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Boston Globe
01-08-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Boston is in for a wild ride when professional bull riding comes to TD Garden in January
After some 50 trucks dump more than 750 tons of dirt on the Garden floor, more than 100 bulls weighing well over half a ton each will try buck off a cavalry of heavily padded riders holding on for dear life, with one hand, for eight seconds. This premier rodeo event is an acquired taste. PBR believes Boston has the appetite for it. Based mostly on 25 'hugely successful' stops of its up-and-coming riders events in Worcester since 1998, PBR CEO and commissioner Sean Gleason believes Boston will turn out. Advertisement 'The dates would just never work out for us to try and get to Boston,' said Gleason by telephone from Texas this week. 'Finally they have, and we're extremely excited about the opportunity to return to Massachusetts. It's been a long time for us to bring the primary tour here.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The TD Garden visit will be the third on the 18-stop 'Unleash the Beast' tour, coming three weeks after the season opener at SNHU Arena in Manchester, N.H., and a week before the league's 17th annual visit to New York's Madison Square Garden. Finding time midseason amid the Garden's primary tenants, the Celtics and Bruins, sounds like it's worth it. 'Bringing PBR to Boston is part of our commitment to diversifying the live entertainment experiences we offer our fans,' said Glen Thornborough, TD Garden president and Bruins chief operating office, in an email. 'This is a world-class, high-energy event that's expanding steadily across the East Coast and into major NHL and NBA arenas. We're proud to be part of that growth and excited to introduce something bold and new to our city's rich and exciting sports history.' Advertisement Besides Worcester and Manchester, which has hosted five 'Unleash the Beast' events, PBR's development tour also paid a sold-out visit to Bangor, Maine, this spring, Gleason said. 'We did do some homework on our fan base, and with our TV ratings and the surrounding market, because it's not just Boston proper that will attend this event,' said Gleason. 'Our fans will drive from up to 200 miles to a market to see the PBR when we're in their territory.' The love of bull riding will be the draw, rather than seeing New England riders, or bulls for that matter, compete. One rider, Daylon Swearingen, hails from Piffard, N.Y., which is roughly between Rochester and Buffalo, and another, Braidy Randolph, is from Jonestown, Pa. Other than that, unless you want to make an association between the bull known as Cy Young (87 percent buck-off rate) with the Red Sox, New England ties to bull riding are hard to find. But New Englanders will find PBR to their liking, Gleason believes. 'I think it's going to be an extremely successful event, much like some of the other first-market events we've done recently, like PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh and Arena in LA,' said Gleason. 'We bring the PBR brand of bull riding to a major market and a place where rodeo and western sports really aren't that familiar, but we always surprise and delight people.' Advertisement PBR's "Unleash the Beast" tour was well-received at Madison Square Garden in January. Andy Watson In other words, PBR not only is coming to Boston, it expects to be coming back — maybe even one day with an expansion Boston team for its Team Series league that includes the New York Mavericks. 'Pittsburgh last year was a complete sellout, and all of a sudden that became a very viable market for a PBR team. I think the same would hold true in Boston,' said Gleason. 'We've already started working with [TD Garden] on dates for the future should this event be successful, as we think it will be.' Michael Silverman can be reached at
CBS News
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Paul McCartney Pittsburgh tickets are going for upwards of $6K. Why are they so expensive?
Tickets are now on sale for when Sir Paul McCartney makes his return to Pittsburgh later this year. But you may want to double check your bank account before you buy. The prices are giving some fans sticker shock. If you are old enough, you probably remember paying $50 for a concert ticket and getting a very good seat. Nowadays, if you go to see a show, you are going to pay a lot more, including when you go to see McCartney at PPG Paints Arena on Nov. 11. Some of the tickets on the aftermarket cost more than $6,000. But why? Ethan Rene and a few others camped out in front of PPG Paints Arena on Friday to see the group GHOST. When it comes to musical style, GHOST is about as far away from Sir Paul as Pittsburgh is from Piccadilly Circus. And so are prices. The most expensive ticket KDKA-TV found to see GHOST was $526. The most expensive for Sir Paul was $6,308. "What is the absolute most you would pay for your absolute favorite artist?" KDKA-TV's Ross Guidotti asked Rene. "I think 300 would be my limit," Rene responded. KDKA-TV's Ross Guidotti got in the queue when Paul McCartney tickets went on sale at 10 a.m., and when he tried to nab a few 25 minutes later, they cost well over $1,000. Industry insiders blame the increased costs of extravagant productions. Long gone are the days of a stack of amps and a microphone. Transportation costs of all that stuff are going up, and there's dynamic pricing, which literally adjusts ticket prices in real-time based on demand. But what about all those fees? Insiders say fees are just a way to make more money. "I paid, I think, 190 for this ticket, without fees, and with fees, it was 230 something," said Rene. And then you have Live Nation and Ticketmaster, which hold the reins on a lot of artists and where they can play and how much tickets cost. Live Nation and Ticketmaster have been the targets of federal antitrust and monopoly lawsuits and investigations. The companies say it's just the cost of doing business. Add to that resale agencies like StubHub and others, and the prices go up even more. "Is there any artist worth paying as much as you'd pay for a decent used car?" Guidotti asked. "For me, no. No, I would not," said Rene. But industry insiders say as long as people are willing to pay, the show will go on and the cost will continue to rise.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Confirmed: Lemieux ‘Probably' Interested in Ownership; Why Jagr is Back in Pittsburgh
