Weekend Ticketing: matchbox twenty, U2, OutKast, Henley, Badu, others

As has been the norm of late, several high-profile concerts will keep ticket-sellers busy in the coming days. Tickets to a half-dozen matchbox twenty shows, eight U2 performances, and several OutKast dates are among those that will hit the market.

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Tickets to see pop-rock purveyors matchbox twenty, who are touring with Everclear, will go on sale in four markets on Friday (1/26). Tickets for shows in New York City and Wilkes Barre, Pa., go on sale at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, and 10 a.m. Eastern Time on-sales are planned for Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio.

On Saturday (1/27) at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, tickets hit the market for the tour’s Cincinnati engagement; and tickets go on sale for a Minneapolis show at 10 a.m. Central Time.

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At 10 a.m. Eastern Time, tickets go on sale for upcoming U2 shows in Lexington, Ky.; Pittsburgh; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; and Albany, N.Y.

Ticket on-sales begin at 10 a.m. Central Time for U2 appearances in Milwaukee and Houston, as well as the recently added fourth U2 show at Chicago’s United Center.

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Don Henley has generally been booked into smaller venues this year than he was last, so sellouts are a possibility in some markets.

Tickets go on sale for Henley’s appearance in Grand Rapids, Mich., at 10 a.m. Central Time on Friday (1/26). On Saturday (1/27) at 10 a.m. Central Time, tickets hit the market for Henley’s Champaign, Ill. stop; at noon Central Time, tickets go on sale for Henley’s Minneapolis show.

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Joe Walsh, Henley’s sometime-bandmate in the Eagles, is scheduled to perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Tampa, Fla., on March 23. Tickets go on sale on Friday (1/26) at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

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Hip-hop acts OutKast and Ludacris open a U.S. tour later this month, and ticket on-sales are beginning to roll out. On Friday (1/26) at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, tickets go on sale for the tour’s Fairfax, Va., show, and at 5 p.m. Central Time, tickets for the St. Louis gig go on sale.

Tickets hit the market at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday (1/27) for the tour’s stops in Cleveland, Boston and Philadelphia. At 10 a.m. Pacific Time, tickets go on sale for the Las Vegas show, and an 11 a.m. Central Time on-sale is planned in Chicago.

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Erykah Badu ’s tour is scheduled to visit Detroit on Feb. 22, and tickets go on sale Friday (1/26) at noon Eastern Time. Tickets for her March 23 show in Cincinnati go on sale Saturday (1/27) at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

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Ticket on-sale information for many other shows is available at liveDaily's Ticket Alert.

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Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster Online, as well as the venue box office. liveDaily is a publication of Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch.

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