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This week, Justin Timberlake is back on the onsales radar, with nine new concerts on sale this coming Monday. The pop and R&B icon is staying busy throughout the year with a second new tour in the fall and winter, in support of his latest album The 20/20 Experience. Timberlake, who is also going on tour during July and August with Jay-Z, is wasting little time before heading back on the road again during the end of the year.

The tour's U.S. dates, which are split roughly evenly between November, December, and January, kick off on November 13 at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. The tour is currently slated to end on February 10, 2014 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, NE. However, it is possible that more dates will be announced in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more information.

Last week, Black Sabbath announced that they had added new dates to the band's upcoming North American tour — the first full scale tour by Sabbath since 2005. The 2013 World Tour began with shows in New Zealand and Australia and is a follow-up to shows the band played after it reunited in 2012. The much anticipated tour is itself in promotion of a long-awaited new album, 13, which is the first studio album released by the band since Forbidden 1995, and the first to feature Ozzy Osbourne as lead vocalist since Never Say Die in 1978.

The North American leg kicks off on July 25 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Spring, TX, and runs until September 3 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. The tour will run for 21 dates and include stops in Philadelphia, PA; Tinley Park, IL; and Uncasville, CT. Tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday and Saturday.

Elsewhere, season 12 of American Idol is drawing to a close, and attention is beginning to turn to the annual summer tour featuring the competition's finalists. This year American Idol Live features 11 performers — the Top 10 plus sing-off winner Aubrey Cleland. The 40-date 2013 tour begins on June 29 at the Chaifetz Arena in Saint Louis, MO, and ends on August 31 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday.

Finally, folk rocker Bob Dylan is taking His Band on the road for the Americanarama Festival of Music. Wilco and My Morning Jacket will join Dylan on the tour, as will Bob Weir, the Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Ryan Bingham, and Beck for select dates. The tour begins on June 26 at Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, FL, and ends on August 4 at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday and Saturday.

After getting off to a good start this weekend, the NBA Playoffs continue this week with at least two games scheduled for each day this week. In all eight of the games that took place over the weekend, the home team was able to come away with the win. The road teams will now have to try to even their respective series in Game 2, starting tonight when the Bulls face the Nets in Brooklyn and the Grizzlies take on the Clippers in Los Angeles.

Also, in case you missed it, Tim has a full preview of the Eastern Conference and Western Conference championships. This week tickets continue to go on sale for upcoming games. Likewise, the NHL Playoffs are starting soon, and tickets are continuing to go on sale for that.

Meanwhile, in concerts, the dates keep coming in for Paul McCartney's Out There! tour. Last week, the rocker added two dates at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Those onsales are on today. Finally, Blake Shelton has several more dates onsale this Friday for his Ten Times Crazier Tour, and the Allman Brothers Band have four late summer concerts onsale on Friday and Saturday.

Due to the ongoing manhunt for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, the city is pretty much shut down. Therefore, several events that were to go on tonight have been cancelled or postponed.

Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals - According to the Red Sox website, the game scheduled for Friday has been postponed until a later date.

Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins - According to the Bruins website, the game has been postponed tentatively until Saturday, April 20 at 12:30pm.

The Joy Formidable - According to their Twitter account, the Joy Formidable concert scheduled for Friday at the House of Blues has been postponed until June 20.

The Book of Mormon - According to the Boston Opera House website, the Book of Mormon show scheduled for Friday at the Boston Opera House has been cancelled.

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This past week additional dates for The Rolling Stones' 50 and Counting Tour kept coming in. The new dates are mostly second or third shows in cities that were already announced. Notably, the stops in Anaheim, CA; Boston, MA; and Philadelphia, PA; will be back-to-back, while the Chicago, IL, stop will be a three-night run. Los Angeles, CA, is also getting another show, but later in May. The tour will kick off in LA on May 2, but the Stones won't be back there until May 20. Also keep in mind that, unlike some other tours, these additional shows are typically two to three days after the first one and not the next night, as is common.

Unsurprisingly, the city the most shows on the schedule, Chicago, is the U.S. city selling the best here on TicketNetwork.com, with 22% of all orders. However, not every city with multiple shows is selling as well. In fact, two of the five top-selling cities have only a single concert. These are San Jose, CA, with 15% of orders, and Oakland, CA, with 13%. To further emphasize things, Los Angeles, which often does well in a situation where it has more than one show, is second from the bottom, with only 8%.

The top cities (as of this post) are as follows: Chicago (22%), Anaheim (16%), San Jose (15%), Oakland (13%), Philadelphia (12%), Boston (8%), Los Angeles (8%), Las Vegas (6%).

Meanwhile, Kid Rock has another big onsale this coming weekend, with at least 12 shows on Friday and Saturday. There are onsales for shows across the country, but many of them are for east coast cities. Unlike The Rolling Stones, there is no need for qualification — the multi-show city wins it out by a large amount. The four shows in Clarkston, MI, make up 27% of all Kid Rock orders. Everything else is below 10%.

Sales data from TicketNetwork.com as of 4/15/2013 10:30 a.m. EDT.