The Dave Matthews Band has announced a new tour to begin this spring and continue throughout the summer. No dates have been announced yet but this tour has been eagerly awaited. As you know, when you get tickets to a Dave Matthews concert you can expect some great music, with long extended versions of popular songs with a lot of improv and some fine jams. While it’s still early it’s time to keep one eye on the news and the other eye on Frontrow.com where you can expect to find premiere Dave Matthews Band tickets. We’re looking forward to it.

Uh OH, the shine is barely off our NASCAR tickets and here we have controversy already. Jimmie Johnson is in a little hot water, along with members of his team, after NASCAR found just a little juicing to his car. Some way or another the c-posts were altered in a way that was deemed unacceptable and Johnson could see a little fine or suspension because of it. OOPS.
Anyway, NASCAR is getting underway full time now and we should take a look at the upcoming schedule.

Daytona 500 – One of the epic races of the season you can hardly pass up the Daytona 500.

Subway Fresh Fit 500 – Phoenix International Raceway gets their game on March 4th.

Kobalt Tools 400 – Las Vegas is the place.

That takes us into early March with our NASCAR tickets. Of course things are just getting rolling but the time to line up your NASCAR tickets is now. For a complete list check out all Auto Racing Tickets.

I would hardly have expected the New Orleans Hornets to be the team that made Jeremy Lin look human. Even from Afghanistan I’ve been watching the Hornets put up some less than stellar numbers. In fact, when I was home on R&R I chose playing with my grandson over going to a Hornets game. Maybe I made a mistake.
So when I saw this morning that the New Orleans Hornets had knocked off the New York Knicks I was a little surprised. The New Orleans Hornets hardly seemed the team to knock off the giant of the NBA so far this year. But they did. Overall it was a good defensive performance, one that saw the Hornets force Lin into nine turnovers on a night he described as “lackluster.” The loss ended a seven game winning streak by the Knicks and some have said that this the beginning of the end of a marvelous run, that some how it was all smoke and mirrors.
It’s a little early for me to say that. Jeremy Lin is an obviously talented player. I think this was just a bad night. But I do expect teams to be looking closely at the Giants Killers to see how they did it.

If you want to see the latest basketball hero in the Big Apple you’ve got to get New York Knicks tickets. The Knicks have been working their way up from the cellar and a big part of it is the coming out party of Jeremy Lin. This guy has made somewhat of a splash for the New York Knicks, especially over the last three games. Those games were wins over the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, and Washington. OK, so it’s not the Miami Heat or the Celtics, but still.
Lin is being hailed as a go to guy, the first NBA player of Asian descent who was born in the U.S. But who really cares. the fans who have Knicks tickets worry about things like 25 points against the Nets, 28 points against the Jazz, and 29 points against Washington. That’s more in tune with a fans concerns than where the guys parents came from.
It is a good thing for NBA tickets though as his presence is bringing worldwide attention to the New York Knicks and the NBA in general. Places like the Philippines and China fall under the power of Lin’s Asian Persuasion. Is it too much to point out that the New York Knicks are 11-15 and running third in the division? Well, it’s a long season and we won’t mention that fact just yet and neither will the NBA or the people with Knicks tickets who have enjoyed his rise to prominence. Could Lin carry the Knicks into the playoffs? Stranger things have happened and it’s going to be interesting to see how he performs when teams begin to game-plan just for him. Then we’ll find out about Asian Persuasion.

Tiger Woods is at the Pebble Beach National Pro Am and playing competent golf. For a long time now I’ve felt that Woods has been beating his head against a wall. Personal problems combined with injury have kept Tiger Woods in an unaccustomed position, the back of the pack. Many have felt his game was destroyed. But I’m starting to get the feeling that Woods can recover a substantial portion of his game if he just keeps playing and lets a little time pass. He’s not the first guy to see his work suffer because of problems at home.
Anyway, as the Pebble Beach National Pro Am gets under way wee see Tiger Woods shooting a 4-under 68, which is good enough to keep him up in about the Top 5, and give him a shot at working his way up. We’ve seen this guy fight his way up the leaderboard often enough to know he’s not out of the picture by any means.

Let’s not forget that this is merely the beginning of the golf season. Woods could be tuning his game for The Masters in April. I doubt he’s holding back, but if he can get back into competitive form, it would be good for him and good for the game of golf.

Lakers Tickets

(and Lady Luck)

If you’ve been on the road and you’ve been losing, sometimes what you need to get the ball rolling is just a little extra push and a little extra luck. We forget sometimes that even in pro basketball, a little luck can be the deciding factor in winning games. Get on a roll and have the ball bounce your way and you’re in the drivers seat. Have it go the other way and no matter what you do it turns out bad.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been seeing tough times on the road, losing six out of their last seven travel games. But this games against the Boston Celtics seems to have snapped that streak and put a little winning magic back in their swagger. In the big picture a superb game from Pau Gasol is what it took to top the Celtics but in the end it all came down to one play, a little extra effort, and a smidgeon of luck. Gasol found himself in the right spot to block a Ray Allen putback after a Paul Pierce shot, keeping the ball away from the net and pushing the Lakers to an 88-87 win that was sorely needed.
It wasn’t the greatest game in the world for Lakers fans or Celtics fans with both teams shooting poorly. But a win is a win is a win and Lakers tickets holders will take what they can get at this point. In a season of change for Los Angeles, things may be jelling back into Lakers basketball. Which is good for the NBA and sets things up nicely for some big games down the road.

