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Blog Archive for January, 2013
01.13.2013 at 9:32 am by chicagojacobs
Theatre fans were delivered a number of exciting announcements this year, beginning with the announcement from The Old Globe theatre in San Diego, California. While there have been a number of exciting Broadway announcements, this California theatre revealed that a new staging of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. This new production will be starring Tony Award winning actor Robert Sean Leonard and will officially take the stage beginning January 12th. Those who are looking to see the event live can get their seats now as tickets are available to the public.
Meanwhile, Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen made an announcement of his own when the iconic performer revealed this week that he will be adding a second leg to his current world tour and even more opportunities for fans to see him live. The tour, known as the “Old Ideas World Tour” will travel to North America in the spring. Tickets for these tour events and for the newly announced shows in this tour are on sale and available to the public now.
Other big tour announcements from this week came from the Electro-pop group, Crystal Castles. The duo has announced that they will be heading out on a North American tour this spring. After finishing up the European leg of their tour in March the North American leg of the tour will be getting underway on April 17th in Atlanta, Georgia. The tour will keep the group on the road throughout most of the year. Those looking to get tickets to see this event live can now find tickets for the spring leg of this tour.
Finally, one of the biggest music announcements of the week came from one of the most legendary performers in the world of music. The Grammy-award winning guitarist; Santana revealed that before returning to the Vegas stage later in the month for his long-standing residency in Sin City; the guitarist will be traveling to several international venues for shows throughout the month. Stops will be in Asia, Australia, Hawaii and New Zealand. Tickets to these events are now on sale and available to the public. Those who are looking to see the performer in Las Vegas will also have an opportunity to get tickets to the Santana Las Vegas show at Mandalay Bay’s House of Blues from now until the stay ends in early June.
Tags: Leonard Cohen, Pygmalion, Santana, The Old Globe theatre
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01.11.2013 at 8:40 pm by chicagojacobs
In the entertainment world a great deal of buzz has been surrounding film adaption of the best-selling book series, Fifty Shades of Grey, with millions of fans of the novels anxiously awaiting movie news and to find out who will be cast in the film’s coveted leading roles. While the movie adaptation is still far off, fans of the erotic story have been delivered a special treat this week as it was announces that 50 Shades! The Musical; a musical production based on the best-selling E.L. James books will be given a New York City premier date. The production, which features 11 original songs, will feature a ladies book club that decides to read the book together and provide their own hilarious interpretation of the novel. The musical will make its New York premier this week; January 11th at the Gramercy Theatre; tickets for the production are on sale now and available to the public.
A different type of excitement has been surrounding the sports world as the NHL is officially back for the remainder of the 2013 season. Tickets for the new schedule of NHL games are now officially on sale and available to the public. Due to some scheduling difficulties as a result of the several month long lockout, fans will want to pay close attention to the new schedules when buying their NHL tickets. In other sports news, the NFL playoffs kicked off this past week. This means that in only a few short weeks NFL fans will be able to see the biggest game of the year when the 2013 Super Bowl takes place. Although the teams for the event have yet to be chosen, tickets for Super Bowl XL VII are on sale now. The game will be hosted in New Orleans, LA at the Mercedes Benz Superdome; make sure you get your tickets now before they sell out.
Meanwhile the rock world was treated to some excitement of its own when the indie-rock group Built To Spill made an announcement this week. The veteran rock band revealed that they will be heading out on the road for 2013 in a brand new live tour event. The tour will start on January 11th and kick off in Portland, Oregon with a two night event at the Doug Fir Lounge. Tickets are on sale now for the tour so made sure to get yours fast!
Tags: 50 Shades! The Musical, Built To Spill, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Super Bowl XL VII
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01.10.2013 at 5:04 pm by chicagojacobs
The music world has been treated to several big ticketing announcements this week as several bands have revealed that they would be hitting the road in 2013 for new tours. One of the first big announcements of the year came from Major Lazer as the group revealed they would be hitting the road for their “Free The Universe” World Tour. This new tour announcement came straight from main DJ of the group; Diplo as he revealed the group would be heading out on the road beginning on February 28th. The tour will kick off on February 28th in Toronto and the band will visit 34 different cities and 12 different countries on this tour. The tour will be in support of the group’s new album and tickets for the tour will be on sale this week.
Other rock news announcements of the week came from rock groups The Black Keys and the Flaming Lips. The groups announced that they would be heading out and doing several performances together this spring, in a unique live performance spectacular that fans will not want to miss out on. Both bands are known for their signature high energy performance style and for delivering some of this most energetic liver performances in the business; meaning this will be a big treat for live music fans. Tickets for the shows will go on sale to the public Friday January 11th.
While many rock fans are on the edges of their seats waiting for these big 2013 performance dates; the world of live theatre had some announcements of its own as it was revealed that a new Broadway musical would be hitting the stage this week. The Sharr White drama of the mystery of the mind called The Other Place; will be opening on January 10th on Broadway. This highly anticipated event will star award winning actress Laurie Metcalf and will be held at the Smaule J. Friedman Theatre in New York. Tickets for the play are now on sale and available to the public so those looking to see Metcalf in this new role in this mysterious medical drama will want to get their tickets now.
