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AC/DC, NHL Playoff tickets on sale throughout the weekend
Tickets to catch AC/DC’s upcoming national tour as well as tickets for the upcoming NHL Playoffs are on sale throughout the weekend ending April 13 as compiled by Ticket News.
This weekend’s onsales start off tickets for an upcoming concert from the Black Eyed Peas. Going on sale this morning, the tickets are for the Black Eyed Peas’ upcoming Q Radio Concert in Camden, NJ. Also among today’s onsales are tickets for rockers U2’s 2009 national tour. Among the tour stops on sale are shows in Raleigh and Oklahoma. Rounding out today’s onsales are tickets to catch Jennifer Hudson and Robin Thicke in concert in Nashville, and tickets to see Third Eye Blind in Detroit.
Saturday’s onsales begin with tickets to see rockers AC/DC on their upcoming national tour. Dates on sale Saturday morning include stops in Boston, Tacoma, and Giants Stadium in New Jersey. Rock fans will also want to take note of several other high profile bands with upcoming tour dates among Saturday’s onsales.
Judas Priest has multiple dates for their upcoming national tour on sale Saturday, including shows in San Diego and Universal City, CA. Also on sale Saturday are tickets to catch Metallica’s 2009 national tour, with shows in Indianapolis, New York City, and Anaheim on sale. Rounding up the Saturday onsales are tickets to catch the newly reunited Bad Company in concert in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Virginia Beach, and tickets to see The Offspring in concert in Toronto.
Finally this weekend, Monday’s onsales offer a chance to get tickets to see country crooner Keith Urban in concert in Louisville, and Dancing with the Stars dancer Julianne Hough singing her newly released country songs in Tuscon. Also on sale Monday are tickets for two upcoming NHL play-off packages for the New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild.
“Onsales” is a ticketing industry term describing when tickets initially go on sale to the general public. Each week, tickets are released by promoters, venues and others to dozens of events, but the number of tickets available can vary significantly between locations.
THIS WEEK’S ONSALES
| Date | Event | Venue | City | State |
| Thursday | Kiss | The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor | Windsor | ON |
| Thursday | Mike Epps | Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta | Atlanta | GA |
| Thursday | Mike Epps | Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center | Tallahassee | FL |
| Thursday | The Tragically Hip | Hamilton Place Theatre | Hamilton | ON |
| Thursday | The Tragically Hip | Massey Hall | Toronto | ON |
| Thursday | The Tragically Hip | Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium | Edmonton | AB |
| Thursday | The Tragically Hip | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | Victoria | BC |
| Thursday | WNBA All Star Game | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | CT |
| Friday | 311 | Dodge Theatre | Phoenix | AZ |
| Friday | 311 | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | 311 | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte | Charlotte | NC |
| Friday | Ani Difranco | Artpark | Lewiston | NY |
| Friday | Ani Difranco | Rams Head Live! | Baltimore | MD |
| Friday | Bad Company & the Doobie Brothers | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston | MI |
| Friday | Ben Folds | House of Blues Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV |
| Friday | Bill Maher | Theatre of the Performing Arts | New Orleans | LA |
| Friday | Black Eyed Peas Q Radio Concert | Susquehanna Bank Center | Camden | NJ |
| Friday | Bobcat Goldthwait | Wilbur Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Bonnie Raitt | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison | CO |
| Friday | Carlos Mencia | Kirby Center | Wilkes-Barre | PA |
| Friday | Carlos Mencia | Redding Convention Center | Redding | CA |
| Friday | Celtic Woman | ALLTEL Arena | North Little Rock | AR |
| Friday | Chicago Bulls Playoff – Round 1 Home | United Center | Chicago | IL |
| Friday | Dionne Warwick | Hard Rock Live | Biloxi | MS |
| Friday | Don Rickles | Potawatomi Casino/Northern Lights Theater | Milwaukee | WI |
| Friday | Dora the Explorer | Temple Buell Theatre | Denver | CO |
| Friday | Florida Panthers 2008-2009 NHL Playoffs Round 1 | BankAtlantic Center Florida Panthers | Sunrise | FL |
| Friday | Frost/Nixon | Paramount Theatre | Seattle | WA |
| Friday | George Clinton | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom | Hampton Beach | NH |
