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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have announced a tour of the US and Canada to support the new album Mojo coming out in the spring and Tom Petty tickets are expected to go on sale within the week. The opening acts for the Tom Petty tour that begins on May 6 will be My Morning Jacket, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top and Drive By Truckers.

Tom Petty last toured in 2008, the same year the band performed at the Super Bowl at the University of Phoenix Stadium. The new album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is called “Mojo” and is said to be a more of a blues-based album with longer jams.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been performing together since 1976 and they’re still one of the top live rock and roll bands. Tickets for Tom Petty can be difficult to obtain because of the high demand for their live concerts. The best place to buy Tom Petty tickets with no hidden fees, and the best tickets for Tom Petty, can be found at Preferred Seating.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tour Schedule:

May 2010
6 – Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion (w/ Joe Cocker)
7 – Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/ Joe Cocker)
9 – Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum (w/ Joe Cocker)
15 – Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center (w/ Joe Cocker)
16 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (w/ Joe Cocker)
18 – Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center (w/ Joe Cocker)
22 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl (w/ Joe Cocker)

June 2010
2 – Chula Vista, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (w/ Joe Cocker)
3 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (w/ Joe Cocker)
5 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena (w/ Joe Cocker)
8 – Vancouver, British Columbia – General Motors Place (w/ Joe Cocker)
11, 12 – Quincy, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre (w/ Joe Cocker)
15 – Calgary, Alberta – Pengrowth Saddledome (w/ Joe Cocker)
16 – Edmonton, Alberta – Rexall Place (w/ Joe Cocker)
19 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – MTS Centre (w/ Joe Cocker)
22 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
23 – Omaha, NE – Qwest Center Omaha (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
25 – Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheater

July 2010
10 – Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
13 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
15 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
17 – Chicago, IL – United Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
20 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
22 – Auburn Hills, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
24 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagra Pavilion (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
31 – Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Center

August 2010
11 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
12 – Nashville, TN – Sommet Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
14 – Darien Lake, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
15 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
17 – Hartford, CT – Comcast Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
19, 20 – Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center (w/ My Morning Jacket)
24 – East Rutherford, NJ – IZOD Center (w/ My Morning Jacket)
25 – Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)
27 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center (w/ Crosby, Stills and Nash)

George Strait tickets for his performances with Reba McEntire at the Fedex Forum in Memphis, Tn and the Verizon Arena in Little Rock, AR will officially go on sale this weekend. Plenty of tickets for George Straits concerts are already on sale after several presales earlier in the week.

The George Strait concert tickets for the Verizon Arena will be paperless tickets to inhibit the reselling of tickets, but that won’t stop the concert from selling out. There are other George Strait tour dates that are still to be announced in the coming weeks for shows in Oregon, Washington, Iowa and more.

The George Strait Reba McEntire concert stage setup will be “in the round” with the stage in the center of the floor and the entire arena open for seating. The stage will rotate slowly as it has for many of George Straits concerts in the past.

Dave Matthews Band Tour Dates for their summer concert tour were announced and the band kicks off the tour with a pair of dates at the Comcast Theatre in Hartford, Ct.  The Dave Matthews Band will be performing multiple dates at many of the venues including the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the Alpine Valley Music Theatre, Citi Field and the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington.

The Dave Matthews Band have been nominated for two Grammy Awards this coming Sunday and will be performing as well.  Some of the opening acts for the upcoming summer concert tour include, Ben Harper and Relentless 7, Gov’t Mule, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and more.

Dave Matthews Band tickets for the summer tour are going on sale soon, though a few of the general admission tickets may already be on sale. Tickets for Dave Matthews concert tours sell quickly so don’t be surprised if their gone in a short time.

