Welcome to the special Holiday Ticket Gift Guide issue of Tix That Rock from the MyCityRocks Ticket Exchange. We wish all our readers in the United States a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

From the Radio City Rockettes to How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Lady Gaga to Jeff Dunham, football to championship boxing, everything is covered in this edition of our Holiday Guide.

Tickets make a fantastic holiday gift, and with the holiday season upon us there are tons of holiday performances, concert tours, festivals, theatre, and sporting events to choose from below. If you are trying to find the very best seats to a concert, theatre or sporting event, or looking for tickets to an event that is already sold out at the box office, the MyCityRocks Ticket Exchange nearly always has tickets available, so that you and the people you care about never suffer the disappointment of not getting great seats to an event that you want to see.

Top Holiday Shows:

• Radio City Rockettes (New York, Boston, Nashville, Durham)
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) (national tour)
• Mannheim Steamroller (national tour)
• Cirque Dreams Holidaze (national tour)
• How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Saint Louis, San Diego, San Francisco)
• Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (national tour)
• The Nutcracker (cities everywhere)
• A Christmas Carol (cities everywhere)
• A Christmas Story (Detroit, Louisville, Phoenix, Raleigh, Tampa, Nashville, Chicago)
• Holiday Pops (cities everywhere)
• A Tuna Christmas (Austin, College Station, Galveston)

Top Concert Tours:

• Roger Waters
• Neil Diamond
• George Strait & Martina McBride
• Big Time Rush
• Lady Antebellum
• Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery
• Il Divo
• Bob Seger
• Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw
• Jay-Z & Kanye West
• Jeff Dunham
• Prince
• Radiohead
• Rammstein

Top Holiday Concerts:

• KIIS Jingle Ball: Lady Gaga, David Guetta, Big Time Rush(Los Angeles, 12/3)
• Q102 Jingle Ball: Kelly Clarkson, LMFAO, Avril Lavigne(Philadelphia, 12/7)
• Alice@97.3 Alice In Winterland: Kid Rock, Christina Perri(San Francisco, 12/8)
• Z100’s Jingle Ball: Lady Gaga, David Guetta & Foster the People (New York City, 12/9)
• Y100’s Jingle Ball: Pitbull, Lmfao, Kelly Clarkson (Sunrise, 12/10)
• KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas (Universal City, 12/10-12/11)
• Power 106’s Cali Christmas: Drake, J.Cole & Big Sean(Universal City, 12/16)
• Wild Jam 2011: Drake, LMFAO, J. Cole (San Jose, 12/18)

Top Festivals:

• Coachella (Indio, 4/13-4/22)
• Stage Coach Festival (Indio, 4/27-4/29)
• CMA Music Festival (Nashville, 6/7-6/10)
• Bonnaroo (Manchester, 6/7-6/10)
• Ultra Music Festival (Miami, 3/23-3/25)
• Essence Music Festival (New Orleans, 7/6-7/8)
• Bayou Country Superfest (Baton Rouge, 5/26-5/27)
• Austin City Limits Festival (Austin, 10/12-10/14)
• Lollapalooza (Chicago, 8/3-8/5)
• South Beach Wine and Food Festival (Miami Beach 2/23-2/26)

Top Theatre:

• Wicked
• The Lion King
• Jersey Boys
• Hugh Jackman Back On Broadway
• The Book Of Mormon
• Disney On Ice
• Les Miserables
• Cirque du Soleil
• War Horse

Football:

• Super Bowl XLVI (Indianapolis, 2/5)
• BCS National Championship Bowl (New Orleans, 1/9)
• CFL Grey Cup (Vancouver, 11/27)
• SEC Football Championship (Atlanta, 12/3)
• Rose Bowl (Pasadena, 1/2)

Boxing/MMA:

• UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale (Las Vegas, 12/3)
• UFC 140: Jon Jones Vs. Lyoto Machida (Toronto, 12/10)
• UFC 141: Alistair Overeem Vs. Brock Lesnar (Las Vegas, 12/30)
• UFC 143: Nick Diaz Vs. Georges St-Pierre (Las Vegas, 2/4)
• Wrestlemania XXVIII (Miami Gardens, 4/1)
• Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito (New York, 12/3)

Basketball:

• NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament: Final Four (New Orleans, 3/31-4/2)
• NCAA Womens Final Four (Denver, 4/1-4/3)

Hockey:

• Winter Classic: Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers(Philadelphia, 1/2)
• NHL All Star Game (Ottawa Kanata, 1/29)
• IIHF World Junior Championship (12/23-1/5)

Soccer:

• Real Madrid
• UEFA Champions League Final19)>
• Euro Cup 2012 (6/8-7/1)

Golf:

• Masters Golf Tournament (Augusta, 4/2-4/8)
• Ryder Cup (Medinah, 9/25-9/30

Tennis:

