The RBC Center won't be called that for too much longer, but the Raleigh arena just announced a mighty big show. Elton John will play there on March 16, right about the time the building's name change to PNC Arena is supposed to take effect. Tickets start at $37 and go on-sale Jan. 27.

Word came down on Thursday about the RBC Center's name change, which got me to wondering: Will the Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater have a title sponsor by the time its 2012 concert season commences next spring? Roger Krupa, who oversees the venue for the city, says he's still working on it. But it's pretty much stuck in the same stalemate ever since the Bud Light name got derailed last year.

"I'm out there trying," Krupa said Friday afternoon. "I have some targets, been out there talking to people. But it's a really hard environment right now to try and get someone to put $300,000 into something like this. We'll see how I do."