Category: NYC
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Electric Zoo 2014 – New Policies Enforced After Drug-Related Deaths
Last year, two Electric Zoo attendees died from drug-related causes at the New York EDM festival. As a result, the last day was cancelled, which prompted an uproar from festival-goers. This year, Electric Zoo isn’t taking any chances. They’re tightening up on security measures big time, in hopes of preventing another tragedy from striking the festival again. Electric Zoo…
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5 Artists You Never Knew Were New Yorkers
There are so many iconic New Yorkers. From Biggie Smalls to Cindi Lauper, from Jay-Z to the New York Dolls – you can spot a New Yorker from a mile away. Most of the time. Every once in a while though, a New Yorker slips through that we never would’ve guessed was from Queens! Or…
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Best NYC Concert Venues | Our Top 10 Favorite Live Music Venues
We’ve all heard the worn-out old saying, “location, location, location.” From what I can tell, pretty much all of us hate it. But when it comes to live music venues, we at TickPick really can’t emphasize enough the importance of this saying. A venue can determine whether or not you are able to truly enjoy getting…
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Lady Gaga Roseland Review – What to Know Before the Concert
This review of the Lady Gaga concert at the Roseland Ballroom isn’t so much a review of her performance, but more importantly an overview of the information that’ll help you have a better concert experience. I mean we all know this girl can sing (well actually until I saw her live, I didn’t know she…
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DARKSIDE: Live Review and Video
Darkside, a collaboration of electronic musician Nicolas Jaar and Brooklyn instrumentalist Dave Harrington, summoned a packed house at Terminal 5 last month, and for good reason. The progressive dance duo has been a notable presence on the scene ever since their first release as Darkside, the three-song Darkside EP, which was incredibly well-received by critics…
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WFAN’s “Big Hello to Brooklyn” | Red Hot Chili Peppers to Headline at Barclays
It was announced yesterday on CBS Radio’s all sports station WFAN that the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be headlining WFAN’s “Big Hello To Brooklyn” at Barclays Center on February 1, 2014. The announcement was made by acclaimed drummer of the Chili Peppers, Chad Smith. The show is taking place the night before Super Bowl…
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Radio City Christmas Spectacular Discount Codes: Get 50% off
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular has been going on for 85 years and it’s a show well worth seeing, but with 25 to 30 shows a week you can often get Radio City Christmas Spectacular discount tickets. We have compiled the best discounts & promotion codes, which will provide you savings up to 50%. 1. The best…
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Arcade Fire as “The Reflektors” | Surprise Show in Brooklyn
A review of Arcade Fire’s concert in Bushwick—a night of costumes, Congos, and cutting the lights This past weekend, the Grammy award-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire played two intimate shows in Brooklyn under another name, “The Reflektors”. The shows took place at 299 Meserole St. in Bushwick, Brooklyn. This location has hardly been used…
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Izod Center Seating Chart – Detailed Izod Center Seating Info
Everything you need to know about the Izod Center Seating Chart before buying tickets. I am not sure about you, but I like to have as much information regarding Izod Center’s seating chart before buying tickets, particularly the seat numbers. Like many venues, seat numbers in the Izod Center follow an easy pattern. 100’s Sections: …
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Knicks Nets: A Rivalry is Refueled
Whether we are talking about the Lakers vs Celtics in the NBA or the Yankees vs the Red Sox in baseball, rivalry games are some of the most hard fought, and talked about matchups every year. What today’s sports fans may not remember is that, long before Pedro Martinez threw Don Zimmer to the ground,…
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NY Giants Home Opener Tickets
There’s a lot of hype around the NY Giants home opener verses the Denver Broncos on September 15, 2013: also known as the Eli Manning vs. Peyton Manning game opener. Here’s the average New York Giants 2013 ticket prices (per game). Here’s the average Giants vs Denver Broncos home opener Ticket Prices (clearly a big…
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Long Time Net, Short Time Knick Jason Kidd Retires
Yesterday, long time Net, short time Knick Jason Kidd called it a career after 19 seasons. Kidd leaves the game a first ballot Hall of Famer, with two gold medals and a championship ring with Dallas Mavericks back in 2011. He also is second all time in both assists (11,842) and steals (2,559) to John…
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The Best Student Deals for Broadway Plays
If you’re a student living in New York City then you know the feeling of living from paycheck to paycheck. It’s frustrating living in the greatest city on Earth when you’re low on dough! So we here at TickPick have made a list of ways that you can get the cheapest (or free-est!) tickets to…