| Friday | George Thorogood & the Destroyers | Nokia Theatre Times Square | New York | NY |
| Friday | Get Back! Beatlemania | House of Blues Dallas | Dallas | TX |
| Friday | Get Back! Beatlemania | House of Blues Houston | Houston | TX |
| Friday | Gomez | Saint Andrews Hall | Detroit | MI |
| Friday | Gomez | Terminal 5 | New York | NY |
| Friday | Jackson Browne | Meadow Brook Music Festival | Rochester Hills | MI |
| Friday | Joss Stone | CLUB NOKIA | Los Angeles | CA |
| Friday | Joy Behar | Wilbur Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Judas Priest | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston | MI |
| Friday | Matisyahu | House of Blues Houston | Houston | TX |
| Friday | Miami Heat Playoffs Round 1 Home Game 1 | American Airlines Arena | Miami | FL |
| Friday | Mike Epps | Wilbur Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Moe | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom | Hampton Beach | NH |
| Friday | Moody Blues | Riverside Theatre | Milwaukee | WI |
| Friday | Motocross | Illinois State Fairgrounds Il State Fair | Springfield | IL |
| Friday | New Kids On the Block | Cruzan Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach | FL |
| Friday | New Kids On the Block | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Woodlands | TX |
| Friday | New Kids On the Block | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | Tinley Park (Chicago) | IL |
| Friday | New Kids On the Block | Ford Amphitheatre | Tampa | FL |
| Friday | New Kids On the Block | Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater | Virginia Beach | VA |
| Friday | New Kids On the Block | Woodlands Pavilion | Woodlands | TX |
| Friday | Norm MacDonald | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom | Hampton Beach | NH |
| Friday | PBR Bullnanza | Rupp Arena | Lexington | KY |
| Friday | Reik | House of Blues Houston | Houston | TX |
| Friday | Reik | Ogden Theatre | Denver | CO |
| Friday | Robin Thicke & Jennifer Hudson | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville | TN |
| Friday | Robin Thicke | Louisville Palace | Louisville | KY |
| Friday | Rock of Ages | Brooks Atkinson Theatre | New York | NY |
| Friday | Ron White | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom | Hampton Beach | NH |
| Friday | Steven Wright | Fitzgerald Theater | St Paul | MN |
| Friday | Steven Wright | Wilbur Theatre | Boston | MA |
| Friday | Styx | River Cree Resort & Casino | Edmonton | AB |
| Friday | The All-American Rejects | Towson University | Towson | MD |
| Friday | The Moody Blues | Nautica Pavilion (formerly The Plain Dealer Pavilion) | Cleveland | OH |
| Friday | The Offspring | Starland Ballroom | Sayreville | NJ |
| Friday | The Offspring | Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City | Cleveland | OH |
| Friday | The Shins | Terminal 5 | New York | NY |
| Friday | The Ting Tings | SONAR AND TALKING HEAD CLUB AT SONAR | Baltimore | MD |
| Friday | The Veronicas | Meridian | Houston | TX |
| Friday | The Veronicas | House of Blues Dallas | Dallas | TX |
| Friday | The Veronicas | House of Blues New Orleans | New Orleans | LA |
| Friday | The Veronicas | Intersection | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Friday | The Veronicas | Pops | Sauget | IL |
| Friday | The Veronicas | Station 4 | Saint Paul | MN |
| Friday | The Veronicas | The Norva | Norfolk | VA |
| Friday | Third Eye Blind | The Fillmore Detroit | Detroit | MI |
| Friday | Toad the Wet Sprocket | Variety Playhouse | Atlanta | GA |
| Friday | U2 | Carter Finlay Stadium | Raleigh | NC |
| Friday | U2 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman | OK |
| Friday | Unwigged & Unplugged | Beacon Theatre | New York | NY |
| Friday | Wayne Brady | River Cree Resort & Casino | Edmonton | AB |
| Friday | Widespread Panic & Allman Brothers Band | nTelos Wireless Pavilion | Portsmouth | VA |
| Friday | WWE Monday Night RAW | Time Warner Cable Arena | Charlotte | NC |
| Friday | WWE Presents: Judgment Day | American Airlines Arena | Miami | FL |
| Friday | Yonder Mountain String Band | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison | CO |
| Saturday | 311 | The Fox Theater – Pomona | Pomona | CA |
| Saturday | ABBA: the Concert | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison | CO |
| Saturday | AC/DC | Giants Stadium | E. Ruth | NJ |
| Saturday | AC/DC | Gillette Stadium | Foxborough | MA |
| Saturday | AC/DC | Palace Of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills | MI |
| Saturday | AC/DC | Tacoma Dome | Tacoma | WA |
