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Jack Johnson is proving that an artist can sell enough cd’s to pay for a decent living and at the same time donate all the profits from his concert tour to local charities. And his ticket prices are some of the lowest at anywhere from $40 to $70 depending on the market and seat type.

Though he was offered the option of having a VIP area at a higher price, Jack Johnson turned it down as he oversees everything about the details of his tour and where the profits from his concerts go. Most of the charities are nonprofits and school districts and the grants are geared toward environmental education, music and arts, all of which Jack Johnson has always been a huge proponent of.

Jack Johnson is living off of the over $10 million cd’s he has sold in his career including his latest “To the Sea” which was influenced by his father, a well known Hawaiian surfer who died last summer. He breaks out the electric guitar on this album as well as his usual acoustic.

Jack Johnson’s tour is currently scheduled through October 14th. Tickets for Jack Johnson in concert are still available from the regular sources and some of the best tickets can be purchased on the secondary market also. Preferred Seating tickets are an excellent source for Jack Johnson tickets, with no hidden fees.

Jack Johnson Tour Dates (remaining for the US)

August 2010
13 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
16 – Bonner Springs, KS – Sandstone Amphitheater
17 – Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
18 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
20 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
21 – Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion atWalnut Creek
22 – Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
24 – Orlando, FL – Amway Arena
25 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
26 – West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
October 2010
1 – Vancouver, British Columbia – General Motors Place
2 – George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre
3 – Ridgefield, WA – The Amphitheater at Clark County
5, 6 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – Berkeley
8 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
9 – Chula Vista, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
10 – Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavilion
12 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
13, 14 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl

Tickets on sale and for this weekend include the Los Angeles Lakers playoff tickets for the 1st round games. Typically a blowout, the first round tickets for the Lakers will be some of the cheapest playoff tickets you can get, with the price of playoff tickets rising through each round. The Boston Celtics put their 1st round playoff tickets on sale today as well.

Phish are getting back on the road and a bunch of tickets for Phish went on sale today including Phish at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre and Phish at Toyota Park. On the mellow side, Jack Johnson is touring again and Jack Johnson tickets for the Hollywood Bowl, Santa Barbara Bowl, Madison Square Garden and Superpages.com are on sale today at 10am.

There are more Lilith Fair concert tickets on sale today for the Blossom Music Center and Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Mn. Paramore will be touring with Tegan And Sara and tickets for the concerts at the Meadow Brook Music Festival and Charter One Pavilion are on sale now.