Day 1: Free concert tickets to Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Def Leppard and more to celebrate National Concert Day
[Congrats to randomly selected winner Kathleen P. , who is looking forward to seeing Def Leppard this summer. Thanks to all who entered, and don't forget, I've got a four-pack of concert tickets to give away every day this week!]
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
Given the slew of high-profile acts going on tour this summer – U2, Madonna, Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, The Smashing Pumpkins & Marilyn Manson among them – it's no wonder that Live Nation deemed May 5 National Concert Day.
The concert promoter planned to tout its summer smorgasbord with a concert event featuring Kid Rock and Florida Georgia Line on Tuesday at New York’s Irving Plaza, but fans nationwide will benefit from the promotion as well.
Through Saturday, May 9, anyone who purchases at least two concert tickets to shows at certain venues – in Atlanta, Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood and Chastain Park Amphitheatre – will receive $30 in Live Nation concert cash to use toward their next ticket purchase to a show of their choice.
To celebrate locally, Live Nation Atlanta is giving me a four pack – yep, two tickets to four different shows at Lakewood and Chastain – to give away every day this week.
First up, I have tickets to:
- Diana Ross, May 22 at Chastain
- Def Leppard, Styx and Tesla, June 28 at Lakewood
- Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, July 29 at Chastain
- Kelly Clarkson with Pentatonix, Sept. 10 at Lakewood
One winner will receive tickets to all four shows.
There are no requirements to win, though I'd appreciate a follow on Twitter and/or Facebook .
To enter, zip me an email at mruggieri@ajc.com by 8 p.m. today, May 5 and tell me which summer concert(s) you're most looking forward to attending.
Please put "Live Nation Day 1" in the subject field. If you put anything else there, I won't see it when I sort the emails and you will have zero chance of winning. Please enter only once per email address.
I will randomly select a winner, who will be contacted directly. I will post the name on this blog entry once I’ve received confirmation.
Make sure to check the Music Scene blog - as well as Twitter and Facebook - every day this week to see which batch of tickets is up for grabs.
If you want to purchase tickets to any shows, here are the lineups headed to Chastain and Lakewood this spring and summer .
Good luck! And Happy National Concert Day!
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