Indianapolis Colts tickets got a dose of good news today as it’s been leaked (and I don’t know how reliable this news is) that quarterback Peyton Manning has been cleared to play football by his doctors. As you remember, Manning sat out last season and as a result the total destruction of the Indianapolis Colts ensued. Never has a premiere NFL franchise fallen so fast or so hard. So on the face of it the Indianapolis Colts should be in good shape heading into next season right?

Not so fast. First of all nothing has been conformed by the Colts or Manning. Secondly, Indianapolis Colts ticket buyers may have to get used to the idea that this franchise may move in a completely different direction. It has to happen sometime. The Colts could very well pick Andrew Luck in the draft and let Manning walk. remember, Peyton was thrown into the fray in his rookie year and look how ell that turned out. Could the Colts do the same thing with Luck? It’s a possibility. Manning has been a mainstay of this organization for over a decade but he’s also in the twilight of a brilliant career.
So Indianapolis Colts tickets will have a completely different feel next season. New Coaches, and maybe no Peyton Manning. Starting over with Andrew Luck is probably a good thing but as always, changes are painful and the whole atmosphere in Indianapolis puts the owners between a rock and a hard place. But doing the right thing can be tough and then again, we have to ask ourselves what is the right thing? Pay Manning $20 million and keep him under center? Or pay him $20 million and let him tutor Luck? Or just let him walk? Colts ticket holders are holding their breath right now.
It’s a whole new ball game in Indianapolis and Colts tickets may be a long way from re-gaining their former status. The odds of Andrew Luck being the kind of savior Peyton Manning was a slim to none but he could be a very good or even great NFL quarterback. Time will tell.

Los Angeles Angels tickets took a major leap in the payoff factor the other day when the Angels ponied up and signed Albert Pujols away from the St. Louis Cardinals. It came as a shock to some, as the Cardinals fans I knew figured Pujols was going to hang around at a hometown discount and keep the Cardinals in contention for the 2012 MLB season. But alas, amid many tears Pujols picked the warm weather and sunny clime of California as the area to ply his trade, to the delight of Angels ticket holders and the dismay of Cardinals tickets holders.
On the face of it this move puts the LA Angels into contention almost immediately. After all, Pujols pushed his former team into the World Series with his spectacular performances at the plate. Obviously the Angels figured he could bring a little of that magic to the West Coast. But it’s a big challenge for anyone to justify the kind of contract the Angels put on the table. Paying any baseball player $254 million is going to invite some big criticism shopuld the expected magic fail to unfold. But if there’s a good bet to be made then Pujols is probably it. 11 years into his career, all with St. Louis, Pujols is hitting .335 with 445 home runs and 1,329 RBI’s.
But if you’re the skeptical type you’ve got some stats to back your position. Over the last few years we’ve seen thos amazing numbers back off a bit, easing down the ladder on a continual trend. The question of course is whether the new contract and the new atmosphere can arrest or even reverse the almost inevitable declines of age. That process means that Albert Pujols will probably spend more time as a DH than guarding a bag, another factor that makes you question the wisdom of spending big bucks on one player who’s on the plus side of 30. But the amazing thing is just the idea of Albert Pujols in an LA uniform has Angels tickets flying out of the box office. And that’s worth something to a franchise that finished out of the money last season.

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Well the Super Bowl has been set and it looks like it should be a good one. What your Super Bowl tickets bring is the chance to see two teams coming at you from opposite ends of the spectrum. The New York Giants have gotten hot only late in the season and are now sporting a competent offense coupled with a stout defense that provides plenty of pressure from a dominant defensive line. The New England Patriots are almost all offense with a low ranked defense that’s been battered all season. But that Patriots defense did rise to the occasion in the AFC Championship by stifling a good Ravens offense when they absolutely had to.

If you haven’t gotten your Super Bowl tickets lined up it’s not too late to act but you’re going to have to fight off Giants and Patriots fans. While both teams have found their way to Indianapolis, neither was seen as a shoo-in for this game and in our minds there is no clear cut favorite. The Giants have proven they can beat the Patriots in the big game. But the Patriots have won three Super Bowls under desperate conditions. It’s going to be an interesting game come Feb. 5th and Super Bowl tickets, as always, will be the most desired sports ticket of the year.

As of right now Frontrow.com has a good selection of Super Bowl packages with prices ranging from about $3,800.00 up to $4,600.00. Remember, these Super Bowl packages include rooms, access to various Super Bowl activities, and Super Bowl tickets. Rather than try and wing it on your own you might want to do the easy thing and let Frontrow.com provide you with a complete Super Bowl Package.