The Rose Quarter has many shows and events such as the Barnum and Bailey circus, and Disney on Ice. Find information here.
The Greatest Show On Earth is in town this weekend, and in honor of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey, we’re giving away a $10 gift certificate that is good for food & beverage while you’re here (hopefully at the Circus)!
Just answer this question to be entered to win:
If you were in a Circus act, what would it be?
Me personally, I’d love to be a trapeze artist – it looks like so much fun to swing above the arena floor!
We’ll choose a winner later today (Friday, Sept. 3)!
America’s #1 show comes to Portland tonight at 7:30p. American Idol Live! Tour 2010 features American Idol Season 9 top 10 contestants Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus, Katie Stevens, and Tim Urban. We had the privilege of catching up with Didi, Aaron, Tim, Casey, and Crystal earlier today.
This entire experience has taught the Idol contestants to become stronger individuals as they have been pulled in many different directions. Tim Urban says, “One thing I learned about myself throughout my time on American Idol was to maintain my core – who I am and what I believe in.” He admits that the spotlight can definitely allow you to get carried away and distract you from who you really are and that is when it becomes difficult to stay on top of your game.
For the American Idol contestants one of the common misconceptions of the show is how much work actually goes on behind-the-scenes. They state that after watching previous seasons, the idols did not realize how busy they would be. Didi Benami says, “All you see is the contestant perform one song, but you don’t realize that every minute of every day is planned out for us; we don’t just practice one song for the entire week.”
The American Idol contestants are all excited to be performing for their fans in Portland. Casey James’ most memorable fan moment was when he went to a secret screening of Shrek 4 and Antonio Banderas came to tell him that his wife had asked him to personally tell Casey hello. Casey could not believe that they actually had a conversation about him and that Antonio Banderas’ wife was a fan of his. So, let’s get out there and create more memorable fan moments as we support our American Idol contestants!
Tickets are priced at $70.50, $50.50, $40.50 and $31. Tickets are still available at the Rose Quarter Box Office.
Congrats to Stacy Sanchez for winning the Justin Bieber Jr. Blogger Contest! Stay tune to see her review.
Justin Bieber Junior Blogger Contest
Excited for Justin Bieber? Enter our Junior Blogger Contest to see him live on July 14. The winner will receive a pair of tickets and is required to write a review post that will be featured on rosequarterblog.com. For a chance to win, enter your name in the comment section and explain in 50-200 words why you want to be the Rose Quarter’s Junior Blogger. The contest ends July 12 at noon.
The Eagles concert scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to an illness. Rescheduled date TBD. Tickets for 5/17 concert will be honored at the rescheduled date.
STRIKEFORCE Challengers takes the mat on Friday at 8:00pm (pre-lims at 6pm) with weigh-ins on Thursday. Time TBD. Come out and see Portland native Matt Linland take on Kevin Casey! Tickets are priced at $65, $35 & $25.
Tim McGraw with special guests Lady Antebellum and Love And Theft come to the Rose Garden on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are priced at $65.75 & $49.75.
Tickets can be purchased the Rose Quarter Box Office (M-F 10a-5p), all participating Safeway/ TicketsWest outlets, by calling 877.789.ROSE (7673), or at ComcastTIX.com. Prices do not include service charges.
It will be an exciting week at the Rose Quarter. We hope to see you here!
Mothers and “Daughters” in Portland have been listening to their John Mayer albums “Over and Over” in preparation for tonight’s show at the Rose Garden. Mayer’s fans will go the “Distance” and “Go Anywhere” to see him live in concert; they will even get “Covered in Rain” as they wait to enter the arena. Once they arrive in the “Great Indoors,” they will get “Comfortable” in their seats and watch opener Michael Franti. But, fans will feel like “Something’s Missing” until John hits the stage and sings some of his classic hits including “Your Body Is A Wonderland” and “Gravity.”
There will be thousands of screaming girls at tonight’s show, but I know my fair share of guys who like John Mayer too *cough…Mick and Josh…cough*. Women adore him because he is charismatic on stage and sings about all of their favorite things including love. The men appreciate John Mayer because he has mad guitar skills and he makes their girlfriends happy. In addition to gaining worldwide success as a songwriter and musician, John Mayer has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine’s in the February 2007′s “Guitar Heroes” and was the cover of their annual “Guitar” issue in May 2008. The guitarist and vocalist has sold nearly 12.5 million albums worldwide and earned seven Grammy Awards.
So instead of “Waiting on The World to Change,” head down to the Rose Quarter Box Office and get your tickets for tonight’s show. Tickets are priced at $66, $51 and $36. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Rose Quarter Box Office, all participating Safeway/ TicketsWest outlets, by calling 877.789.ROSE (7673), or at ComcastTIX.com.
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2009 was an amazing year here at the Rose Quarter. We had so many great shows, as well as some memorable and historic moments! Here are just a few reasons and a video to show you why we loved 2009!
2010 looks like it will be an amazing year, even better than 2009. We’ve got Tyler Perry, the rescheduled Billy Joel and Elton John show, Monster Jam, Walking with Dinosaurs, George Strait, John Mayer, Michael Buble, and so many more shows (see our website for an upcoming events calendar) coming in the new year. We can’t wait for the rest of 2010!!
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