Madison Square Garden [ MSG ] Weekend Preview

Knicks, Maroon 5 and Ricardo Arjona Highlight Events at MSG This Weekend

Throughout the entire year, the World’s Most Famous Arena is filled with the highest caliber of events and crowds. Madison Square Garden hosts some of the best athletes, musicians, performers and artists that exist on the planet.

This week is no different, as a variety of music artists and New York sports teams are filling up the schedule for the first week of March. Let’s dive into the events this week at MSG, with ticket price information provided by RazorGator.com.

3/5/2015 | Maroon 5, Magic! & Rozzi Crane | Avg: $558.40 | Get-in: $100

Multi platinum-selling and Grammy Award-winning rock band, Maroon 5, revealed details of The Maroon 5 World Tour 2015 in support of the band’s fifth studio album, V. Their new album, V, featuring the Billboard Top 10 smash hit, “Maps,” and their brand new single, “Animals,” was released on August 29th. V debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 164,000 copies in the first week. MAGIC! will join the tour as special guests and Rozzi Crane will open the tour in the US. MSG is hosting shows on March 5th and March 6th and Maroon 5 tickets will cost more than any other event at the venue this week.

3/7/2015 | New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers | Avg: $194.02 | Get-in: $40

Although the New York Knicks have the worst record in the NBA, they always want to beat their rival Indiana Pacers. The Pacers are 8-2 in their last 10 games and are currently the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race, fending off Brooklyn and Charlotte. The Knicks would like nothing more than to make their rival’s path to the playoffs more difficult. As of Monday, the Knicks have won two in a row and look to continue their play into the month of March.

3/8/2015 | Ricardo Arjona | Avg: $389.86 | Get-in: $124

Ricardo Arjona, who has sold more than 20 million albums and is one of the most successful and respected Latin-American singer songwriters of all time, will launch his acclaimed VIAJE TOUR stateside. U.S. fans have not seen the legendary singer/songwriter perform on a tour of this scale ever.

In Argentina alone, his VIAJE TOUR attracted more than 200,000 people to the GEBA Stadium Buenos Aires, breaking all previous records in the stadium.

The critically acclaimed Arjona had released fourteen studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums and 43 singles. He has had four No. 1 albums on the Billboard Top Latin Albums, and four No. 1 singles on the Billboard Top Latin Single charts. His work earned him numerous awards and accolades, including one Grammy Award, one Latin Grammy Award and many others. He is only performing one show on March 8th and tickets for Ricardo Arjona are averaging nearly $400!

Madison Square Garden has some exciting events on the horizon. For those attending the events, make your commute to The Garden easier by using ParkWhiz.com. Madison Square Garden parking can be found at discounted rates on ParkWhiz.

There will never be a shortage of premier events at Madison Square Garden. If you miss out on the beginning of March, there will be plenty of opportunities to see some of your favorite sports stars and musical acts as they come through over the course of 2015.