Shortly after the Pittsburgh Penguins had a successful introduction of new head coach Dan Muse this morning, the news changed from pleasant to bombshell. In the early afternoon, TSN's Pierre LeBrun reported that former Penguins owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle, along with the former president of business operations David Morehouse, were interested in re-purchasing the Penguins. The Lemieux group sold the team and surrounding land holdings to the Fenway Sports Group in late 2021 for a reported sum of about $900 million. Advertisement The explosive report set off a social media wave of sentiment that also overshadowed what was supposed to be more happy news as Penguins great Jaromir Jagr flew to Pittsburgh and was at the arena, too. LeBrun followed that report with a small update that there is a second group also looking into the Penguins. Previously, the Penguins' current ownership group, FSG, has confirmed interest in accepting minority investors to raise capital as the group develops the uptown property surrounding PPG Paints Arena. Wednesday afternoon, sources confirmed to Pittsburgh Hockey Now that Lemieux was indeed interested in investigating some ownership of the team. It is important to note that any investiture or purchase process has not yet begun. Advertisement It should also be noted that Lemieux's absence from the arena since selling to FSG stemmed from some ill feelings that resulted from the post-sale process. Merely investing and working with FSG might seem to be, at best, a surprising turn of events. Jaromir Jagr In the social media world, Penguins fans were abuzz over the last couple of days as franchise icon Jaromir Jagr teased a visit to Pittsburgh via Instagram. In light of the extraordinary news of Lemieux's interest, speculation surrounding Jagr's arrival at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday only grew. However, the speculation that he was in town to invest or take a job with the organization was over the top and far more interesting than the reality. Advertisement According to team sources, Jagr was at PPG Paints Arena to accept the Emmy that the team won for their documentary coverage of the days leading to Jagr's number retirement on Feb. 18. The scheduled visit was one of Kevin Acklin's final acts as team president of business operations, and well-timed to coincide with the organization's hockey operations meetings happening this week. First-hand sources confirmed there was no more to it. Acklin wanted to strengthen the organization's relationship with Jagr, which was strained for more than two decades following his 2001 trade to the Washington Capitals. The team also released social media videos of Jagr meeting Muse, and president of hockey operations/GM, Kyle Dubas welcoming Jagr to the team meetings. The visit was merely part of the increasing goodwill between the team and Jagr. The post Confirmed: Lemieux 'Probably' Interested in Ownership; Why Jagr is Back in Pittsburgh appeared first on Pittsburgh Hockey Now.
New York Post
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Sabrina Carpenter announced a new album. How much are tickets to see her live?
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Sabrina Carpenter has taken a page from Taylor Swift's playbook. Like the 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' hitmaker, Carpenter has a.) extended her multi-year tour and b.) announced a surprise mid-trek album. For Swift, she dropped 'The Tortured Poets Department' during the international leg of the 'Eras Tour.' Carpenter is doing the same with 'Man's Best Friend,' due out Aug. 29. Advertisement While we wait for more bread crumbs from the record before its release, fans can obsess over the Jack Antonoff-produced single 'Manchild.' For our money, the bouncy, synth-country bop captures the lightning in a bottle magic on display in her two breakout 2024 smashes 'Espresso' and 'Please Please Please.' A little over a month after 'Man's Best Friend' hits shelves, the 26-year-old kicks off the second leg of her 'Short n' Sweet Tour' with special guests Olivia Dean, Amber Mark and Ravyn Lenae joining her on select dates. That run includes a whopping five (!) shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Oct. 26, Tuesday, Oct. 28, Wednesday, Oct. 29, Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1. And, given that Carpenter is back in the news — it looks like she may be the most talked-about artist for the second summer in a row — we're curious how much tickets cost to see the pint-sized pop star. Advertisement Based on our findings, at the time of publication, the lowest price we could find for any one North American non-festival concert was $244 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $253 to $369 including fees. For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Sabrina Carpenter's 2025 'Short n' Sweet Tour' below. All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. Sabrina Carpenter tour schedule 2025 Advertisement A complete calendar including all North American (and some international) tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here: Sabrina Carptenter tour dates Ticket prices start at July 5 at British Summer Time in London, GB $158 (including fees) July 6 at British Summer Time in London, GB $170 (including fees) July 31 through Aug. 3 at Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL Four-day passes $636.02 (including fees) Aug. 3 at Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL Single-day passes $294.78 (including fees) Oct. 3-5 at Austin City Limits in Austin, TX Three-day passes $497.06 (including fees) Oct. 4 at Austin City Limits in Austin, TX Single-day passes $301.59 (including fees) Oct. 10-12 at Austin City Limits in Austin, TX Three-day passes $500.42 (including fees) Oct. 11 at Austin City Limits in Austin, TX Single-day passes $284.84 (including fees) Oct. 23 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA $344 (including fees) Oct. 24 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA $369 (including fees) Oct. 26 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY $343 (including fees) Oct. 28 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY $337 (including fees) Oct. 29 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY $330 (including fees) Oct. 