Maxim & other: April 2008

Weekend Ticketing: Pearl Jam, Kenny Chesney, Rod Stewart, Tim McGraw, Alicia Keys

Pearl Jam [ tickets ] will return to the road for the band's first extensive tour in two years when it tackles an early summer run of headlining shows.

Tickets hit the market Friday (4/4) in Columbia, SC (via thecolonialcenter.com); Virginia Beach, VA; Camden, NJ; Hartford, CT; and Mansfield, MA. Saturday (4/5) on-sales are planned in West Palm Beach and Tampa, FL.

[Click to search for Pearl Jam tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Tickets continue to roll out for Kenny Chesney [ tickets ]'s massive spring/summer "Poets & Pirates Tour," which gets underway later this month.

Saturday (4/5) on-sales are set in Charlston, WV; and New Orleans. On-sales begin Monday (4/7) in Los Angeles.

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Rod Stewart [ tickets ], who is keeping himself busy with tour dates around the world, will embark on a North American summer jaunt that covers the US, Canada and Mexico.

On-sales begin Saturday (4/5) for his appearances in Cincinnati and Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

[Click to search for Rod Stewart tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Tim McGraw [ tickets ]'s 2008 "Live Your Voice Tour" will stop at amphitheaters all over the US this spring and summer.

Tickets hit the market Friday (4/4) in Hartford, CT. Saturday (4/5) on-sales are planned in Kansas City, MO; and Albuquerque, NM.

[Click to search for Tim McGraw tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Alicia Keys [ tickets ] is getting ready to support her new hit album, "As I Am," with a lengthy world tour that is scheduled to wind its way through North American arenas this spring and summer.

Saturday (4/5) on-sales are planned in Sacramento, CA; Memphis, TN; Miami; Montreal; and Washington, DC.

[Click to search for Alicia Keys tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Ticket on-sale information for many other artists--including Stevie Nicks [ tickets ], Carrie Underwood [ tickets ], Ringo Starr [ tickets ], Kid Rock [ tickets ] and Jonas Brothers [ tickets ]--is available at LiveDaily's Ticket Report.

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