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You’ve heard us talk about Britney Spears and her album Circus, and circus shots in the NBA and college basketball, but this marks our first post on actual circuses.

Circus Shows NYC – Notable Acts

The most renowned circus show in New York City right now is most certainly Cirque Du Soleil – Zarkana ran at Radio City Music Hall in 2011, and now Michael Jackson The Immortal Tour is coming to both the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ and the famous Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan near Penn Station.

Recently SeatGeek partnered with Bloomberg Philantropies with our DNyA project to bring more attention to smaller scale NYC arts including NYC circus shows. The SeatGeek team had the opportunity to attend one of these events (technically an extreme dance performance) from STREB and it was very action-packed, entertaining and much more affordable than Cirque du Soleil. With that said, there is something to be said for watching the different styles of Circus shows available here in NYC, so below I have updated the current shows and will continue to update these as new events arise. Happy browsing and get out there and enjoy this unique style of performing arts.

Circus Shows NYC – Cirque Du Soleil

Cirque Shows in New York City

Cirque Shows in Newark, NJ

Other Circus Shows

At SeatGeek, we were sad to read this story in the Salt Lake Tribune that Karl Malone–a former Utah Jazz legend and NBA Hall of Famer–was forced to buy his own ticket to a Jazz game last February played in the wake of Jerry Sloan’s dismissal as the Jazz coach.

According to the Tribune:

What happened to Sloan had festered inside Malone for long enough. In the immediate aftermath, he came to Utah to express concern, buying his own ticket to the next game at EnergySolutions Arena via a scalper because the Jazz had told him there were no tickets available for him, and spoke to reporters.

In light of this report that an NBA legend wasn’t able to easily obtain tickets to see the very team he helped bring to prominence, we here at SeatGeek felt compelled to offer our assistance.

As such, we want to formally extend Mr. Malone the offer of four (4) lower-level tickets to any Jazz home game this season, as well as four (4) lower-level Jazz tickets to be donated to the charity of Mr. Malone’s choosing.

At SeatGeek, we’re all about making sure that fans—from the layman to the Mailman—have easy access to the best deals on tickets to see their favorite teams, so we are serious in this offer and hope to soon send Mr. Malone and his favorite charity some great seats to see the Jazz in action this season.

NCAA Final Four Tickets 2012

Find the best prices on 2012 Final Four tickets right here at SeatGeek.com!

2012 Final Four Ticket Prices & Lottery Information (Face Value)

Every year the NCAA holds a lottery which is open to the public to vie for Final Four tickets. The application process is already underway for 2012 Final Four tickets at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.  Each entrant has the opportunity to apply for up to four seats.

If you are picked in the lottery you will be able to purchase Final Four 2012 tickets as well as 2012 NCAA Championship game tickets.  Your credit card will be charged for the tickets if you apply, but if you are not picked in the lottery the charges will be refunded. The deadline to enter is either May 31, 2011 or up until 20,000 applications have been received, whichever comes first. Selection will take place in July, 2011 and winners will be notified beginning in August 2011. Winners of the 2012 Final Four tickets lottery will receive their coveted ticket books in February of 2012 just in time for madness.

If you aren’t participating in the lottery and are wondering when do final four tickets go on sale to the general public, your best bet is going to be the resale market (so sign-up for our newsletter above to get notified when tickets hit the open market). In 2011, tickets hit the resale market in October of 2010, so I would expect a similar time frame for 2012 and will be sure to update this post accordingly.

2012 Final Four – Top Contenders

The top contenders for the NCAA national championship are Syracuse, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio St. and Baylor. With perennial threats Duke, UConn and Michigan State looming.

Final Four Tickets – Face Value and Resale Prices

Resale Final Four Ticket Prices

The graph below shows Avg. Ticket Prices for the 2011 Final Four Over Time (the green line is the average price)

There are a few things going on here:

• Because most of the volume comes in the days leading up to the event (see chart below), the volatility lessens and tickets fluctuate closer to the average
• Early on, as a mix of both small volume, lack of information, etc. there is a lot more fluctuation around the average price
• Spikes don’t necessarily indicate that someone overpayed because this is for all sections and on a low volume day where someone buys a bunch of 100 level seats the daily average would skew upward

The graph below represents the % of Total 2011 Final Four Ticket Activity by Day. I.e. if there was 100 total sales, and 10 on 3/23, that would show up as 10%. The sum of all the bars is 100%.

