The show takes place on the 23rd December at London’s O2 Arena, and will be the best start to the Christmas period on the evening before Christmas Eve.

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The Black Eyed Peas have added an extra show at the London O2 Arena to their 2010 tour and the band have annouced that Cheryl Cole will be providing support for the O2 Arena show on May 28. It has yet to be confirmed whether the Girls Aloud singer will supports the Black Eyed Peas on the rest of their tour.

Black Eyed Peas are set to visit the UK on their 2010 world tour and we can confirm that Black Eyed Peas tickets are still available.

The Black Eyed Peas tour kicks off later this year and the pop act will be playing four massive shows in the UK next May. The Black Eyed Peas kick off the UK leg of the tour with two shows at the O2 Arena in London. The band will also visit Birmingham LG Arena and the MEN Arena. Full details of the tour can be found below.

May 5 – O2 Arena, London

May 6 – O2 Arena, London

May 8 – LG Arena, Birmingham

May 23 – MEN Arena, Manchester

May 28 – O2 Arena, London

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David Campbell, president and chief executive of O2 owner AEG Europe, told Gigswise.com: ‘These results really are quite amazing… London deserves a world class entertainment destination and we will keep working hard in the next decade to ensure we remain a world leader.’

2010 looks set to be another record-breaking year for the O2 Arena as the likes of Rihanna, Whitney Houston, Westlife and the Black Eyed Peas get set to perform. Tickets for every single one of these gigs will be available through tixdaq.com, but be sure to act fast to grab tickets for the popular venue.

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It had been rumoured that the Pink would be returning to the UK next summer following her hugely successful 2009 ‘Funhouse’ tour, however, it has only recently been revealed that US pop star will be performing at some of the UK’s largest venues next summer.

Pink will play:

June 12 – Bolton Reebok Stadium
June 23 – Swansea Liberty Stadium
June 24-  Coventry Ricoh Arena
June 26 – Glasgow Hampden Park
June 27 -  Staffordshire Alton Towers Resort
June 29 – Ipswich Portman Road

It was also recently announced that Pink is set to headline the 2010 Wireless Festival at London’s Hyde Park.

Pink tickets are now available to compare and buy for all of the aforementioned shows including her two massive O2 Arena concerts (December 8 & 10).

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Andy Murray beat Fernando Verdasco in an epic three set encounter, but that failed to secure him a place in the semi finals due to the fact that Juan Martin Del Potro beat the world number one, Roger Federer, 6-2. 6-7, 6-3 in what was one of the greatest matches of the tournament so far.

This means that Juan Martin Del Potro has booked himself a place in the semi finals at the O2 Arena on Saturday alongside the player he beat last night, Roger Federer.

Today’s matches see Rafael Nadal take on Novak Djokovic in the afternoon match followed by Nikolay Davydenko v Robin Soderling in the final.

Tixdaq can confirm that ATP World Tour Finals tickets are still available for both semi finals as well as the final on Sunday (November 29).

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The 2009 ATP World Tour Finals are set to take place at the London O2 Arena later this month. The ATP Finals begin on November 22 and the final match takes place a week later on November 29.

The 2009 ATP World Tour Finals features only the top eight seeds of the current ATP roster and UK fans will have the chance to see the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in action.

Following Andy Murray’s failure to capture his first Grand Slam title this year, he will be looking to make his mark at the ATP Finals in front of his British fans. Andy Murray will no doubt be in a confident mood following last week’s triumph in Spain where he beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the 2009 ATP Valencia Open 500.

Novak Djokovic will also be in a confident mood after beating Roger Federer in the final of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis championship which also took place last week.

Tixdaq can confirm that there are still hundreds of ATP World Tour Finals tickets available to compare online. ATP Finals tickets are available for every day of the event with prices starting below £20.

For the third year running, two of the biggest NBA teams will go head-to-head at the London O2 Arena. The match is scheduled to take place on October 6 and Tixdaq can report that fans have been scrambling to secrue tickets that are still available online.

Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz will both be fielding strong sides as they look to prepare for the forthcoming 2009-2010 season which kicks off later this month. Players including Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, Ben Gordon and Derrick Rose are all expected to be taking to the court in London at the O2 Arena next week.

Tixdaq can reveal that, despite the rush to get hold of the Chicago Bulls v Utah Jazz tickets, there are a number of NBA tickets still available online with prices starting at £45.

British NFL fans will be pleased to hear that tickets are also available for the NFL Europe match taking place in the capital later month. New England Patriots take on Tampa Bay Buccaneers as Wembley Stadium on October 25. There are currently hundreds of New England Patriots v Tampa Bay Buccaneers tickets are available to compare online.

Later today, Andy Murray will take on Julien Benneteau in the quarter final of the 2009 ATP Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati. Murray will go up against Benneteau as he looks to secure his second Cincinnati Masters title in a row.

Andy Murray will be in a confident mood after defeating Radek Stepanek 6-4 6-1 in the previous round.  Murray is likely to face the world number one, Roger Federer, if he victorious in this evening’s match. Federer will face Lleyton Hewitt in his quarter final which also takes place later today. On the other side of the draw, Gilles Simon takes on Novak Djokovic and world number three, Rafael Nadal, will face Tomas Berdych.

Andy Murray will be boosted by his recent good form as he gears up for this year’s ATP US Open. The 2009 US Open kicks off at Flushing Meadows on August 31.

British tennis fans will be glad to hear that they have a chance to see Andy Murray and other top seeds live in action in the UK later this year at the 2009 ATP Finals. The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals takes place from November 22 at the London O2 Arena.

Hundreds of ATP World Tour Finals tickets for each day of the tournament are still available to compare at tixdaq.com

Tennis fans can watch Andy Murray live at the ATP Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati online with TennisTV.

Last night, Rafael Nadal’s reign as the King of Clay came to an abrupt end at the hands of Robin Soderling, the world’s twenty third seed, at the 2009 French Open at Roland Garros.  The world number one had not lost a match at Roland Garros since making his debut  in 2005, and had looked on course for a record fifth successive French Open title. However,  in one of the biggest upsets in French Open history, Rafael Nadal’s dream of clinching a fifth title was crushed by Robin Soderling.

Robin Soderling will now meet the world number ten, Nikolay Davydenko, in the quarter-finals of the 2009 French Open.

Elsewhere, world number three, Andy Murray, beat Marian Cilic in straight sets to claim his spot in the quarter-finals of this year’s competition.

Today’s remaining fourth round matches sees Andy Roddick, Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro all fighting for places in the quarter final

The next Grand Slam tournament after the French Open is the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships. British tennis fans can catch their favourite players in action at Wimbledon, which takes place from June 22.

Then the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals will be held in November at the London O2 Arena where only the top eight players will compete to become champion in this end-of-season tournament.

Wimbledon tickets and tickets for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals are available to compare at tixdaq.com.

As previously reported on Tixdaq.com, Dave Gahan’s sickness has already forced Depeche Mode to cancel a number of the recent dates on the 2009 Depeche Mode tour. However, it was expected that Dave Gahan would recover in time for the imminent show at the London O2 Arena.

It has now been confirmed that Depeche Mode have been forced to postpone their show at London O2 Arena which was scheduled to take place this Saturday (May 30).

In a statement made on the official Depeche Mode website, the band said: “Dave Gahan sincerely thanks his fans for their support, understanding and patience. Depeche Mode deeply regret any problems or inconveniences the cancellations and postponements may have caused.”

The show will rescheduled for a later date and tickets will remain valid.

Dave Gahan will obviously have fully recovered in time for the start of the UK winter Depeche Mode tour. The Depeche Mode kicks off at Glasgow SECC on December 12.  Depeche Mode are also set to perform live at Birmingham LG Arena (December 13) , London O2 Arena (December 15 & 16) and Manchester Evening News Arena (December 18).

