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Getting tickets for the biggest concerts and events is a difficult task in 2016. Gone are the days of buying a ticket at the door. With scalpers ready to jump on tickets as soon as they’re released, only to put the seats on sale minutes later for four times what they paid, in many cases the only way you can get tickets is if you’re ready to click "purchase" just as quickly as the scalpers are.
For this reason, we’ll be using this space to highlight buzzworthy shows with tickets you should try to snag before the scalpers do.
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Vans Warped Tour
Warped Tour has been around since 1995 and is now the largest touring music festival in the country. While the tour is widely known for its punk rock roots, the lineup has become more eclectic in recent years. This year, in addition to festival stalwarts Good Charlotte and New Found Glory, attendees will also get to take in some Waka Flocka Flame.
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Hot 97 Summer Jam
While it's unfortunately not a touring festival like the previously mentioned Warped Tour, any hip-hop fans in the greater New York City area should do what they can to get to Summer Jam. With performances from Big Sean, Pusha T, Chance the Rapper, and both A$AP Ferg and Rocky, it's a great way to cross a lot of artists off your bucket list.
Guns N' Roses
In a turn of events that many thought would never happen, Guns N' Roses is touring once again with their original lineup intact. But if this show was not already a must-see for you, you should know that since Axl Rose broke his foot last week he has been performing from the throne lent to him by Dave Grohl and the pictures alone are amazing. Rose will hopefully only be in the cast for around a month, so he should be mobile by the time the longer stretch of the tour begins. But if you have the opportunity, seeing Axl perform in a cast is definitely a sight to see. Some dates have already sold out, so jump on these while you can.
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