Weekend Ticketing: Rolling Stones, Tool, Mary J. Blige, Elton John, Black Eyed Peas
The Rolling Stones unveiled plans this week for a fall tour that will see the legendary rockers play stadiums throughout the US and Canada, and tickets are already rolling out in select markets.
Special ticket pre-sales will continue for some shows through the weekend; visit the Stones' website for details. The general public gets its first shot at tickets beginning Monday (7/31), when on-sales begin for shows in Foxboro, MA; East Rutherford, NJ; Regina, Saskatchewan; and Chicago.
[Click to search for Rolling Stones tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]
Prog-rock revivalists Tool confirmed a new batch of tour dates earlier this month, and tickets continue to hit the market in a handful of cities.
Tickets go on sale Saturday (7/29) for the tour's Las Vegas; Phoenix; Columbus, OH; and Pittsburgh, PA, shows.
[Click to search for Tool tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]
Hip-hop/R&B queen Mary J. Blige is touring the amphitheater circuit this summer. The outing touches down in Concord, CA, in September, and tickets hit the market Friday (7/28).
Tickets for many of Blige's other dates are on sale now.
[Click to search for Mary J. Blige tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]
Pop mainstay Elton John recently announced plans to play several arena dates in September and October.
Tickets for one of those shows--Sept. 16 in San Jose, CA--are set to hit the market Monday (7/31), while tickets are already on sale for some of John's other planned gigs.
[Click to search for Elton John tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]
On the heels of their tour of the Far East and Russia, The Black Eyed Peas will set off on yet another trek across North America.
Tickets for most shows are already on the market, but fans in Grand Forks, ND, can purchase tickets beginning Saturday (7/29).
[Click to search for Black Eyed Peas tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]
Ticket on-sale information for many other artists--including The Fray, Sheryl Crow & John Mayer, B.B. King, Juan Gabriel, Ani Difranco and Aerosmith & Motley Crue--is available at liveDaily's Ticket Report.
Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster Online, as well as the venue box office. On-sale dates and/or times are subject to change. Ticketmaster is liveDaily's parent company.
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