

Hank’s Family Tradition buddy, MY NAME IS KID Rock tickets to a handful of shows also hit the ticket market this week.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra tickets to “Beethoven’s Last Night” 2010 were announced at the beginning of the week.

Kenny Chesney tickets to a few shows in Vegas were announced this week. We know there are a  lot of Kenny Chesney fans out there wondering if Kenny will hit the road this summer. We’ll let you know. We’ll also look for Mr. You Had Me At Hello at the Super Bowl where he’s sure to be rooting on his buddy Payton Manning.

Harry Connick Jr. tickets to 12 dates in February that have the Jazz man crisscrossing the south were announced this week.

The Peter Gabriel tickets and dates announcement on Monday kick the week off with us singing “Sledge Hammer” and “In Your Eyes” and then debating which was the best Cameron Crowe movie.

Christian

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Find Carrie Underwood Tickets to her Just-Announced Play On Tour Now

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Carrie Underwood announced her Play On concert tour via her website — letting fans know the AMA hosting, Christmas Special starring, crossover hit maker will perform across North America starting in March 2010. The 45-date Play On Tour will kick off at Sovereign Center Arena in Reading, PA and run through May 30, wrapping up at Spokane Arena in Spokane, WA,

The season 4 American Idol winner’s 2008 “Carnival Ride Tour” wrapped after 137 shows with 1.2 million fans in attendance. Carrie Underwood’s third album, Play On, debuted at #1 on both the country and pop album sales charts. Underwood is a four-time GRAMMY winner, ACM Entertainer of the Year, a three-time CMA and three-time reigning ACM Female Vocalist winner, and a member of the Grand Ole Opry with total album sales now in excess of 11 million.

The question is, whose concert tickets will be bigger, Carrie Underwood tickets or her friend Taylor Swift tickets?

  • Carrie Underwood Sovereign Center - Arena (Reading, PA) Mar 11, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Times Union Center (Albany, NY) F  Mar 12 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Dunkin Donuts Center (Providence, RI) Mar 13  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Cumberland County Civic Center (Portland, ME) Mar 15, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Arena at Harbor Yard (Bridgeport, CT) Mar 16, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood MGM Grand at Foxwoods (Ledyard, CT) Mar 20, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood DCU Center (Worcester, MA) Mar 21, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Copps Coliseum (Hamilton On, ON) Mar 23, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Scotiabank Place (Kanata On, ON) Mar 24, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Sun National Bank Center (Trenton, NJ) Mar 26, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Mullins Center (Amherst, MA) Mar 27, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Wachovia Arena (Wilkes Barre, PA) Mar 29, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh, PA) Apr 1, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Eastern Kentucky Expo Center (Pikeville, KY) Apr 3, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Schottenstein Center (Columbus, OH) Apr 6, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Peoria Civic Center Arena (Peoria, IL) Apr 7, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) Apr 9, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Rockford MetroCentre (Rockford, IL) Apr 10, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Allen County Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, IN) Apr 12, 2010  Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Dow Event Center (Saginaw, MI) Apr 13, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Jack Breslin Student Events Center (Lansing, MI) Apr 14, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Van Andel Arena (Grand Rapids, MI) Apr 23, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Lucas County Arena (Toledo, OH) Apr 24, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood US Bank Arena (Cincinnati, OH) Apr 25, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, VA) Apr 27, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Charleston Civic Center (Charleston, WV) Apr 28, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, SC) May 1, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood James Brown Arena (Augusta, GA) May 2, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Pensacola Civic Center (Pensacola, FL) May 5, 2010 TBA – Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood UNO Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA) May 7, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Lafayette Cajundome (Lafayette, LA) May 8, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Ford Park TX (Beaumont, TX) May 10, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Frank Erwin Center (Austin, TX) May 12, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood American Bank Center (Corpus Christi, TX) May 13, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Tucson Arena (Tucson, AZ) May 15, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Save Mart Center (Fresno, CA) May 18, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Arco Arena (Sacramento, CA) May 20, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Reno Events Center (Reno, NV) May 21, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV) May 22, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center (Everett, WA) May 29, 2010 Tickets
  • Carrie Underwood Spokane Arena (Spokane, WA) May 30, 2010 Tickets

Christian

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Taylor Swift Beats out Michael Jackson for AMA’s Artist of the Year

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Taylor Swift keeps on racking up awards. This time it was the American Music Awards. Taylor Swift took home  Favorite Female Pop / Rock Artist, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, Favorite Female Country Artist, Favorite Country Music Album (Fearless), and Artist of the Year.

Taylor Swift was rehearsing in London for the 2010 leg of her Fearless tour and could not attend the awards show. She was available “live via satellite” (I love how they still use that term) to accept her awards and was her gracious, adorable self.

Taylor Swift tickets continue to be among the hottest on FanSnap. In 2009, Taylor Swift tickets were second to only U2 tickets and Bruce Springsteen tickets in demand. In 2010, Lady Gaga is giving Taylor Swift a run for her money, at least in the ticket demand category. Lady Gaga clearly has a flare for the dramatic as you can see below from her performance at the AMAs.

We love that on our iPods, music award shows and the concerts we want to go to, a country girl singing about bad breakups while strumming the guitar and masked rocker singing “Gaga Ooh la la…” are at the top of the list.

David Itzkoff has more memorable moments from the AMAs in his pieces, Proud to Be an American: Remembering the 2009 American Music Awards here.

Read more about Taylor Swift here, here, here and here. Read more about Lady Gaga here, and here.

Christian

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Lady Gaga and Beyonce Remix ‘Video Phone’

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Two of the biggest news makers in the music industry, Lady Gaga and Beyonce have a new video out for Beyonce’s ‘Video Phone.’ If only Taylor Swift was included, it would have been the perfect storm of female recording artists. Come to think of it, adding Taylor Swift to a song with Beyonce and Lady Gaga seems pretty tough, but would probably make for a pretty funny spoof video.

Here’s the real thing:

Lady Gaga tickets to her Monster Ball tour are among the hottest on FanSnap. Second only to Taylor Swift tickets at the moment.

Jim Farber of the New York Daily News has a review of the video here.

Christian

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Taylor Swift CMA Entertainer of the Year

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Nineteen year old Taylor Swift is having a year. In addition to Taylor Swift tickets being the hottest concert of 2009-10, the teen singer, song-writer, producer who just hosted Saturday Night Live four days ago while on a break from the 2009 leg of her white hot, Fearless tour tonight took home the top prize at the CMAs. Yes, that sounds busy to us too.

Taylor Swift beat out country legends, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban to win Entertainer of the Year. According to CMT.com, “At age 19, Swift is the youngest person ever named the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year.” More from CMT here.

In addition to Entertainer of the Year, Taylor Swift also walked away with Album of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year,

As we’ve noted before, we are huge Taylor Swift fans here at FanSnap. You’ve got one more chance this year to catch Taylor Swift in concert (Dec. 11 Madison Square Garden in New York).

Taylor Swift’s Fearless tour kicks into gear for 2010 on March 4 in Tampa, FL.

Christian

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More than 100k Taylor Swift Tickets to “Fearless” Tour Online

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

We’ve quickly become Taylor Swift fans here at FanSnap. Sure, in part it’s because Taylor Swift Tickets top FanSnap’s Most Popular Artists for October, and was near the top of our hot artist lists all summer. We occasionally break into song at the office — singing about exes who dumped us, just like Taylor. :) Mostly we just love the way she’s handled and then risen above the Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Kanye VMA debacle and how successful her tour has been (Taylor Swift Announces New Fearless Tour Dates in 2010) in spite of others who attempted to grab her limelight.

On Saturday, Taylor Swift host SNL and was very funny.