Dave Matthews Band Tour Dates

5/28, Hartford, CT (Comcast Theatre)
5/29, Hartford, CT (Comcast Theatre)
6/1, Toronto, ONT (Molson Amphitheatre)
6/2, Darien Center, NY (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
6/4, Saratoga Springs, NY (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
6/5, Saratoga Springs, NY (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
6/7, Mansfield, MA (Comcast Center)
6/8, Mansfield, MA (Comcast Center)
6/15, Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)
6/16, Maryland Heights, MO (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
6/18, Noblesville, IN (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
6/19, Noblesville, IN (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
6/22, Columbus, OH (Huntington Park)
6/23, Clarkston, MI (DTE Energy Music Center)
6/25, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Blossom Music Center)
6/30, Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
7/1, Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
7/3, East Troy, WI (Alpine Valley Music Theatre)
7/4, East Troy, WI (Alpine Valley Music Theatre)
7/9, Hershey, PA (Hersheypark Stadium)
7/10, Pittsburgh, PA (PNC Park)
7/13, Bethel, NY (Bethel Woods Center for the Arts)
7/14, Scranton, PA (Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain)
7/16, New York, NY (Citi Field)
7/17, New York, NY (Citi Field)
7/20, Virginia Beach, VA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
7/21, Charlotte, NC (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
7/23, Washington, DC (Nationals Park)
7/25, Louisville, KY (Churchill Downs Music Festival)
7/27, Atlanta, GA (Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood)
7/28, Tampa, FL (Ford Amphitheatre)
7/30, West Palm Beach, FL (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
7/31, West Palm Beach, FL (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
8/14, Wichita, KS (InTrust Bank Arena)
8/17, West Valley City, UT (USANA Amphitheatre)
8/20, Chula Vista, CA (Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre)
8/21, Irvine, CA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
8/23, Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Bowl)
8/25, Concord, CA (Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord)
8/27, Marysville, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
8/28, Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
8/31, Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena)
9/3, George, WA (Gorge Amphitheatre)
9/4, George, WA (Gorge Amphitheatre)
9/5, George, WA (Gorge Amphitheatre)
9/10, Woodlands, TX (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
9/11, Dallas, TX (Superpages.com Center)
9/14, Omaha, NE (Qwest Center)
9/15, St. Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center)

Daughtry Tour dates have been added to his concert schedule for 2010 that will extend the tour through the summer in support of his album “Leave This Town”. Chris Daughtry has come a long way from the American Idol and this is his second arena tour since he started touring in 2006.

Tickets for Daughtry in concert are on sale now for many of shows including the Agganis Arena in Boston, Ma., Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY and the E Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The rest of the Daughtry tour dates are set to go on sale over the next few weekends and Daughtry concert tickets are expected to sell fast.

Daughtry Concert Tour Dates

March 18 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
March 20 Boston, MA Agganis Arena at Boston University
March 21 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
March 23 Syracuse, NY The War Memorial at OnCenter
March 24 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center
March 26 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
March 27 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
March 28 Albany, NY Times Union Center
April 1 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center
April 6 St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University
April 7 Milwaukee, WI U.S. Cellular Arena
April 9 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
April 10 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
April 20 Broomfield, CO Odeum Colorado
April 22 West Valley City, UT The E Center
April 23 Nampa, ID Idaho Center
April 24 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
April 26 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
April 28 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
April 29 Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena
May 1 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
May 3 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
May 4 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
May 6 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
May 7 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
May 9 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
May 10 Yakima, WA Yakima Valley Sun Dome
May 13 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
May 14 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
May 15 Regina, SK Brandt Center
May 17 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
May 19 Minneapolis, MNTarget Center
May 21 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
May 22 Rockford, IL Rockford MetroCentre
May 24 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
May 25 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
May 27 Hoffman Estates, IL Sears Centre Arena
May 28 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
May 30 Nashville, TN Nashville Arena
June 2 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center
June 3 Pikeville, KY Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
June 5 Duluth, GA The Arena at Gwinnett Center
June 6 N. Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
June 8 Clemson, SC Littlejohn Coliseum
June 9 Augusta, GA James Brown Arena
June 11 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
June 12 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
June 14 Amherst, MA Mullins Center
June 15 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
June 17 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
June 19 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena

The James Taylor and Carole King tour schedule has been announced for their joint spring tour that begins May 7th at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland.  The tour will take the duo into July 2010 for the US portion of the tour.

The “Troubadour Reunion” tour as it is being called, came from the series of shows the two did in 2007 for the 50th anniversary of the Troubadour Nightclub in Los Angeles.  Yes, this is another old timers show, but at least these artist haven’t played themselves out yet!

James Taylor and Carole King tickets will go on sale through the usual ticket outlets and premium tickets can be purchased at Preferred Seating – James Taylor and Carole King concert tickets

The James Taylor and Carole King Tour Schedule

May 2010
7 – Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena
9 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena
11 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion
13-15 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
19 – Glendale, AZ – Jobing.com Arena
21 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
22 – Nashville, TN – Sommet Center
24 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
25 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
27 – Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
28 – Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
30 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center

June 2010
2 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
3 – Duluth, GA – Gwinnett Center
5 – Sunrise, FL – BankAtlantic Center
6 – Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum
8 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
10 – Philadelphia, PA – Wachovia Center
12 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Arena
15 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Arena
19 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

July 2010
3, 4 – Lenox, MA – Tanglewood