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Many of the winners of this years Grammy Awards are currently touring or will be touring soon and most of the artist are hoping the added attention helps their live concert ticket sales. The revenue from concert tours is becoming much more important now that cd sales are so low, and every bit of advertising such as the popular Grammy Awards can make a difference in ticket sales.

One of the biggest winners at this years Grammy Awards was Taylor Swift. Taylor walked away with Album of the Year and three more awards and she is currently on an already sold out concert tour that begins on March 4th in Tampa Florida. Even though the “Fearless Tour” is sold out through Ticketmaster, you can still find a huge selection of Taylor Swift tickets on the secondary market. The ticket prices for Taylor Swift are very high reflecting the demand for her first major arena tour, and as the tour dates draw closer it remains to be seen whether the prices will go up or down.

Beyonce was the clear winner on Grammy night as she took home a record six Grammy Awards including Song of the Year with “Single Ladies”. Beyonce recently finished touring and her sold out shows never needed any help anyway.

Lady Gaga was also a winner and a performer at the Grammies with two awards including Best Dance Recording. She is just finishing up a hugely successful tour of small venues and will likely be jumping to arena shows on the next tour.  Tickets for Lady Gaga are currently unavailable but expect quick sellouts the next time she tours.

Some more of the Grammy Award winners and  tour schedules:

Kings of Leon – Record of the Year – Currently not on tour

Zac Brown Band – Best New Artist – Zac Brown Band Tickets and Tour Dates

Jason Mraz – Best Male Pop Vocal Performance – Jason Mraz Tickets and Tour Dates

Black Eyed Peas- Best Pop Performance by a Dup or Group with Vocals – Black Eyed Peas Tickets and Tour Dates

Michael Buble – Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Michael Buble Tickets and Tour Dates

Bruce Springsteen – Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance – Currently not on tour

AC/DC – Best Hard Rock Performance – AC/DC Tickets and Tour Dates

Green Day – Best Rock Album – Currently not on Tour

Jay-Z – Best Solo Rap Performance – Jay-Z Tickets and Tour Dates

Lady Antebullum – Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Lady Antebullum Tickets and Tour Dates with Tim McGraw on Tour

Carey Underwood & Randy Travis – Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – Carrie Underwood Tickets and Tour Dates

Beyonce adding concert tour dates to her I am… world tour and the first dates of the tour have been released. Beyonce will have a unique stage arrangement with a special stage in the center of the floor, giving the fans in the rear a better view of Beyonce and hear some of her classics up close. Here are the Beyonce tour dates released so far:

Sun 06/21/09 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Wed 06/24/09 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Fri 06/26/09 Philadelphia, PA The Wachovia Center
Sat 06/27/09 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Mon 06/29/09 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
Wed 07/01/09 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Appearing at “Essence Music Festival”
Fri 07/03/09 New Orleans, LA Louisiana Superdome
Sat 07/04/09 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Sun 07/05/09 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
Tue 07/07/09 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center
Thu 07/09/09 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
Fri 07/10/09 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Sat 07/11/09 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Mon 07/13/09 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Thu 07/16/09 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Fri 07/17/09 Chicago, IL United Center
Sat 07/18/09 Detroit, Mi Palace of Auburn Hills
Thur 07/23/09 Uncasville, Ct Mohegan Sun

Your probably already know that Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Bono and many more are performing at some of the Inaugural festivities, but recently added for the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C. on January 20th will be none other than the Dead. As recently reported, the Dead are embarking on a new tour this year, but before they do they will jam for Barack Obama before heading out on the road in April.

The Dead to jam at the Ball

The Dead supported Barack Obama’s campaign for President of the United States with a couple of shows last year and were rewarded as one of the chosen few artists to entertain the crowd at the ball. Mickey Hart was quoted recently in Rolling Stone when asked if they had passed the security clearance, “Oh, yeah, we don’t look so bad on paper. It’s not as bad as you might think.”. Considering the strange trip the Dead have been on through the years, even this may be a bit of a surprise to some of his supporters. Now that is something I just have to see, the President of the United States jamming with The Dead. Let’s just hope the air will be a lot clearer than most of the Dead’s concerts.