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?

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?

Nascar, Clapton and Pro Bowl Oh My!!!

11.30.2012 at 9:24 am by chicagojacobs

The sports and music worlds have been dealt a number of treats this week just in time for the holidays, and these big announcements have fans of all types excited for the months ahead. One of these big announcements came from one of the biggest legends to ever enter the music business; this of course is the incomparable Eric Clapton. The legendary musician announced this week that he is planning a major tour for 2013. The tour will kick off on March 14th of 2013 in Phoenix Arizona at the massive US Airways Center and will continue on through the spring. Tickets for the event will go on sale November 30th.

One of the other big announcements of the week came from the world of NASCAR and came hot on the heels of their highly successful Sprint Cup preview earlier this month. The successful event proved that some of the biggest planned changes for the 2013 NASCAR season will be implemented for the upcoming year of racing. One of the biggest changes will be the introduction of the new “Gen 6” race cars; vehicles designed to operate more like street cars. New changes like this were announced along with the reveal that tickets for these 2013 events are now on sales for those who are ready to get in on plenty of NASCAR action next season.

Other big sports news was delivered this week as well; with this news coming straight from the NFL. The National Football League announced the official date for the annual NFL Pro Bowl. This year’s Pro Bowl will take place on January 27th and will feature a competition between the biggest names in professional football today. The yearly event will be taking place at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI and will take place in the week before the Superbowl. Those who want to see the event live and experience this one-of-a-kind display of athleticism can get their tickets to the event now. However those who are looking to get these Pro Bowl tickets will not want to wait on getting their seats as this event is annually known for being one of the biggest in all of professional sports. Will you be vying for tickets to see the 2013 Pro Bowl live?