• Australian Open (Melbourne, 1/16-1/29)
• US Open (Flushing Meadows New York, 8/27-9/9)
• Sony Ericsson Open (Key Biscayne Miami, 3/19-4/1)
• BNP Paribas Showdown: Roger Federer Vs. Andy Roddick & Maria Sharapova vs. Caroline Wozniacki (New York City, 3/5)

Horse Racing:

• Kentucky Derby (Louisville, 5/5)

Auto Racing:

• Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis, 5/27)
• Daytona 500 (Daytona Beach, 2/26)

Baseball:

• 2012 MLB All Star Game (Kansas City, 7/10)
• 2012 MLB Home Run Derby (Kansas City, 7/9)

Rammstein returns to the U.S. for an April-May tour. The German band, famous for their remarkable pyrotechnic performances and theatrics, travel to Tampa, Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Uniondale, Worcester, Montreal, Cleveland, Rosemont, Auburn Hills, Minneapolis, and more. 

Country music stars Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw embark on the “Brothers Of The Sun” tour, the first time the duo has toured together in over ten years. The tour comes to Tampa, Atlanta, Arlington, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Nashville, Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, and many more. 

Kenny Chesney

New Kids On The Block bring in the New Year in the heart of Times Square with a special New Year’s performance at Roseland Ballroom December 31st. The 80’s boy band will be joined by legendary group Boyz II Men and other special guests. 

Kelly Clarkson kicks off her first major North American headlining tour since 2009. The pop rock singer is touring in support of her fifth studio album, “Stronger,” which was released in October on RCA Records and includes the hit single “Mr. Know It All.” Clarkson will be in Wallingford, Philadelphia, Lowell, New York City, Mashantucket, Atlantic City, Albany, Verona, Boston and more. 

Musician Jeff Mangum, vocalist and guitarist of the band Neutral Milk Hotel, announces his 2012 tour. The songwriter comes to New Haven, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Athens. 

The legendary Prince adds a new date to his “Welcome 2 America” tour. He is now scheduled to perform at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, December 19th. 

American rock band Jack’s Mannequin lines up a 2012 tour in support of their latest release “People and Things.” The band performs at Saint Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati, and more. 

Dropkick Murphy’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Tour launches February 22nd in Toronto. The Irish-American punk rock band comes to Toronto, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Dallas, Houston, Austin, New Orleans, Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta, Huntington, and more. 

The “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell is calling it quits. The American country music singer and guitarist with over 50 years in the industry, more than 70 albums to his name, and 45 million records sold, announced earlier this year that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He embarks on his farewell tour later this month in support of his final studio album “Ghost On The Canvas.” He plays Nashville, Wausau, Huntington, French Lick, Mescalero, New York City, Worcester, Houston, Bossier City, and more. 

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa co-star in the upcoming buddy movie “Mac And Devin Go To High School.” In support of the film, they are also launching a six-date “High School” tour featuring music from the movie’s soundtrack. The tour comes to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. 

“New age” Greek composer Yanni announces a spring 2012 North American tour. Having over 35 platinum and gold albums and selling over 20 million copies worldwide, the renowned self-taught pianist begins his tour in West Palm Beach, and travels to Miami, Naples, Louisville, Saint Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta and more. 

Yanni

Tons of new tour dates are also now in the exchange for:
The Fresh Beat Band,
Gabriel Iglesias,
Celtic Woman,
Mythbusters Live,
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds,
Ron White, and
Lady Antebellum.

Radiohead embarks on their first major U.S. tour since 2008. In support of their latest album “The King of Limbs,” the tour begins in February 2012 and travels to Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Austin, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Broomfield, and Glendale. 

The multinational operatic pop vocal quartet Il Divo announces their fourth worldwide tour. The group, created by reality TV star and music executive Simon Cowell, begins the North American leg of their tour in May. Promoting their fifth album, “Wicked Game,” they are coming to Windsor, Toronto, Kanata, Montreal, Halifax, New York, Boston, Newark, Providence, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Orlando, Tampa, Austin, and more. 

We were lucky enough to catch Roger Waters‘ phantasmagorical “The Wall” concert the last time it came to Houston, and are thrilled to see him taking the show back out on the road again next May, with 34 cities currently on the tour around the United States and Canada. Get some good seats while you can! 

 

Roger Waters

Creed launches its “2 Nights Live” series, performing two nights each in select cities. Each night they will perform an album in its entirety, with 1997’s “My Own Prison” the first night, and 1999’s “Human Clay” the second night. Both nights will also include select songs from “Weathered” and “Full Circle.” The show comes to Chicago, Upper Darby, and New York in April 2012. 

Canadian pop rock band Hedley is backing their fourth studio album “Storms” with a full Canadian tour. The tour begins February 10th and comes to Kelowna, Victoria, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Estevan, Sudbury, Kingston, and more. 

Frontman of The Four Seasons Frankie Valli is heading back out on the road at the end of the month. The musical icon is coming to Verona, Columbus, Cleveland, Atlantic City, Morristown, Sarasota, and more, beginning November 26th. 

