Experience the exciting Rodeo action in person at the 2009 National Finals Rodeo. The NFR is held on Thursday, December 3 through Saturday, December 12.

The National Finals Rodeo has a long history since it’s first year in 1959. It was originally held in Texas, then was moved to Los Angeles, and then Oklahoma City. The first year that NFR was held in Las Vegas was 1985.

Each year since then the National Finals Rodeo is held at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and this year is no exception. This hosts the best Cowboys, Bull Riders, and some of the biggest Country music stars.

This Rodeo lasts 10 days and includes 7 exciting competitive events. The 7 events are: saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, barrel racing, bull riding, steer wrestling, team roping, and team-down roping. From these events, 8 world champions are crowned. There is a winner for each of the events, and there is an overall champion who participated in more than one event.

Over 170,000 guests will come to the Thomas and Mack center during the 10 days of this event to see the National Finals Rodeo. The Thomas and Mack Center reaches capacity every night during the duration of the rodeo. Since this venue is relatively small, and can only host 18,000 people, many must watch the exciting action on TV. You could see this live Rodeo action in person.

Get your National Finals Rodeo tickets today!

Tickets for the 2010 Big East Tournament are on sale now, and you can experience all the NCAA action in person.

The Big East Conference is a single elimination tournament, and is one of the most exciting NCAA sporting events. This year the Big East Tournament will feature all 16 Big East basketball teams, making it the first time in history that has occurred.

There is no doubt that the Big East Tournament will have much excitement with basketball powerhouses such as St John’s, Syracuse, UConn, Seton Hall, and more. Previous winners include the Pittsburgh Panthers, Georgetown Hoyas,  Syracuse Orange, Connecticut Huskies, and more.

This men’s basketball tournament is played at the end of each regular season and will determine the champion of the Big East Conference. The tournament also determines the team that receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament each season.

Big East Basketball is an NCAA tradition of the best college basketball teams competing for the win. Each year this Tournament entertains tens of thousands of fans.The 2010 Big East Tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden from March 8 through March 13.

Get your Big East Tournament tickets today!

The Top 5 Events on SelectATicket.com last week were:

1. NHL Winter Classic Tickets
2. Masters Golf Tournament Tickets
3. Billy Elliot Tickets
4. NBA All Star Saturday Night Tickets
5. BCS National Championship Game Tickets

Be sure to check back next week to see which events make the new Top 5 list!

After a little over a year on Broadway, Shrek The Musical will be closing. The final performance is set for Sunday, January 3, 2010 after a a run of 441 performances. Based on the popular animated film series, the show opened in December of last year.

This Musical is set in a magical land in a far away kingdom, and tells the story of a green ogre named Shrek. Shrek moves to a green swamp to live happily alone after being feared and made fun of by everyone and everything. Soon after, a group of homeless fairy-tale characters raid his new home, and tells him he has been evicted by Lord Farquaad.

When Shrek and Lord Farquaad meet they make deals with each other. Lord Farquaas’ deal was that if Shrek rescues Princess Fiona he will give the fairy tale characters their homes back. Shrek agrees, but he begins to like Fiona a lot, and things get ugly when he shows up to rescue this pretty princess.

Shrek has a score of 19 songs performed by a cast of 27 people, and is full of dancing, laughs, and amazing sets.

Don’t miss your chance to see Shrek The Musical on Broadway! Get your Shrek Tickets now.

Superstar New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist will not play in tonight’s game in Calgary vs the Flames.

The New York Rangers are reporting it as a minor injury and the thought is he’s being held out as a precautionary measure.

NHL teams do not fully disclose the nature of injuries but it is believed Lundqvist has an upper thigh/groin problem.

Backup goaltender Steve Valiquette will start his second straight game. He is coming off a 4-2 victory in Edmonton. Valiquette has a modest winning record (2-1) so far this season including a shutout vs the Ducks.

Adding to the drama of tonight’s game is the Sean Avery vs Dion Phaneuf matchup. Avery, the notorious Rangers agitator, made disparaging remarks about Phaneuf and his girlfriend, actress Elisha Cuthbert, who happens to be an ex-girlfriend of Avery’s.

