Even though they put a stage extention and eliminated a number a seats, I feel my wife and I had the best seats in the house. They were right there at the end of the runway. We could not have been any closer. Because of the seat we had, those added seats to section B, we were chosen by one of the cameramen to have our picture on the big screens during one of the songs.

Thanks again.
Dale S.

Call Circle City Tickets when you want to sit in the “best seat in the house” for your event. All of our representatives want to make your event experience a great one!

The first part of our experience was a little crazy, since it was the first year they had this festival it was a little unorganized and at the beginning we had a hard time finding out how to get to our seats and how to see the other bands. Once we figured it out however it was a wonderful time. Zac Brown Band put on an amazing show playing their hits Toes and Chicken Friend along with Covers of Neon by John Mayer, Devil Went Down To Georgia by Charlie Daniels and God Bless America. The show was great, after the show were very excited to see Dave Matthews Band and he was awesome. He had such good energy and the set list was great. One of the highlights was when Zac Brown came out and played a All Along the Watchtower the DMB. It was incredible to see both artist up there jamming out and have a great time. What made the performance even better was during the middle the starting singing Stairway to Heave by Led Zepplin. It was one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

Overall, our experience at Churchill Downs was great.  We had great VIP seats thanks to Circle City Tickets! It was a magical venue with great music and I got to experience with some wonderful people. I would recommend to everyone to make sure you check out Hullabalou next year!

 Since the twins are expected to be boys, I have, of course, conquered the blue theme. I’m thinking poolside under a cabana at a private residence in Palm Springs. Baby blue chandeliers will hang from the chiffon ceiling with Vera Wang Lace China at each place setting. The six-tiered vanilla cake will boast raspberry filling and buttercream icing and two platinum baby shoes as the topper. Each guest will receive a $2,750 blue and diamond carriage charm from Tiffany’s, so be sure to RSVP with a guest!

Celine Dion obviously is not touring this year, but make sure you check out those artists who are not knocked up. So far August is looking good with a line-up of Jonas Brothers, Rascal Flatts, John Mayer, Hanson (yes, this is the 2010 schedule), Adam Lambert, and so many more! Contact Circle City Tickets @ 800-627-1334 for more information on all of these show and ask for Cammi to RSVP for Celine Dion’s shower.

It was an Indiana night with Indiana boys (and girls) and Tom Petty blew the roof off of Verizon Wireless Music Center. This happened to be my first concert at the Verizon venue in Noblesville and it was the ultimate concert experience thanks to VIP parking and Club access. This is the only way to go—we drove right past the lines of traffic waiting to get in and entered the separate VIP parking lot. Top shelf bar and café-style dining don’t even compare to the lines at the concession stands outside the VIP area. Tom Petty put on an incredible show and we had amazing seats because my favorite ticket broker, Circle City Tickets, always has the best seat in the house!

THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO YOU MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT TIME IS LEFT? MY ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOU IS TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME TOGETHER AS YOU CAN. TAKE IN A BASEBALL GAME. PICK YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST TO SEE IN CONCERT. SEE A RACE TOGETHER. WHATEVER YOU DO, TAKE THE TIME TO ENJOY EACH OTHER. SOON ENOUGH YOUR CALENDAR WILL BE TOO FULL OF ALL THE LITTLE THINGS THAT EAT UP YOUR TIME, AND YOU’LL BE LONGING FOR SUMMER. BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER, PLAN THAT TIME TOGETHER – GET YOUR TICKETS –( CALL CIRCLE CITY TICKETS AT 317-254-9500 , STOP IN OUR OFFICE AT 8301 N KEYSTONE AVE, OR GO ON OUR WEBSITE AT CIRCLESITYTICKETS.COM). DON’T WAIT ANOTHER DAY. SAVOR THESE LAST FEW WEEKS WITH SOME MEMORABLE TIMES TOGETHER.

I want to believe that he and his crew know what they are doing but I can’t get past the arena shows that I have been to that sounded awesome and were part of my young, single adulthood J . The idea of one of the greatest bands (still) alive playing at the State Fair cheapens my memories and makes me say WTF!. Jessica Simpson tours State Fairs. The idea of seeing one of the greatest bands in one of the worst places visually and acoustically doesn’t make me want to march with the army that I am a part of or open my wallet, again, to the Demon. I don’t want to smell the pigs mixed with the pyrotechnics.

The Kiss Army needs to stand up and say “change the venue”!! Go to Verizon, go to the Lawn, go to Victory Field, go anywhere (except Conseco Fieldhouse above the lower level—spend the cash for premium seating!). We will come, we will spend, we will have our arena band memories intact and we will not feel that Kiss has sunk to the level of Jessica Simpson!

