Nickelback Target Center stop is Hot

Nickelback tickets went on sale to the general public on Saturday and from what I hear the show is hot. Nickelback will stop at the Target Center Minnesota on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. The band was just in the Twin Cities last year (or was it the year before? at the Xcel Energy Center), but clearly fans are still willing to spend the money to see them again. In fact, it looks almost sold out to me. I tried to get tickets online from ticketmaster and the lower level reserved comes up as sold out and the upper level gives me obstructed view. Even the general admission floor seats come up as sold out – wow! The Target Center will be rockin' with this show.

If you want to go to Nickelback you will have to buy from Ticket Brokers. I see TicketsNow (part of ticketmaster) has tickets, but there are better prices from our local ticket broker Ticket King. This Nickelback tour is hot; don’t plan on getting in for too cheap, but don't miss it either!

Celine Dion Minneapolis Show Date

Celine Dion ticket holders will be happy to know she has finally committed to a new date for her Target Center show. Originally scheduled for October 30th, Celine Dion cancelled the Minneapolis tour stop due to an infection. She then rescheduled to February 5th 2009, but had a scheduling conflict so she rescheduled the rescheduled Target Center show to DECEMBER 18th.

Wow, what a mess. The main point – if you own a ticket for a Minneapolis Celine Dion show, you need to show up at the Target Center on Thursday December 18th. I hope her fans think all this trouble is worth it. There are still Celine Dion tickets for sale if you are free next Thursday night. I am predicting this will be her last ever Minnesota tour stop so if you have any desire to see her belt out tunes live, you better act now.

Britney Spears Target Center Date

Britney Spears comeback tour will be stopping at the Target Center Minneapolis Friday, April 3rd, 2009. This is big news for the Target Center and Minneapolis. Britney will be touring promoting her new CD, “Circus.” Britney Spears Tickets won’t be cheap, but you can bet this concert will generate plenty of buzz – perhaps Hannah Montana levels of hysteria. Britney is a tabloid favorite and Yahoo has reported she is the most searched person on the Internet.

You can already buy Britney Spears tickets online at local brokers like Ticket King. I will keep an eye on this show for you because I am wondering if Britney Spears fans still have hurt feelings over her 2004 tour debacle that included a canceled Target Center show. Leave comments and let me know what you think about Britney Spears coming to the Target Center Minneapolis.

Oasis at Target Center

The band Oasis will be coming to the Target Center Minneapolis on Wednesday, December 10th to promote their new album “Dig Out Your Soul.” This will be the bands first US tour in 3 years and is following a record setting tour in the UK that sold over 180,000 Oasis tickets within an hour of going on sale – that’s crazy!

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals will be opening for Oasis at the Target Center. Minneapolis music fans will remember when Ryan Adams played at the Cedar Cultural Center awhile back and the show sold out immediately. Ryan Adams has his own fan base here in Minnesota and you can bet Ryan Adams fans will be scooping up tickets to see him perform in the big arena. Section 113 or 129 will provide the best stage views unless you can get Target Center tickets in the first 10 rows on the floor.

I heard that the Xcel had bid on this gig and lost it to the Target Center. I am sure it is going to be a great show and the Xcel is going to wish they had placed a sweeter deal on the table. The Target Center has been a hot spot of Twin Cities entertainment this year!

Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center

The Minnesota Timberwolves have quite a few home games coming up the next few weeks. In fact if you check out the Target Center Schedule, you will notice one Timberwolves game after another in the next few weeks. Biggest Game? A week from today when the Timberwolves host the Boston Celtics. Kevin Garnett back in Minneapolis, the Timberwolves definitely have something to prove since he has already proved he is Championship material.

You can buy Timberwolves Tickets from a number of places, but as far as brokers go, I would go with the Timberwolves Tickets web site – they seem to be the cheapest.

Radio City Spectacular at Target Center

The Xcel Energy Center may have the Trans Siberian Orchestra show, but the Target Center has the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes. I saw the dazzling beauties on the local news last night surrounding Santa at the Mall of America and I immediately got online to find out when I could bring the family to the show.

It turns out that the Radio City Christmas Spectacular is at the Target Center for three days starting today and running through Sunday. Target Center ticket prices don’t look too bad and I know this will be a great way to kick off the holiday season – get it? KICK-OFF??? Ok, it’s a lame joke aimed at seeing those Rockettes do their eye-high kicks and precision choreography.

I read this blurb about the show and thought I would share: “Families will be delighted and touched as Santa flies high above the crowd, snow falls inside and the true meaning of Christmas comes to life in the awe-inspiring Living Nativity."

I woke up this morning to snow and I decided it is time to get in the Holiday Spirit. Going to the Target Center to see the Radio City Christmas show is the perfect beginning to the 2008 Holiday Season.

Getting to the Target Center

Getting to the Target Center can be a pain some times. There always seems to be a ton of traffic in that neck of the woods. I see on the Target Center main page they have an ad for the Hiawatha light rail. I often forget about taking the light rail to the Target Center (I have taken it a dozen times to the Metrodome). The light rail stops just a block from the Target Center so it makes it a short walk to get where you are going. Frankly, I usually walk at least a block when I drive my car and park anyway. The only downside to the light rail is worrying about the weather and it’s that time of year when we have to start thinking about cold and snow (well, maybe not snow yet) One of my favorite things about parking in the Target Center ramp (or the A ramp as they call it – see the diagram below) is the skyway system, but one of my least is sitting in traffic for 45 minutes just to exit the ramp. Any thoughts Target Center fans?