Weekend Ticketing: The Dead, Dave Matthews Band, Elton John & Billy Joel, New Kids on the Block, The Killers

The surviving members of the Grateful Dead will hit the road as The Dead this spring for the first time in five years, and have unveiled plans for a month-long tour.

On-sales get underway Saturday (1/24) for shows in Greensboro, NC; Washington, DC; Worcester, MA; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Philadelphia (via ComcastTix.com); Uniondale, NY; New York City; Albany and Buffalo, NY (via Tickets.com); Hartford, CT; East Rutherford, NJ; Rosemont, IL; Denver, CO; and the Los Angeles area, while tickets for the group's stop in Mountain View, CA (via Live Nation) go on sale Sunday (1/25).

[Click to search for The Dead tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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The Dave Matthews Band will issue its first new studio album in four years on April 14, and will launch a tour the same day.

Tickets hit the box office Saturday (1/24) for shows in Pelham, AL (via LiveNation); Alpharetta, GA; Albuquerque, NM (via Live Nation); Phoenix (via LiveNation) and Dallas.

[Click to search for Dave Matthews Band tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Elton John and Billy Joel have added a few new dates to their upcoming "Face 2 Face" tour, which launches in early spring and is expected to run for parts of the next two years.

Tickets roll out Saturday (1/24) for stops in St. Paul, MN; Nashville; and Toronto.

[Click to search for Billy Joel & Elton John tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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New Kids on the Block continue their reunion plans into 2009 with a fresh slate of headlining shows behind the group's first studio album in 15 years, "The Block."

Tickets hit the market Friday (1/23) for shows in Niagara Falls, NY; London, Ontario (via John Labatt Centre); Kanata, Ontario (via CapitalTickets.ca); and Manchester NH. Saturday (1/24) on-sales are set for stops in Erie, PA; Hidalgo, TX; Greenville, SC; Bossier, TX; Orlando and Estero, FL; Baltimore; Portland, ME; and Hershey, PA.

[Click to search for New Kids on the Block tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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The Killers have announced a second leg of dates for their current tour in support of the band's latest opus, "Day & Age," which surfaced last fall.

Tickets go on sale Friday (1/23) in Phoenix (via Live Nation) and Indianapolis (via Live Nation), and on Saturday (1/24) for stops in Las Vegas; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; Vancouver, British Columbia; Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Milwaukee; Bonner Springs, KS; Columbus, OH; Cleveland (via Live Nation); Camden, NJ (via Live Nation); and Uncasville, CT.

[Click to search for The Killers tickets at Ticketmaster.com.]

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Ticket on-sale information for many other artists--including Morrissey, Nickelback, Ben Folds and Moe--is available at LiveDaily's Ticket Report.

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Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster.com, as well as the venue box office. On-sale dates and/or times are subject to change. Ticketmaster is LiveDaily's parent company.

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