On February 1st, 2010 in Lexington, KY there was only one place to be; Rupp Arena. Those lucky to be in attendance witnessed an event that fits in perfectly with the great history of Rupp. People from all over the Bluegrass and the surrounding states came ready to rock out to the three groups performing; Flyleaf, Breaking Benjamin, and Three Days Grace.
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I was long over due for a country get-a-way from all the chaotic stresses of the home. I was lucky enough to attend the “American Saturday Night Tour” with Brad Paisley on January 21st with my mother-in-law. Finally, I was able to let go of all that built up financial grief that the holiday’s, along with a new marriage, can come with, and enjoy a great show.
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I have always wanted to go to New York City for Christmas.  I have always envisioned every building in the city with Christmas decorations, central park beautifully glowing with christmas lights and everyone in good spirits throughout the city.  What I loved most about the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular was just that.  It brought the most festive city to the Rupp Arena stage. Read the rest of this entry »

Rupp Arena was host to Casting Crowns and Matt Redman last night. It was the first of 3 events in five days here at the arena (with Kings of Leon on Saturday, and WWE on Tuesday). Stacy Hicks attended the concert and guest blogged the show for us. Hit the jump to read his thoughts about the concert.
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Dierks Bently is coming to Rupp Arena on November 14th, and will be joined by Gloriana. More details will be available soon and can be found on the event page on the Rupp Arena website. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10:00am.

* We are no longer accepting RSVPs. We look forward to seeing those of you that did RSVP there. Anyone who missed out this time around, keep your eyes peeled, as this will hopefully be the first of many blog parties to come. *

Hello reader! Are you going to the Kings of Leon concert? Well then we have an extra special treat for you! Cosmic and the Rupp Arena Blog will be hosting the very first blog party before the Kings of Leon concert. All it takes to get into the party is a ticket to the concert and your name on the RSVP list. Read the rest of this entry »

Did you go to the Jonas Brothers show this past Sunday? If so then you could win the Jonas Brothers banner that hung on High Street leading up to the show. The process is simple, but requires a Facebook account. Do one or both of the following to enter:

 • Check out our photo album on Facebook from the Jonas Brothers pre-show and concert by CLICKING HERE. If you see yourself in any photo, then tag yourself. You can even tag your friends to enter them into the giveaway as well. Parents, if your kids don’t have accounts, then feel free to tag pictures of them with your account.

 • Aren’t in any of the photos? Don’t fret! Upload your own photos from the show to our fan photos section. CLICK HERE and click on “Add Photos” at the top left to add photos you already have on Facebook, or upload them. Pretty simple huh?

Although it won’t give you an advantage in the giveaway, we would love for you to upload all your photos from that day, and be sure to tag yourself in all of them. At noon on Friday, September 4th, we will compile a list of people who are either tagged in a photo, or who added a photo, and randomly select a lucky winner who will win the 2 foot by 6 foot Jonas Brothers banner. Keep an eye out for a message from Paul [that's me!] since there is no way to send a message from Rupp Arena. So what are you waiting for? Add your photos and tag yourself!

If you couldn’t tell from the roar of the crowd outside, the Jonas Brothers were at Rupp Arena this past Sunday night. The stage was amazing, the lighting and effects were jaw-dropping, and the house reached a new decibel level with their cheering. Given their young ages, you would think the Jonas Brothers might be a bit overwhelmed by everything. In fact, they seem more comfortable headlining their own in-the-round world tour than most artists who are twice their age playing much smaller venues. Regardless of whether you like their music or not, it is hard to deny that they know how to work the stage, engage the crowd, and exceed all their fans’ expectations.
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As many of you may know we unofficially kick off our arena season this Sunday with the Jonas Brother concert here at Rupp Arena at 7:00pm. It is already looking to be a wild night with over 17,500 people already slated to be there. Are you attending the show? There are a variety of tips and info you can find out after the jump that you will want to read through before heading here on Sunday.

On a different note, the Jonas Brothers are hosting a webcast on their Facebook page this Saturday from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. If you are going to the show, then we will see you there. If not, then know that this show is only the beginning. The schedule is beginning to look packed, especially in October.
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The 2009 Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago took place a week ago from this last weekend. Some big names hit the stage, such as Kings of Leon, who headlined one of the days. Fuze TV did a special with the fesitival and interviewed many of the big bands. Below is their quick interview they did with Kings of Leon. Check it out! Kings of Leon and White Lies (their opener, who was also at Lollapalooza) will be here at Rupp Arena on October 10th at 8:00pm.