When Taylor Swift announced new dates for the continuation of the Fearless tour in 2010 with Kellie Pickler, tour dates sold out within minutes at box offices across the U.S. and Canada, but fans can still find thousands of tickets — using FanSnap ticket search — for most tour stops. We will be keeping a close eye on this rising star. We expect to see her win entertainer of the year in Nashville in a few weeks. If you want to catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift, here is a list of upcoming dates:

Taylor Swift tickets in New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) Dec. 11, 2009 — 2,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Tampa, FL (St Pete Times Forum) Mar 4, 2010 — 5,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Orlando, FL (Amway Arena) Mar 5, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Sunrise, FL (Bank Atlantic Center) Mar 7, 2010 — 6,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Austin, TX (Frank Erwin Center) Mar 10, 2010 — 2,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center) Mar 11, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Corpus Christi, TX (American Bank Center) Mar 12, 2010 — 1,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) Mar 18 & 19, 2010 — 5,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Charlottesville, VA (John Paul Jones Arena) Mar 20, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Auburn Hills, MI (Palace of Auburn Hills) Mar 26, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Cincinnati, OH (US Bank Arena) Mar 28, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Oklahoma City, OK (Ford Center) Mar 31, 2010 — 6,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Wichita, KS (InTrust Bank Arena) Apr 1, 2010 — fewer than 100 ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center) Apr 2, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Denver, CO (Pepsi Center) Apr 6 & 7, 2010 — 10,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Fresno, CA (Save Mart Center) Apr 10, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion) Apr 11, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center) Apr 15, 2010 — 15,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena) Apr 29, 2010 — fewer than 100 ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets Columbia, SC (Colonial Life Arena) Apr 30, 2010 — 100+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Raleigh, NC (RBC Center) May 1, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Des Moines, IA (Wells Fargo Arena IA) May 6, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Saint Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center) May 7, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Moline, IL (i wireless Center) May 8, 2010 — 5,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Newark, NJ (Prudential Center) May 12 &13, 2010 — 8,000+ ticket listings

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Christian

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FanSnap’s Most Popular Artists for October

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Music fans were on FanSnap in record numbers during October searching for their favorite performing artists on tour!  Taylor Swift (this week’s Saturday Night Live guest), Miley Cyrus, and U2 (who just announced new 2010 dates) remained the top three most searched for concert tickets.  The Boss moved up two slots from last month to #4 and Jay-Z, hot off his World Series game two performance, was up SIX slots to the #5 position.

Despite his recent reschedulings due to being under the weather, Elton John (touring with Billy Joel) returns to the hot list, along with AC/DC and Phish. Madonna’s wrestling partner, Lady Gaga, as well as TSBO are new to the list in October also.

1.  Taylor Swift tickets

2.  Miley Cyrus tickets

3.  U2 tickets

4.  Bruce Springsteen tickets

5.  Jay-Z tickets

6.  Metallica tickets

7.  Kiss tickets

8.  Brad Paisley tickets

9.  Elton John tickets

10.  Phish tickets

11.  Lady Gaga tickets

12.  Trans-Siberian Orchestra tickets

13.  AC/DC tickets

14.  Bon Jovi tickets

15.  So You Think You Can Dance tickets

You can also find (or will soon) some of the just announced tours on FanSnap including John Mayer tickets, and from high profile country tours  Tim McGraw ticketsGeorge Strait tickets, and Gary Allan tickets.

Yee haw!

Mike

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FanSnap’s Most Popular Artists for August

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

The concert season continues to rock as music fans have an amazing array of live event choices, led by the return of Blink 182.  Tom DeLonge has checked out from his Angels and Airwaves duty.  The band has rescheduled a few shows, as Travis Barker, who miraculously survived that harrowing jet crash with DJ AM, now mourns the loss of his friend.

During August, big movers as the most searched for artist on FanSnap were the American Idols tour, Lil Wayne, and U2.  Britney and Miley moved into the top 15 “hot list” this month, as did Kings of Leon, touring on the strength of their superhot single “Use Somebody.”

