Week of July 14th

I hope everyone was able to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend! It was perfect for hanging out by the lakes, hitting up the Basilica Block Party and then grabbing a cocktail on the roof of Stella's Fish Cafe in Uptown.

I have a treat for all of the Ticket King St. Paul customers out there - well, it will seem like a treat after last week's barren list of events around the twin cities. There's actually some stuff going on this week! So let's get to it, here is what's happening in the metro area:

July 15th through 17th: St. Paul Saints vs. Sioux City Explorers tickets

July 16th: Bullet for My Valentine tickets

July 18th: Chris Rock tickets

July 18th through 20th: Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers tickets

July 18th: Poison tickets

July 19th: Jimmy Buffet tickets (at Alpine Valley)

July 19th and 20th: Neil Diamond tickets

There is tons more to do this week than last week, it would be GREAT to check out a baseball game with how nice the weather is going to be this week...before we know it there will be snow on the ground and we'll be complaining about the negative thirty wind chill, so get out there and enjoy the summertime goodness!

I Like It, I Love It

Since we've had a relatively slow couple of days as far as events actually happening this week, I thought I'd compile a list of what we're really looking forward to over the next month and a half down here at Ticket King St. Paul and Ticket King Minneapolis.

First and foremost, next Wednesday the Minnesota Wild schedule is released. This has got to be one of the highlights of my summer :)

The Minnesota Twins schedule matches them up with a division rival, the Chicago White Sox between July 28th and 31st. This is always a fun series to go to, especially as we head into the last third of the season. We have a good selection right now of Twins vs. White Sox tickets.

The Minnesota Vikings schedule kicks into high gear for the pre-season the beginning of August. Their first home game is Friday, August 8th at 7 PM where they'll be taking on the Seattle Seahawks. The second home pre-season game will be against the Pittsburgh Steelers on the 23rd of August, a Saturday, at 7 PM. Ticket King has really awesome Vikings vs. Seahawks tickets and Vikings vs. Steelers tickets, check out our website or give us a call (651-298-8100) if you're looking!

My favorite baseball series (ok, sometimes, like this year, we're matched up more than once, but I don't know how you would spell the plural of series?) is when the New York Yankees come into town to take on our hometown boys. Twins vs. Yankees tickets are a hot item at any time of year, and since this series is right in the heat of baseball season (August 11 through August 13), make sure you get yours early!

The first home Minnesota Golden Gopher football game will be August 30th at the Metrodome - this is such a fun game to go to, if you have that evening open, keep it that way! Gophers vs. Huskies football tickets are available by phone or online through Ticket King.

The first home Minnesota Golden Gopher hockey game is October 10th. Still quite a ways away, but the early bird gets the worm on this one, Gopher hockey tickets ALWAYS sell out early.

Have a fabulous weekend!

A/C, Finally.

Well, all...Ticket King St. Paul FINALLY has some air conditioning! It's so much nicer to have cooler temps in here...especially with the ninety degree weather headed towards us on Friday. And it looks just as good as it feels in this office today! Since the construction is done, the office is finally cleaned up, so it's actually a workable space again, it's not like you're entering a danger zone by coming into Ticket King St. Paul anymore.

I had a W. 7th Street neighbor stop into our office yesterday in the morning wanting to know about our plans for the Republican National Convention that will be taking place at the Xcel Energy Center at the beginning of September. Just as a forewarning, Ticket King St. Paul will most likely not be open that week. Never say never, but it's going to be way too crazy down here for us to warrant being open. In which case I will be working out of our Minneapolis office, which is about two blocks from the Metrodome on the corner of Chicago and Washington, just in time for the start of the Gopher football season!

I love the first home Minnesota Golden Gopher football game. It's like the fall season has really started, and it's so neat to see the marching band line up outside the Metrodome getting everyone riled up for the game. Ticket King has some really awesome tickets for the home games, too, so if you're looking to catch a couple of the football games this year, check out our website or give me a call at 651-298-8100.

:SIDE NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE VENUE WHEN PURCHASING MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE. ALL OF THE SPORTS LIST ON THE SAME PAGE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FOOTBALL GAMES MAKE SURE IT SAYS THAT THE GAME IS AT THE METRODOME, HOCKEY SHOULD SAY MARIUCCI ARENA, ETC.