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY $324 (including fees) Nov. 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY $342 (including fees) Nov. 4 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN $325 (including fees) Nov. 5 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN $331 (including fees) Nov. 10 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, CA $329 (including fees) Nov. 11 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, CA $295 (including fees) Nov. 16 at the Arena in Los Angeles, CA $249 (including fees) Nov. 17 at the Arena in Los Angeles, CA $254 (including fees) Nov. 19 at the Arena in Los Angeles, CA $244 (including fees) Nov. 20 at the Arena in Los Angeles, CA $253 (including fees) Nov. 22 at the Arena in Los Angeles, CA $262 (including fees) Nov. 23 at the Arena in Los Angeles, CA $271 (including fees) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. Advertisement They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Sabrina Carpenter 2025 festival appearances Before 'Short n' Sweet' launches, the former 'Girl Meets World' starlet has a number of festival headlining spots lined up as you may have noticed above. To give you a better picture of what to expect at each, here's everything you need to know about each and every one of these multi-day musical extravaganzas. Sabrina Carpenter festival dates British Summer Time June 27 through July 13 at Hyde Park in London, GB Olivia Rodrigo, Gracie Abrams, Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan, Stevie Wonder Lollapalooza July 31 through Aug. 3 at Grant Park in Chicago, IL Olivia Rodrigo, Gracie Abrams, Luke Combs, Tyler The Creator, A$AP Rocky Austin City Limits Oct. 3-5 and Oct. 10-12 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX Luke Combs, The Strokes, Doechii, John Summit, T-Pain Sabrina Carpenter set list Last September, Carpenter played a 21-song set at the Barclays Center. For a closer look, here's what she brought to the stage that night, courtesy of Set List FM: Act I 01.) 'Taste' 02.) 'Good Graces' 03.) 'Slim Pickins' 04.) 'Tornado Warnings' 05.) 'Lie To Girls' 06.) 'decode' 07.) 'Bed Chem' Advertisement Act II 08.) 'Feather' 09.) 'Fast Times' 10.) 'Read your Mind' 11.) 'Sharpest Tool' 12.) 'opposite' 13.) 'because i liked a boy' 14.) 'Coincidence' 15.) 'Busy Woman' (Live debut) 16.) 'Nonsense' Act III 17.) 'Dumb & Poetic' 18.) 'Juno' 19.) 'Please Please Please' 20.) 'Don't Smile' Encore 21.) 'Espresso' Sabrina Carpenter new music Advertisement Carpenter unveiled 'Manchild' on June 5, 2025. The lively 3.5-minute tune begins with a light laugh and what sounds like an off-the-cuff spoken 'oh, boy' before launching into the simultaneously earthy and artificial sound that backs Carpenter's gorgeous voice. As you may have guessed, the ditty tells the story of a man that isn't quite mature enough for her as evidenced by cutting lyrics like 'Man-child/Why you always come a-running to me?/F— my life/Won't you let an innocent woman be?' To hear for yourself, you can groove along to the pointed yet buoyant banger here. Sabrina Carpenter special guests Advertisement At all shows, Carpenter will be joined by an opening act or two. To make sure you're familiar with their sound(s), here's each artist's most-streamed song on Spotify below. Olivia Dean: 'Dive' Ravyn Lenae: 'Skin Tight' (feat. Steve Lacy) Amber Mark: 'Lose My Cool' Advertisement Note: Olivia Dean is staging a solo tour of her own as well. Grab tickets here. If you're more of a Ravyn Lenae fan, she has a tour scheduled, too. Huge stars on tour in 2025 Carpenter isn't the only major star taking the hits to the people this year. Don't believe us? Here are just five of our favorites you absolutely won't want to miss live these next few months. • Gracie Abrams • Tate McRae • Dua Lipa • Billie Eilish • Lorde Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
CBS News
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Eric Church bringing Free the Machine Tour to Pittsburgh's PPG Paints Arena
Multi-time Grammy-nominated country artist Eric Church is hitting the road for a late-summer arena tour in support of his newest album, "Evangeline vs. The Machine," and the 22-date arena run includes a stop in Pittsburgh. Church will take the stage at PPG Paints Arena on Friday, Sept. 12. He will be joined across varying dates by special guests Elle King, the Marcus King Band, and Charles Wesley Godwin. The North Carolina native was last in the Pittsburgh area in 2023 when he played a packed concert as part of his Outsiders Tour at The Pavilion at Star Lake. Country music sensation Eric Church performs during his Outsiders Tour at The Pavilion at Star Lake on Jul. 8th, 2023. Mike Darnay/KDKA "From front to back, these shows will be different than anything you've ever seen or heard from us before," shared Church in a video message sent to his 'Church Choir' fan club members. "I cannot wait to see you on the road for this tour." Tickets to most shows are available to the general public beginning Friday, May 9, at 10 a.m. local time. More information on tour dates and tickets can be found here.
