Upcoming U2 Tour Dates:
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12/05/2009 Las Vegas , NV Mandalay Bay
12/07/2009 Boise, ID Idaho Center
12/08/2009 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
12/10/2009 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
12/12/2009 San Jose, CA

Wikipedia Fact: Metallica /məˈtælɨkə/ is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1981. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica’s line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists. Currently, the spot is held by Robert Trujillo.

Cher has returned to the Caesars Palace – Colosseum in Las Vegas now until 12/20. Jerry Seinfeld will perforn two nights before Bette Midler returns on 12/30 and will perform a New Years Eve show on 12/31 at 7:30p.m. leaving plenty of time for a New Years party on the Las Vegas strip.

Jeff Dunham will perform two nights 12/11 and 12/12 giving Cher a two day break and the Gallows as well for one night only.

The UFC 106 is on though champion Brock Lesnar had to bow out recently against top contender Shane Carwin due to an illness the UFC 106 will go on. The UFC will headline a rematch between former UFC champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin on Nov. 21. The Lesnar vs Carwin fight will be rescheduled to a future date in 2010.

Santana is at the The Joint – Hard Rock Hotel now through Feb 2010 and Avant will perform at Planet Hollywood Fri, Nov 27.  Vicente Fernandez will be at the Mandalay Bay – Events Center on Sat, Nov 28 at 9PM followed by KISS at the Palms Casino Resort on Sat, Nov 28 at 8PM.

It’s a great time to visit Las Vegas with the National Finals Rodeo heading to Vegas in December and Metallica to perform on 12/5 also at Mandalay Bay.

Tickets for all events available online at Click2Vegas.com

The U2 360° Tour presented by BlackBerry. The North America tour began at Chicago’s Soldier Field on September 12th and continues through October 28 to Vancouver, Canada

U2 360° Tour

Remaining Shows
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Atlanta, GA 10/6
Tampa, FL 10/9
Arlington, TX 10/12
Houston, TX 10/14
Norman, OK 10/18
Glendale, AZ 10/20
Las Vegas, NV 10/23
Pasadena, CA 10/25
Vancouver, Canada 10/28

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Benefit Concert 10/30
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY

The concert promoter Live Nation confirmed Lady Gaga and Kanye West’s “Fame Kills” tour cancelled.

All tickets purchased from NationalShowTickets.com refunded no problem says Ken Summerville of NationalShowTickets.com “People buy from us because they trust that if something like this happens they will be protected when they buy tickets from our site.

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Possible poor sales and bad press on the MTV Video Music Awards last month relating to Taylor Swift are creating speculative reasons for the cancelled tour.

TOP CONCERT EVENTS As Of Sept 30, 2009
U2 Tickets
Kiss Tickets
Bruce Springsteen
Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift & Kellie Pickler
AC/DC Tickets
Metallica Tickets
Pink Tickets

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Austin City Limits Festival
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Zilker Park
Austin, TX
Fri, Oct 2 2009
$325 – 3 Day Pass

$149 Section: FRIDAY Row: GA
$175 Section: SATURDAY Row: GA
$155 Section: SUNDAY Row: ONLY

Dave Matthews Band to appear two nights in LA at the Greek
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Greek Theatre – Los Angeles CA
Los Angeles, CA

Dave Mathews Band Two Nights At The Greek

Wed, Sep 9 2009
7:00 PM
Tickets from $25

Thu, Sep 10 2009
7:00 PM
Tickets from $35

The band is known for their annual summer-long tours of the US and Europe, featuring lengthy improvisational renditions of their songs accompanied by elaborate video and lighting.  The band’s newest album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King debuted at number one on Billboard 200, giving the band their fifth consecutive number one debut.

The band is a multi-Grammy Award winner, and was awarded the NAACP Chairman’s Award. According to Julian Bond, “they sell out the largest arenas on Earth, but frequently give their music away.”

Other Upcoming Events At The Greek
including: Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal, Flogging Molly, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Pet Shop Boys.

The Countdown Before The Fight set for Sept 19 Mayweather vs Marquez

Mayweather, 32, will return to the ring to fight against lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.  It will be his first fight since he stopped Ricky Hatton in the 10th round of their December 2007 fight.

Mayweather is 32 years old. He is undefeated in 39 fights
Marquez is 36 years old. He has won 50 fights

Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV
Sat, Sep 19 2009

$283 Choice 200 Level Seating Tickets In Hand
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Mayweather Jr vs. Marquez

Regarding the U2 360° Tour presented by BlackBerry,  the North America tour begins at Chicago’s Soldier Field on September 12th, 2009 and visits 16 cities in the U.S.A. and Canada before ending on October 28, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada.  Tickets available online at NationalShowTickets.com and other ticket outlets.

U2 North America Tour

The Weekly Top Event rankings are in for the week ending August 9, and with a 5.25 power score Wicked is number one overall for the third straight week. Staying at numbers two and three are the New York Yankees (4.16) and Jersey Boys (2.62). So You Think You Can Dance? moves up to number four (2.01) from number seven, and the Jonas Brothers stay at number five (1.77). The Boston Red Sox fall from their previously held number four spot to number six (1.72), and U2 follows in number five (1.68). The Dallas Cowboys enter into the overall top ten at number eight (1.54), edging ahead of AC/DC (nine, 1.30) and D.C. United (ten, 1.27).

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