The Ultimate Excuse to Enjoy a Beer: National Beer Day 2011

Today we celebrate a great day in American history: National Beer Day. 78 years ago on this day the ban on alcohol sales known as Prohibition was lifted. People waited in lines on April 6 until midnight when they could legally buy beer for the first time in 13 years. Today is a day to honor those men and women who fought hard for our right to enjoy an ice cold beer. Image courtesy of Beer Advocate.

Can you even imagine what a world without beer would be like? None of these upcoming events would have been possible!

The East Nashville Beer Festival
April 9 in Nashville, Tenn.
Takes place at the East Bank Greenway and the festival will play host to 35-40 craft breweries.

SOLD OUT! More info HERE.

Stoudts’ Battle of the Brewery Bands
April 30 in Adamstown, Penn.
Brewery bands compete for the Golden Keg and the charity of their choice with delicious food and drinks by Stoudts Brewery.

American Craft Beer Fest
June 3 and 4 in Boston, Mass.
The East Coast’s largest craft beer festival. The festival features over 100 different breweries and 400 different beers. There are a total of three sessions.

2nd Annual Boulder SourFest
June 11 in Boulder, Colo.
If you enjoy the taste of sour beer then this festival is for you. The second installment of this festival will feature 80 different sours for you to taste.

SOLD OUT! More info HERE.

20th Annual Microfest at Stoudts Brewery
June 11, August 27 and October 15 in Adamstown, Penn.
Three different dates to check out this great annual beer festival put on by Stoudts. Great beer sampling, food and entertainment.

SOLD OUT: The East Nashville Beer Festival on April 9 — And A Couple of Tips!

Online tickets for The East Nashville Beer Festival are all sold out! But for those who got tickets for this inaugural beer fest, we’ve got some tips for you, below the event information.

The East Nashville Beer Festival’s goal is to provide a fun and safe environment for beer drinkers to learn and enjoy the finest craft beers from around the United States. All paid attendees will receive a souvenir tasting glass (sorry, DD’s but no cup for you), unlimited samples, bag of goodies, and the opportunity to be part the Inaugural East Nashville Beer Festival. The festival also features live music, various other vendors, and Beer Education area.

Here a couple of tips for getting the most out of the festival:

1. Eat and then eat some more. Fill your tummy with something yummy before attending and make sure you eat plenty at the festival. A full stomach helps slow alcohol’s entrance into your bloodstream and you’ll feel much better in the morning.

2. Pace yourself. This isn’t a college kegger. You may be surprised how quickly your buzz can turn into something more severe when you hurry from booth to booth, especially when some of those booths are pouring high-octane ales or stouts.

3. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes. You will spend the majority of the day on your feet walking around the festival.

4. Talk to the brewers. These lucky people make beer for a living. They will be more than open to answering any questions about the beers they are pouring.

5. BE SAFE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME!

Ticket Alternative Launches Southeast and Northeast Facebook Pages!

We’ve been expanding all over the country at a superb rate lately. So to better serve all of you Ticket Alternative fans out there who want to know what events we’re working on in your neck of the woods, we’ve launched two new Facebook pages.

Ticket Alternative Southeast will have updates, news, reviews, information and more about events we’re selling tickets for in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Ticket Alternative Northeast will have all the same goodies for Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

The first Ticket Alternative Facebook page will continue to post information, news and funny stuff that’s going on in the office, and of course our “virtual mascot” Tina Tiquet will always be chatting about lots of events, company banter and more.

Check us out and “Like” us to hear all the latest!

Ring in 2011 with Ticket Alternative’s Events!

How do you like to celebrate the New Year? Dance parties? Rock ‘n’ roll? Fancy VIP table service? A little bit of everything?

Well, lucky for you, here at Ticket Alternative we have a huge slew of New Year’s Eve events for you to choose from all over the country. Check out our list below for your 2011 entertainment:

Atlanta, GA

5th Annual New Years Eve at ESSO Nightclub

John Abraham and The Atlanta Falcons host this epic Atlanta party at famed nightclub ESSO.

Beneath The Noise NYE at Center Stage Complex

The legendary party is back, and they’re bringing DJs galore – four different rooms to choose from, in fact. Not to mention a VIP Ultra Lounge with tasty treats and a premium open bar.

The Constellations at Smith’s Olde Bar

Atlanta’s premier indie rock super-group put on one helluva party, so what better way to rock in the New Year in the ATL?

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Ticket Alternative Has You Covered This Halloween!

We have a slew of parties, shows and events going on his Halloween weekend. Check out our list below for all your spooky needs.

Atlanta, Ga.:

The Most Legendary Halloween Party Ever! at Vinyl, Saturday October 30

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4th Annual Songwriters Series: Tribute to Kenny Chesney at the Hard Rock Cafe Nashville – June 10-12

Hard Rock Cafe Nashville hosts the 4th Annual Songwriters Series, a three-night tip-of-the-cowboy hat to Nashville’s top songwriters and a special tribute to country music superstar Kenny Chesney, June 10-12.

Held in Hard Rock Cafe Nashville’s new Reverb Room, proceeds from each show will benefit Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in health care facilities in Nashville and across the country.

Thursday, June 10, 2010
Songwriters Series: Kenny Chesney Tribute
This year, the Songwriters Series kicks off with a tribute to Kenny Chesney. Hit songwriters Mac McAnally, Craig Wiseman, Brett James, Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley, and Casey Beathard will share stories about how their songs were cut by today’s biggest country superstar. The entire special show will be broadcast LIVE on Kenny’s very own internet radio station, No Shoes Radio!

Friday, June 11, 2010
ASCAP Songwriters in the Round
Featuring: Chris Tompkins, David Berg, Craig Wiseman, Marc Beeson, Kyle Jacobs

Saturday, June 12, 2010
BMI Songwriters in the Round
Featuring: Dallas Davidson, Tom Douglas, and Wynn Varble (And surprise guests!)

An Acoustic Performance with Staind’s Aaron Lewis and Saving Abel at Hard Rock Cafe Nashville, March 29

Aaron Lewis, frontman for hard-rock band Staind, is traveling light these days. With his acoustic guitar and a suitcase full of songs, Lewis is on tour performing a more intimate version of the hits that made Staind one of the biggest bands of the last decade.

For fans of Staind, hearing “Outside,” “It’s Been a While,” and “Intro” acoustically, is like hearing them for the first time – completely raw and full of emotion. Lewis has been known to “wing it” and go out on stage without a set list and play whatever comes to him at the moment. If the song is fits the night, he’ll even take an audience request or two.

Mississippi’s Saving Abel joins Aaron Lewis on his acoustic tour this Monday, March 29  at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville, Tenn.

Hard Rock Cafe Nashville Signs on with Ticket Alternative!

We're very excited to welcome Hard Rock Cafe into our fold of rapidly-increasing venues! We've worked with Hard Rock Nashville a few times in the past, but are now officially their ticket outlet.

And they're just added some great new shows: