UFC 152 Tickets on sale now, Rory MacDonald takes verbal shot at BJ Penn

Tickets to UFC 152 in Toronto – which takes place September 22, 2012 at the Air Canada Centre – are now on sale, but the first shot has already been taken months before the first fight’s even taken place.

Earlier this week, up-and-coming welterweight fighter and Toronto native Rory MacDonald openly questioned fellow fighter BJ Penn’s commitment to preparing for their scheduled bout at UFC 152:
From MMAMania.com:

“No, that’s on him he is worried about TriStar. I don’t care about that, I fight for myself and that’s it. I am not worried about that. He is all upset because Georges whooped him, but, I am going to hurt him even worse, so. I am training for the best B.J. I am just preparing myself to be the best version. I am going to come out evolved, I am going to be in shape, explosive and exciting like I always do. I am going to be very technical and I am going to be on point. I don’t know where B.J. is at. You know, he didn’t even show up to this. He is dropping out of the VADA testing. Last time I saw him he looked really out of shape. I don’t know where his head is at in this, but, he better get serious or I am going to hurt him very badly.”

BJ Penn is coming out of retirement to face MacDonald, and this will be Penn’s first UFC bout since getting pummeled by Nick Diaz in UFC 137. It’s clear that MacDonald – one of UFC’s brightest young stars – is taking this fight seriously; do you think Penn will show up to play?
MacDonald vs Penn is only one of many big-time match-ups scheduled on the UFC 152 fight card, which includes the flyweight title match between Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson, as well as the co-main event between middleweights Michael Bisping and Brian Stann.
Be sure to get your tickets for UFC 152 and catch all the action in the octagon this September live at the Air Canada Centre! At ShowTimeTickets.com, we’ve got your ticket in to the best events – We Are Never Sold Out!
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Texting fan gets called out at Iron Maiden concert

You might be allowed to bring your cell phone with you at a concert, but don’t let yourself get caught texting with it. At a concert in Indiana last week, Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson called out a fan in no subtle terms who had apparently been texting for much of the night.

From the Sault Star:

The rockers were performing at the Klipsch Music Center in Indianapolis when Dickinson spotted an audience member texting throughout much of the band’s set and called him out for his rude behaviour.

Pausing midway through the track Wasted Years, he shouted, “Oh, for f—‘s sake, the man (in) the white shirt, you’ve been texting for the last three f—ing songs! You’re a w–ker!”

The crowd roared with approval and the 53-year-old then carried on with the show.

Have you ever been annoyed by fans glued to their phones?

As for Iron Maiden, they continue their Maiden England North American tour with gigs in Western Canada this week before heading along the American West Coast to close out their concert dates. We’ve got tickets to all of Iron Maiden’s remaining gigs; don’t miss out!

UFC 152 Toronto presser features flyweight title fight between Benavidez, Johnson

by Kat

Days after UFC 149 in Calgary set new gate records, the preliminary fight card was announced today for the UFC 152 event at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on September 22nd, 2012. The main event will feature the first-ever flyweight championship bout between Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. Accompanying that fight on the main event will be a middleweight match between Michael Bisping and Brian Stann.
The general onsale for UFC 152 goes this Friday, but you can buy and secure your UFC 152 tickets in advance with ShowTimeTickets.com, where we are never sold out! Read More

Bob Dylan announces North American tour with Mark Knopfler

By Kat

In conjunction with his latest album Tempest (which is set to release on September 11th), Bob Dylan announced that he and guest artist Mark Knopfler will tour North America later this fall. The sweeping new tour is Dylan’s first North American arena trip since 2006, and is in addition to dates that were already announced for smaller venues that ended September 8th.

You can read the full news release from Rolling Stone here.

Tickets to any of Bob Dylan’s new tour dates are available on ShowTimeTickets.com, even if the show is sold out at the box office! Read More

David Beckham to play tonight at sold-out BC Place against the Whitecaps

david beckham to play in vancouver
David Beckham may not have been selected to play at the London Olympics, but his loss has definitely been the box office’s gain as tickets for the hotly-anticipated match between the LA Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps are all sold out. Beckham – fresh off an impressive two-goal performance against the Portland Timbers – will play at BC Place for the first time since 2007 when the Galaxy and Whitecaps faced off in a friendly.
Tickets are sold out at the box office, but you can still get tickets to see David Beckham play the Whitecaps tonight with ShowTimeTickets.com! We are never sold out!

Ed Sheeran to play at Vancouver Queen Elizabeth Theatre October 4th

By Kat

Photo: Vancity Buzz

Vancouver fans of British muscian Ed Sheeran will have their chance to see him on his 2012 North American Tour on October 4th, 2012. His concert – originally scheduled for the Commodore Ballroom – has now been moved to the much larger, all-ages venue of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. You can get your Ed Sheeran tickets for his Vancouver date and gigs throughout his North American tour with ShowTimeTickets.com.