So keep an eye on those two tonight as there are sure to be some extra elbows thrown around if they both chase the puck into the corner!

Tonight’s game marks the end of the NY Rangers’ current West Coast road trip. Their next home game at Madison Square Garden will be Thursday November 12th vs the surprisingly competitive Atlanta Thrashers. The Thrashers lost star sniper Ilya Kovalchuk to injury earlier this season but they’ve managed to go 6-5-1 so far.

Select-A-Ticket has tickets for Thursday’s game vs Atlanta and for most home games, visit SelectATicket.com for New York Rangers tickets today.

Metallica is on tour and coming to Madison Square Garden! The World Magnetic Tour 2009 is a concert tour in support of the band’s album Death Magnetic. This album alone has sold an estimated 100 million copies worldwide.

Metallica will be at Madison Square Garden in New York City for two shows on Novemeber 14 and 15. The opening acts are Lamb of God and Volbeat.

The set list includes songs off the new album such as “That Was Just Your Life,” “The End of the Line,” “Cyanide,” and more. They also are expected to play some of their classics such as “Enter Sandman” and “Nothing Else Matters.”

Formed in 1981, the band’s line-up is consisted of drummer and founder Lars Ulrich an guitar and vocalist James Hetfield. The band has had a number of bassists, but Robert Trujillo is the current spot holder.

There’s no denying that Metallica is the most successful Heavy Metal band. They have released 11 albums, including 9 studio and 2 live. Five consecutive albums by Metallica have debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. They have produced 2 EPs, 45 singles, and 24 music videos. They are also the proud winners of 9 Grammy awards.

Find Metallica tickets today.

The first-ever revival of the musical Bye Bye Birdie is now on Broadway. The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of this popular broadway show is the first show to play at the newly renovated and reborn Henry Miller’s Theatre.

The original show opened on April 14, 1960 and played 607 performances before it closed on October 7. This reproduction of the Tony Award-winning musical is ready to entertain audiences for the first time in nearly 50 years.

Bye Bye Birdie tells the story of Conrad Birdie who is a rock n roll superstar. Before this music idol goes to the army, his agent and secretary plan a stunt for publicity where a girl gets to give Conrad Birdie a farewell kiss on The Ed Sullivan show.

Bye Bye Birdie features music and lyrics by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams with a book by Michael Stewart. Robert Longbottom is both the director and the choreographer.

The all-star cast includes Bill Irwin, Jayne Houdyshell, Dee Hoty, and Nolan Gerard Funk, who is making his broadway debut at Conrad Birdie. The story focuses on Conrad’s manager, Albert, who is played by John Stamos, and Conrad’s secretary, Rosie, who is played by Gina Gershon.

Get your Bye Bye Birdie Tickets now!

On Saturday, October 31 the New Jersey Devils celebrated a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Devils extended their winning streak on the road to seven straight games, which is the second longest in NHL history.

The win did not come easy as it was left up to a shootout. David Clarkson scored the winning goal for the Devils in the fourth round of the shootout.

Devils’ goalie Martin Brodeur made 18 saves. He was close to tying Terry Sawchuk’s NHL shutout record of 103, but with just 5 minutes into the third period Tampa’s Steven Samkos scored.

From the first two weeks of the season, the NHL made an announcement that among all NHL teams, the New Jersey Devils had one of the biggest jumps in attendance and also had a high increase in local TV ratings.

Spokesman Bob Sommer said that during the Devils first 4 games of the 2010 season, the average attendance has been 16,114 compared to last years season average of just 15,790. Price drops on tickets, increased presence on social networking sites, and other marketing efforts said to be the cause.

Get your New Jersey Devils Tickets now!

The Top 5 Events on SelectATicket.com last week were:

1. New York Yankees tickets
2. Bon Jovi tickets
3. Radio City Christmas Spectacular tickets
4. BCS Championship Game tickets
5. NBA All Star Game tickets

Check back next week to see which events make the top 5 list!