World's Toughest Rodeo Xcel Energy Center February 3-4, 2012

The World's Toughest Rodeo is coming back to Minnesota again this winter! The Xcel Energy Center hosts the World's Toughest Rodeo on Friday February 3 and Saturday February 4, 2012 at 7:30pm each night. Doors open at the Xcel Energy Center at 6:3opm.

Saturday night's World's Toughest Rodeo tickets will also include a concert by Justin Moore after the rodeo, which is the "Party On The Dirt". You must win tickets on country radio station K102 to be able to party ON THE DIRT, but any rodeo fans with tickets for the World's Toughest Rodeo will be able to stay for the concert. Justin Moore recently was nominated for an American Country Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Justin Moore may be currently most recognized for his No. 1 single "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away".

The World's Toughest Rodeo features bull riding, bareback riding, saddle bronc and barrel racing as well as Anthony Lucia, who is a trick and fancy roper. Don't forget about the rodeo clowns!

A bonus you will get to witness is "Toughest Cowboy" competitor Charlie Barker who will attempt to compete on up to six animals in one night! Let's cheer on Charlie!

You can purchase World's Toughest Rodeo tickets at www.StPaulConcertTickets.com!

Justin Moore "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" lyrics:

Everyday I'd drive to work across Flint River bridge
A hundred yards from the spot where me and grandpaw fished.
There's a piece of his ol' fruit stand on the side of Sawmill Road
He'd be there peelin' peaches if it was 20 years ago And what I wouldn't give To ride around in that old truck with him
If Heaven wasn't so far away I'd pack up the kids and go for the day
Introduce them to their grandpaw
And watch them laugh at the way he talked
Find my long lost cousin John
The one we left back in Vietnam
Show him a picture of his daughter now
She's a doctor and he'd be proud
Tell 'em we'd be back in a couple of days
In the rear view mirror, we'd all watch 'em wave
Yea, losin' them wouldn't be so hard to take
If Heaven wasn't so far away.

I'd hug all three of those girls we lost from the class of '99
And I'd find my bird dog Bo,
And take him huntin' one more time
Ask Hank why he took those pills back in '53
Ask Janice to sing the second verse of 'Me and Bobbie McGee'
Sit on a cloud and visit for a while
It'd do me good just to see them smile.

If Heaven wasn't so far away I'd pack up the kids and go for the day
Introduce them to their grandpaw
And watch them laugh at the way he talked
Find my long lost cousin John
The one we left back in Vietnam
Show him a picture of his daughter now
She's a doctor and he'd be proud
Tell 'em we'd be back in a couple of days
In the rear view mirror, we'd all watch 'em wave
Yea, losin' them wouldn't be so hard to take
If Heaven wasn't so far
If Heaven wasn't so far
If Heaven wasn't so far away.
So far away
So far awaaaaaaaaaaay

Jeff Foxworty Xcel Energy tickets still available!

Great news! There are still tickets available to see Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy tonight at the Xcel Energy Center!

You can contact Ticket King for Jeff Fohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifxworthy tickets! Ticket King has Beill Engvall tickets as cheap as $49/ticket! There are even Larry the Cable Guy tickets as close as 3rd row from the stage on the floor!

If you've seen any of these funny guys in person before, or caught one of their acts on a TV special, you know you're in for a treat to see all three of them at one time!

You should contact Ticket King at ! They are open until 7pm today!

Foxworthy, Engvall, Cable Guy at Xcel Energy Center November 18

Three of the comedians from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour will be cracking up fans at the Xcel Energy Center on November 18, 2011 at 8pm. Ron White will not be at this tour, but Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy will all be in attendance to help you laugh your way to sore stomach muscles!

Doors open at 7pm for this comedy event. Your ticket also includes seeing special guest Reno Collier.

All of these artists have a schtick they are widely known for. Foxworthy for his redneck jokes as well as Host on his show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"

Bill "Here's Your Sign" Engvall is the game show Host for "LINGO" on the Game Show Network, and has written several books.

You know Larry The Cable Guy from his catchphrase, "Git-R-Done," and he is also hosting a show on the History Channel.

