Many rush tickets can also only be purchased using cash, though some box offices have started accepting credit cards as well.

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Before the drawing, there was a rush for tickets around the country.

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The always reliable (and deep-pocketed) baby boomer market is gobbling up reunion tour tickets for classic 1970s and '80s bands like The Police, Genesis and Rush.

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