Author: Bob Allen & Brad Weissberg

Hot Tickets: July 18, 2019

Anderson .Paak will be off to Europe in August after playing dates across the U.S. (Getty Images) Anderson .Paak fills two spots with West Coast stops Singer, rapper, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Anderson .Paak took two spots on our Hot Tickets chart this week. The Oxnard, Calif.-born performer took the No. 1 spot on our 5,001-10,000 Capacity chart this week with a show at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco that grossed of $651,981. He played to 8,787 fans, with an average ticket cost of $59.60. .Paak’s stop at WaMu Theater in Seattle placed No. 3 on that same chart, grossing $439,603. Live Nation promoted both shows. English comedian, writer and television presenter Michael McIntyre took the top spot on our 10,001-15,000 Capacity chart this week with two shows at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, that grossed $1,238,277.  Adrian Bohm Presents promoted McIntyre’s shows. HOT TICKETS is a weekly… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: July 18, 2019

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Hot Tickets: July 11, 2019

Christina Aguilera plays Las Vegas’ Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. (Denise Truscello) Aguilera has the voice and the sales in return to touring Quitting “The Voice” is turning out to be a shrewd move for Christina Aguilera. With time on her hands, Aguilera is back on tour, and two appearances at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas easily took the top spot on our 5,001-10,000 Capacity chart this week with a gross of $1,122,436. The pop princess played to 7,371 fans; the ticket range was $80-$280. Caesars Entertainment and Live Nation promoted. The Rolling Stones continue to roll over the competition for chart supremacy. Back on tour after Mick Jagger’s heart surgery, the band took the top three spots on our More Than 15,000 Capacity chart. Their stop at Soldier Field in Chicago grossed $21,741,563, placing the show in the No. 1 spot; a show… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: July 11, 2019

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Hot Tickets: June 27, 2019

Andrea Bocelli serenades the crowd at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. (Scott Moore)  Italian opera legend Andrea Bocelli has been topping charts and filling venues across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America since he began his 2019 tour. The famed tenor’s stop at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center in California was no exception and landed atop our More Than 15,000 Capacity chart this week, grossing $2,468,049. Attendance was 12,228, and the ticket prices ran from $80 up to $360. Gelb Productions promoted. Vegas is gaga for Gaga. The multitalented pop star took the top three spots on our 5,001-10,000 Capacity chart this week with nine shows at Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas. Together the shows grossed a stunning $13,549,061. Over 48,830 saw the pop star perform. The ticket range was $90-$551. The shows were promoted by Live Nation with in-house assistance. HOT TICKETS is… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: June 27, 2019

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Hot Tickets: June 20, 2019

Rachel Bay Jones and Ben Platt perform in “Dear Evan Hansen” at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is sincerely drawing a crowd Broadway’s “Dear Evan Hansen” is packing PACs and theaters with its national tour, proving there’s plenty of life left for live touring Broadway musicals after “Hamilton” steamrolled across the country and broke box office records. “Dear Evan Hansen,” the Tony Award winner for Best Musical in 2017, took the two top spots on our 5,000 or Less Capacity chart this week, with  a stop at Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre grossing $2,266,081 for the week ending June 9 and $1,815,370 for the week ending June 2. The cast performed 16 shows for 40, 580 people. Steamrolling across the world, Korean pop sensations BTS took the top three spots on our More Than 15,000 Capacity chart this week with three stops in Europe and South America. The… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: June 20, 2019

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Hot Tickets: June 13, 2019

Janet Jackson’s career has sprung back to life because of her residency at Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas. (Getty Images) Janet Jackson looks like another Vegas success story Janet Jackson’s residency at Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas is a hit. The much-loved pop star, who has stumbled on the concert trail in recent years, landed in the No. 1 spot on our 5,001- to 10,000-Capacity  chart this week, grossing $4,140,636 over six shows at the recently rebranded Las Vegas strip hotel and resort. This kind of chart power bodes well for the rest of Jackson’s residency and the model in general. The ticket range was $79-$500. The shows were promoted in-house and by Live Nation. Another group brought back to life by a residency in Vegas, the Backstreet Boys, took the top spot on our 10,001- to 15,000-Capacity chart this week with a stop… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: June 13, 2019

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