Weekend Ticketing: George Strait, Queen/Paul Rodgers, Billy Joel, Aerosmith, Toby Keith
Country superstar George Strait will play concerts in about 24 North American cities between January and June, and tickets for several of the upcoming shows go on sale in the coming days.
Tickets for the trek's stops in Des Moines, IA; Fargo, ND; Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Winnipeg, Manitoba are set to hit the market Saturday (12/3), with other on-sales scheduled to get underway in the coming weeks. (Tickets to the Des Moines gig will be sold via Dahl's Tickets.)
[Click to search for George Strait tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]
Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, and Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers have unveiled plans for a six-week North American tour, following up on a pair of recent, sold-out U.S. showcases.
Tickets for the tour's stops in Washington, DC; the Chicago area; Milwaukee; the Phoenix area; Seattle; and Portland, OR, are scheduled to hit the box office Saturday (12/3), and all of the remaining dates are due to go on sale by Dec. 17, according to a press release.
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Billy Joel is scheduled to launch his first major solo outing since his 1998-99 trek next year, and new dates continue to roll out.
Saturday's (12/3) Joel on-sales include Sunrise, FL; Boston; Philadelphia; Hartford, CT; and Phoenix.
[Click to search for Billy Joel tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]
Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz will continue touring the arena circuit together well into the New Year.
Tickets for the tour's upcoming stops in Jacksonville, FL; Atlanta; Tampa; Greensboro, NC; Denver; San Jose, CA; Sacramento, CA; and Oakland, CA are scheduled to go on sale Saturday (12/3).
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Toby Keith has announced plans to get back on the road in January, and tickets for four of the upcoming gigs--in Portland, OR; and Tacoma, Yakima and Spokane, WA--will hit the market Saturday (12/3). (Tickets for the Yakima and Spokane gigs will be available through TicketsWest.)
[Click to search for Toby Keith tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]
Ticket on-sale information for many other artists--including Disturbed, Brooks & Dunn, Motley Crue, Martina McBride, Keith Urban and Brad Paisley--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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