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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Grammy Award winner and funk icon Prince announced that he will be taking his high energy show and Minneapolis sound back to Canada starting in November.  The “Welcome 2 Canada” Tour will cross the entire country with performances in 11 arenas starting with a two-night stand in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre on November 25th and November 26th.

The 11-date Canadian run will be the artist’s first since a May-June trek through Canada back in 2002.

The tour will end on December 17th in Victoria, British Columbia after hitting the cities of Halifax, Montreal, Kanata, London, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Vancouver.

The dates are an extension of Prince’s “Welcome 2 America” tour which took the artist to 14 cities in the United States from December 15, 2010 through May 29, 2011 for a total of 34 shows.  A second European leg of the tour kicked off a series of 23 shows back on June 30, 2011 that ran until August 17, 2011.  The tour to date has hit major cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Oakland, Charlotte, Sacramento, San Jose, Paris, Amsterdam, Oslo, Dublin, Copenhagen, Budapest and Zurich.

Average ticket prices on the secondary market for Prince’s recent trek through America and Canada can be seen below. The most expensive shows to date have been in Montreal, New York and – surprisingly – Charleston, SC.

2011 Prince Ticket Prices & Dates

For a complete listing of deals for the best seats in the house check out SeatGeek with the full slate of dates for Prince and his “Welcome 2 Canada” tour.

Prince Tickets

For the third time since the tour was announced, concert promoters for the Watch the Throne tour featuring Kanye West & Jay-Z have added new dates due to overwhelming demand for tickets.  The latest dates recently added to the tour include two new shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 7th and 8th, an additional date at the United Center in Chicago on November 30th and a show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on December 13th.  The dates at MSG and the United Center bring the two artists to their hometowns of NYC (Jay-Z) and Chicago (Kanye).  The four shows in their stomping grounds are sure to be the most sought after of the entire tour.

Ticket Data (Chicago and NYC dates)

In addition to the new tour dates, Kanye has announced a partnership that will bring a new level to behind the scenes access.  West will be the first artist to experiment with a brand new entertainment platform as the first artist to be featured on VOYR.com. The subscription-based webcast will cover the entire tour with a 720-degree look of the stage, rehearsal access and footage, personal exercise routines, an exclusive documentary from Kanye, and an animated series based on Kanye’s “Runaway” film from his latest album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.  The subscription will cost $4.99/month for all-inclusive access.

The Watch the Throne tour, which will feature music from the platinum album of the same title from the two hip hop moguls, will kick off in Atlanta on Monday, October 28th and commence in Vancouver on December 18th.  The tour will visit major cities in the United States and Canada.

For a complete listing of deals for the best seats in the house check out SeatGeek with the full slate of dates: Watch the Throne tour dates.

Kanye & Jay-Z Tickets

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Despite the fact that Billy Corgan is the only remaining member of the original Smashing Pumpkins group still in the band, the Pumpkins are focused and back on tour this Fall. Rounding out the band’s lineup are Nicole Fiorentino, Mike Byrne and Jeff Schroeder, with the aformentioned Corgan still on lead (BTW, I am obsessed with this picture of Mr. Corgan that included above – it’s super cerebral or something…). With a new album set to be released in “late 2011″ titled Oceania it would be safe to expect a large portion of fresh tracks on the setlist for this Fall tour, with some of the classics intermixed for the fans that continue to be inspired by their goth/dream pop earlier tunes. If you look at some of their 2010 shows, classic hits such as Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Today and Cherub rock were on the Setlist. Below I have listed information on Smashing Pumpkins tickets, tour dates and ticket prices. Good like on your search.

Smashing Pumpkins Tickets 2011 (October)

Smashing Pumpkins Tour Dates 2011

Smashing Pumpkins Los Angeles, CA at Wiltern 10/05/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Oakland, CA at Fox Theatre 10/07/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Las Vegas, NV at Cosmopolitan 10/08/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Denver, CO at Ogden Theatre 10/10/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Milwaukee, WI at Riverside Theatre 10/13/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Chicago tickets and venue yet to be announced (sign-up for our newsletter for updates) 10/14/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Detroit, MI at The Fillmore 10/15/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Washington, DC at 9:30 Club 10/17/2011
Smashing Pumpkins New York, NY at Terminal 5 10/18/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Providence, RI at Lupo’s 10/19/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Boston, MA at Orpheum Theatre 10/21/2011
Smashing Pumpkins Philadelphia, PA at Tower Theatre 10/22/2011

Smashing Pumpkins Ticket Prices

Face Value Ticket Prices (i.e. Ticketmaster)

Face value prices are as follows:
Terminal 5 in NYC prices are $63.75 for General Admission Standing Room
The Wiltern in LA prices are $69.90, $92.05
Fox Theater in Oakland prices are $45
Ogden Theater in Denver prices are $46.50
For Smashing Pumpkins tickets in Detroit, the presale begins Wed. 08/24/11 at 10:00 AM US $35.00 Ticket + US $12.00 Fees = US $47.00 US $60.00 Ticket + US 14.50 Fees = US $74.50
Orpheum Theater in Boston prices are:
ORCHESTRA SEATING US $38.00 Ticket + US $9.85 Fees = US $47.85
US $58.00 Ticket + US $10.40 Fees = US $68.40
MEZZANINE SEATING
US $48.00 Ticket + US $10.15 Fees = US $58.15
BALCONY SEATING US $38.00 Ticket + US $9.85 Fees = US $47.85
US $48.00 Ticket + US $10.15 Fees = US $58.15

Fox Theater Oakland Prices

As more ticket price data surfaces I will update this post with more primary and secondary market data.

Going to the event? Let us know where you found your tickets in the comments below. If you are a reporter looking for additional concert ticket price data, feel free to reach out to me at chad at seatgeek.com

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Best Live Artists

Ever wondered which artists are the best live performers?

Here at SeatGeek we looked at overall popularity versus ticket revenue for a few well-known artists, who are currently on tour, to determine the best live artists. Popularity was measured by looking at the number of weeks the artist has made it onto the Hot 100 chart in the past 4 years, as well as their online fan base on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm. Ticket revenue was calculated by looking at the average amount of tickets sold per day on the secondary ticket market, in addition to their average ticket price during the past year. By doing this, we were able see if their popularity and concert sales lined up. This comparison revealed the best live artists on tour today.

The data showed that Dave Matthews Band was easily the most popular live concert this past year, relative to their popularity off the stage, suggesting that DMB is the best live artist to go see. Despite having zero hit singles make the Hot 100 in the past four years, more Dave Matthews Band tickets are sold each day than tickets to see Justin Bieber, who has occupied the charts for 157 weeks. Smilarly, the average price for DMB tickets is higher than both Taylor Swift tickets and Katy Perry tickets.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is Rihanna. Having occupied the billboard for 159 weeks in the past 4 years, as well as having one of the largest online followings of all artists, we found Rihanna’s concert sales to be shockingly low in comparison. Given her growing popularity, her low ticket sales suggest that she is not as impressive on the stage as she is in the recording studio.

Take a look at the graph to see how well your favorite artists do on tour, relative to their popularity. Once you’ve decided which bands and artists give the best live performances, head to SeatGeek to find the best deals on concert tickets!