NY Yankees raise tickets prices by 100%

The New York Yankees have raised the price they charge per gam for the most coveted tickets from a yearly cost of $37,oo for a four seat box to an amazing $81,000 for the same box in 2008. That is a staggering per ticket cost of $250.00 per ticket per game! Tixx.com can get you Yankees tickets for the best games call 1-800-688-4000 and save money today by not having to buy the whole season

The way the Yankees did look at their 2008 pricing was as an interim step of sorts en route to 2009 and their move across the street.

"The best way to say it is that approximately 50 percent of the increases that have been put in effect in 2008 will not increase into the new building," he said.

The team has about 37,000 season-ticket holders, and there is no reason to expect much drop-off, if any, with the new stadium on the horizon.

Trost said the price of bleacher seats will rise from $10 to $12 (in a season package) and upper reserved seats will go from $17 to $20 or $25. There also are increases at far more expensive levels.

Unlike the Mets, the Yankees do not offer variable pricing based on opponents or day of week.

The 10 most expensive ticket levels already are sold out.

The costliest of the remaining eight levels, the "Tier Boxes MVP," cost $55 per game for a full season ticket, $65 for an individual ticket in advance and $70 on game day.

The most expensive ticket is $400 for a game-day purchase at the "Field Championship" level.

LED ZEPPELIN US TOUR 2008

LED ZEPPELIN celebrated their triumphant comeback gig by planning world domination over cups of tea and coffee.

Unlike in their hellraising heyday, singer ROBERT PLANT and guitarist JIMMY PAGE slapped each other on the back and were handed giant mugs of hot drinks.

But then the rock fighting talk began and they discussed returning to Madison Square Garden in New York - where they did three sell-out shows in 1973.

My source backstage at London’s O2 arena said: “Robert had a couple of bottles of beer before going on stage but afterwards it was just hot mugs of tea and coffee.

“The band were really fired up and were talking about their late drummer JOHN BONHAM and what he would have thought about it - it was a time for reflection.

“Then the talk went to, ‘What next? Was this it or would there be something else?’ One of the guys started talking about their three concerts at the Garden.

“There was a consensus of, ‘Why not?’ It is one of the best live music venues in the world. I have no doubt after their reaction backstage that they will be there next year playing to a sell-out crowd.”

I said in my Bizarre manifesto I held wrinkly rockers in high esteem - and Led Zep’s first show for 19 years didn’t disappoint.

At the reunion gig the three surviving members - Page, Plant and JOHN PAUL JONES - were joined by Bonham’s son JASON on drums.

To see more pics from the gig and the celebs who attended, click on the link below.

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The band have hinted they would launch a tour if they enjoyed performing.

And if they loved it as much as their 18,000 screaming fans on Monday, expect to see them at a sold-out venue near you soon.

Page has been up for doing more gigs for a while, but Plant has been enjoying his solo career and has been reluctant.

But it seems the reaction of the fans and a bit of backstage back-slapping has turned his head.

A return was also predicted by support act PAOLO NUTINI.

He said: “They seemed very happy. Based on the show they gave I think they will tour.”

Celebs in the audience were full of praise for the band too. FOO FIGHTERS’ DAVE GROHL said: “That was amazing. Jason Bonham was fantastic on drums. I think he was even better than me.”

Then he challenged anyone listening: “I’ve got Led Zeppelin tattoos, have you?”

Just one word from LIAM GALLAGHER: “Mega”.

VERVE frontman RICHARD ASHCROFT wasn’t saying much but he did get noticed — he turned up with a dodgy bleached barnet.

Led Zeppelin? They’ve still got a Whole Lotta Love to give.

NFL taps Tom Petty for Super Bowl halftime show

NFL taps Tom Petty for Super Bowl halftime show
December 3, 2007 10:12 AM
By Tjames Madison
LiveDaily Contributor
Tom Petty [ tickets ] & The Heartbreakers will play the biggest stage in America next February, rocking the halftime show of Feb. 3's Super Bowl XLII, organizers have announced.
The halftime show of the National Football League's annual championship game is traditionally coveted by musical performers, who gain a huge lead-in audience from the game itself; this year's performance by Prince drew more than 140 million US viewers, according to the NFL.

