Tickets for the 2006 Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena will be available Saturday, Sept. 30, at 8 a.m., at the Memorial Coliseum ticket office, online at , and at all Kentucky-area TicketMaster outlets. Madness, the first practice opportunity for Kentucky?s 2006-07 men?s and women?s basketball teams, is Friday, Oct. 13, at 9 p.m.

Tickets are free again this year, however online and TicketMaster outlet sales have a service fee attached. There is a limit of four tickets per person. A list of Kentucky-based TicketMaster outlets can be found at . Please note that not all TicketMaster outlets are open at 8 a.m. Fans wishing to order tickets through an outlet should check on the hours beforehand.

As of 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, fans can now line up ahead of time. The Athletics Department will provide portable restroom facilities, but safety concerns will prohibit the use of permanent, wooden-type structures, and propane tanks or other open flames used in cooking.

Last year, the first time Madness was held at Rupp Arena, drew a national-record 23,174 fans for UK?s first practice. 20,000 tickets were snapped up in the first 35 minutes of availability.