Tickets to see Depeche Mode live in concert on their UK winter tour are still available tompare at Tixdaq.com.

It has recently been revealed that Little Boots and The Maccabees will join the list of top acts set to perform at this year’s Oxegen Festival which is set to take place at Punchestown Racecourse this summer (July 10-12)

Bands including The Killers, Snow Patrol, Kings of Leon and Blur have already been confirmed as the headline acts for the 2009 Oxegen Festival.

Fans will be glad to learn that some of this year’s Oxegen Festival headline acts will also be on tour in the UK this summer.

Blur kick off their 2009 tour at Southend-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion on June 24. The 2009 Blur tour also calls at Newcastle O2 Academy (June 25) and Manchester Evening News Arena (June 26). The Blur tour climaxes at London Hyde Park with two massive shows (July 2 & 3). Meanwhile, Kings of Leon perform five huge arena concerts in London and Manchester. The Kings of Leon tour includes three shows at London O2 Arena (June 15,16 & 30) and two performances at Manchester Evening News Arena. (June 22 & 23). Tickets to see both Blur and Kings of Leon are available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

The 2009 Oxegen Festival will also feature live performances from Bloc Party, Elbow, Razorlight, The Specials and Lily Allen.

Oxegen Festival tickets are currently available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

Kings Of Leon have confirmed that they will join other acts including Eminem at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards ceremony which is set to take place later this month.

The MTV Awards show will take place in Los Angeles at the Gibson Amphitheatre on May 31 and will be broadcast across the world live on MTV.

Kings Of Leon are likely to perform material from their latest album Only By The Night while Eminem will be performing tracks from his highly anticipated new album Relapse.

Following the hugely successful arena tour last year, Kings of Leon are set to return to the UK this summer. Kings of Leon visit London and Manchester in June. Kings of Leon are set to play three massive shows at the London O2 Arena (15, 16 & 30 June) and two shows at the Manchester Evening News Arena (22 & 23 June). Kings of Leon tickets are still available to compare at Tixdaq with prices from £65.

Pearl Jam have recently confirmed two massive arena shows which are set to take place in Manchester and London this August. Pearl Jam will perform at the Manchester Evening News Arena on August 17 and London O2 Arena on August 18. The two Pearl Jam concerts follow shows in Rotterdam and Berlin that take place a few days before the UK dates.

Pearl Jam tickets go on sale on May 8 and will be available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

The news was revealed shortly after fellow American rockers, Green Day, announced details of their 2009 tour. The 2009 Green Day tour kicks off Glasgow’s SECC (October 19). Green Day then call at Belfast Oddessy Arena (October 20) before performing two shows at London O2 Arena (October 23 & 24). Green Day bring the 2009 tour to a close Manchester Evening News Arena (October 30 & 31). Green Day tickets will be available to compare at Tixdaq.com from May 2 onwards.

Kings Of Leon have recently confirmed a number of additional dates to their North American tour in support their fourth studio album ‘Only By The Night’.

The massive thirty one night Kings of Leon tour visits cities across the US including Miami, New York and Los Angeles. The Kings of Leon tour kicked off on April 22 in Pittsburgh and draws to a close in Uniondale on May 14.

It was also recently confirmed that Kings of Leon are due to play two huge arena shows in New York later this year.

Kings of Leon visit London and Manchester in June. Kings of Leon are set to play three massive shows at the London O2 Arena (15, 16 & 30 June) and two shows at the Manchester Evening News Arena (22 & 23 June). Kings of Leon tickets are still available to compare at Tixdaq with prices from £65.

It has recently been confirmed that Universal Music are set to release the official recording of the hugely popular Nirvana performance from the 1992 Reading Festival.

A bootleg copy of performance was previously circulated online and proved to be so popular that Universal Music and the remaining members of Nirvana agreed to release the footage officially.

