Minnesota Twins Tickets Disappearing Fast

Wow! I can't believe how few tickets there are out there in Ticket Land for the Minnesota Twins Series this weekend against the Houston Astros! There have been a lot more Minnesota Twins tickets available for basically every other series this year than there are now for this weekend’s series!

I wonder why that is….The Minnesota Twins have been out of town for over two weeks, have Minnesota Twins fans just felt neglected after three away series in a row!? Or is the demand up that much just because the series falls on Father’s Day weekend? It seems plausible that a lot of people would buy Minnesota Twins tickets for their father’s for a great Father’s Day gift.

All I know is that if I’m serious about going to any of the games this weekend, I better buy my Twins tickets now if I want to sit anywhere but the "nose-bleed" sections! Anyone else out there thinking of buying Minnesota Twins tickets for this series against the Houston Astros better buy now because I don't think prices are going to drop!

TCF Bank Stadium Tickets

I feel sorry for those of you that haven't a chance to visit the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis and see the new Gophers Football stadium. TCF Bank Stadium looks AWESOME!!! Just seeing TCF Stadium made me wonder how I was going to get Golden Gophers Football Tickets for the inaugural game at the new Golden Gophers Stadium versus Air Force. If that game has even close to the same demand as the first ever Minnesota Wild game at the Xcel Energy Center, I am going to have to shell out some BIG BUCKS if I want Gopher Football Tickets. Oh well, I guess that it is only money and you only live once!

The Boss Still Has it!

Last night I had the opprotunity of a life time. At the very last minute I decided to go to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band at the Xcel Energy Center. I bought my Brice Springsteen tickets from Ticket King and it just so happened that they were in the best section of the Xcel: 119 row 6 seats 1-3. The view of the stage was absolutely amazing, I will post some pictures below so you can see for yourself. I heard that Xcel Energy Center tickets for this show were easy to find at first, Bruce Springsteen tickets were being sold by Ticket King below face value then all of a sudden at the last minute super great tickets became available. All of the people sitting in front of me got their tickets the day of the show as well.
I bought these Xcel Eneregy Center tickets as a gift for my mom for Mother's Day, and I kept the location of our tickets a secret. When the usher stopped us at the entrance to explain what aisle we were supposed to go down, my mom got a view of the stage and by the time we got to our seats only 6 rows from the stage she was crying she was so happy! It's always a great feeling to do something nice for someone!
As for the show, Bruce and the band played for 3 FULL hours. Normally The Boss plays 3 encores, however, last night he only played 1. I'm not complaining - I heard a lot of songs that I hadn't heard live before like "I'm on Fire" "Rosalita" and "The Ghost of Tom Joad." Another high light for me was seeing the new drummer the E Street Band was trying out: Jay Weinberg, Max Weinberg's son. Jay Weinberg played drums for half the show and then his dad took over; they are trying to get him acquainted with the grueling live show because in August Max has to go back to to the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Jay will have to be the full time drummer. For an 18 year old kid he was phenomonal! I can't wait to see where his drumming skills take him!

See you at the next one, Boss!

TCF Bank Stadium

The Gophers Football Season Ticket Holders have started to select their Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Tickets for next year's inaugural season at TCF Bank Stadium. It will be interesting to see what the demand is like at an on campus, outdoor and smaller venue like TCF Bank Stadium. My hunch is that Minnesota gopher Football Tickets will be super expensive.

In My opinion, there are three really good Gophers Tickets sites to check on. These sites seem to actually own the Gopher Tickets and not be resellers of the Minnesota Gophers Tickets.

1) Ticket King - www.ticketkingonline.com

2) Gopher Football Tickets - www.gopherfootballtickets.com

3) Ticket King St. Paul - www.ticketkingstpaul.com

I can't wait to watch a college football game outside! GO GOPHERS!!!

Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers

I am planning on making the four hour trip to Lambeau Field this year for the big game between my beloved Minnesota Vikings and the hated Green Bay Packers. I spent a bunch of hours online looking for Packers Tickets and I cam across an excellent site. The website has a Green Bay Packers Schedule as well as really good prices on Green Bay Packer Tickets. I was able to buy two decent seats for $200/Ticket for the game. If you are going to the Packers/Vikings game at Lambeau Field, please come and say HI. I will be sitting in Section 103 Row 41! GO VIKES!!!

Minnesota Vikings Tickets

I found a new online ticket site that has extremely good prices on Minnesota Vikings Tickets. The name of the company is Twin Cities Tickets. It is obviously a locally owned company and it appears as though they own a huge portion of all Vikings Tickets that are currently being offered on websites. The domain name is a little weird but it is worth checking out. Simply go to: www.webtixxs.com

Vikings Pre Season Schedule

The Minnesota Vikings just released their 2009 Pre Season opponents and as far as the ticket demand goes, they couldn't be better. The Vikings will host the Dallas Cowboys and the Kansas City Chiefs during the Pre Season at the Metrodome. Both teams have a rabid fan base that is willing to travel. That facto should lead to increased demand for Vikings Tickets to those games. Historically, Pre Season Minnesota Vikings Tickets sell for $5/Ticket. I would be surprised if they are that inexpensive this year. GO VIKES!!!

Minnesota Twins Tickets

It know that it is hard to believe, but this is the last Minnesota Twins season at the Metrodome. By the sounds of it, there is definitely some level of nostalgia, felt by Twins fans, which has lead to Minnesota Twins Tickets being a super hot commodity. Get this, the Minnesota Twins have sold out the home opener on 4/6/2009 versus the Seattle Mariners. I checked out some of my favorite ticket sites and found that lower level Twins Tickets are selling for between $69 and $199/Ticket. All I can say is WOW!!!

For the record, the Twins play the Mariners the following evening and the same Twins Baseball Tickets range in price from $19 to $79/Ticket. I think that I am going to opt for this game. GO TWINKIES!!!

Minnesota Timberwolves Make Big Pricing Move

Just days after my last post applauding the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Wild for the freeze that they put on ticket prices for next year, the Minnesota Timberwolves did one better. On Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced that they have slashed the 2009 prices on whole season Minnesota Timberwolves Tickets. Here are some of the highlights for next year:

1) Timberwolves Tickets in the upper level corner in decent rows are only $5/Ticket.

2) Timberwolves Basketball Tickets in the lower level corner are only $15/Ticket.

3) Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball Tickets in the first few rows of the upper level are just $15/Ticket.

You have to hand it to the Timberwolves, they have made a bold statement with their new pricing. No longer will price be a reason for the average fan not to head down to the Target Center for a Timberwolves game. WAY TO GO TIMBERWOLVES!!!

Local Pro Sports Franchises Finally Get It!

For the first time in approximately eight years, both the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Wild have kept their season tickets prices the same as they were last year. It is nice to see that they have both began to understand how tough it is for the average fan to buy season tickets and that it has become even more difficult due the poor economy.

I applaud the Minnesota Vikings for keeping the prices of Vikings tickets the same as last year even though the team did show some improvement by making it to the NFL Playoffs!

I also applaud the Minnesota Wild for not increasing the prices of Wild tickets even though they continue to sell out every game while producing a competitive and quality product!

Maybe the days of greedy Minnesota professional sport franchise owners like Red McCombs are behind us and we can count on the current owners to understand that sporting events are not just a privilege of the rich.