Author: Bob Allen

Hot Tickets: May 2, 2019

Hot Tickets: May 2, 2019

Posted by | May 2, 2019 | , ,

The Backstreet Boys perform in New York City’s Central Park. (Courtesy Bubbleworks) The boy bands are back in town and on the charts Boy bands — or rather, boy bands that have turned into lifetime careers for their members — have taken over our Hot Tickets chart this week. Take That, whose members range in age from 45 to 51, took the top spot on our 10,001 to 15,000 Capacity chart with four shows at FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield, England, with a gross of $5,032,148. Attendance was 44,585 with a ticket range of $71.63-$128.93. The promoter was SJM. The love for ’90s boy band stars also struck on this side of the pond, where the Backstreet Boys, ages 39-45, nabbed the top three spots on our 5,001-10,000 Capacity chart with three different stops at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The highest grosser was a three-day run April… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: May 2, 2019

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Hot Tickets: April 25, 2019

Posted by | Apr 25, 2019 | ,

HOT TICKETS is a weekly summary of the top events and ticket sales as reported to VN Pulse via Pollstar. Following are the top 20 concerts and events, the top 5 in each capacity category, that took place March 26-April 23. More Than 15,000 Capacity 10,001-15,000 Capacity 5,001-10,000 Capacity 5,000 or Less Capacity 1) Billy Joel Gross Sales: $2,513,614; Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York; Attendance: 18,665; Ticket Range: $65.50-$149.50; Promoter: in-house; Dates: April 12; No. of Shows: 12) Eric Church Gross Sales: $2,338,406; Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland; Attendance: 29,564; Ticket Range: $23-$139; Promoter: Messina Touring Group / AEG Presents; Dates: April 19-20; No. of Shows: 2 3) Pink Gross Sales: $2,305,789; Venue: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, Calif.; Attendance: 14,602; Ticket Range: $43.89-$349.94; Promoter: in-house, Live Nation; Dates: April 10; No. of Shows: 1 4) Justin Timberlake Gross Sales: $2,272,579; Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.; Attendance: 17,544; Ticket Range:… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: April 25, 2019

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Hot Tickets: April 18, 2019

Hot Tickets: April 18, 2019

Posted by | Apr 18, 2019 |

Justin Timberlake performs on stage during the Brit Awards at the 02 Arena in London. (Matt Kent/WireImage) JT is doing just fine on his own, thank you very much Clearly Justin Timberlake was too busy to join the ‘N Sync reunion at Coachella last weekend, as his solo shows landed in four slots in three Hot Tickets capacity charts this week. Timberlake nabbed spots Nos. 2 and 3 on the More Than 15,000 Capacity list, with stops at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb., and Enterprise Center in St. Louis, grossing $2,460,764 and $2,425,805, respectively. His stop at Grand Rapids, Mich.’s Van Andel Arena landed at No. 2 on our 10,001-15,000 Capacity chart, with a gross of $1,689,672, and a stop at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., topped the 5,001-10,000 Capacity chart with a gross of $2,360,953. Live Nation Global Touring is the promoter. Shawn Mendes seems to get hotter… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: April 18, 2019

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Hot Tickets: April 11, 2019

Hot Tickets: April 11, 2019

Posted by | Apr 11, 2019 | , ,

Kenny Chesney performs at Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s. (Jill Trunnell) Kenny Chesney is back on tour and back on top of our Hot Tickets chart. The country superstar started his new-for-2019 Songs for the Saints tour in Louisville, Ky., last week; his stop two days later at Grand Rapid’s Van Andel Arena grossed $1,920,474 and landed on top of our 10,000- to 15,000-capacity chart this week. Chesney played two shows and sold 22,539 tickets, which ranged from $46.50 to $150. Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents promoted. Tony Award winner “Dear Evan Hansen” took top honors on our chart for capacities 5,000 or less. The inaugural road tour of the Broadway pleaser grossed $1,654,00o after playing eights shows in the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Attendance was 18,145 with a ticket range of $40.25-$100.25. The show was promoted in-house and by Broadway… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: April 11, 2019

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Hot Tickets: April 4, 2019

Hot Tickets: April 4, 2019

Posted by | Apr 3, 2019 | , ,

Sir Paul McCartney performs live on stage at the O2 Arena during his Freshen Up tour in London. (Getty Images) McCartney freshens up in São Paulo with big two-night stand Legends never go out of style: Paul McCartney’s Freshen Up tour played two shows at Allianz Parque in São Paulo and grossed a healthy $9,086,590, which landed Sir Paul on top of this week’s Hot Tickets chart for capacities of more than 15,000. The shows were seen by 90, 284 fans with tickets ranging from $53.49 to $238.05. The shows were promoted by T4F-Time For Fun. Pa’L Norte is a music and art festival held every year since 2012 in Monterrey, Mexico. This year’s edition landed in second place on the More Than 15,000 Capacity chart with two dates grossing $8,002,700 at  Parque Fundidora. More than 130,000 attended. Tickets ranged from $46.83 to $130.09. The festival was promoted by OCESA/CIE… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: April 4, 2019

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