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Hot Tickets: June 6, 2019

Hot Tickets: June 6, 2019

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Korean boy band BTS performs to a sellout crowd at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Big Hit Entertainment) BTS is this week’s MVP in the More Than 15,000 Capacity category BTS, the seven-member Korean pop phenomenon, continues its global domination of concert charts, landing in spots 1 and 2 on our More Than 15,000 Capacity chart this week. Topping the chart were two shows at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford that grossed a healthy $14,050,410, with attendance of 98,574. The international sensations took the second spot with seven shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Attendance was 88,156. Live Nation promoted all the shows, which all had a ticket price range of $55 to $250. A mostly older crowd showed up for rapper Post Malone’s two concerts at Spark Arena in New Zealand, giving the New York-born artist his first No. 1 Hot Tickets chart ranking, in the 10,000 to… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: June 6, 2019

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Hot Tickets: May 30, 2019

Hot Tickets: May 30, 2019

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DJ Steve Angello, one of the members of Swedish House Mafia, performs during the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, Mich. (Jeff Kravitz/Electric Forest) Swedish House Mafia makes an offer that Mexico City can’t refuse The recently reunited Swedish House Mafia — composed of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso — took back its place on top of the Hot Tickets charts, with its progressive house music filling EDM venues around the world. Their show at Foro Sol in Mexico City grossed $2,308,717, which placed the trio in the No. 1 spot on our More Than 15,000 Capacity chart. Attendance was 34,135 and tickets ranged from $63.15 to $163.13. The show was promoted by OCESA/CIE. Alabama has been around since 1969 and is still topping charts 50 years later. The country band’s stop at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., took the No. 2 slot on our 10,001-15,000 Capacity chart… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: May 30, 2019

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Hot Tickets: May 16, 2019

Hot Tickets: May 16, 2019

Posted by | May 16, 2019 | , ,

Members of  “Madea’s Farewell Play Tour” perform in the last incarnation of the wildly successful live touring franchise. (Courtesy Tyler Perry Studios) Madea’s fond farewell rolls on Fans have been showing up in droves to see Tyler Perry put on his Madea dress one last time as “Madea’s Farewell Play Tour” heads toward its final date May 26 at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. Four shows, spread out over two days, at  Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va., grossed $1,092,233 and took the top spot on our 5,001-10,000 Capacity Hot Tickets chart. Attendance was 13,739; tickets ranged from $45 to $125. Live Nation was the promoter. (Read more about the “Madea” farewell tour from the May issue of VenuesNow.) Rod Stewart shows no signs of slowing down his live touring franchise and topped our 10,001-15,000 Capacity chart with a stop at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, grossing $6,835,007.  Attendance was 7,656 and… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: May 16, 2019

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Hot Tickets: May 9, 2019

Hot Tickets: May 9, 2019

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Billy Joel performs on stage at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. (Getty Images) Another diamond classic for Billy Joel Billy Joel easily took the top spot on our More Than 15,000 Capacity chart this week with a show at Milwaukee’s Miller Park grossing $4,197,551. Joel’s tour continues to steamroll across America, with no end in sight. Latino gender-bending rapper Bad Bunny is filling U.S. venues and landed at slots four and five on our 5,001-10,000 Capacity chart, a trend worth noting. Bad Bunny’s stop at Santander Arena in Reading, Pa, grossed $762,264, and his performance at Hertz Arena in Estero, Fla., grossed $709,277. 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 April 9-May 7. More Than 15,000 Capacity 10,001-15,000… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: May 9, 2019

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