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Valentine’s Day is this Sunday and there’s still plenty of last minute gift ideas for this coming weekend if you don’t already have plans. Hopefully the weather has cleared up a bit by then so travel isn’t a problem in your area.

If you haven’t seen Wicked the Musical, or even if you have, you can still find tickets for Wicked at several theaters around the country including the Gerswhin Theatre, Orpheum Theatre – San Francisco, David A Stratz Center – Carol Morsani Hall and the Peace Center in Greenville, SC.

The Winter Games in Vancouver begin on Friday with the Opening Ceremonies followed by Ice Hockey, Freestyle Skiing, Speed Skating, Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing and many more events for Valentines Day weekend. Tickets for the Opening Ceremony and most of the Winter Games Events are available now and are in hand and ready to ship overnight.

More ideas  for this coming weekend include tickets for the NBA All Star game on Valentines Day at Cowboys Stadium, the AMA Supercross at Angel Stadium, The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and a number of NBA basketball games and NHL hockey games around the country.

Concerts this Valentines Day weekend are very limited in number but include some heavy hitters such as Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Billy Joel and Elton John and the Black Eyed Peas. There’s even more theatre going on this weekend that make for a great romantic weekend including the Jersey Boys, Billy Elliot and the Color Purple at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles.

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

The Black Eyed Peas tour dates have been released for the 2010 E.N.D. tour of North America with the first concert February 4th at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the first tour for the Black Eyed Peas since the Monkey Business Tour in 2006-07 and they will be touring in support of their new album, The E.N.D.

The Black Eyed Peas have not been out of the spotlight even though they haven’t been touring. The Black Eyed Peas recently performed at the American Music Awards and the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert on HBO.

Black Eyed Peas tickets will go on sale on December 12th and expect tickets to go fast. The Black Eyed Peas concert tour schedule is subject to change.

February 4 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
February 6 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
February 9 Jacksonville, FL Veteran’s Memorial Arena
February 10 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
February 12 Nashville, TN Nashville Arena
February 13 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
February 16 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
February 17 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
February 19 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
February 20 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
February 23 Washington, DC Verizon Center
February 24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
February 26 Boston, MA TD Garden
March 1 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
March 3 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
March 4 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
March 6 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
March 9 Detroit, MI The Palace
March 11 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
March 13 Chicago, IL United Center
March 19 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
March 20 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
March 22 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
March 24 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
March 25 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
March 27 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
March 29 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
March 31 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
April 2 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
April 7 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
April 10 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
April 11 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place