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After announcing their breakup last summer, Brooks & Dunn will embark on their “Last Rodeo” North American tour in April. Tickets for that tour went on sale last Friday and now the duo are number three (power score 3.49) in TicketNews’s exclusive top events rankings for the week ending March 7.

Number one belongs to Wicked (4.81) and number two belongs to Paul McCartney (3.50), whose “Up and Coming” tour begins March 28 in Arizona. The Eagles make a big leap from number eight in the previous rankings to number four (3.27) in these. Taylor Swift follows at number five (2.68). Jay-Z stays at number six (1.87). James Taylor & Carole King added stops to their tour on Friday, giving them the number seven spot (1.82). Bon Jovi is number eight (1.74), while theater’s Lion King (nine, 1.71) and Michael Bublé (ten, 1.43) close out the overall top ten.   Full Story…

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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival enters TicketNews’s Weekly Top Events rankings for the first time this week, coming in at number three (2.81). The festival hosted by the guitar legend trails only behind Wicked (4.52) and Jimmy Buffett (4.34). Jay-Z gained big ground this time around, moving from his previously held number fourteen position to number four (2.58). Bon Jovi stays at number five (2.23), while Michael Bublé slips to number six (2.03; he was number two in the last rankings). The Black Eyed Peas (seven, 1.84) pull ahead of Taylor Swift (eight, 1.69) and George Strait & Reba McEntire (nine, 1.65). Rounding out the overall top ten is John Mayer with a 1.60 power score.   Full Story…

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On a recent trip to the UK, the founders of the San Francisco-based social commerce Web site Eventbrite had an “aha!” moment.

Not because they figured out a new feature for their fast-growing Web site, which allows people to manage, promote and sell tickets to their own events, but because they discovered that their company was developing a global reach.   Full Story…

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In a year marked by the unexpected shuttering of several national festivals, another summer event has risen to fill the void just as unexpectedly.

Though early details about the Nateva Music & Camping Festival surfaced with little prior warning near the end of January, the three-day event already promises a bevy of big name acts for its inaugural lineup. While an official announcement is still forthcoming, Nateva has confirmed performances by festival favorite the Flaming Lips, as well as the Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band.  Full Story…

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From parties to rehearsals to gift suites, Grammy-related activities were taking over L.A.’s weekend scene in advance of Sunday night’s awards show at Staples Center. Here’s a tour around town:

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Wicked (three, 4.49) gets knocked out of the number one spot in TicketNews’s Top Events rankings, and not by Super Bowl XLIV (two, 4.77). Number one belongs to James Taylor & Carole King, who dominated the overall rankings for the week ending January 24 with an 11.52 power score. Another touring duo, George Strait & Reba McEntire make the overall top ten at number four (3.81). The NFC Championship game with the victorious New Orleans Saints is number five (3.00), followed by Lady Gaga (six, 1.93) and the AFC Championship Game with the Super Bowl-bound Colts (seven, 1.83). Taylor Swift shows up at number eight (1.69), beating out Jersey Boys (nine, 1.42) and John Mayer (ten, 1.57).  Full Story…

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One of the hottest new Broadway musicals has started to tour, and your city is the first stop on the tour. You need to supply information about projected ticket sales to the box office manager. The box office manager uses this information to anticipate staffing needs until the tickets sell out. You provide the manager with a quadratic equation that models the expected number of ticket sales for each day x. ( x =1 is the day tickets go on sale). tickets= -0.2x^2+12x+11
a. Does the graph of this equation open up or down? How did you determine this?
b. Describe what happens to the tickets sales as time passes?
c. Use the quadratic equation to determine the last day that tickets will be sold. (Note: Write your answer in terms of the number of days after ticket sales begin.)
d. Will tickets peak or be at a low during the middle of the sale? How do you know?
e. After how many days will the peak or low occur?
f. How many tickets will be sold on the day when the peak or low occurs?

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We are doing an afternoon of songs, and a short play ( about 25 minutes) to raise money for Broadway Cares/EFA…. do we need to get permission to perform it?