American punk rock band Rise Against announces the first leg of their 2012 U.S. tour in support of their latest album “Endgame.” Joined by A Day To Remember, The Menzingers, and Glassjaw, the tour includes shows in San Antonio, New Orleans, Orlando, Columbia, Chicago, Poughkeepsie, Uniondale, and more. 

RodeoHouston announces some of the performers providing the musical entertainment at next years Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Brad Paisley, Alabama, Zac Brown Band, and Big Time Rush are all slated to perform at the 2012 event, occurring February 28th to March 18th at Houston’s Reliant Stadium at Reliant Park. 

American pop boy band Big Time Rush announces their very first U.S. headlining tour. The “Better With U Tour” kicks off February 17th in Las Vegas and comes to Universal City, San Jose, Sacramento, Denver, Rosemont, Detroit, Toronto, Albany, Fairfax, Boston, Houston, and more. 

Tons of new tour dates are also now in the exchange for:
Celtic Woman,
The Flaming Lips,
The Fray,
Blue October,
Lewis Black,
REO Speedwagon,
Neil Diamond, and
Stuart McLean.

Legendary Elton John returns to Hawaii for a special two-night engagement January 6th and 7th. Performing his “Greatest Hits Live” concert at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena, the show features his number one chart hits and classic album tracks throughout his incredible five-decade career. 

Roger Waters is bringing his highly successful “Wall Tour” back to America. Last year Waters revived the live versions of “The Wall” that Pink Floyd performed in 1980 and 1981, but now has re-envisioned the shows to be performed in outdoor arenas. Waters comes to Houston, Austin, Tulsa, Denver, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and more. 

After wrapping up his critically acclaimed “Welcome 2 America” tour,Prince turns to Canada for his first national Canadian tour since 2002. “Welcome 2 Canada” begins in Toronto November 25th and continues to Halifax, Montreal, Kanata, London, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Victoria. 

The UFC’s Super Bowl weekend, held in Las Vegas every year since 2004, is typically one of the year’s biggest events. 2012’s Super Bowl weekend includes UFC 143: Nick Diaz vs Georges St-Pierre. Nick Diaz, coming off a dominant win over B.J. Penn this past weekend at UFC 137, meets UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, rated the No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world by Yahoo! Sports Poll. UFC 143 is February 4th at Mandalay Bay – Events Center in Las Vegas. 

This year’s Z100 Jingle Ball isn’t the only concert radio bash where you can find Lady Gaga. The pop super-star will also be headlining theKIIS-FM Jingle Ball, December 3rd, in Los Angeles. Other performers include David Guetta, Sean Paul, Gym Class Heroes, Big Time Rush, Taio Cruz, and Flo Rida. 

Jimmy Buffett extends his “Welcome To Fin Land” tour with three dates starting late January, including shows in Miami, Jacksonville, and North Charleston. 

Stevie Wonder performs at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, December 17th, for the 16th annual House Full of Toys. Proceeds from the charity event will be used to provide holiday gifts for low-income children in the Los Angeles area. Then on New Year’s Eve, Wonder will perform in Las Vegas at the Cosmopolitan. 

Megadeth announces dates for Gigantour 2012. The American thrash metal legends will be joined on the road by British metal iconsMotorhead, Danish rockers Volbeat and Italian gothic metal rock band Lacuna Coil. The tour comes to Camden, Uncasville, New York, Lowell, Quebec City, Montreal, Kingston, Oshawa, Auburn Hills, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Saskatoon, Calgary, Kent, San Jose, Phoenix and many more. 

The international sensation Celtic Woman continues their North American tour with stops in West Palm Beach, Hershey, Pittsburgh, Newport News, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Naperville, East Lansing, Atlanta, Denver, Greenville, Boston, New York City, and more. 

George Jones, known by many in the industry as the greatest living country singer, may have turned 80 but he’s not finished touring anytime soon. He’s just announced 2012 tour dates that find him in Charlottesville, Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Wabash, Peoria, Mahnomen, Deadwood, Lancaster, Savannah, Myrtle Beach, and more. 

Dierks Bentley takes to the road with the “Country and Cold Cans Tour.” Touring in support of his CMA and Grammy Award nominated country album of the year, “Up On The Ridge,” he’s joined by Jerrod Neimann and Eli Young Band. Find him in Kent, Danville, Springfield, San Jose, Nampa, Bozeman, Rapid City, Broomfield, Nashville, and more. 

Female comedienne Sommore, deemed the “Queen of Comedy,” headlines the Royal Comedy Tour. Joined by Bruce Bruce, Tony Rock, Damon Williams, and Mark Curry, experience hard hitting, unapologetic, uncensored comedy as the tour comes to Bossier City, Grand Prairie, Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Tampa, and more. 

Tons of new tour dates are also now in the exchange for:
Rod Stewart,
Miranda Lambert,
Chris De Burgh,
Kid Rock,
Kenny Rogers,
Sergio Mendes,
Rob Thomas, and
The Civil Wars.