| Saturday | AC/DC | Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Saturday | Allman Brothers Band | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison | CO |
| Saturday | Ani Difranco | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles | CA |
| Saturday | Anita Baker At the 2009 OC Super Fair | The Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa | CA |
| Saturday | Aretha Franklin | Hollywood Bowl | Hollywood | CA |
| Saturday | Bad Company | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek | Raleigh | NC |
| Saturday | Bad Company | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte | Charlotte | NC |
| Saturday | Bad Company | Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater | Virginia Beach | VA |
| Saturday | Barry Manilow | Blue Cross Arena | Rochester | NY |
| Saturday | Diana Krall | Fraze Pavilion | Kettering | OH |
| Saturday | Don Rickles | Snoqualmie Casino | Snoqualmie | WA |
| Saturday | Doobie Brothers | The Avalon Ballroom Theatre At Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort | Niagara Falls | ON |
| Saturday | Duran Duran At the 2009 OC Super Fair | The Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa | CA |
| Saturday | Etta James | Boulder Theater | Boulder | CO |
| Saturday | Huey Lewis and the News | The Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury | Westbury | NY |
| Saturday | Incubus | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Clarkston | MI |
| Saturday | Incubus | Hollywood Bowl | Hollywood | CA |
| Saturday | Incubus | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia | MD |
| Saturday | Incubus | Santa Barbara Bowl | Santa Barbara | CA |
| Saturday | Incubus | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis | Maryland Heights | MO |
| Saturday | Journey with Heart | Iowa State Fair | Des Moines | IA |
| Saturday | Judas Priest | Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk | Universal City | CA |
| Saturday | Judas Priest | San Diego State Open Air Theatre | San Diego | CA |
| Saturday | Judas Priest | The Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa | CA |
| Saturday | Kelly Clarkson | Iowa State Fair | Des Moines | IA |
| Saturday | Keyshia Cole | New Jersey Performing Arts Center | Newark | NJ |
| Saturday | Keyshia Cole | WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Saturday | Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd | Sandstone Amphitheater | Bonner Springs | KS |
| Saturday | Metallica | Conseco Fieldhouse | Indianapolis | IN |
| Saturday | Metallica | Honda Center | Anaheim | CA |
| Saturday | Metallica | John Paul Jones Arena | Charlottesville | VA |
| Saturday | Metallica | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Saturday | New Kids On the Block | Lakewood Amphitheatre | Atlanta | GA |
| Saturday | New Kids On the Block | Nissan Pavilion | Bristow | VA |
| Saturday | New Kids On the Block | Sleep Train Pavilion | Concord | CA |
| Saturday | New Kids On the Block | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis | Maryland Heights | MO |
| Saturday | Nickelback | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | Chula Vista | CA |
| Saturday | Nickelback | JOBING.COM ARENA | Glendale | AZ |
| Saturday | Nickelback | MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas | NV |
| Saturday | Nickelback | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Irvine | CA |
| Saturday | Nickelback | Woodlands Pavilion | Woodlands | TX |
| Saturday | O.a.r. | Family Circle Magazine Stadium | Charleston | SC |
| Saturday | O.a.r. | Koka Booth Amphitheatre At Regency Park | Cary | NC |
| Saturday | O.a.r. | St Augustine Amphitheatre | St Augustine | FL |
| Saturday | Offspring | Molson Amphitheatre | Toronto | ON |
| Saturday | Peter Frampton | Turning Stone Resort & Casino Showroom | Verona | NY |
| Saturday | Rascal Flatts | Blossom Music Center | Cuyahoga Falls | OH |
| Saturday | Rascal Flatts | Columbus Crew Stadium | Columbus | OH |
| Saturday | Rascal Flatts | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | Darien Center | NY |
| Saturday | Rascal Flatts | Meadows Music Theater | Hartford | CT |
| Saturday | Rascal Flatts | Post-Gazette Pavilion | Burgettstown | PA |
| Saturday | Regeneration Tour 2009: Wang Chung | Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk | Universal City | CA |
| Saturday | Reik | House of Blues Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV |
| Saturday | Reik | House of Blues Orlando | Orlando | FL |
| Saturday | Relient K | Celeste Center | Columbus | OH |
| Saturday | Reo Speedwagon, Styx | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | CT |