Recent halftime acts for the big game have also included The Rolling Stones in 2006, Paul McCartney in 2005, and 2004's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" pairing of Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.

The Super Bowl, which will be televised by Fox, will be held at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ, which also plays home to the NFL's Arizona Cardinals.

Tire-maker Bridgestone has signed on as title sponsor for the Super Bowl's halftime show for both Petty's turn in 2008, as well as the following year's event, marking the first official Super Bowl exposure for either party.

The singer and his band toured last year to support "Highway Companion," his third solo release and 18th overall career album. The set debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, making it the Pettyr's highest-ever chart debut. At the time of the outing, he told Rolling Stone the trek could be his last.

Petty continues to stay busy hosting the XM Satellite Radio show "Tom Petty's Hidden Treasures," which recently began its third season. He and his band can also be heard on the just-released tribute CD "Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino," on which they do a rendition of "I'm Walkin."


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Little Mermaid Broadway review -from a fan

I thought the show was incredible.

I was VERY wary of the heelies concept going in, but it actually works really well. It certainly was a clever way to stage the swimming without using a lot of wires and things.

The cast is almost uniformly excellent. Sierra Boggess makes a solid Broadway debut. She truly inhabits the character of Ariel, and already seems to have her mannerisms and whatnot down. She has a great voice, and "Part of Your World" was one of the evening's highlights.

There is also the fantastic Titus Burgess, whose voice is just out of this world. I never saw Jersey Boys, so I had no idea what kind of voice he had. What he does with Under the Sea is amazing. I didn't really like his costume though- he kind of looked like Elmo.

Eddie Korbich was a lot of fun as Scuttle, as were the two guys who played the eels. Norm Lewis is underused, but he does get one brief moment where he really gets to use his voice.

The only person in the cast I did not care for was Sean Palmer. He gets a pretty thankless role to begin with, but he did absolutely nothing with it. Looking at his credits, he seems to be more of a dancer (appearing in Fosse, Dream, and Saturday Night Fever). However, Eric does very little dancing, so I am not sure why they went with him. His acting was blah, and his voice wasn't great.

Anyway, as good as Sierra and Titus were (and they were exceptional), the star on the stage this evening was the sensational Sherie Renee Scott, who in a perfect world would win the Best Featured Actress in a Musical Tony this year. She only appears in 6 scenes, but wow....she makes the most of it. She plays Ursula like this faded glamour queen. I felt like she was channeling a bit of Norma Desmond. Whatever it was, it worked. She gets two GREAT numbers that she sells to the rafters (the act 1 closer- Poor Unfortunate Souls and a new song called I Want the Good Times Back).

The costumes are fantastic, especially Ursulas. They did a great job of making her tentacles work. The set was lovely, and very imaginatively done. The way they shifted from the undersea world to land was clever. My only complaint about the set was Ariel's treasure trove. It wasn't so much a cavern as a rock. All she appeared to have collected was some old shoes. I also hope they do something about Ursula's final disappearance. It's not nearly as grand as it could be.

The staging was well-done. The highlights were Under the Sea and Kiss the Girl, the latter of which is very reminscent of Can You Feel the Love Tonight. The show moves along VERY briskly- by 10:25 this evening, I was out on the street.

Audience was really into it, and applauded loudly throughout- every major scene change got a lot of applause. They were very well-behaved- I didn't hear a peep out of any of the children. I want to give kudos to the ushers at the Lunt-Fontanne. The house did not open until 7:47 this evening, because the usher told me they were having problems with the set. However, in spite of that, they still had the house seated VERY quickly, and the show began at 8:07.

The audience was very appreciative throughout, and this source material is clearly very beloved (moreso, I suspect, than any Disney movie besides the Lion King). If tonight's packed house was any indication, they've got a winner on their hands that will run for a long, long time.


The Little Mermaid
Tickets are now on sale for this brand-new Disney musical. Great seats are available beginning January 2008!





In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy her father - the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she's the girl with the perfect voice.