Internationally notorious for their ambitious concert ventures, the Electro DJ group known as Swedish House Mafia appears to have outdone themselves once again. Fresh off a wildly successful concert in Miami dubbed "The Masquerade Motel," Swedish House Mafia has upped the ante with their next series of shows. TEAM SHM has made it official that they will be playing shows at Madison Square Garden in New Your City and the Milton Keynes Bowl in Northeast England this year. Based on the amount of public interest the concert announcements has received in recent days, Swedish House Mafia tickets are expected to sell out quickly for both soon-to-be legendary concerts.
Founded little over three years ago, the triumvirate of Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello has pushed the genre of dance music into uncharted waters. Booking a venue like Madison Square Garden is a tremendous achievement and a tell-tale sign the group is ready for the mainstream. Swedish House Mafia's rave pop anthem "Save the World" went to #1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart earlier this year and even cracked Billboard's Top 40 Pop Songs chart. While few details have surfaced as of yet pertaining to the group's MSG show, you can count on the Swedes to have a few surprises up their sleeves when they rock the Big Apple on December 16th.
College football fans will be once again this weekend filling stadiums, bars, and family rooms across the nation to watch their favorite teams chase gridiron glory. From Michigan and Notre Dame's jaw-dropping, last-second shootout in week 2 to Clemson's stunning upset of the defending champion Auburn Tigers last week, the young NCAA football season has provided fans with more than their fair share of on-field entertainment. With conference play kicking off, college football season will officially take center stage in the sports world. The long-brewing rivalries, the passionate fans, the fourth quarter comebacks - conference play has made the collegiate game what it is today.
The sale of 2011 College Football tickets is picking up with a full slate of top matchups scheduled for Saturday. A series of Top 25 inter-conference battles will be played between Clemson and Florida State, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M, and Alabama and Arkansas. However, the #2 ranked LSU Tigers' meeting with the #16 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers may prove to be the biggest bout on the menu. Although LSU deserves to be considered one of the best teams in the country, Les Miles and company will need to be at their very best to beat WVU in Morgantown. Enjoy that September weather and experience live college football with Vivid Seats!
Summer has come and gone. October is little more than two weeks away and postseason baseball will soon be once again dominating the American sports landscape. The playoff picture for the most part is set with only the AL West title race still up in the air. The defending American League Champion Texas Rangers currently hold a three game advantage over the Los Angeles Angels heading into the homestretch. The New York Yankees look to be coasting into yet another division title, while Justin Verlander and Detroit Tigers have opened up a 13.5 game lead in the American League Central. New York will be favored to represent the AL in the Fall Classic, but Detroit has looked menacing in recent weeks - winning nine out of their last ten games.
With the Arizona Diamondbacks and new manager Kirk Gibson taking control of the NL West, the San Francisco Giants will not be defending their World Series title this season. 2011 MLB Playoff tickets are, however, on sale for the Milwaukee Brewers who have a strong 5.5 game lead on the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. With Prince Fielder apparently headed out of Brew City in the offseason, Milwaukee knows that this year could be their best shot at making it to the World Series for a long time. The Philadelphia Phillies own the best record in baseball and feature a roster of top pros with postseason experience. Although there's still enough time for things to change, it looks like the Boston Red Sox will win the AL Wildcard and the Atlanta Braves will claim the NL Wildcard. While you may not be pleased about having to throw on your winter coat for the first time this year, remember the excitement and drama of the MLB playoffs is almost here!
Having once already graced the bright lights of Las Vegas with a hit show, Elton John's knightly name is set to return to the Caesars Palace marquee. The 64-year-old rock and roll legend has gone all-in on a new three-year Las Vegas residency show, entitled The Million Dollar Piano. Debuting on September 28th, The Million Dollar Piano will feature Elton performing his greatest hits within the intimate setting of The Colosseum. The show gets its namesake from the piano Elton will be using to play classics like "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Your Song." Yamaha has been building the piano for four years and will no doubt make some wonderful music with Sir Elton at the keys.
Based on the English songwriter's last Caesars Palace venture, you can count on Elton John Las Vegas tickets being one of the hottest tickets in Sin City this year. Elton's previous Vegas show, The Red Piano, ran from 2004-2009 for 160 shows. Elton and his long-time backing band will be preparing for The Million Dollar Piano's first show with a series of performances in Canada and a "one night only" appearance at the Cidade do Rock in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Elton's initial Las Vegas run will conclude on October 23rd before the "Rocket Man" blasts off on a tour of Europe, Asia, and Oceania.
In lieu of the long-rumored Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight, the boxing world will get the next best thing on November 12th. Pacquiao will face reigning Lightweight WBA/WBO World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time. The only man to truly come close to beating the world-famous Filipino fighter in the last six years, Marquez has fought Pacquiao close on two previous occasions - resulting in draw (2004) and a split-decision loss (2008). Their last meeting fell in Pac-Man's favor mainly because he knocked down Marquez in the third round. Some even argued after the fight that the Mexican boxing star won the remaining rounds.
While Pacquiao will enter the third edition of this rivalry the massive favorite, fight fans buying Manny Pacquiao tickets can expect an entertaining bout. Even at 38-years-old, Marquez is a cagey competitor at the very top of his sport. If Marquez can find a way to avoid being knocked out in the early rounds by Pacquaio, the fighter nicknamed "Dinamita" will have a realistic shot at pulling off one of the greatest upsets in boxing history. That said, Pacquaio has floored Marquez four times in the early rounds of their last two fights. While people will still be clamoring for a Pacquaio-Mayweather epic after this fight, Pacquaio-Marquez III has the potential to be one of the best fights of the year.