Tags: Diplo, Flaming Lips, Major Lazer, The Black Key, The Other Place
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01.08.2013 at 7:14 pm by chicagojacobs
The world of entertainment is back in full swing after the New Year and now entertainment fans of all types are being treated to special events that are sure to make 2013 an exciting year. One of the biggest ticketing announcements of the year so far came from the world of sports as the NHL revealed that the lockout for the 2012-2013 season is now officially over as the league and players have finally reached an agreement. Although many assumed the season would be over for good, a portion of the regular season will still be played in 2013. Hockey Tickets will be going on sale this week after the official schedule is released and games are expected to begin January 19th. Those who have been waiting months for the season to take place will not want to miss out on this opportunity to see NHL action for the first time in nearly a year.
In the world of live theatre there is also plenty of action going on as this week, on January 8th the Broadway premier of Water by the Spoonful. The play follows the story of an American soldier after returning home from the war in Iraq. It was also revealed this week that the sequel to this play and the third book in the trilogy from author Davis McCallum, titled, Song Plays Last, will hit the Chicago theatre stage this April with tickets going on sale later this year. The highly anticipated theatrical production from the Pulitzer-Prize winning book opens on Off-Broadway on Tuesday and is being hosted by Second Stage theatre. Those who are looking to get tickets to the highly acclaimed production will find tickets on sale now.
While fans and critics alike are waiting anxiously for the premier of Water by the Spoonful; one of the biggest ticketing announcements of the week came with the reveal that single day ticket passes for the Bayou Country Superfest will be going on sale Wednesday January 9th. Headliners for this year’s festival include Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, the Zac Brown Band and Lady Antebellum. The annual concert festival will be held Saturday May 25th and Sunday May 26th at Tiger Stadium. Those who are looking to get tickets to the event will want to make sure they act fast when tickets go on sale this Wednesday January 9th so they can see all of the action live.
Tags: Hockey Tickets, Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Tiger Stadium, Water by the Spoonful, Zac Brown Band
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01.06.2013 at 10:49 am by chicagojacobs
With the new year in full swing, the entertainment world has been full of big announcements as the new season begins. For fans of rock music one of the biggest announcements came from the legendary rock trio Green Day. The band announced this week that they will be heading back on tour in 2013 supporting their latest album “Uno! Dos! Tre!” a three album set that was released in September, November and December of 2012. The new tour has many fans excited after the band cancelled their last tour early due to health issues with their lead singer. This new tour is set to kick off on March 28th of 2013 and will feature 23 additional stops which will take the band throughout North America, Europe and Russia. Tickets for the event will go on sale next week for the tour.
Meanwhile the sports world has also had their own big ticket announcements especially surrounding this week’s games which will be the first round of playoff games for the NFL. With many NFL fans looking to get NFL playoff tickets to see their teams in this post-season play. Tickets for this round of NFL games are now for sale and those who are looking to get tickets to see their favorite teams play as they vie for a spot in the Super Bowl will want to act fast to get their tickets during the post-season.
One of the biggest announcements of the New Year in the world of live theater came with the announcement that The Gift would be premiering in the United States later this month. This will be the American premier of hailed Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith and will feature an exciting and highly anticipated cast. This includes actors James Van Der Beek and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Kathy Baker. According to the new announcement the play will begin previews on January 29th with the official opening slated for February 6th. The production will be held in the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Many are expecting the production to help bring in a new wave of live theatrical shows to the LA area. Tickets to the production, which are slated to stay at the Geffen Playhouse until March 10, 2013 will go on sale next week. Will you be getting yours?
Tags: Geffen Playhouse, Greenday, NFL Playoffs
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01.01.2013 at 1:39 pm by chicagojacobs
As the New Year was ushered in this week many began focusing their sites on what the world of entertainment would bring in for the year 2013. With several big announcements regarding 2013 live ticket events, concert and music fans have plenty to be looking forward to in 2013. One of the biggest upcoming concert events for 2013 came from the famed country crooner Taylor Swift. The country superstar announced late in 2012 that she would be heading on the road in 2013 for her Red Tour across the country. The live concert is set to kick off on Wednesday March 13th at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha and will keep the singer on the road for most of the year. Tickets to see Taylor Swift in 2013 are on sale now.
Another big 2013 tour event that will have music fans excited will come much sooner in the year when Justin Bieber heads out on the road for his new nationwide tour. This tour will kick off on Saturday January 5, 2013 at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tickets are now on sale for the tour that will have Justin Bieber traveling throughout most of the year. Another big pop sensation from 2012 will be hitting the road in 2013 when the boy band One Direction takes the road in 2013 for a global tour that will have them performing all over the globe. The red hot boy band will begin their global tour on Saturday February 23rd at the 02 Arena in London. Tickets are on sale for the event now and available to the general public.
Those who are looking for a different type of live tour event in 2013 will find that the New Year will be bringing in plenty of theatrical excitement when Wicked takes the road live in its new tour around the country. This live musical production, often hailed as one of the best to ever hit the stage and one of the most popular live musical productions of all time, will begin its 2013 tour on January. Tickets are now available for this live tour event which will be visiting theaters across the country throughout the year. Those who are looking for the opportunity to see this event live will not want to miss out on this opportunity.
Tags: centurylink center, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Wicked The Musical
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