Weekend Ticketing: Janet Jackson, James Taylor, Paul Simon and Brian Wilson, Backstreet Boys, more
Janet Jackson s new album "All For You" is a good candidate to roar to the top of the album charts next week, and tickets for several stops on her upcoming North American tour--her first in three years--will go on sale in the coming days.
Ticket on-sales are scheduled for the following shows this week; click here for more information about the tour.
July
5 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place (on sale 4/28, 9:30 a.m. PT, Ticketmaster Canada)
7 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden (on sale 4/28, 11 a.m. PT)
8 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena (on sale 4/28, noon PT)
10 - Edmonton, Alberta - Skyreach Centre (on sale 4/28, 9:30 a.m. MT, Ticketmaster Canada)
11 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome (on sale 4/28, 9:30 a.m. MT, Ticketmaster Canada)
14 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena (on sale 4/28, 10 a.m. CT)
15 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center (on sale 4/28, 10 a.m. CT)
30 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills (on sale 4/28, 10 a.m. ET)
August
17 - Washington, D.C. - MCI Center (on sale 4/28, noon ET)
22 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale 4/30, 9 a.m. ET)
25 - Boston, MA - FleetCenter (on sale 4/28, 10 a.m. ET)
Tickets will go on sale for three concerts featuring Paul Simon and special guest Brian Wilson (the Beach Boys) over the weekend. Tickets to a July 20 show at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., will go on sale at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday (4/28), and tickets for June 12 and 13 shows at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles will go on sale at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Sunday (4/29).
On Saturday (4/28), tickets for several upcoming shows on James Taylor s summer tour are scheduled to go on sale. At 9 a.m. Eastern Time, tickets for his Holmdel, N.J., show will hit the market. At 10 a.m. Eastern Time, Taylors fans in Buffalo and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; and Raleigh, N.C., can purchase tickets. And at noon Eastern Time, tickets to Taylors Cleveland-area appearance will go on sale.
In response to strong ticket sales for the groups initial date at the venue, Backstreet Boys added a July 13 show at Buffalos HSBC Arena. Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday (4/28) through tickets.com outlets.
Tickets for Eric Claptons performances in St. Louis and Kansas City will hit the market at noon Central Time on Saturday (4/28).
Dave Matthews Band plays at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Selma, Texas on July 17. Tickets go on sale on Saturday (4/28) at 10 a.m. Central Time.
Aerosmith plays the Tweeter Center (formerly the New World Music Theatre) near Chicago on July 5. Tickets go on sale on Saturday (4/28) at 10 a.m. Central Time.
Singer-songwriter Jewel brings her pop-folk to San Diego on Aug. 19 and 20; tickets for both shows go on sale at 11 a.m. Pacific Time on Saturday (4/28).
Ticket on-sale information for many other shows is available at liveDaily's Ticket Alert.
Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster Online, as well as the venue box office. Ticketmaster is LiveDailys parent company.
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