If you are a big U2 fan, then 2009 is going to be an amazing year for you. Bono and the whole crew have been very busy lately. They just released a new album, called No Line on the Horizon, which includes some of their best music of all-time and is also, according to them, an improvement over many of their more recent outings. They will also be touring this year to promote this new album. Get yourself some 2009 U2 tickets to reserve your seats for the hottest concert tour of the season! The group was recently the temporary house band for David Letterman and they have played some invitation-only dates in several different cities. If you are excited, you will be even happier to know that U2 is reportedly going to release a new album later this year as well, which includes some songs that were cut from No Line on the Horizon. If you’re a U2 fan, then you can’t miss the "U2 360 Tour" this year!

There has been lots of news in the tennis world recently. A few weeks ago, both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were sidelined with injuries. Federer has had back trouble and Nadal had injured his knee. Without the world’s two major stars, several other players were able rise to the occasion and start taking titles. Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, and others were playing at the top of their abilities during this time. But watch out! Nadal is back and he’s playing as hard as he can to regain the upper hand. He just beat Djokovic and Serbia at the Davis Cup and seems to be getting all the best shots possible in each match. Expect him to continue improving for the foreseeable future. Federer may not be back anytime soon, but Djokovic seems to be holding his own against all the best players in the world right now. Buy 2009 tennis tickets to make sure you catch some of this action. It seems like a Djokovic-Nadal rivalry may be brewing, so you shouldn’t miss a single serve!

How do you feel about piano rock? If you’re into it, then "The Fray" is probably a name you know. For those who don’t know, piano rock is just what it sounds like: rock using mostly pianos rather than guitars. It has a special sound that many people like more than with the other performers. And The Fray is one of the best groups of this kind: they have been nominated for Grammy Awards and have had 9 songs hit the Billboard 200. Even though they’ve only released two albums (How to Save a Life and The Fray), they have carved themselves a nice niche in the rock world. Their most well-known song is called “How to Save a Life” and it was #3 on the Billboard listings when it came out. If their name sounds familiar, you might have seen them on one of the many talk shows they’ve visited this year. They have been on Jimmy Kimmel, Good Morning America, and several other shows to play songs from their newest album, The Fray, which came out in February. You too can hear them play songs live from the album by going to one of the concerts on their upcoming tour. Find your The Fray concert tickets right now at Vivid Seats.

Jason Mraz is back on tour again! Get your Jason Mraz tickets today to see this unique musician in person! Over the last decade, Mraz has proven to be more than just a pop-rock musician. His musical style includes reggae, pop, rock, jazz, folk, jazz and hip-hop. This is an interesting mix of different kinds of music that will make you both bop your head and tap your foot at the same time. When you get tickets, you will probably get to hear some of his most recent music, which is also some of his best. His album last year, called We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. is one of the best albums of 2008 and songs from it were nominated at the 2009 Grammy Awards last month. This is the kind of performer you don't want to miss, and it's certainly one of the most entertaining shows on the concert circuit this spring. So don't delay!

Although the rematch between Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar has been cancelled as of Friday, there are still many reasons to go to see UFC 98. For example, there will be a great battle between Yushin Okami and Dan Miller. Okami was out of the sport for over 10 months but then came back last December to win an important match and get selected for UFC 98. Miller has won 3 bouts in a row, for a 100% record. He just joined the sport in 2008, but he has become one of the biggest names, with two submission wins and a decision win. Other reported matchups are Matt Hughes vs Matt Serra and Frank Edgar vs Sean Sherk. The event on May 23rd will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It’s a pay-per-view event, but there’s nothing like seeing it in the arena itself. So instead of paying to see it on TV, buy some UFC 98 tickets and see it in person!

Disney is back at it! Mary Poppins Broadway tickets are available right now from our site. If the name of this musical sounds familiar, it’s probably because there was a movie and productions of the musical before. Now, in the recently renovated New Amsterdam Theater, another production of Mary Poppins is back onstage! The lovely Ashley Brown is playing the role of Mary. She may be no Julie Andrews, but she surely gives her a real run for the money! Inventive choreography, sets that evoke the kind of magic that this show is supposed to and a great cast will make this another highlight of the Broadway world this year. If there ever was a time where a person needed to feel that song and fun were a good diversion from the cares of the world, this would seem to be the time. Get your tickets today so that you can partake of this classic musical!

In just a few weeks, one of the biggest events in the PGA golf world will be taking place. Buy 2009 Masters Tournament tickets to get a spot to see the world’s best golfers in action! This year has been a strange one for the golf world. The normal favorite to win competitions, Tiger Woods, was unable to play until just a couple weeks ago. Last year, he injured his knee badly while competing in the 2008 U.S. Open. Since then, we have seen a resurgence of other players like Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson, and Geoff Ogilvy. The season is still young but everything that’s happened so far will contribute to the rhythm of the rest of the PGA Tour. Each of the players is “invited” to compete at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, although they are actually just chosen based on their own particular merit. There are 91 invited golfers this year, but most likely only some smaller percentage of them will actually compete. Make sure that you’re there to see all of the best golfers between April 9-12!

The Philanthropist is a play that pokes fun at the insular academic life. Not to be confused with the upcoming television series of the same name, this play turns more on character than it does on plot. The main character is Philip, a philology lecturer at a university. In that role, he knows the strength of words and the dangers of using them without considerable thought. This brings him, however, quite a bit of trouble. He is unable to do anything in life without deep thought and consideration. He becomes indecisive. To the people in his life, he is overly nice and unable to get out of his self-made prison of words. For example, his fiancée tries to get some kind of angry response out of him and he hardly reacts. He might just make a simile or just debate instead of actually responding. Matthew Broderick stars as Philip in the current performance of this show with the Roundabout Theatre Company. The Philanthropist theater tickets are available from Vivid Seats today!

Are you a fan of heavy metal music? Perhaps you already know this, but Def Leppard will be on tour again this summer. They will be touring 40 different US cities with other hard rock groups Poison and Cheap Trick this year. Get Def Leppard tickets in order to see these pioneers of the heavy metal world. The group was formed in 1977 in England and became famous world-wide almost immediately. Currently, many of the members are the same members who founded the group and have stayed with the group all these years. They were selected as #31 on VH1’s list of the Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Last year, they released an album called “Songs from the Sparkle Lounge” that reached #5 on the US Billboard charts. They also toured with Whitesnake in 2008, which was a great event for heavy metal fans to see. Def Leppard has a distinctive style, though. They have harmonic vocals as well as melodic guitar riffs, so it is head-and-shoulders above many other bands of the same genre. Get your seats today, because they will certainly be in high demand.

The most famous ska and rock band in the world is No Doubt. This is a band that has been ubiquitous in the ska world for about 15 years now and they are one of the most important names in the industry, even now. Their album “Tragic Kingdom” was diamond certified and the single from that album, “Don’t Speak”, was at the top of the Billboard chart for 16 weeks. Now, it’s been nearly 5 years since they last toured, because Gwen Stefani, the frontwoman of the band, and the others have spent a lot of time developing their own individual careers. Now they've decided to reunite for awhile at least. Stefani was supposed to rejoin the band last year in recording their upcoming album, but she was going to have a baby and couldn't join up right away. Instead they started the album without her and will finish it when she gets back. The album should come out in 2010 and it will definitely be exciting to hear how their sound has changed. Their tour starts this summer and it will be a fun one. This Anaheim, CA, band that was founded in 1986 always puts on a great show. Buy No Doubt tickets to find out for yourself!