Plenty of Seats Available
New York Times – United States
Because of a policy that Oklahoma State established this year, no single-game tickets were sold for the Bedlam showdown. Oklahoma received an allotment of …

Inauguration tickets run out, even for Congress
The Oregonian – OregonLive.com – Portland,OR,USA
Earl Blumenauer had little interest in George W. Bush, so he gave most of his 200 inauguration tickets to Republican colleagues. …

Time running out for inauguration tickets
News 10 Now – Syracuse,NY,USA
Senator Charles Schumer set up a ticket lottery on his website and the deadline to submit your name is Sunday night. Schumer is asking constituents to visit …

Tickets To Orleans Game Available
A limited number of tickets to the UNLV vs. Western Michigan men’s basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4 pm at The Orleans Arena are available for purchase at the Thomas & Mack Center Ticket Office for $32 each.

Season tickets and special events
By Michael Rushton(Michael Rushton)
The two teams play in the “Big 12″ conference, and OSU charges $85 per ticket for a conference game, and $60 for non-conference games, typically against weaker opponents. Season tickets, which would typically give you 7, at most 8, …

Mexico: High Service Fees for Radiohead Tickets
By Eduardo Avila
In Mexico, there are complaints regarding the high Ticketmaster service fees tacked on to the price of Radiohead tickets for the concerts to be held in Mexico City in March 2009 writes El Nahual of México Para Los Mexicanos [es].

The hottest ticket in town: Obama-mania hits DC
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
Thousands of Bay Area residents have swamped congressional offices with requests for free tickets to Barack Obama’s Jan. 20 inauguration, and local House …

Chicago Bandits selling tickets for 2009
Chicago Daily Herald – Chicago,IL,USA
Buy season tickets for the Chicago Bandits women’s professional softball team before Jan. 1 and get 15 percent off. The Bandits are the 2008 National …

UMHB playoff tickets on sale today
Belton Journal – Belton,TX,USA
Belton, TX – Advance tickets for the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team’s NCAA Second Round playoff game this weekend will go on sale Tuesday …

Five arrested over internet ticket scam
guardian.co.uk – UK
Five people were arrested this week for their roles in an internet ticket scam that left thousands of fans without the festival passes they had paid for. …

FALCONS REPORT: Season tickets for ‘09 pushed
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
Tickets range from $250 in the upper end zone all the way to $1300 for the prime rows, 1 through 15. A sleek, 12-page glossy pamphlet titled “This is Falcon …

Inauguration events are a hot – and expensive – ticket
Munster Times – Munster,IN,USA
BY PHIL WIELAND VALPARAISO | It happens every four years, but, in his 12 years as a ticket broker, John Wilson has never seen anything like the demand — or …

Hot tickets
Tallahassee.com – Tallahassee,FL,USA
Tickets are $47.75. $31.50 and $21.50 for the regular performances, $37.75, $26.50 and $14.75 for the abbreviated children’s performance. …

Getya’ Big East tickets here!
By John Altavilla
Full-session tickets for the 2009 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship will go on sale Monday, Dec. 1, at 10 am ET via all Ticketmaster outlets. The championship returns to Hartford, Conn. and the XL Center for the sixth straight …

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January 2009 starts off with the New Year’s Day BCS football bowls.  The Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl are on Thursday, January 1st.   On January 2nd, the Sugar Bowl takes place in New Orleans while the Fiesta Bowl is scheduled for January 5th in Glendale, AZ.   

On January 8th, the 2009 BCS National Championship Game determines the NCAA champ at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. If it happened today it’d be between Texas and Alabama. 

The National Football League Wildcard Playoffs kickoff January 5th and 6th with the NFL Divisional Playoffs set for January 12th and 13th.  The NFL Conference Championships on January 20th determine who plays in Super Bowl XLII. 

AC/DC, The Eagles, Billy Joel, Metallica, Brad Paisley, Celine Dion, Dancing with the Stars, Jeff Dunham, Kings Of Leon, Neil Diamond and The Killers are all on the touring circuit in January. 

Other events in January include the Chicago Blackhawks vs. the Detroit Red Wings in National Hockey League’s Winter Classic. The event will be held outdoors at Wrigley Field on January 1st. The NHL 2009 All-Star Game is in Montreal on January 25th and UFC 94 St-Pierre vs Penn II is at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on January 31st. 

Popular NBA match-ups include the Lakers at Houston, Phoenix at Boston, Cleveland at Lakers and Boston at Detroit.

Popular NHL match-ups include the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres at the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Detroit Red Wings at the San Jose Sharks and the Montreal Canadiens at the New Jersey Devils.

From our friends at Ticket News

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NFL Commissioner aims to keep Super Bowl tickets out of the hands of scalpers

By Tim Fraser

One thing is for sure about National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell, he is not a fan of the secondary ticket market, and is now looking for ways to try and prevent the resale of tickets to the NFL’s biggest game, the Super Bowl. The Los Angeles Times reported this week that Goodell wants to make sure the league can get the lowest priced Super Bowl tickets into the hands of fans who want to attend the game, not the ones who are looking to make a profit. While not claiming any changes to the NFL’s ticket policies were eminent, he did speculate possible ways to prevent scalping. Read More

‘Equus’ continues its rough ride toward its February closing

By Alfred Branch Jr.

