Update to the Update! The ticket “on sales” for fifteen of Taylor Swift’s concert dates are tomorrow, Oct. 23.  Where? Austin, Dallas, Corpus Christi, Philadelphia, Detroit, Kansas City, Newark, Long Island, Houston, and Washington DC.  In the likely event her shows sell out, or you just don’t like the tickets you find left at the box office, you have two choices:

1) Go to a ordinary search engine, type in “taylor swift tickets” and spend the next several hours clicking on ticket web site URLs, trying to navigate each one, opening lots of browser windows and post-it notes, OR…

2) Come to the FanSnap ticket search engine (since we have already searched dozens of ticket sites for you), find the tickets you want in about a minute, then quickly buy them from the ticket site with the tickets whose shopping cart we conveniently drop you into!

Your call.

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(Update) Your next ticket to see Taylor Swift will be on November 7, 2009 when the emerging star hosts Saturday Night Live . Let’s see… We’d better see a skit that is Taylor’s visualization of how the VMA Kanye, Beyonce debacle should have played out. We’d like to see Taylor Swift brawling with Kanye, even if it is an SNL skit. SNL should also do a recurring skit throughout the night with Taylor Swift dating Taylor Lautner to make fun of her rumored relationship with the Twilight star. What else?

Taylor Swift tickets are among the hottest ticket fans searched for on FanSnap of any ticket in any Genre this year. Taylor admitted on her website that she was surprised at how popular her tickets were. On the heels of that success, Taylor announced new dates for the continuation of the Fearless tour for 2010 on her website.

Taylor’s good friend, American Idol finalist Kellie Pickler, again joins Taylor as a featured artist on all of the North American FEARLESS dates, and top selling new artist of 2009 Gloriana returns to open all of the shows.

Of course there is some irony here that we couldn’t help but notice. Just last month, Kanye West stormed the stage at the MTV VMAs and interrupted Taylor’s acceptance speech for  “best female video.” Kanye went on Leno the next night and apologized. Just a few weeks later, Kanye West In Spite of Taylor Swift MTV VMA Debacle Announces Tour with Lady GaGa, which was canceled shortly after it was announced.

Now, Taylor, who at 19 is the youngest artist in history to be nominated for the Country Music Association’s prestigious Entertainer of the Year Award, will kick off her FEARLESS 2010 Tour on February 4th in Brisbane, Australia and play five shows Down Under before beginning her North American run on March 4th in Tampa, Florida. In 2010, Taylor will headline 37 shows in 29 cities in 22 states and provinces in the US and Canada.

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

Taylor Swift tickets in Uniondale, NY (Nassau Coliseum) May 14 & 15, 2010 — 6,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Kanata On, ON (Scotiabank Place) May 20, 2010 –1,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre) May 21, 2010 — 2,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift in Houston, TX (Toyota Center) May 25 & 26, 2010 — 3,000+ ticket listings

Bayou Country Superfest Featuring Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Kellie Pickler, David Nail and Gloriana in Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Stadium) May 29, 2010 at 4:00PM — 3,000+ ticket listings

Taylor Swift tickets in Washington, DC (Verizon Center) Jun 2, 2010 — 4,000+ ticket listings

Here’s what some of the nation’s top critics had to say about Taylor Swift and the FEARLESS 2009 Tour:

“Swift’s fans don’t just believe in her savvy songwriting and gracious, magnetic stage presence. They trust her as a peer. And if the unerring pleasures of her set - and the crowd’s Beatles-sized reactions - were any indication, they’ll be trusting her for a long time.” - The Los Angeles Times

“Country queen Taylor Swift charms the L.A. crowd.” - The Hollywood Reporter

“The two-hour, three-act spectacle doesn’t slow down.” - Rolling Stone

“Swift delivers delight at the Garden. For nearly two hair-flinging, spangly gowned hours, Swift showed why she’s all set to be the biggest star around. Swift writes like Everygirl and sings like her hero. That’s a combination that can’t be beat. A delightful performance. . ..her sold-out show felt more like a victory lap.” - New York Newsday

You may be the biggest Taylor Swift fan, or maybe her brand of country isn’t your cup of tea. Regardless, this story has to make you think, “go Taylor!”

