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TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
with special guest ZZ Top
BOK Center's 2nd Anniversary Concert
September 23, 2010 at BOK Enter
 Doors::6:30pm
Show::7:30pm
Tickets::$39.75, $59.75, $79.75, $119.75
On Sale:: Now
Camera Policy::TBD
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' show date has now been confirmed as the venue's second anniversary concert. The 2010 North American tour follows the release of Mojo, their first studio album in eight years. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, their first year of eligibility, and in recent years have continued to build on their already legendary success.
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RUSH at BOK Center
September 21, 2010
 Doors:: 7pm
Show:: 8pm
Tickets:: $49.50, $77.00, $97.00
On Sale:: Now
Camera Policy:: TBD
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart – is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting.
The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future – and for the first time ever – feature the Moving Pictures album live in its entirety.
The band is currently working on their 20th studio album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (co-producer from 2007’s Snakes & Arrows) and in addition to their classics plan to showcase a few new tunes live this summer.
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John Mayer with Owl City
September 3, 2010 at BOK Center
 Doors :: 6pm
Show :: 7pm
Tickets :: $36.75, $49.75, $69.75
On Sale :: Now
Some floor seats and select sections of the arena are paperless. Disclaimer: I understand that a portion of the tickets at the John Mayer event are Tickets@Entry tickets, that I will not receive a physical ticket for entry, and that I am required to bring the credit card I used to buy my ticket and a government-issued ID to the venue, where my credit card will be swiped to gain me and my party access to the event. If I do not have my credit card and government-issued ID in hand at the event, I will not gain access to the event. No exceptions will be made. No refunds.
Since kicking off in February, the Battle Studies World Tour has repeatedly ranked among the Top Five on Billboard Magazine’s weekly Hot Tour list. Mayer’s current single, “Heartbreak Warfare” is his seventh Top Five radio hit. The consistency with which John Mayer combines word craft and melody has earned him rarefied status in popular culture as a respected songwriter and musician. The guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has earned seven Grammy Awards and sold nearly 12.5 million albums worldwide.
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Jonas Brothers Cancel Upcoming Oklahoma Concerts
July 2, 2010
 The BOK Center announced Friday morning they've received notice that the August 2nd Jonas Brothers concert has been canceled. The Tulsa date along with the group's upcoming appearance at Oklahoma City's Ford Center were nixed so the band can add additional performances in Latin America and Europe. In a statement released Friday by the BOK Center, promoters said "...the Jonas Brothers remain committed to their fans and will look to return to Tulsa as soon as possible." Tickets for the shows are being refunded at the point of purchase. Jonas Brothers previously performed at the BOK Center last summer.
Carrie Underwood wins ACM Entertainer of the Year
April 19, 2010
 When Carrie Underwood took the gamble and tried out for "American Idol," she never imagined a night — or year — quite like this one.
Underwood made history Sunday night by becoming the first woman to win entertainer of the year twice at the Academy of Country Music Awards. She also has celebrated her 12th consecutive No. 1 single, the continued success of her album "Play On" and a premier headlining tour. Add in her impending wedding to NHL player Mike Fisher, and Underwood is living a fairy tale life at the moment.
"Whenever I was on 'Idol' I was just hoping to stay there for another week," Underwood said. "That was as far as my calendar would go and I don't think anybody could have possibly predicted any of this."
Lady Antebellum was the dominant winner, grabbing five trophies, and Miranda Lambert won three, but Underwood stole the show.
She won the fan-voted award in a category that included most of country music's major stars — Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, the Zac Brown Band, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban. Underwood also was recognized earlier in the evening with special trophy for achieving the "triple crown" of ACM wins — entertainer of the year, top female vocalist and top newcomer — in the course of her career.
"That just says everything about how great she is," Paisley said.
The theme of the night might have been crossover success. Lead nominee Lady A, the top-selling trio that includes Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, snapped Rascal Flatts' seven-year run as best vocal group and won song and single record of the year for the crossover hit "Need You Now" (they got two trophies for their single record of the year win because they also produced the record, and also got two trophies for their song of the year win because they composed it).
They're approaching the sale of 2 million albums and have reached the top of the all-genre charts on four different occasions since the January release of the "Need You Now" album.
"It's just wild, man," Kelley said. "You never know where a song can take you, and tonight is probably the pinnacle of our career."
Adding to the emotion for the group was wins by good friends Lambert and Luke Bryan. The trio broke into cheers backstage when Lambert won top female vocalist. A stunned Lambert hugged Underwood as she made her way to the stage. She also won album of the year for "Revolution" and video of the year for "White Liar," her first No. 1 single.
"I never cry and I cried tonight," Lambert said. "You cracked me, people."
Lady A openly lobbied for Lambert, even in categories where they competed, and celebrated the win of Bryan, who nabbed top new artist. Lady A's Kelley and Haywood helped their good buddy write his hit, "Do I."
"Everything about tonight was honestly just so fun," Kelley said. "If we could've gone down the list and scripted it ... "
Lambert also won top female vocalist, snapping Underwood's three-year run in that category.
Swift was shut out despite five nominations. It might have been the first awards show since her pop superstardom where she didn't take home a trophy.
She had a big performance, though: She began her rendition of "Change" while soaring over the crowd on a platform. She ripped off her white dress to reveal a black outfit underneath, made her way through the crowd and joined the Tritones, a college a cappella group, on stage for a spirited chorus. She then fell backward into a crowd of fans.
Paisley, after a performance of his single "Water" where he fell backward into a pool of water on stage, won top male vocalist of the year for the fourth consecutive time. He accepted his trophy while drying off with a towel.
And Brooks & Dunn, who are retiring after a summer tour, won best vocal duo for the 10th time in their two-decade long career.
"We are currently in therapy with Brett Favre trying to figure out how to waffle on this," Kix Brooks joked after the win.
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