Don’t forget that Circle City Tickets has tickets to every home Colts game as well as plenty of options for all Notre Dame, Indiana and Purdue football games.

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The Gamecocks battled back after losing their first game and rattled off a CWS record six straight wins to claim the title, beating a UCLA team that most people expected to win. (On a side note, the commentators kept mentioning how many overall national championships UCLA has, and then mentioned that their largest number, I think 19, comes in Mens volleyball. Ok, seriously. I respect mens volleyball, but how many schools even have it as a D1 program? Its a great accomplishment, but….)

Certainly not lost in all the excitment is the fact that the SEC has taken home another national championship, including back to back titles in College Baseball. The SEC once again out-performed the rest of the country (granted, men’s volleyball, ballroom dancing, and other non-awesome sports are excluded), especially the Big Ten, which, all jokes aside, is not even relevant in college baseball.

S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C!

Circle City Tickets is proud to offer congratulations to the Gamecocks for their first national championship.
The College World Series is over, but baseball is not. Get your MLB tickets today to see former SEC players in the pros!

Anyway…..I would really have liked to hear what Tiger would have said on the occasion. I’m glad he didn’t win (although I would have preferred an American to win), but you have to be curious about the speech.

Circle City Tickets recently become a new distributor for Send Out Cards. In a very busy world, we understand the need to reach out to clients, business associates, family and friends. That experience should be fun, creative and personal. For this reason we have become a user and distributor of the Send Out Card system. The Send Out Card system enables you to choose a greeting card online, add a personal message and have it mailed via the United States Postal Service. The company prints out the card with your personal message, stuffs the card in a envelope, places a stamp on it and drops it in the mailbox for you! That’s’ right -your card will be sent via good old fashioned postal mail -not e-mail! Your inboxes are inundated with enough e-mail right? No one wants another e-mail, even if it’s an electronic greeting card.

Greeting cards sent through the mail are the least intrusive most pleasant way to communicate. Think of the greeting cards you receive in the mail and how many of those you throw away without opening! I would bet the number is ZERO! Now think of all the e-mail you get and how many of those you DELETE! Circle City Tickets has found that when we want to send a message to a customer for a order or a referral to say “Thank You” we use Send Out Cards, and the open rate is 100%! That is what is all about ! You want to make sure your message is received and read by your client or customer. Send Out cards enables us to do that with ease and at a cost of just under $1.00 a card. How important are your clients? If you would like to see how the system works and try it out for FREE with no obligation, you don’t even have to have credit card, go to our distributor website at www.sendoutcards.com/circlecitytickets. You will be glad you did.

Go SEC!!!

In related news, the SEC Baseball tournament was awesome, especially for people like me who like both LSU and Alabama. The Tide and Tigers both rolled through the tournament with 3-0 records to meet in a classic title game match. It was a classic. With loud a raucous crowd, multiple weather delays, and an electrifying and exciting 11 inning game, the Tide finally prevailed 4-3 in an extra-inning classic!! Both teams entered the tournament hot and both leave the tourment on fire and ready for the NCAA Tournament.

(that is actually an old picture, but it works)
Alabama and LSU joing 6 other SEC teams in the NCAA tournment, and Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, and South Carolina were chosen as hosts for the regional rounds. No intelligent person would be shocked to see several of these teams advance deep into the tournament. Its what the SEC does–they win games and win championships. Just ask LSU and their 7 national titles.

If you would like to see the SEC add to their their trophy cases, get your NCAA baseball tickets today! Or, to put it another way, if you would like to see northern teams (i.e. Big Ten) teams get their butts whipped, get those today too!

Joining the Tide in the Super Regionals are Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. Twenty-five percent of the 16 teams at the Super Regionals are representatives of the SEC. It will be interesting to see how many make it to the College World Series. My bet is with the Crimson Tide behind the lights out pitching of Kelsey Dunne to bring home another championship to the SEC.

BASEBALL
Next, we turn to the ridiculously loaded world of SEC baseball. The SEC boasts 9 teams in the Top 25 of the RPI (FL, ARK, VAN, SC, ALA, AUB, UK, LSU, MISS). That is insane. Of course, it is hardly surprising. This weekend the SEC Baseball Tournament comes to the wonderful city of Hoover, AL (a city I am particularly fond of) to crown the champion of the best conference tournament in college baseball.

Who will take home the championship? Who knows, this field is loaded with good teams. Is not like Indiana or Ohio State are in the tournament, this field is solid from top to bottom with extremely talented teams. This ain’t no Big Ten baseball, ya’ll.

Let the championships continue to flow in….can’t wait until the College World Series to report on another SEC National Championship!

