Rising loonie good news for Canadian NHL clubs

Hey Fans,

How's everyone doing on this lovely late October day? Anyone pumped after the Raptors ripped apart King James and the Cavs at the ACC last night? Bosh for MVP? Maybe a bit premature, haha.
Anyways, we came across this great article in the Toronto Star today about the effect that the strengthening Canadian dollar is having on the NHL teams in Canada. Not only are the economic fortunes of the current Canadian teams in Canada rising but other Canadian cities are becoming more attractive spots for teams to re-locate or new franchises to be created. Have a read if you get a chance it's quite interesting and who knows it might not be long before we see a rise in the number of NHL teams that call the Great White North home!

Rising loonie good news for Canadian NHL clubs - Thestar.com

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Metallica Rocks the ACC!

They're backkkkk!

Hey fans have you seen the reviews from last night's sold out show? Metallica dug into it's old bag of tricks blowing the roof off the Air Canada Centre. This was just the first of 2 shows in Toronto and it is expected that tonight's sold out concert could be even more explosive. Have a look at the reviews below from the Toronto Star.

On a side note: Can you believe it the Maple Leafs actually won a hockey game, took long enough!!

Metallica shines with a new-old mix (The Star)

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Jay-Z, Alicia Keys To Perform At World Series' Opening Game

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So the World Series has finally arrived, whose excited? I'm thinking Phillies in 6, any predections? Found this tidbit of exciting news this afternoon, looks like Jay-Z amd Alicia Keys will be performing their hit single 'Empire State of Mind' at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. Take a look at the article below, confirmed by MTV. Enjoy the day fans!!

Jay-Z, Alicia Keys To Perform At World Series' Opening Game

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Bon Jovi Plots World Touring Dates

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Hope everyone is gearing up for a great weekend around the country. Some exciting news for you Bon Jovi fans out there. They will be touring all over North America beginning February 19 in Seattle. Check the dates below including a few Canadian stops. Enjoy the weekend fans....

February 19 Seattle, WA KeyArena
February 22 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
February 24 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
February 26 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
March 2 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
March 4 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
March 6 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
March 8 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
March 9 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
March 11 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
March 13 Fargo, ND Fargodome
March 15 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
March 17 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 19 - 20 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
March 23 - 24 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
March 29 Washington, DC Verizon Center
April 7 St. Paul, MN Xcel Center
April 10 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
April 13 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
April 15 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
April 17 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
April 18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
April 21 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
April 22 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
May 26 - 27 East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium
July 15 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium
July 17 Winnipeg, MB Canad Inns Stadium
July 20 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
July 24 Foxboro, MA Gillette Stadium
July 28 Regina, SK Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
July 30 Chicago, IL Soldier Field

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Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges, Faces Year in Prison

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Some unfortunate news in the music world today. Lil' Wayne has pleaded guilty to attempted possession of a weapon in the second degree this morning and now faces a prison term of up to one year. Please see the article below from Rolling Stone Magazine and we wish Lil' Wayne the best in this tough time.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/10/22/lil-wayne-pleads-guilty-to-gun-charges-faces-year-in-prison/

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Taylor Swift Tour Dates and Venues Realeased!

Calling all those Taylor Swift fans out there (and I know there's a lot of you)!!
Great news the dates for her upcoming Spring 2010 tour have been released. The tour will begin in Florida on March 4 and finish up in Washington D.C. in June. She will be making two Canadian stops in Ottawa on May 20 and Toronto in May 21 and 22!! Check out all the dates below:

March 4 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
March 5 Orlando, FL TBA
March 7 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
March 10 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
March 11 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
March 12 Corpus Christi, TX American Bank Center Arena
March 18 - 19 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Arena
March 20 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
March 26 - 27 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 28 Cincinnati, OH TBA
March 31 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
April 1 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
April 2 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
April 6 - 7 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
April 10 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
April 11 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
April 15 - 16 Los Angeles, CA TBA
April 29 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
April 30 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
May 1 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
May 6 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
May 7 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
May 8 Moline, IL i Wireless Center
May 12 - 13 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
May 14 - 15 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
May 20 Ottawa, ON TBA
May 21 - 22 Toronto, ON TBA
May 25 - 26 Houston, TX Toyota Center
June 2 Washington, DC Verizon Center


Have a Great day!

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Guns N' Roses coming to Canada in Early 2010

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So not sure if you heard the news or not but Guns N' Roses will be touring Canada beginning in mid January. Thirteen dates have been scheduled beginning with a show January 13 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg and moving east finishing up Halifax on February 4 at the Metro Centre.

Check out the dates below:

January 13 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
January 16 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
January 17 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
January 19 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
January 20 Regina, SK Brandt Centre
January 24 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum
January 25 London, ON John Labatt Centre
January 27 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
January 28 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
January 31 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
February 1 Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi
February 3 Moncton, NB Moncton Coliseum
February 4 Halifax, NS Metro Centre

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Is hottest ticket in town cooling off? - thestar.com

A Blog post on the weekend you ask? Must be important, well you're right it is!

Check out the article below about the current state of Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets and Shawn Brookes FanXchange's Director of Operations thoughts on the yhis hot topic.

Is hottest ticket in town cooling off? - thestar.com

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Lady GaGa tour rolls out 'Monster Ball' headlining dates

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Who's PUMPED for the weekend? So we know everyone was a little bumed out when the Kanye West/Lady Gaga tour was cancelled a couple weeks ago, but don't worry we have great news for all the Lady Gaga Fans out there. She will be hitting the road with a full North American itinerary for 2009-2010. The Monster Ball Tour kicks off November 27 at The Bell Center in Montreal.