Christian

Chris Brown has been in the news a lot this year for all the wrong reasons. The best thing he had going on was this parody(?) wedding video to “Forever.”

The video has 28 million plays to date. NBC’s “The Office” parodied the video in last week’s episode

Brown is kicking off a his “Fan Appreciation” tour in November. Here are the dates and locations from fan site PlanetChrisBrown.com:
Nov.14 2009 – Houston, TX House of Blues
Nov.15 2009 – Dallas,TX Palladium
Nov.18 2009 – L.A., CA The Fillmore
Nov.22 2009 – Richmond, VA Landmark Theatre
Nov.25 2009 – Detroit, MI Royal Oak
Nov.26 2009 – Chicago, IL House of Blues
Nov.29 2009 – Ft.Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Dec.1   2009 – Orlando, FL House of Blues
Dec.2   2009 – Atlanta, GA Center Stage
Dec.5   2009 – Providence, RI Lupo’s
Dec.6   2009 – Boston, MA House of Blues
Dec.8   2009 – Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre
Dec.9   2009 – Sayreville, NJ Starland
Dec.11 2009 – Baltimore, MD Gilliam-Morgan State University
Dec.12 2009 – Washington DC Crampton- Howard University
Dec.13 2009 – Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Dec.15 2009 – New York, NY Nokia

Chris Brown Tickets at http://fansnap.com/Chris-Brown-tickets

Hat tip to NeonLimelight.com

David Archuleta announced his “Christmas from the Heart” album and concert tour. The album is due in stores Oct. 13. Archuleta will kick off  a 17-city U.S. tour in Salt Lake City on Nov. 11.

Archuleta was runner-up on American Idol (season 7). The Murray, Utah native soared to #2 on the Billboard charts, buoyed by his smash single “Crush.” The “Christmas from the Heart” album and concert tour feature, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Silent Night,” and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and other seasonal favorites.

David Archuleta “Christmas from the Heart” tour dates:
11/24     Salt Lake City, UT    Abravanel Hall
11/25     Salt Lake City, UT    Abravanel Hall
11/27     Ann Arbor, MI         Ann Arbor Symphony/Hill Auditorium
11/29     Santa Rosa, CA       Wells Fargo Performing Arts Center
11/28     Bakersfield, CA       Rabobank Theater
11/30     San Francisco, CA   Warfield Theatre
12/2     Anaheim, CA           The Grove
12/4      Rexburg, ID             Hart Auditorium - BYU University, ID
12/6      Beaver Creek, CO     Vilar Performing Arts Center
12/8      Kansas City, MO      Midland Theater
12/9      St. Paul, MN            Fitzgerald Auditorium
12/11     Waukegan, IL         Genesee Theater
12/12     Cleveland, OH        Playhouse Square
12/13     Montclair, NJ          The Wellmont Theater
12/15     Baltimore, MD        Lyric Theater
12/17     Mashantucket, CT  MGM Foxwoods Casino
12/18     Stroudsburg, PA     The Sherman Theater
12/19     Boston, Ma            House of Blues
12/20     Westbury, NY        Capitol One Bank Theatre at Westbury

Find David Archuleta tickets here: http://www.fansnap.com/David-Archuleta-tickets

Here’s David Archuleta announcing the tour on YouTube.

Hat tip to JustJaredJr for the video link

Christian

Our friends at Pollstar have the news.

“The tour begins just a couple of weeks after Festival 8, the band’s first-ever West coast multi-day festival – Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in Indio, Calif., at the Empire Polo Club.”

• Nov. 18 in Detroit at Cobo Arena
• Nov. 20-21 in Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena
• Nov. 22 in Syracuse at the Oncenter Complex
• Nov. 24-25 in Philadelphia  at the Wachovia Center
• Nov. 27-28 in Albany at the Times Union Center
• Nov. 29 in Portland, Maine, at the Cumberland County Civic Center
• Dec. 2-4 in New York City at Madison Square Garden
• Dec. 5 in Charlottesville, Va. at the John Paul Jones Arena

Check http://www.fansnap.com/phish-tickets for Phish tickets and availability.