Let Circle City Tickets show you a good time at any National Championship event! You too can see the SEC dominate the competition in person!

Ballroom Dance. Like this.

That is something that we don’t do in the SEC. But in the SEC, we do this:

You “win” Purdue.

At Circle City Tickets, we are proud to support the Big Ten in whatever “sports” they turn out to be good at.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxgWza9xHRw

That however, it not the main purpose of this blog, I just wanted to include it.  Goodness knows I would never miss the opportunity to express how much better SEC football is than every other conference, but this blog is not about that.

Actually it is.  Just kidding.  This year the SEC set a new record with 49 players from the conference selected in the 2010 NFL draft.  That was 15 more players than the Big Ten had selected–30% more players!!

Not only did the SEC have the most overall players selected, they also had 23 players taken in the first three rounds–the “premium” rounds–more than the second place Pac-Ten which had 15.

So for 11 of the past 13 years the SEC has had the most players taken in the draft.

That is dominance.  Something the SEC knows well.  (And something the Big Ten knows by another form of the word, i.e. “dominated”).

Let Circle City Tickets help you find tickets to see these former SEC football players in the NFL.

Roll Tide.

**Oh, it is also worth mentioning that there are 7 SEC teams ranked in the top 25 rankings for college baseball.  The SEC is loaded this year and no doubt the winner of the college world series will probably once again be from the mighty Southeastern Conference.

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Summer 2010 promises to be one full of opportunities for you to enjoy time together with friends and family. Starting with The Greatest Spectacle in Racing on May 30 to The Kings of Leon concert on September 30, there is something for everyone!

For those that love classic rock, it’s hard to beat Eric Clapton ( Verizon – July 2) or Chicago & The Doobie Brothers ( Verizon – July 22). Or how about Santana with Steve Winwood (Verizon – July 7)? Foreigner & Styx with Kansas (Verizon – June 25), Lynyrd Skynyrd (Verizon – June 27), Moody Blues (White River State Park – June 23) and Crosby, Stills & Nash (White River State Park – Aug 23) are also big favorites.

Country fans can call their friends to arrange a group outing to Verizon to see Brad Paisley (June 5), Tim McGraw (June 17), Brooks & Dunn (July 16) or Toby Keith ( Aug 28). Or grab a group and head out to the State Fair to see Rascal Flatts (Aug 7) or Keith Urban (Aug 14). Be sure to have a funnel cake while you’re there!

Of course race fans will want to see The Indianapolis 500 as well as the Brickyard 400 and Moto GP. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts many a group year after year with traditions and memories abounding.

Rihanna, Them Crooked Vultures, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Phish, John Mayer, Selena Gomez all add to the diverse offerings this summer. We have many more artists to choose from.

This is the summer to connect or reconnect – choose an event, call your friends and make a memory! Circle city Tickets is here to help you with all you ticket needs. Feel free to stop in our office at 8301 N Keystone Ave, Indianapolis. We love to see you, and are always glad to help you find what you need!

Jimmy Buffett Saturday May 15
Nickelback Saturday May 22
Country Throwdown Tour with Montgomery Gentry Sunday May 23
Puddle of Mudd Saturday May 29

When you are looking for the best entertainment in the Midwest or nationwide make sure you visit CircleCityTickets.com. We are your source all summer long for great shows and sporting events as well.

“Fore The Kids” Golf Outing

Date:
Thursday, June 3, 2010
11:00 a.m. – Registration & Lunch
12:00 p.m. – Shotgun Start

Location:
Old Oakland Golf Club
11611 E. 75th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46236

Questions:
Call us at (317) 423-8300

For additional information,
you may download the attached
golf outing brochure or visit our
website at www.msdltf.org

Additional Information
Please join us in celebrating the 24th anniversary of “Fore the Kids”! You will have the opportunity to enjoy a great day of golf with school administrators and community leaders, while making a positive difference in the education of Lawrence Township students.

Tournament Sponsor – $1,000+
Corporate Foursome – $750
Individual Player – $125
Hole Sponsor – $300

Entry fee includes green fees, cart rental, full lunch by The Grill, driving range practice & Texas Roadhouse Dinner.

Cheers to the greatest time of year!

-Grease 2
-Look Who’s Talking, Too and Look Who’s Talking Now
-Beverly Hills Cop II & II (and I for that matter)
-Speed 2: Cruise Control
-Transporter 2
-The Ling II, The Little Mermaid II, Cinderella 2, and any other sequels to the classic Disney cartoon movies
-Save the Last Dance 2
-Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
-My Girl 2 (….the icing on the cake!)

If any of you enjoyed one or more of the movies listed, then I am open to hearing your opinions.  But my consensus remains that nothing beats the original.

