Dates began to emerge this week for the long-teased 2009 co-headlining tour featuring Elton John [ tickets ] and Billy Joel [ tickets ].

Tickets go on sale Saturday (12/6) for shows in Tampa, FL; Cincinnati, OH; Jacksonville, FL; Atlanta; and Charlotte, NC. Monday (12/8) on-sales are set for Anaheim, CA.

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Britney Spears [ tickets ] recently unveiled plans to embark on her first arena tour in five years. "The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour" is set to launch March 3 in New Orleans and visit 27 cities across the US and Canada through late April.

On-sales get underway Saturday (12/6) for shows in New Orleans; Miami; Uniondale, NY; Newark, NJ; Boston; Toronto; Montreal; Washington, DC; Uncasville, CT; Pittsburgh; Houston (via houstontoyotacenter.com); Dallas; Kansas City, MO; Minneapolis; Edmonton, Alberta; Vancouver; Tacoma, WA; Sacramento, CA; San Jose, CA; Salt Lake City; Anaheim, CA; Glendale, AZ; and Los Angeles. Monday on-sales are set for Atlanta and Tampa.

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Multi-platinum-selling rockers Nickelback [ tickets ] have assembled dates for a 2009 North American tour to support their new album, "Dark Horse."

Tickets hit the market Friday for shows in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario; Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Saturday (12/6) on-sales are planned in San Antonio, TX.

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Official word of Lil Wayne [ tickets ]'s winter tour has come down the pike, along with an expanded itinerary comprising nearly 25 dates in North America

Tickets hit the market Friday (12/5) for shows in Cleveland, New Orleans and Toronto. Saturday (12/6) on-sales are planned for Kansas City, MO; and Uniondale, NY.

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Country star Brad Paisley [ tickets ] will jump back onto the touring circuit with his usual vigor in early 2009, with well over a dozen dates already set for the New Year.

Saturday (12/6) on-sales are planned for Southaven, MS; New Orleans; Bossier City, LA; Hamilton, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Regina, Saskatchewan; Edmonton, Alberta; and Vancouver.

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Ticket on-sale information for many other artists--including Motley Crue [ tickets ], John Legend [ tickets ], Rascal Flatts [ tickets ], Barry Manilow [ tickets ] and Chris Tomlin--is available at LiveDaily's Ticket Report.

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