Grand Old Day

Grand Old Day is this weekend! I am super pumped. Ticket King St. Paul was thinking about participating in the parade this year - which basically meant having one of the girls dress up in the Ticket King mascot for the parade - but unfortunately we didn't get our application in on time. This is like the official start to summer - and definitely one of our favorite Minnesota festivals down here at Ticket King St. Paul. Usually, we start off down on the St. Thomas end and work our way down to Dale, because we like to stop at friends' houses on the way down. I'm not sure if the plan is the same this year, though, because the parade is going in the opposite direction this year. And the bands down in the entertainment district are so fun, it's sooo nice to finally be able to be outside in the sun and listen to live music! Another exciting addition to this year's Grand Old Day celebration - a mechanical bull at Bonfire on Grand. This could be an interesting Sunday....

Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees

Exciting news: one of the biggest MLB series of the year, at least here in Minnesota, is taking place this coming weekend: the Minnesota Twins are taking on the New York Yankees at the HHH Metrodome from Friday through Monday. And Ticket King St. Paul has some really great seats still available. They're selling pretty fast, though, so check out the website or give me a call (651-298-8100). I'm pretty pumped, who doesn't want to see Justin, Joe and the crew take on A-Rod, Jeter and the Yankees? If you can't make it this weekend, don't worry, the New York Yankees will be back in town in August.

Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day to all of our Ticket King St. Paul customers! Even though we're closed today, I thought I'd just quick let everyone know what's going on down at Ticket King St. Paul this week:

Tuesday, May 27th-Wednesday, May 28th: Eddie Izzard tickets

Friday, May 30th-Monday, June 2nd: Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees tickets

Friday, May 30th-Sunday, June 1st: Spamalot tickets

Saturday, May 31st: Jay Leno tickets

and I have to make a special mention that Ticket King St. Paul has Death Cab for Cutie tickets available for next Monday, the 2nd of June, for the Orpheum.

Stanley Cup Finals

Airing tonight at Ticket King St. Paul: Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals. On our super large television screen. Not really, but I'm thinking it would be a great idea. Hockey, snacks, the largest screen in St. Paul to watch the game on...sounds like a blissful experience. Which reminds me of something my favorite seven year old told me....

"Ticket King Minneapolis is like a big kitchen, and Ticket King St. Paul is like
a living room. Are you trying to build a house?"

Anyway, since Ticket King St. Paul is so much like a living room, but basically the BEST living room EVER, it would really be the perfect place to watch the Detroit Red Wings take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals... :)

Kid Rock Tickets

This weekend, Kid Rock will be playing (Saturday) at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. Now I wasn't planning on going, but so many people have told me that his shows are AWESOME - and now I'm reconsidering! I guess he plays like every instrument on stage, even spends some time scratching on the spin tables. Everyone that I've talked to says that once you go to one of his concerts, you'll be hooked and want to go again and again, so I think I might need to go down there and check it out! Down here at Ticket King St. Paul, we still have some seats available for the show, and the prices are darn good. Call me (651-298-8100) or order Kid Rock tickets online for this weekend's show before they're gone!

Music in the Zoo

The Minnesota Zoo concert tickets are now on sale and Ticket King St. Paul is all set to help you out! Here's a listing of some of the shows that will be at the Minnesota Zoo Amphitheatre this summer:

Thursday, June 12th: Aimee Mann tickets
Monday, June 30th: Lucinda Williams tickets
Monday, July 7th: Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi tickets
Monday, August 4th: Los Lonely Boys tickets
Wednesday, August 13th: Chris Isaak tickets
Saturday, August 23rd: Jerry Jeff Walker tickets

Tina Turner Tickets

So, today is the day that Tina Turner tickets are finally available down here at Ticket King St. Paul for all of you Tina Turner fans out there! This is her first tour since she retired from touring in the year 2000. And by all accounts, this will be the 68 year old's last tour. But who am I to know :) Whenever I think of Tina Turner, I think of the song "Private Dancer". Which reminds me of a little story about my little sister. Back in - well, around - 1993, my dad had a bunch of associates in town for work, who he invited over to our house for a big dinner one night. My little sister, who was four at the time, was absolutely IN LOVE with Tina Turner. So what better idea for her than to slip into her electric blue tu-tu figure skating costume, convince her big sister (that would be yours truly) to announce her to the crowd and do the Tina Turner shimmy for every single one of these engineers at our house from Houston, Texas. It was one of those things that absolutely mortified my parents at the time, but has turned into one of the infamous stories of us growing up keep us laughing to this day. Anyway, that's my Tina Turner story...and probably why I'm going to have to convince my mom that we HAVE to go to this concert! If you're looking for Tina Turner tickets for the newly announced tour, just visit our website, shoot me an email or call me at 651-298-8100!