| Saturday | Robin Thicke & Jennifer Hudson | Pier Six Concert Pavilion | Baltimore | MD |
| Saturday | Rock & Rebels July 4th Celebration: Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd | Sandstone Amphitheater | Bonner Springs | KS |
| Saturday | San Antonio Spurs V Tba Playoff Round 1 Game a | AT&T Center | San Antonio | TX |
| Saturday | Sesame Street Live : When Elmo Grows Up | American Airlines Arena | Miami | FL |
| Saturday | Shinedown | Iowa State Fair | Des Moines | IA |
| Saturday | Smokey Robinson At the 2009 Oc Super Fair | The Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa | CA |
| Saturday | Smokey Robinson | The Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury | Westbury | NY |
| Saturday | Steve Miller Band | Fraze Pavilion | Kettering | OH |
| Saturday | Steven Wright | The Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury | Westbury | NY |
| Saturday | Taking Back Sunday | Grove of Anaheim | Anaheim | CA |
| Saturday | The Allman Brothers Band | Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island | Chicago | IL |
| Saturday | The B-52s At the 2009 Oc Super Fair | The Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa | CA |
| Saturday | The Beach Boys | Fraze Pavilion | Kettering | OH |
| Saturday | The Killers | ARCO Arena | Sacramento | CA |
| Saturday | The Offspring | Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island | Chicago | IL |
| Saturday | The Offspring | Mesa Amphitheatre | Mesa | AZ |
| Saturday | The Offspring | Molson Amphitheatre | Toronto | ON |
| Saturday | The Offspring | Pompano Beach Amphitheater | Pompano Beach | FL |
| Saturday | The Offspring | Roseland Ballroom | New York | NY |
| Saturday | Toby Keith | Blossom Music Center | Cuyahoga Falls | OH |
| Saturday | Toby Keith | Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis | Noblesville | IN |
| Saturday | U2 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | NV |
| Saturday | UFC 100 | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Las Vegas | NV |
| Saturday | Vancouver Canucks Playoffs – Round 1 Home Game 1 | General Motors Place | Vancouver | BC |
| Saturday | Vans Warped Tour | Pier 30/32 | San Francisco | CA |
| Saturday | Vans Warped Tour | Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View | Mountain View | CA |
| Saturday | Vicente Fernandez | Pepsi Center | Denver | CO |
| Saturday | Warped Tour | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | Wheatland | CA |
| Saturday | Whitesnake | Comcast Center | Mansfield | MA |
| Saturday | Wilco | Harveys Outdoor Arena At Lake Tahoe | Stateline | NV |
| Saturday | WWE Presents Monday Night Raw | Freedom Hall | Louisville | KY |
| Saturday | WWE Presents Monday Night Raw | HP Pavilion At San Jose | San Jose | CA |
| Saturday | WWE Presents Smackdown & ECW Live | GIANT Center | Hershey | PA |
| Saturday | WWE Presents: Judgment Day | Allstate Arena | Rosemont | IL |
| Saturday | WWE Presents: Judgment Day | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi | MS |
| Saturday | WWE Presents: Judgment Day | Pepsi Center | Denver | CO |
| Saturday | WWE Presents: Judgment Day | Save Mart Center | Fresno | CA |
| Saturday | WWE Smackdown and Ecw | World Arena | Colorado Springs | CO |
| Saturday | WWE: Raw Live | New Orleans Arena | New Orleans | LA |
| Sunday | AC/DC | HP Pavilion At San Jose | San Jose | CA |
| Sunday | Wilco | Greek Theatre-U.C. Berkeley | Berkeley | CA |
| Monday | Julianne Hough | Desert Diamond Casino | Tucson | AZ |
| Monday | Keith Urban | Freedom Hall | Louisville | KY |
| Monday | Lewis Black | Beau Rivage Theatre | Biloxi | MS |
| Monday | Mamma Mia! | Des Moines Civic Center | Des Moines | IA |
| Monday | Minnesota Wild Playoffs V. Tba – Round 1 Home Game 1 | Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul | MN |
| Monday | New Kids On the Block | Comcast Center | Mansfield | MA |
| Monday | New Kids On the Block | Molson Amphitheatre | Toronto | ON |
| Monday | New York Rangers Eastern Conference Quarterfinals | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| Monday | Nickelback with Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel | Journal Pavilion | Albuquerque | NM |
| Monday | Sesame Street Live : Elmo Makes Music | TUCSON MUSIC HALL | Tucson | AZ |
| Monday | Sesame Street Live : Elmo’s Green Thumb | ORACLE Arena | Oakland | CA |
| Monday | Sesame Street Live : Elmo’s Green Thumb | San Jose Civic Auditorium | San Jose | CA |
| Monday | Sesame Street Live : When Elmo Grows Up | Rogers Centre | Toronto | ON |
| Monday | Ultimate Manilow | Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh | PA |