An unofficial video of the show, ‘Life Takes No Prisoners, will be released on May 4. The official DVD is due to be released in November.

The 2009 Reading Festival line up includes a number of huge acts. Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Bloc Party, Prodigy and Kaiser Chiefs are all on the bill. Reading Festival sold out within hours of going on sale, but tickets are still available to compare at Tixdaq.

A number of this year’s Reading Festival headliners are on tour in the UK in 2009. Kings of Leon visit London and Manchester in June. Kings of Leon are set to play three massive shows at the London O2 Arena (15, 16 & 30 June) and two shows at the Manchester Evening News Arena (22 & 23 June). Kings of Leon tickets are still available to compare at Tixdaq with prices from £65. Bloc Party are also on tour in 2009.  The Bloc Party tour kicks off at Blackpool Winter Gardens on October 2 and also features performances at the O2 Academy in Sheffield, Leeds and Birmingham. Bloc Party tickets are available to compare with prices starting at £22.

Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon will announce the lineup for Capital FM's Summertime Ball

Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium will host the first ever Capital FM Summertime Ball concert on 7 June.

The initial lineup for the Capital FM Summertime Ball is due to be announced on Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon’s breakfast show on 27 April and Capital FM Summertime Ball tickets go on sale on the same day. Capital FM will donate £100,000 of proceeds to the charity Help a London Child.

At least 15 acts confirmed to appear at the Capital FM Summertime Ball will be announced in the coming weeks and will perform in front of a crowd of up to 55,000. Capital FM will broadcast live from Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium on 7 June from 10am – 10pm.

Top pop acts from the UK and overseas are expected following the success of Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball held last December at the London O2 Arena. Some of the acts who performed were The Saturdays, Anastacia and Boyzone, and all of these acts are touring the UK from May.

Also on tour from 26 June is Bruce Springsteen who performed the first music event ever held at Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium last May.

While many genuine Michael Jackson fans were forced to go with out Michael Jackson tickets, some fans decided to list their Michael Jackson tickets on the resale market no sooner had they bought them. Michael Jackson tickets are currently being sold for as much as £300 each – more than four times value. In some cases, top Michael Jackson tickets are being listed for as much as £1000 each.

Hundreds of Michael Jackson tickets are now available to compare with prices starting at £195.

Michael Jackson has agreed to perform the ten date tour at the London O2 Arena and it is rumoured that more dates will be added if demand exceeds supply.

Tickets to see Michael Jackson at the O2 Arena are expected to go on sale soon.  Michael Jackson tickets are expected to be in high demand and are expected to sell out fast. Michael Jackson tickets will be available to compare at Tixdaq.com.

It has already been revealed that Michael Jackson is set to take on a residency at the London O2 Arena later this year, but dates are yet to be confirmed. The 2009 Michael Jackson residency at the O2 Arena is expected to take place in July.

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While the exact dates of the shows are yet to be revealed, it has been reported that Michael Jackson has agreed terms with the venue and is now committed to return to live performance.

The first dates of the concerts will be confirmed at a press conference on Thursday at the 02 and it’s understood the star may appear there to make the announcement. A small number of shows will be released initially but more dates will go on sale subject to fan demand.

The Michael Jackson 02 Arena residency promises to emulate or even surpass Prince’s successful 21 night run at the venue in 2006. This could see Michael Jackson play to an estimated half a million fans, and theoretically generate up to £50m in revenue.

Before heading over to the United States, Razorlight are set to play two UK show. Razorlight will perform at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on March 1 followed by the University of Lincoln on March 2.

The 2009 Razorlight tour begins in May. Razorlight kick things off at Glasgow King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut (May2) before making their way to the Buxton Opera House (May 4) and the Leamington Spa Assembly. The Razorlight tour climaxes with two massive shows at the London O2 Arena (May 7) and Manchester Evening News Arena (May 9).

Hundreds of Razorlight tickets are still available from £26.