Which brings me to my main point:   Colts Play Superbowl in Miami II was bound to disappoint.  The casting was similar, but missing a few key stars.  The wardrobe was mixed up a bit buy switching from white jerseys to blue.  The villain was a fresh opponent.  The set was changed from rainy Sunday to warm evening.  And of course the ending had to change in order to keep audiences in suspense.  Colts fans give this Miami re-do two giant foam thumbs down.

Now that Indianapolis has had nearly two weeks to get over their disgust, it is time to check the showtimes for this upcoming week of  some fresh originals or additions to a favorite series available through Circle City Tickets.

Supercross 2/20  7:00

Boilermakers vs. Fighting Illini 2/20  4:00

WWE 2/22  8:15

Jacks Mannequin 2/24  7:00

Pacers vs. Bucks 2/25  7:00

Hoosiers vs. Badgers 2/25  9:00

Harry Connick, Jr. 2/28  7:00

The Avett Brothers 2/28  7:30

This could be a once and a lifetime opportunity to see your Colts play in the Super Bowl. Circle City Tickets has tickets of all types that fit all budgets. We also have travel packages that start at under $2,000 per person. Check out Circlecitytickets.com or call 1-800-627-1334 to find out all of the details!

The sixth seeded Ravens will find a well rested and fired up Indianapolis Colts team lead by newly crowned league MVP Peyton Manning. The last time these two teams meet was Nov 22 in Baltimore. That day the Colts came away with their 7th straight win over the Ravens, 17-15. Manning passed for 299 yards and one touchdown but still gave up two interceptions. The Colts Defense allowed 354 total yards but held the Ravens to five Ravens field goals.

The Colts hope to continue their playoff journey this weekend with a win against the Ravens. Did you miss the last run to the Super Bowl the Colts had in 2007? Don’t miss it this time! Circle City Tickets is once again the place for tickets to all of the Colts Playoff games. Circle City Tickets has seating available in all levels at Lucas Oil Stadium for the game against the Baltimore Ravens on January 16th at 8:15 pm. You can see all the action live and in person as 4 time winning MVP Peyton Manning leads his Indianapolis Colts team against the Baltimore Ravens. Call now 317-254-9500 or 800-627-1334. You can also buy online at www.circlecitytickets.com

CONTACT: Michael Peduto, Circle City Tickets
317.254.9500
mike@circlecitytickets.com

Circle City Tickets gearing up for Colts Playoff Run

(Indianapolis, IN, January 5, 2010) – Circle City Tickets announced today that they are once again getting ready for a Colts Super Bowl run with the anticipation of the first playoff games to be played at their new home, Lucas Oil Stadium. The first Playoff game is scheduled for Saturday January 16th at 8:15 PM as the Colts earned a bye and home field advantage through out the NFL playoffs.

“We’ve are very excited about the first ever playoff game to be played at Lucas Oil Stadium and for a potential AFC Championship game as well,” commented owner Mike Peduto. “Our location on North Keystone Ave. and new website will help us to better serve our customers during this playoff run”

Circle City Tickets is scheduled to have extended hours during the Playoff’s and anticipated Super Bow run to accommodate the increased ticket requests.

Established in 1985, Circle City Tickets is the largest, and oldest, ticket service in Indiana. It specializes in offering its clients access to premium seats to “sold out” sporting events, concerts, and theatre events nationwide. Unable to attend an event for which you already have tickets? Circle City Tickets also buys tickets for most events. As an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau for twenty years, and members of the National Association of Ticket Brokers, The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, and the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association, Circle City Tickets offers customers superior professional service. Their Indianapolis office also adds a personal touch for local customers that other national chains are unable to provide. Visit us online at www.circlecitytickets.com and
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It is the holiday season and that means a couple of things: Lots of family time, the end of the NFL season and College Bowl season. This year it is hard to get excited about the Bowl season due the fact that there are 34 bowl games. Now, I understand that for the college athletes each and every bowl game is important but as a fan, why would I ever want to watch the New Mexico Bowl between Fresno St and Nevada or the Little Ceasars Bowl between Marshall and Ohio. These bowl games are pointless, I was flipping through the channels on Dec 26 and I just happened to turn on the Marshall and Ohio football game, the stands were about half full. This can not be a good situation for the BCS, the stadium, or the schools to have these games where they are loosing money. Instead of 34 bowl games they should have some sort of playoff. Maybe start the season a week earlier and get it all wrapped up before the athletes finals or start the playoffs after the finals. In the NFL there are two weeks between the Conference Championship game and the Super Bowl, why can’t the FBS do something similar. I think it would increase revenue and be great for college football.