Concert Tours

12.07.2012 at 9:05 pm by chicagojacobs

As the holiday season quickly approaches, there are many music and concert fans who are not only getting ready for the most wonderful time of the year, but those who are gearing up for 2013 and all of the exciting live music events that this year has in store. Recent announcements from the music world have revealed a number of big, exciting concert events that will be taking place in 2013 and that are sure to delight music fans of all types.

One of the biggest announcements came from one of the biggest music legends in the history of rock: Eric Clapton. The guitarist revealed earlier this month that he would be taking part in a major United States tour in 2013. The concert is set to kick off on March 14, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona at the US Airways Center. The concert will go on to include 15 different cities across the United States. Tickets are currently on sale for all concert events on this upcoming tour.

In addition to the Eric Clapton announcement, another rock legend, Jon Bon Jovi announced that he and his band, Bon Jovi would also be taking part in a 2013 tour. This live tour event will be taking the rock legends across the United States in their “Because We Can Tour” the concert will bring the band up close and personal with fans from all over the country and will be taking place throughout the spring of 2013. Tickets are currently available for most city stops on this nation-wide tour.

The rock world was also treated to a concert announcement from the Dave Matthews Band; one of the most popular live rock performance groups over the past few decades. The group, which is known for touring usually only exclusively in the summer currently has tickets on sale for their winter tour, which will keep them on the road until the spring of 2013; those who  want to see this band live will want to act fast in getting their tickets before the tour concludes.

Finally, the country world was also treated to big concert announcements from two of the princesses of country music; Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood. Carrie Underwood revealed earlier this month that she would be adding dates to her “Blown Away” tour due to the popularity of the tour and that she will be staying on the road throughout 2013. The second leg of this tour kicks off after the holidays and tickets are currently on sale.

Swift recently announced that she would be hitting the road beginning in March of 2013 for her “Red Tour” which will take the country crooner around the country throughout the summer of 2013. Tickets are now on sale for select locations on this highly anticipated tour; do you have yours yet?

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Cirque du Soleil and More…..

11.30.2012 at 10:23 pm by chicagojacobs

This weekend will mark a momentous occasion for rock fans as two of the biggest names in rock music will have their concert tickets go on sale this weekend. Both Eric Clapton and Bon Jovi will start selling tickets to their 2013 tour dates beginning this Saturday. Both tours will mark the return of their respective artists after a brief hiatus from the industry and both tours will are expected to sell out quickly. Those who want to get tickets to see either of these rock legends perform in 2013 will want to act fast on December 1st when tickets go on sale.

While fans of the rock world will undoubtedly be clamoring for tickets to see both Clapton and Bon Jovi play live; the rap world got an announcement of their own this week when rap icon, Kanye West made his own concert announcement. The rapper and singer announced that he would be playing three shows at the end of 2012 at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. This will be one of the first solo performances by the rapper in some time, as he has been focusing on his fashion career. Based on previous ticket sales for the rapper and the fact that no official tour has been announced for any time in the near future, fans can be sure these tickets will sell out right away. Tickets will go on sale next month for all three show dates.

Up the road from Atlantic City, NJ in New York City live performance fans of a different type are waiting for a completely different type of live performance ticket to go on sale. It was announced this week that after much speculation the wildly popular Cirque du Soleil live performance event will be making its way to New York City. The latest event, called Cirque du Soleli Totem will debut in Queens starting in March of 2013. The live acrobatic performance has been speculated to make its way to New York for an extended stay for many years; and the announcement has many from all over the country excited. Tickets to the shows will start going on sale next month. Are you ready to see Cirque du Soleli’s Totem live?

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Happy Thanksgiving 2012

11.22.2012 at 8:31 pm by chicagojacobs

While many all over the country are gearing up for the holiday season to begin, there is much more than turkey to be thankful for this week for music fans. This week has marked the announcement of many big name tours that will be hitting the road beginning in 2013. Among these tour announcements was reveal that Nelly Furtado would be hitting to road beginning in 2013 for her Canadian tour. The tour called The Spirit Indestructible Tour will begin January 2013. Tickets for the concert will go on sale next week and be available to the public. Meanwhile, pop rock group Matchbox 20 also made an announcement for their 2013 tour. This tour will begin with 39 performances in the ‘northern’ leg of the tour and will also star in 2013. Tickets will go on sale for this tour at the end of the month.

However, very few announcements could top the announcement from legendary rock band Bon Jovi. The long time rock group made an announcement this Wednesday revealing they would be adding United States dates to their 2013 stadium and arena tour. The current 2013 tour has the band touring through Canada, and many American fans feared the worse that the band would not add United States dates to their tour. However on Wednesday the band released an official statement that beginning on February 9, 2013 the group would also be visiting stadiums in the United States. The US leg of the tour will begin in Uncasville, CT and will end in the band’s home state of New Jersey.

The tour marks the first time the band has performed together since 2010 and the tour will feature music from their first album in more than two years. The first set of tickets for the United States leg of the tour will officially go on sale beginning on November 30, 2012. Fans will want to act quickly to get tickets, if the Canadian ticket sales were any indication of how the United States ticket sales will be then many of these large arenas will sell out when the rock group comes to town.

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Jonas Brothers And More

11.02.2012 at 4:47 pm by chicagojacobs

The pop music world received a big announcement when the hit pop trio The Jonas Brothers announced that after their sold out performance at Radio City Music Hall, the band would be doing two performances in Los Angeles. The performances will take place on November 27th and 28th at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. The group is notorious for selling out shows quickly and these are scheduled to be their only performances for the rest of 2012 so those looking to get tickets will want to act fast.

The pop group isn’t the only band that is announcing new shows either. Famed country crooner Carrie Underwood has announced 40 new dates to her “Blown Away Tour” which will now extend into 2013. This will be the second leg of her already successful tour and will have the singer on the road into May of 2013. Tickets for these new performances will be on sale beginning this Friday November 2nd and the complete list of new stops on the tour have been announced through the singer’s official website.

This weekend is also an opportunity for fans of the legendary rock band Bon Jovi, to get their tickets to see the band live as well. A select number of tour stops for the Bon Jovi “Because We Can Tour” will go on sale this Friday November 2nd as well. This weekend, fans will be able to purchase tickets for the group’s stops in Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary on the Canadian leg of their North American Tour. Those who want to get tickets to this tour only have a few days in order to get their seats to the event and will not want to waste time when taking advantage of this opportunity.

For rock fans looking for tickets in the United States, this weekend also marks the official sale of several shows on the Maroon 5 upcoming North American Tour. Tickets for their shows in Jacksonville and Dallas will officially go on sale on Saturday November 3rd. The first concert stops on the rock band’s tour have already nearly sold out, so those who are looking to catch the group in these cities won’t want to miss their chance. The tickets go on sale Saturday; will you be buying yours?

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