Carlos Santana will light up the X

Rolling Stone magazine’s 15th greatest guitarist of all time is coming to the Xcel Energy Center. That’s right, Carlos Santana will create some magic in St. Paul come April 21. The superb soundsystem and acoustics in the Xcel Energy Center will surely make Santana sound fantastic. Santana has been known to use three amplifiers for his guitars at once, creating a cacophony of guitar effects. Do not miss this show at the Xcel. If you appreciate great guitar craft, see Carlos Santana at the Xcel Energy Center.

Arena-rockers Matchbox Twenty will play the best arena: Xcel Energy Center

The Xcel Energy Center will soon host maturing mainstream rock band Matchbox Twenty. Matchbox Twenty have grown considerably since the release of their first album in 1996. While that album yielded five huge singles, their latest music is smart radio rock that hasn’t attracted a lot of attention but is still respectable. Lead singer Rob Thomas has even released an eponymous solo album that strayed some from Matchbox’s serious persona. The Xcel Energy Center will be a great venue for the band’s longtime fans to see them live. The Xcel should suit both the band’s rockers and ballads. Get Matchbox Twenty tickets for February 4, 2007.

Figure Skating at Xcel

The Minnesota Wild play two home games this week including a match-up tonight against the Calgary Flames, but next week hockey skates on the Xcel Energy Center ice will be replaced with figure skates as the US Figure Skating Championships come to St Paul. The 2008 Figure Skating event runs from January 20th to the 27th and it is the first time it has been to the Xcel Energy Center St Paul. If you enjoy the fluid movements of talented skaters with toe picks, then the figure skating event might be for you. The 2008 Figure Skating Championships would be a great time to bring your kids down to the Xcel Energy Center. The ladies will compete for the gold on January 26 and the men will compete January 27th. Don’t miss this skating spectacular!

Barry Manilow at Xcel Energy Center

Twin Cities music fans will want to head to the Xcel Energy Center tomorrow night to see Barry Manilow live in concert. It is Manilow's first trip to St Paul and this music fan guesses it will be his last, so consider this a once in a lifetime opportunity. Music fans will be singing along to great hits such as "Copacabana" well into the evening. It’s not too late to get Barry Manilow concert tickets from local ticket brokers like Ticket King. Ticket King will even save you the shipping charges if you pick them up at their local office. There isn’t too much going on in St Paul tomorrow night so you might as well buy Barry Manilow tickets and take in the show. His St Paul show is a whole lot cheaper than buying a plane ticket to see him in Vegas!