• 50% of ticket sales occur in the 9 days leading up to the start of the Final Four
• 80% of ticket sales occur in the 51 days leading up to the start of the Final Four
• Stuff gets really real when you would expect…the day of the first elite 8 games (3/26) there was a 248% in ticket sales followed by another 209% increase the next day (obviously due to the fact that this is when fans finally know which teams are actually in the final four).

2012 Final Four Face Value Prices

• Price Level 3: $170
• Price Level 2: $190
• Price Level 1: $210

2012 Final Four Seating Chart

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If you are wondering how to get final four tickets, there are a couple of options. You can apply for 2012 Final Four tickets by going here and clicking on the 2012 New Orleans picture near the middle of the page.  And of course, once tickets go onsale to the the general public, you can find all available Final Four tickets right here at SeatGeek! If you are looking for seats to the first few rounds of the 2012 March Madness tournament, those tickets go on-sale in October of 2011.

2012 Final 4 Ticket Packages & Prices

Final Four 2012 – All Session Game Ticket & FAN Hospitality

• Terrace Level Courtside, Sections 612-616,638-642,507-524,537-554 Ticket to the Semi-Final & Final Games
• Admission to the Official FAN Hospitality Pre-Game Party presented by PrimeSport

This package starts at $600 with section upgrades starting at $100 and going all the way up to $4700 for first 20 row VIP seats.

2012 March Madness Regional Dates and Locations

If you are wondering how much Final Four tickets cost or what the average Final Four ticket prices are, you have come to the right place as this page will serve as the access point to all our NCAA Tournament ticket price coverage.

Note: If you are a journalist, beat writer, blogger, etc. feel free to reach out to me at chad@seatgeek.com for updated info or specific NCAA tournament ticket data requests.

2011 Final Four Ticket Prices / The Cost of Final Four Tickets

Based on last years numbers, the cost of 2 tickets to the final four can easily exceed $1000 dollars.

Average list price: $735 UPDATE: prices are now averaging $666

Cheapest Final Four tickets: $166 UPDATE: the cheapest ticket on the market is now $140

Courtside Final Four tickets are going for as high as $7978

All of the above data based on SeatGeek’s secondary ticket market data

NCAA Tournament Ticket Prices (by round)

• Round of 64 Ticket Prices – a look at average March Madness ticket prices by region and venue
• Round of 32 Tickets Prices – average ticket prices by region and venue, as well as a look at the most expensive 3rd round session featuring Kansas, Illinois, Texas and Arizona
• Sweet 16 Ticket Prices – the West Region is proving to be the most demanded with March Madness fanatics
• Elite 8 Ticket Prices - full price analysis to be posted (in the meantime here is a look at the Arizona UConn matchup
• Final Four Ticket Prices - - full price analysis to be posted
• NCAA Championship Ticket Prices - Average ticket price: $282, cheapest ticket price: $39

All Final Four ticket price data based on secondary market prices as of 3/29/2011 at 2:30 PM ET.

Final Four Schedule/Information

NCAA Final Four Semifinals: Saturday April 2, 2011 at 4:10 pm Reliant Stadium – Houston, TX

We have been getting some inquiries regarding “what day can you buy 2012 final four tickets”. The answer is now. Tickets are already available on the secondary market. I don’t think there is another release of primary market tickets with the exception of the schools that make it into the Final Four in New Orleans.

Sign-up below for info on how to get the best deals on NCAA basketball tickets as soon as they are available.

Steve Martin is packing up his banjo and hitting the road. The actor and comedian, who has a love for the banjo and has been playing since he was a teenager, announced his “Rare Bird Alert” tour with his supporting band, The Steep Canyon Rangers.

Steve Martin Tickets 2012

The tour will be in support of their new album of the same title and will visit the cities of Reno, Porterville (CA), Indio, Santa Barbara, Boston, Kansas City and Rochester (NY).

Martin’s banjo playing has also garnered him critical acclaim. He won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for his “The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo” and is currently up for the 2012 Grammy in the same category for “Rare Bird Alert.”

Steve Martin Music Videos

Steve Martin – Jubilation Day Music Video (w/ Steep Canyon Rangers(

Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers Tour Dates 2012

Tickets are on sale now and you can check out SeatGeek for the scoop.

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