KREISCHING IT: Comedian Bert Kreischer, seen here at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, heated things up with a two-night, $1.62 million gross at Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage in December. (Courtesy venue)

HOT TICKETS is a weekly summary of the top events and ticket sales as reported to VNPulse via Pollstar. Following are the top 20 concerts and events, the top 5 in each capacity category, that occurred Dec. 9-Jan. 22. Events appear once during the chart eligibility period.

More than 15,000
Capacity

10,001-15,000
Capacity

5,001-10,000
Capacity

5,000 or Less
Capacity

1) Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Tickets Sold: 23,521; Venue: Amalie Arena, Tampa. Fla.; Gross: $1,820,466; Ticket Range: $49.50-$99.50; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Dec. 18; No. of Shows: 22) Billy Joel
Tickets Sold: 18,658; Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York; Gross: $1,190,378; Ticket Range: $64-$160; Promoter: MSG Entertainment; Dates: Jan. 13; No. of Shows: 13) Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Tickets Sold: 16,850; Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington; Gross: $1,313,060; Ticket Range: $29-$99.50; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Dec. 26; No. of Shows: 24) The Killers
Tickets Sold: 15,513; Venue: Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney; Gross: $1,472,918; Ticket Range: $74.85-$122.52; Promoter: Frontier Touring; Dates: Dec. 19; No. of Shows: 15) Miel San Marcus
Tickets Sold: 15,465; Venue: Arena CDMX, Mexico City; Gross: $298,736; Ticket Range: $7.61-$50.71; Promoter: Zignia Live; Dates: Dec. 10; No. of Shows: 1
1) Cody Johnson
Tickets Sold: 9,545; Venue: The Cajundome, Lafayette, La.; Gross: $592,807; Ticket Range: $40-$125; Promoter: Police Productions; Dates: Jan. 20; No. of Shows: 12) The Avett Brothers
Tickets Sold: 8,374; Venue: Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.; Gross: $640,710; Ticket Range: $59.50-$125; Promoter: NS2; Dates: Dec. 31; No. of Shows: 13) Paul Kelly
Tickets Sold: 6,404; Venue: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia; Gross: $296,885; Ticket Range: $67.84-$114.09; Promoter: Frontier Touring; Dates: Dec. 9; No. of Shows: 14) Kodak Black
Tickets Sold: 4,429; Venue: Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, Mo.; Gross: $349,406; Ticket Range: $46.99-$111.99; Promoter: in-house; Dates: Dec. 30; No. of Shows: 15) Rodney Carrington
Tickets Sold: 1,899; Venue: First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro, Ark.; Gross: $113,892; Ticket Range: $29-$199.50; Promoter: Outback Presents; Dates: Dec. 30; No. of Shows: 1
1) Cody Johnson
Tickets Sold: 7,589; Venue: Landers Center, Southaven, Miss.; Gross: $500,905; Ticket Range: $40-$125; Promoter: Police Productions; Dates: Jan. 21; No. of Shows: 12) Bert Kreischer
Tickets Sold: 7,455; Venue: Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage; Gross: $1,622,600; Ticket Range: $29.75-$109.75; Promoter: Outback Presents; Dates: Dec. 14-15; No. of Shows: 23) Mannheim Steamroller
Tickets Sold: 6,698; Venue: Hero Arena at Mountain America Center, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Gross: $321,631; Ticket Range: $35-$100; Promoter: MagicSpace Entertainment; Dates: Dec. 13; No. of Shows: 24) Pentatonix
Tickets Sold: 6,538; Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.; Gross: $615,533; Ticket Range: $25-$250; Promoter: in-house; Dates: Dec. 22; No. of Shows: 15) “Reality Fighting MMA”
Tickets Sold: 6,187; Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.; Gross: $322,376; Ticket Range: $46-$150; Promoter: in-house; Dates: Jan. 7; No. of Shows: 1
1) ‘To Kill a Mockingbird”
Tickets Sold: 15,660; Venue: The Smith Center, Reynolds Hall, Las Vegas; Gross: $1,538,991; Ticket Range: $35-$140; Promoter: in-house; Dates: Jan. 10-15; No. of Shows: 82) Bert Kreischer
Tickets Sold: 12,300; Venue: Meridian Hall, Toronto; Gross: $821,955; Ticket Range: $43.55-$91.24; Promoter: Outback Presents; Dates: Dec. 9-10; No. of Shows: 43) Jerry Seinfeld
Tickets Sold: 10,871; Venue: Beacon Theatre, New York; Gross: $1,741,203; Ticket Range: $90-$215; Promoter: JS Touring; Dates: Dec. 16-17; No. of Shows: 44) “Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet”
Tickets Sold: 8,796; Venue: Fox Theatre, Atlanta; Gross: $537,174; Ticket Range: $25-$104; Promoter: Talmi Entertainment; Dates: Dec. 23; No. of Shows: 25) Franco Escamilla
Tickets Sold: 8,190; Venue: Auditorio Pabellón M, Monterrey, Mexico; Gross: $395,237; Ticket Range: $30.42-$86.19; Promoter: in-house; Dates: Dec. 16; No. of Shows: 2
The weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Pollstar. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or click here to submit your Box Office data now.