Comedian Conan O’Brien may have lost his coveted spot as host of “The Tonight Show” on NBC, but the funnyman still hopes to perform for audiences across North America. Skirting a clause in his parting agreement with the network that keeps him off television until after September 1, O’Brien has confirmed a 30-city spring tour that will keep him on the road from April through June.

The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour launches April 12 at Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, OR, and concludes with a June 14 event at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA. One major stop for O’Brien is a June 11 slot on the comedy line-up for this year’s Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN.  Full Story…

Shambolic rocker Courtney Love is getting her act together — and her band — for some concerts across the U.S. and Europe this spring. The new line-up for fallen alt-rock darling Hole will be on the road for at least four national shows and 10 more overseas.

While Love’s itinerary is more internationally based at the moment, her U.S. dates are certainly spaced to allow a lengthier national jaunt than she has currently revealed. The new Hole line-up is slated to debut with back-to-back concerts in Austin, TX. The first show is an early evening gig on March 19 at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q, followed by an SXSW Music Festival showcase at 1 a.m. on March 20 at Dirty Dog Bar.  Full Story…

NeuLion, a New York-based end-to-end technology services provider, this week announced a partnership with Duke University Athletics that will make NeuLion the new ticketing provider for all of the institution’s sports events.

Previously, Paciolan ticketed Duke’s athletic events; Paciolan, which was owned by Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment, was recently sold to Comcast-Spectacor.  Full Story…

(This story was updated Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 12:35pm EST to add a comment from Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.)

Two U.S. congressmen have proposed a new bill in the House that would regulate the ticketing industry, a proposal that is separate from Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.’s BOSS ACT that he introduced last year.   Full Story…

The web surrounding oft-delayed Broadway production “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has become a bit more tangled with the departure of leading lady Evan Rachel Wood.

Producers for the superhero musical, with tunes penned by U2’s own Bono and The Edge, released a statement regarding the sudden split on March 9. Wood was cast as Mary Jane Watson, the main love interest for Spider-Man’s alter-ego Peter Parker.  Full Story…

For the first time in its 25-year history in Las Vegas, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) is requiring season ticket holders only use an as-yet established proprietary ticket exchange to resell their tickets, a move that has drawn the ire of the National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB).

In a ticket policy statement document released earlier this year, the WNFR said it plans to launch the “2010 Official Online Wrangler NFR Ticket Exchange” sometime in May, and the organizers make clear that they will not tolerate season ticket holders reselling their tickets anywhere but through the group’s exchange.  Full Story…

Broadway showed improved figures this past week with gross ticket sales hitting $15,227,613 compared to the previous week’s total of $14,246,755. The same week last season reached $15,668,555. Looking at the season to date, this season outstrips last year, $781,733,956 compared to $778,686,262.

Of the 28 productions currently playing on Broadway, there are 18 musicals, nine plays and one special. There were three productions in the million-dollar club this week: Wicked at the Gershwin, The Lion King at the Minskoff and Billy Elliot at the Imperial. The play with the highest ticket sales was A View from the Bridge at the Cort. The musical Fela! at the Eugene O’Neill saw the largest drop in sales, down 16 percent from the previous reporting period.  Full Story…

The chart-dominating Black Eyed Peas have announced dates for the second leg of their North American tour, even as the first leg continues.

The new batch of dates opens with a July 27-28 stand at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON, and closes a month later on August 23 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB.  Full Story…

Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s premier live entertainment company, today announced the launch of its concert promotion division in Germany, the fourth largest music market in the world. Established German promoter Johannes Wessels has been appointed Managing Director of Live Nation Germany, and will operate from his current Hamburg base. Live Nation’s first shows will be three Lady Gaga dates in Berlin, Hamburg and Oberhausen which go on sale on 12th March. For details of these shows go to http://www.livenation.de.   Full Story…

As recommended by the Department of Justice when it approved the Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, Comcast-Spectacor has acquired Ticketmaster’s Paciolan ticketing division for an undisclosed amount, the parties announced earlier today.

Paciolan will operate as a separate entity from Comcast-Spectacor’s New Era Tickets division, the company said, and Paciolan will continue to work with its roster of more than 100 colleges, venues, performing arts groups and other organizational clients.  Full Story…