1.  Blink 182 tickets

2.  Jonas Brothers tickets

3.  American Idols Live Tour tickets

4.  Lil Wayne tickets

5.  Taylor Swift tickets

6.  Britney Spears tickets

7.  U2 tickets

8.  Miley Cyrus tickets

9.  Kenny Chesney tickets

10.  Kings of Leon tickets

11.  Nickelback tickets

12.  Bruce Springsteen tickets

13.  Metallica tickets

14.  Dave Matthews tickets

15.  Rascal Flatts tickets

One important note if you buy Miley Cyrus tickets.  The entire shows are paperless – or “will call” only – so if you buy tickets, be prepared to meet the seller at the show to be escorted in.  As result, you will notice fewer available tickets and generally higher prices than otherwise would be the case.

Mike

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The Hottest Concert Tickets: Madison Square Garden

Monday, August 24th, 2009

If you are a rock star, few places in America are as fun to play as Madison Square Garden in New York.  All that history.  All those rocking fans.  This year is no exception.  Recession?  What recession?  FanSnap ticket search results display tickets from more than fifty ticketing companies.  Check out the hottest acts coming to midtown Manhattan:

1.  Britney Spears tickets on Aug 25-26  (2,800 tickets from $17)

2.  Taylor Swift tickets on Aug 27  (226 tickets from $250)

3.  Pink tickets on October 5  (1,600 tickets from $72)

4.  Keith Urban tickets on Oct 8  (2,100 tickets from $40)

5.  Leonard Cohen tickets on Oct 23  (1,900 tickets from $47)

6.  Van Morrison tickets on Oct 25 (800 tickets from $129)

7.  Rock and Roll HoF Benefit Concert tickets on Oct 29-30  (5,000 tickets from $150)

8.  Metallica tickets on Nov 14-15  (11,000 tickets from $77)

9.  Jimmy Buffett tickets on Nov 24  (200 tickets from $141)

10.  Eddie Izzard tickets on Jan 16  (1,600 tickets from $71)

Rock, rock, ’til you drop!

Mike

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FanSnap’s Most Popular Artists for June

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

The summer concert season continues to rock!   During June, the top four most searched for concert tickets on the FanSnap ticket search engine stayed the same as they were in May, with a little reshuffling.  The Jonas Brothers catapulted to the #1 most searched for tour, followed by Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and the American Idols.

There are so many great tours going on, we expanded the “hot list” to 15 this month.  Also, breaking into the list in June were Blink 182 (welcome back, boys!), U2, Paul McCartney (with hopefully many more shows to be announced soon), and Green Day!

For your rocking pleasure:

1.  Jonas Brothers tickets

2.  Beyonce tickets

3.  Taylor Swift tickets

4.  American Idols Live Tour tickets

5.  Blink 182 tickets

6.  Aerosmith/ZZ Top tickets

7.  U2 tickets

8.  Kid Rock/Lynyrd Skynyrd tickets

9.  Dave Matthews tickets

10.  Kenny Chesney tickets

11.  Paul McCartney tickets

12.  Nickelback tickets

13.  Britney Spears tickets

14.  Keith Urban tickets

15.  Green Day tickets

p.s. Britney is coming back from Europe next month.

Mike

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FanSnap’s Most Popular Artists for May

Monday, June 1st, 2009

There are an amazing number of concert tours on the road this summer!  It is no surprise that after a momentous season finale, the American Idol tour skyrocketed to the #1 most searched for concert ticket on the FanSnap ticket search engine.

What other tours did music fans search for most during May?  Taylor Swift and Jonas Brothers are still going strong.  Dave Matthews and Kenny Chesney remain popular.  Who broke in to the Top 10 this month?  Think great make-up jobs.  That’s right – Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, and Steven Tyler!  Walk this way…

   1.  American Idols Live Tour tickets

   2.  Taylor Swift tickets

   3.  Jonas Brothers tickets

   4.  Beyonce tickets

   5.  Dave Matthews tickets

   6.  Kenny Chesney tickets

   7.  No Doubt tickets

   8.  Aerosmith/ZZ Top tickets

   9.  Coldplay tickets

   10.  Bruce Springsteen tickets

Get your summer off to a great start.  Need a great gift idea for those Dads and grads?   My son and I are all set.  Think Blink 182!  

Mike

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FanSnap’s Most Popular Artists for April

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

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

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