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Most would agree that music festivals like Bonnaroo and Coachella are an amazing time had by all. Unfortunately, not all of us can afford $600 tickets and trips across the country. That’s why we put together a list of the best summer concert series’ in NYC, so you New Yorkers out there can have a ... <a title="NYC’s 10 Best Summer Concert Series’ | NYC Summer Music Festivals" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/nyc-music-festivals/" aria-label="Read more about NYC’s 10 Best Summer Concert Series’ | NYC Summer Music Festivals">Read more</a>

Pearl Jam have announced a 12-city October U.S. tour, following a summer trek to Europe, that includes an appearance  at Austin City Limits Music Festival. Seattle native rock legends Pearl Jam took the road in the fall last year as well, promoting their new LP Lightening Bolt. Since the band’s inception in 1990, Pearl Jam has become ... <a title="Pearl Jam Tour | Pearl Jam Tour Dates and Info" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/pearl-jam-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Pearl Jam Tour | Pearl Jam Tour Dates and Info">Read more</a>

Miranda Lambert has just announced a Platinum tour in promotion of her upcoming album of the same name. But wait, there’s more platinum. There is so much more platinum. “Platinum represents a lifestyle for me,” Lambert said. “It’s the color of my hair, my wedding ring, my airstream trailer, so it’s just a natural fit for the name of ... <a title="Miranda Lambert Announces Platinum Tour | Tour Dates, Sweepstakes, and More" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/miranda-lambert-platinum-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Miranda Lambert Announces Platinum Tour | Tour Dates, Sweepstakes, and More">Read more</a>

According to Lil Wayne‘s friends, Tha Carter V is on the way. Drake told the crowd at a concert in New Orleans in February that Wayne would be dropping his new album on May 5. That date is likely not set in stone, but in an interview at music festival SXSW, Young Money president Mack Maine confirmed that Wayne is getting ... <a title="Lil’ Wayne News: Tha Carter V Is Coming Soon | Listen To New Single" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/lil-wayne-news-tha-carter-v-is-coming-soon/" aria-label="Read more about Lil’ Wayne News: Tha Carter V Is Coming Soon | Listen To New Single">Read more</a>

You read right: Kanye West is planning to release a spoken word album. He will reportedly make the three-hour recording available on vinyl, and it will feature everything from his views on the environment to life with fiancee Kim Kardashian and their 10-month-old daughter North. A source says Kanye is excited by the ”groundbreaking” record and has set ... <a title="Kanye West Spoken Word Album | Watch Kanye Perform Slam Poetry" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/kanye-west-spoken-word-album/" aria-label="Read more about Kanye West Spoken Word Album | Watch Kanye Perform Slam Poetry">Read more</a>

Sara Bareilles has just announced that she will be making a 24-city run on her Little Black Dress headlining tour this summer. The tour will begin on July 10 in Chicago, and pre-sale tickets will begin on Tuesday (May 6) before general tickets go on sale on Friday.  Facebook Presale: Wednesday May 7th at 10:00AM – ... <a title="Sara Bareilles Summer Tour Announced" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/sara-bareilles-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Sara Bareilles Summer Tour Announced">Read more</a>

UPDATE: Will Eminem Tour in 2015? Find out here! When I think back on my young adolescence, my memory is colored by awkward first kisses, braces, and laboriously learning all of the words to “Cleaning out my Closet”, “Lose Yourself”, and “Without Me” by Eminem. Oh, was that just me? I think not. You’d be ... <a title="From Rap Battles to Rap God, Eminem is Still On Top" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/5-reasons-why-we-love-eminem/" aria-label="Read more about From Rap Battles to Rap God, Eminem is Still On Top">Read more</a>

The Clear Channel network threw itself an awards show last night because nothing says “I Heart Radio” like television, right? All kidding aside, the iHeartRadio Music Awards ended up being much more entertaining than expected. Here were a few of the best moments. When the first trophy of the evening was awarded to Rihanna, she was ... <a title="IHeart Radio Music Awards - The Best Moments" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/iheart-radio-music-awards-the-best-moments/" aria-label="Read more about IHeart Radio Music Awards - The Best Moments">Read more</a>

Last year, two Electric Zoo attendees died from drug-related causes at the New York EDM festival. As a result, the last day was cancelled, which prompted an uproar from festival-goers.  This year, Electric Zoo isn’t taking any chances. They’re tightening up on security measures big time, in hopes of preventing another tragedy from striking the festival again. Electric Zoo ... <a title="Electric Zoo 2014 - New Policies Enforced After Drug-Related Deaths" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/electric-zoo-new-policies/" aria-label="Read more about Electric Zoo 2014 - New Policies Enforced After Drug-Related Deaths">Read more</a>

There are so many iconic New Yorkers. From Biggie Smalls to Cindi Lauper, from Jay-Z to the New York Dolls - you can spot a New Yorker from a mile away. Most of the time. Every once in a while though, a New Yorker slips through that we never would’ve guessed was from Queens! Or ... <a title="5 Artists You Never Knew Were New Yorkers" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/artists-from-new-york/" aria-label="Read more about 5 Artists You Never Knew Were New Yorkers">Read more</a>

Jason Derulo fans, get ready - the Tattoos World Tour is coming our way with some serious momentum. This will be his second headlining world tour, and the first since he broke a vertebrae in January 2012 while rehearsing for his Future History World tour, which lead to its cancellation. The tour is currently set to ... <a title="Jason Derulo | Tour News and Info" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/jason-derulo-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Jason Derulo | Tour News and Info">Read more</a>

Jack White let us hear the first track off his new album Lazaretto, “High Ball Stepper,” earlier this month. Now, he has released a second track, with the album’s title: “Lazaretto.” We can expect the new album to drop June 10th. This past Record Store Day, April 19th, White created The World’s Fastest Studio-to-Record 7″ vinyl.  The time to record, ... <a title="Jack White Releases New Track “Lazaretto” - Listen Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/jack-white-new-track/" aria-label="Read more about Jack White Releases New Track “Lazaretto” - Listen Here">Read more</a>

U2 are nothing if not great at keeping our attention. The band was reported in 2013 to have an album coming out last fall, but by November, it seemed that a spring release was more likely. Earlier this year, Bono said, “We want [the new album] to come out this summer, but you don’t want to ... <a title="U2 News | U2 Talks New Album" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/u2-news-u2-talks-new-album/" aria-label="Read more about U2 News | U2 Talks New Album">Read more</a>

In case you’ve been trapped under a rock this past month, let us fill you in on the state of your Facebook feed: Coachella. ...Coachella... COACHELLA. Along with all this Coachella talk has come, unsurprisingly, a lot of Coachella love. Here at TickPick, we’re fans of equality, so we decided to take a stand for the ... <a title="The 7 Worst Things About Music Festivals" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/the-7-worst-things-about-music-festivals/" aria-label="Read more about The 7 Worst Things About Music Festivals">Read more</a>