Check out the dates Below:

November 27 Montreal, QC The Bell Center
November 28 Toronto, ON Air Canada Center
November 29 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
December 1 - 2 Boston, MA Wang Center
December 3 Camden, NJ Susquehanna
December 9 - 10 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
December 13 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic
December 18 Las Vegas, NV TBD
December 19 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena
December 21 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre
December 29 Atlanta, GA Fox Theater
December 31 Miami, FL Knight Center
January 3 Orlando, FL The Hard Rock
January 7 St. Louis, MO The Fox
January 8 - 9 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
January 12 Detroit, MI Fox Theater
January 16 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata
January 20 - 21 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall


Have a GREAT Weekend Fans

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Raptors star Chris Bosh wins custody of 800 domain names, offers them free

Hey Fans,

It hasn't been the busiest couple days in the world of ticket news and events but we came across a great story out of Toronto with regards to cybersquatting and a personal victory for Toronto Raptors All Star Chris Bosh!
Bosh won custody of over 800 domain names after winning a US$120,000 award in April 2009 for the violation of his rights under the U.S. Federal Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in a California federal court.
Have a look at the article, its a great story.

Raptors star Chris Bosh wins custody of 800 domain names, offers them free

Have a great day fans!

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Violent end to scalper/customer dispute over Dolphins tickets | TicketNews

Hey Fans,

Hope everyone had a Great Turkey Day or Columbus Day (for our American friends) Long Weekend. There's a lot of exciting events happening all over the country this week, we hope you have a chance to get there and see some great live entertainment!!
Surfing the net this morning we had come across an alarming article about a nasty scalper/customer incident last night at the Dolphin Game outside Land Shark Stadium in Miami. Have a look below to see the details. This just is another reason not to deal with shady ticket scalpers outside the venue. Stay safe fans....

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Violent end to scalper/customer dispute over Dolphins tickets | TicketNews

Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: UK Competition Commission rules against the merger

Hey Fans,

Well as we head into the long weekend, its a damp, dreary day in Toronto, hope things are better in your neck of the woods.

We came across some interesting ticketing news from the UK and the ruling against a proposed merger between Ticketmaster/Live Nation, siting it "could severely inhibit the entry of a major new competitor into the UK ticketing market."

Take a look on the link for further details.


Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: UK Competition Commission rules against the merger | TicketNews

Hope everyone has a GREAT long weekend!

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KISS and Make Up

Hey Fans,

So last night was the night that KISS Fans in Oshawa had been waiting for. KISS made their long awaited arrival in Oshawa to play a sold out show at the General Motors Place. Fans of all ages were in awe of these mythical rock stars and they certainly did not disappoint. Have a look at the review below of the concert and don't forget KISS will be playing a handful more of shows in November in Western Canada....

KISS and make up - thestar.com

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Bob Dylan extends his tour for a fall run

Hey Fans,

How's everyone doing this fine Tuesday afternoon? Anything special planned for the long weekend coming up?
We just wanted to give you a heads up about some recently released news about Bob Dylan's tour this fall. He has added a few new dates and will be making a stop in Canada, November 7 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. Check out the dates below to see the schedule for the whole tour. Enjoy the day fans!

Bob Dylan updated itinerary:

October 7 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
October 8 Eugene, OR McArthur Court Arena
October 10 - 11 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
October 13 - 15 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Palladium
October 17 Phoenix, AZ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 18 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
October 19 Magna, UT The Great Saltair
October 21 Denver, CO Magness Arena
October 23 Salina, KS Bicentennial Center
October 24 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
October 25 Springfield, MO Shrine Mosque
October 27 Rockford, IL Rockford MetroCentre
October 29 - 31 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
November 2 Bloomington, IN Indiana University Auditorium
November 6 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
November 7 Kitchener, ON Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
November 9 Philadelphia, PA Liacouras Center
November 11 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
November 13 - 15 Boston, MA Citi Performing Arts Center
November 17 - 19 New York, NY United Palace

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The Myths about Dynamic Pricing

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Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. I found a great article talking about Dynamic pricing (pricing games at different prices depending on the opponent and when the game takes place). It is an interesting topic that is gaining popularity in the ticket industry. Have a look if you get a chance, it seems to be the way the industry is headed. Feel free to comment as well....

Guest Commentary: The myths about dynamic pricing | TicketNews

Enjoy the day fans!
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Kanye West, Lady GaGa tour is dead on arrival: 'Fame Kills' dates cancelled | TicketNews

Hey Fans,

We've been following and updating you every step of the way on what seemed from the start to be a tour that was doomed. Well we were right!! Check out the news below on the cancellation of the Kanye West and Lady GaGa tour!

Kanye West, Lady GaGa tour is dead on arrival: 'Fame Kills' dates cancelled | TicketNews

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Leafs Take a Hit On Opening Night

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So after being at the Leafs/Canadiens game last night let me tell you that the building was electric and that was one of the best live sporting experiences I've been to in quite some time. We all here at FanXchange couldn't be happier that hockey is back!! Check out the article below for a review of the Leafs performance, I thought it was pretty bang on!!

Leafs take a hit on opening night

Enjoy the weekend Fans!

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KISS Nation

Calling All KISS Nation Fans,

The time has come!! KISS will be making their long awaited first stop on their current tour in Canada tonight with what promises to be an amazing show in Montreal at the Bell Centre. The tour continues tomorrow night in Toronto at the ACC and next Wednesday at the GM Centre in Oshawa! All 3 shows are completely sold out, of course as always there are plenty of tickets available on "Canada's Online Ticket Marketplace" FanXchange. Enjoy the shows fans!
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