Last night, the Pet Shop Boys picked up the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2009 Brit Awards which were held at London Earl’s Court. Other winners included Duffy, Elbow, Kings of Leon and Paul Weller.

Due to the overwhelming demand for tickets to see Madonna in concert, two further dates have been added. Madonna will play an additional date at each venue.

Despite the fact that both Madonna tour dates sold out so quickly, hundreds of tickets are still available on the resale market. Madonna tickets are available for both UK dates of the 2009 Madonna tour and prices start at £137.

July 4 – London O2 Arena (tickets from £137)
July 5 – London O2 Arena (tickets available soon)
July 6 – Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester (tickets from £137)
July 7 – Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester (tickets available soon)

Heavy Metal legends, Metallica, have been one of the most influential bands of their genre for more than twenty years now and it was only a matter of time before they were inducted in to the Hall of Fame. In 2009, Metallica released, Death Magnetic, their first album in over five years. Metallica also played a huge one off show at London’s O2 Arena to conincide with the release. Following the sucess of the one-ff show, Metallica announced the first Metallica UK tour in over twelve years. The 2009 Metallica tour kicks off on February 25 in Nottingham at the Trent FM Arena and comes to a close at the SECC in Glasgow on March 26. The Metallica tour also visits the Manchester Evening News Arena (February 26), London’s O2 Arena (March 2 & 28), and the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle. Tickets to see Metallica in concert are still available and prices start at £60.

Another of this year’s Hall of Fame inductees, Jeff Beck, is also touring in 2009. The Jeff Beck tour begins in Brighton on June 24 and climaxes at the Royal Albert Hall in London on July 4. The Jeff Beck tour also stops off at the Carling Apollo Manchester (June 27), Belfast’s Ulster Hall (June 30)and the Southampton Guidhall (July 3). Jeff Beck tickets are available for all of the dates with prices from £33.

This year’s Hall of Fame ceremony will be held in Cleveland on April 4.

Britney Spears’ tour features an 8 night residency at the O2 Arena, London. The residency kicks off on June 3rd and comes to a close on the 14th. Hundreds of tickets are available for each of the nights with prices starting at £40.

Only time will tell if Madonna will decide to join Britney Spears on tour, but there is no doubt that it would be a hugeley popular decision.

Britney Spears’ tour features an 8 night residency at the O2 Arena, London. The residency kicks off on June 3rd and comes to a close on the 14th. Hundreds of tickets are available for each of the nights with prices starting at £40.

Only time will tell if Madonna will decide to join Britney Spears on tour, but there is no doubt that it would be a hugeley popular decision.

Tickets are currently being listed for as much as £2000 per pair to see some of the hottest events in town. Some of these top events include Eric Clapton’s 2009 spring tour, Tina Turner’s UK visit and Coldplay’s forthcoming winter outing.

Tickets to see Eric Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall next May are listed for as much as £500 each.  Meanwhile, tickets to see Coldplay at the O2 are being listed for £1200 per pair. This is more than 15 times the original price. Tina Turner tickets can be found for as much as £800 apiece. The top priced tickets currently listed online are for Barry Mannilow’s opening night at the O2 Arena in London on 4th December. Premium seats are listed for as much as £1000 each – over 13 times face value.

It is often that a near identical seat can be found for significantly less elsewhere. Fans are encouraged to shop around and only use sites with buyer guarantees.

Britney Spears’ concerts are reportedly going to be inspired by the title of her forthcoming album, Circus. Fans can expect to see clowns, jugglers and acrobats. The Britney Spears album is currently available for pre-order and will be released on the 1st December.

Coincidentally, Take That are releasing their latest album, The Circus on the same date. Like Britney Spears, the hugely popular boyband will be touring next summer. The epic Take That tour kicks off in Sunderland on June 4th and climaxes with a 4 night stint at Wembley Arena in July. Hundreds of Take That tickets are still available with prices up to £750 for top seats. For those of you working with a smaller budget don’t worry. Tickets to see Take That can still be snapped up from £45.