Two months after opening to a lot of buzz and generally good reviews for its young star, Daniel Radcliffe, the Broadway equine drama Equus is barely leaving the barn. The play, which has tried to trade on its mature themes and star’s “Harry Potter” fame, has tried email ticket promotions and student discounts to attract fans, but the efforts are proving unsuccessful. Read More

Billboard Touring Conference explores future of industry in tough economy

By Allison Reitz

By the close of the fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on November 19 and 20, one thing was sure: almost all the panelists had different ideas about what the current state of the economy could and should mean for the future of live entertainment and ticket sales. Ray Waddell, Billboard’s executive director of content and programming for touring and live entertainment, urged caution in a pre-conference opinions article. The Nashville-based exec wrote, “Now’s the time to make tickets more affordable. That means bookers may have to lower their expectations about what their acts can earn. That’s just smart business.” Read More

StubHub buys ticket broker software company Ticket Technology

By Alfred Branch Jr.

In a move that the company said allows it to improve its relationship with large-volume ticket sellers, StubHub announced today that it bought ticket broker software company Ticket Technology for an undisclosed price. Spearheaded by former National Association of Ticket Brokers President Russ Lindmark, Ticket Technology has more than 150 clients, and its software is used by some of the secondary ticket market’s larger companies, including Lindmark’s other company Ticket Solutions; Boston’s Ace Ticket; and Texas-based Golden Tickets. Read More

Three men arrested, charged with selling counterfeit Madonna tickets

By Allison Reitz

Fans hoping to see Madonna perform in Atlantic City saw red instead when they were denied access to the Boardwalk Hall concert venue. Approximately one dozen counterfeit tickets were presented at the Queen of Pop’s November 22 show in New Jersey, according to a report by the Press of Atlantic City. The tickets were marked with a face value of $350 each. However, when their barcodes were scanned by workers stationed at the venue door, the tickets were flagged as fakes. Read More

Ticketmaster Entertainment’s Sean Moriarty honored for philanthropy

By Jane Cohen & Bob Grossweiner

Sean Moriarty, president of Ticketmaster Entertainment, was honored recently at the fourth annual CoachArt Champions Awards Dinner in Pacific Palisades, CA, for his philanthropic efforts that have significantly improved CoachArt’s ability to help the children it serves. The event raised more than $400,000. CoachArt is a Los Angeles based non-profit organization that provides therapeutic programs for chronically ill children and adolescents. Read More

Penn State football fans jump at Rose Bowl tickets

By Alfred Branch Jr.

By the time the clock signaled the end of last Saturday’s victory in Beaver Stadium by Penn State over rival Michigan State, roses were in the air. With the victory, the Nittany Lions, one of college football’s more storied teams, secured its spot in the “Grand Daddy” of all January 1 games, the Rose Bowl. And before the team’s opponent has been determined, Penn State fans have already shown their allegiance by beginning to snap up tickets to the cross-country event. Read More

Wicked, Radio City Christmas Spectacular tickets continue to lead among Top Events

By Kelly McWilliams

TicketNews has released its exclusive events rankings for the week ending November 23, and once again, Wicked rules in the Top Combined Events category, with a power score of 6.26. Just edged out of first is number two’s Radio City Christmas Spectacular, power scoring a 6.19. AC/DC drops down one to number four (2.67) this week, while, as Christmas season approaches, holiday favorite the Trans-Siberian Orchestra jumps up two to number five (2.29). Among Top Concerts, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular tops the list for the third week running, with an impressive power score of 18.16. AC/DC and the Eagles switch places this week, with the Eagles in second and AC/DC now in third, power scoring a 9.74 and 7.49 respectively. Jeff Dunham makes an appearance in the top ten this week with a power score of 4.05, and Madonna (1.79) falls five slots to the number ten position. Read More

NFL, NBA and NHL will be represented at Ticket Summit NYC

By Alfred Branch Jr.

Executives from the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL) are slated to attend Ticket Summit NYC, scheduled for January 6-8 at Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. In addition to sports leagues, representatives from several sports and entertainment arenas are also scheduled to attend the three-day conference, including the Verizon Center in Washington DC and the Arena at Harbor Yard in Connecticut. Read More

No Doubt tour to hit the road in 2009 with new material

By Allison Reitz

After a four-year hiatus, the members of ska-punk band No Doubt announced their return to the road in a faux instant messenger conversation on the band’s official Web site. The tour will begin in 2009, though an exact start date and itinerary have not been confirmed. On the opening page of the site, the band’s members enter a four-way chat to discuss recording times for their return album, which the group began developing early in 2008. Suddenly guitarist Tom Dumont interjects, “I have cabin fever. Maybe we should play some shows or something.” Read More

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2. New York Knicks

3. New Jersey Nets

4. Patriots

5. Nickelback

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7. Celtics

8. 49ers

9. Kings of Leon

10. Yankees

11. London

12. Masters

13. Brad Paisley

14. Elton John

15. Knicks

16. Taylor Swift

17. Red Sox

18. Rascal

19. Phish

20. Smashing Pumpkins