Christian

(UPDATE) Lady Gaga Tickets and “The Monster Ball” Tour Announced. Lady Gaga did not pick up Kanye’s dates as was speculated, but her tour does kick off about the same time. More here.

UPDATE) Kanye West and Lady Gaga’s North American tour canceled.

The “Fame Kills” tour has been killed.

• Reuters has the story here
• AP has the story here

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We chronicled Kanye West’s antics on the MTV VMAs last week (Taylor Swift vs Beyonce and Kanye’s to Blame). Kanye attempted to make amends on the new Jay Leno Show, but the self-proclaimed “voice of this generation” is facing a continued public backlash. On Twitter, people are interrupting each other and call it being #Kanyed. It’s in fun, but the ongoing negative publicity can’t make for a good time to launch a tour.

But that’s just what Kanye did. The now cancelled Fame Kills Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga was slated to kick off in Phoenix on November 10. Tickets are on sale now. Here is the list of concert dates and locations.

Concert tour stops

• US Airways Center (Phoenix, AZ) Tue, Nov 10
• San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA) Wed, Nov 11
• Mandalay Bay Events Center (Las Vegas, NV) Fri, Nov 13
• Honda Center (Anaheim, CA) Sun, Nov 15
• Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA) Mon, Nov 16
• Arco Arena (Sacramento, CA) Wed, Nov 18
• HP Pavilion at San Jose (San Jose, CA) Thu, Nov 19
• General Motors Place (Vancouver, BC) Tue, Nov 24
• Pepsi Center (Denver, CO) Wed, Dec 2
• Scottrade Center (Saint Louis, MO) Fri, Dec 4
• American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL) Wed, Dec 9
• Philips Arena (Atlanta, GA) Fri, Dec 11
• Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) Sat, Dec 12
• Scope (Norfolk, VA) Sun, Dec 13
• DCU Center (Worcester, MA) Wed, Dec 16
• Wachovia Center (Philadelphia, PA Fri, Dec 18
• 1st Mariner Arena (Baltimore, MD) Sat, Dec 19
• HSBC Arena (Buffalo, NY) Sun, Dec 20
• Izod Center (East Rutherford, NJ) Tue, Dec 22
• Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH) Wed, Dec 23
• XL Center (Hartford, CT) Sat, Dec 26
• Verizon Center DC (Washington, DC) Wed, Dec 30
• Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Sun, Jan 3, 2010
• Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON) Wed, Jan 6, 2010
• Scotiabank Place (Kanata On, ON) Fri, Jan 8, 2010
• Bell Centre (Montreal, QC) Mon, Jan 11, 2010
• Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, MI) Thu, Jan 14, 2010
• United Center (Chicago, IL) Sat, Jan 16, 2010
• AT&T Center (San Antonio, TX) Thu, Jan 21, 2010
• American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) Sun, Jan 24, 2010

photo credit paulmccartney.com

Two pieces of news from paulmccartney.com today. For starters, the ex-Beatle announced Paul McCartney concert tickets will go on pre-sale today for Piedmont Park in Atlanta on Saturday August 15th.

Secondly, and bigger news for the rest of the country, McCartney is now using the term “tour of the U.S.” It looks like the rest of the country can look forward to seeing the McCartney tour bus roll through a town near us.

No word yet on which additional towns McCartney plans to  tour. We’ll keep a close eye and share additional dates when they are available.

Hat tip to the Paperblog Writer for tipping us off to the new date.

Here’s how the tour looks right now:

Paul McCartney Concert Tickets in Halifax
Sat, Jul 11 at 8:00PM   100+ tickets from $130

Paul McCartney Concert Tickets in New York
Fri, Jul 17 at 6:30PM   4,000+ tickets from $91
Sat, Jul 18 at 6:30PM   5,000+ tickets from $102
Tue, Jul 21 at 6:30PM   5,000+ tickets from $95

Paul McCartney Concert Tickets in Washington, DC
Sat, Aug 1 at 7:30PM   6,000+ tickets from $65

Paul McCartney Concert Tickets in Boston
Wed, Aug 5 at 6:30PM   400+ tickets from $115
Thu, Aug 6 at 6:30PM   500+ tickets from $48