Week of July 7th at Ticket King

I have really great news for all of you Ticket King St. Paul fans that were concerned about our lack of A/C over the past few months...it will be finished by the end of the week! I'm super pumped, so I figure everyone else must be, too ;-)

Anyway, here's what's going on this week at Ticket King St. Paul:

Monday, July 7th: Susan Tedeschi tickets, George Michael tickets
Wednesday, July 9th: Minnesota Lynx vs. Atlanta Dream tickets
Saturday, July 12th: Minnesota Lynx vs. Houston Comets tickets

Yep, that's it. Nothing else. It's going to be a slow week in the Twin Cities....

US Open Story

Although we've only been at the Ticket King St. Paul location for about a year, our company has been around for almost twenty years - the last three of which I spent in our Hudson, Wisconsin location. Because we've been around for so long, we have some very long time customers that email me their sports/concert/theater stories every once in a while. I received a very neat email earlier this week about a Ticket King St. Paul customer's experience at the Women's US Open last week that I thought I would share with all of you bloggers!

I was at the U.S. Women's Open on Wed., Thurs. and Sunday. I
took my nephew Sunday and we set up by the 11th/18th tee boxes for the first 4
hours and got to see all but the first five groups play there. Then, we headed
over to where the 12 and 17 tee boxes are. Got to see the rest of the groups, so
so saw all 74 golfers play at least one hold. After Annika teed off on 17, we
headed over to the 18 fairway to watch her play the final hole of any Womne's
Open (U.S.). It was so crowded that we set up at a spot about 200 yards short of
the green. So, as she was getting ready to hit her third shot to the par 5
green, we were directly behind her, probably about 30 yards away. So, Taylor and
i got to witness some history --- seeing her make the 199 yard 6 iron to get an
eagle on her last hole of any US Open. We are searching the videos and photos to
see if we can find ourselves in the background.

Great story, Pryce!! If any of our other Ticket King St. Paul customers have their own stories to tell, email them to me! I'm out for the rest of the long weekend, have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

Minnesota State Fair Concerts

As we're edging in on the start of the greatest festival of the summer in Minnesota, the Minnesota State Fair, more commonly referred to as the Great Minnesota Get Together, I thought I'd bring your attention to all of the great shows that are going to be at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand this summer!

Thursday, August 21st: 3 Doors Down tickets

Friday, August 22nd: Brad Paisley tickets

Saturday, August 23rd: Backstreet Boys tickets

Sunday, August 24th: Jonny Lang tickets

Monday, August 25th: Dierks Bentley tickets

Tuesday, August 26th: Paramore tickets

Thursday, August 28th: Mark Schultz tickets

Friday, August 29th: Prairie Home Companion tickets

Saturday, August 30th: Black Crowes tickets

Monday, September 1st: Toby Keith tickets

There are so many shows that I want to go to, it's going to be hard to pick and choose. I'm thinking maybe I need to buy 3 Doors Down tickets, Brad Paisley tickets, Jonny Lang tickets, Dierks Bentley tickets (I'm totally in love with Miranda Lambert's cd, and she's coming here with him!) and maybe some Toby Keith tickets, too.

Upcoming St. Paul Saints Schedule

As I've mentioned before, we are carrying a limited number of premium seats for this year's St. Paul Saints schedule. The minor league baseball teams are well-known for having great giveaways and promotions at their games, so here's what's coming up in that arena for the holiday weekend:

St. Paul Saints vs. Sioux Falls Canaries tickets:

7/1: Ride the bus to the ballpark for Canada Day celebrations!

7/2: Prizes to be given away at the famous St. Paul Saints tailgate!

7/3: $1 Beers at Midway Stadium!

St. Paul Saints vs. Lincoln Saltdogs tickets:

7/4: Happy Fourth of July! Post game fireworks at Midway Stadium!

7/5: St. Paul Saints Superfan headband giveaway!

7/6: Underwater Adventures Family Day, kids run the bases!

Also, Zach Goldberg, a former University of St. Thomas classmate made the St. Paul Saints roster! Give us a call at 651-298-8100 and buy your St. Paul Saints tickets today so you can go cheer on Zach and the rest of the Saints roster from the best seats in the house!