Get your Jeff Foxworthy tickets now, for what is sure to be a night full of fun, along with Bill Engvall tickets and Larry the Cable Guy tickets, for the Xcel Energy Center!

Roger Waters "The Wall" to return to St Paul Xcel Energy Center June 3, 2012

Roger Waters' "The Wall" will return to St. Paul on June 3, 2012 at the Xcel Energy Center! The 2012 tour will feature a full band and a mounted state-of-the-art production of Waters' epochal masterpiece of alienation and transformation performed in it's entirety.

Tickets for Roger Waters' "The Wall" Live Tour tickets go on sale on Monday November 14, 2011!

The last time Roger Waters was in Minnesota was also at the Xcel Energy Center, on October 27, 2010, and the show sold out! Be sure to get your tickets right away for what is sure to be another sold out show!

Xcel Energy Center wins awards for being green!

The Xcel Energy Center, along with the St Paul RiverCentre, released the 2nd annual Sustainability Report this week. The venues have successfully completed the "50-50 in 2" waste reduction initiative they set out to do. You, like me, may be wondering what the "50-50 in 2" means! Well, the X, RiverCentre and Roy Wilkins set out to reduce the amount of waste generated by 50% as well as increase the amount of recycling to 50%, by July 2011. Starting two years ago, these venues increased the amount of recycling bins--which is now 1 to 1 with trash cans!

Over 90% of the food service disposables have been switched to compostables, which has made some areas, such as the Treasure Island Ice Lodge in the Xcel, to become almost trash-free! The cups, plates and utensils are now added along with food leftovers into a compost. All bottles and cans are recycled.

These facilities also won the 2011 Recycling Association of Minnesota's 'Green Project' Award for the leaps and bounds reduction in waste they have made!

Way to Go Green!

Minnesota Wild Treasure Island Ice Lodge access!

Have you heard that the Xcel Energy Center has a Treasure Island Ice Lodge pass?!

When you order Minnesota Wild tickets that are on the glass (OTG) tickets, you receive access to the Treasure Island (TI) Ice Lodge. In the Ice Lodge, you receive complimentary food and beverages, starting an hour and a half before the start of all Minnesota Wild home games, and the Lodge stays open until at least an hour following the Wild game.

Beer, wine and soda are all complimentary, and mixed drinks are available for purchase at the cash bar in the Lodge. The menu consists of carved sandwiches, salads, hot dogs and gourmet desserts. Starting when the Ice Lodge opens and being served through the first intermission are the sandwiches and salads. Hot dogs and snacks are surved all game and post game, and desserts are served starting during the second intermission and post-game.

You must have either an OTG ticket, or a TI Ice Lodge pass to gain valid entry into the Treasure Island Ice Lodge. The OTG ticket will be hole-punched, and the TI Ice Lodge pass will be surrendered, and in both cases, you will receive a wristband. This wristband will be needed to regain entry back into the Lodge after the initial visit.

What an awesome option to have to make going to a Minnesota Wild game a little bit more special! Think of the people you could impress by bringing them to a Wild game to sit in on the glass seats, and hang out in the Ice Lodge! Business associates and family alike would be impressed!

Ticket King has Minnesota Wild on the glass tickets available for most games and you get the Treasure Island Ice Lodge Passes with the order of any OTG tickets bought through them. You should give Ticket King a call to see if they have the OTG seats for the game(s) you're wanting to go to! If you aren't sure which Wild tickets will get you the TI passes, give the friendly staff at Ticket King a call and they would be more than happy to help you find OTG tickets for a game!

Minnesota Wild standings 2011

The Minnesota Wild have had a fairly good start to the 2011-2012 NHL season! The Minnesota Wild Standings put the Wild in 2nd place in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference, and 4th place overall in the Western Conference.

If you're a Minnesota Wild fan, you should come to the next home game and help cheer on the home team! The Wild are currently 2-0 at home, so let's keep that home field advantage going!
I am hoping that the Wild are the Minnesota sports team that will really give us something to cheer about this year!

Here are the next few home games for the Wild at Xcel Energy Center:
Saturday 10/15 7pm
Tuesday 10/18 7pm
Thursday 10/27 7pm
Saturday 10/29 7pm