Eric Clapton, shown during a March 2020 performance with drummer Ian Paice, takes three spots in the top two categories for this week’s Hot Tickets. (Getty Images)

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 Sept. 6-Oct. 5.

More Than 15,000 Capacity

10,001-15,000 Capacity

5,001-10,000 Capacity

5,000 or Less Capacity

1) Blue Ridge Rock Festival
Gross Sales: $8,963,018; Venue: Blue Ridge Amphitheater, Danville, Va.; Attendance: 140,000; Ticket Range: $45-$520; Promoter: Purpose Driven Events; Dates: Sept. 9-12; No. of Shows: 4

2) Billy Joel
Gross Sales: $5,148,301; Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati; Attendance: 37,839; Ticket Range: $59.50-$179.50; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Sept. 10; No. of Shows: 1

3) iHeartRadio Music Festival
Gross Sales: $4,969,481; Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas; Attendance: 18,646; Ticket Range: $86.75-$822.50; Promoter: iHeartRadio; Dates: Sept. 17-18; No. of Shows:2

4) Eric Church
Gross Sales: $2,174,863; Venue: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio; Attendance: 17,766; Ticket Range: $29-$169; Promoter: Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents; Dates: Sept. 18; No. of Shows: 1

5) Eric Clapton
Gross Sales: $2,129,361; Venue: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville; Attendance: 13,819; Ticket Range: $55-$295; Promoter: Beaver Productions; Dates: Sept. 21; No. of Shows: 1
1) Grupo Firme
Gross Sales: $5,690,707; Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas; Attendance: 58,069; Ticket Range: $49-$177.31; Promoter: Live Nation, Viva Tumusica; Dates: Sept. 10-12; No. of Shows: 3

2) Alejandro Fernández
Gross Sales: $2,508,495; Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas; Attendance: 19,434; Ticket Range: $25-$299; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Sept. 15-16; No. of Shows: 2

3) Eric Clapton
Gross Sales: $2,230,660; Venue: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas; Attendance: 11,370; Ticket Range: $65-$350; Promoter: in-house, Beaver Productions; Dates: Sept. 13; No. of Shows: 1

4) Eric Clapton
Gross Sales: $1,656,630; Venue: Gas South Arena, Duluth, Ga.; Attendance: 8,970; Ticket Range: $65-$350; Promoter: Beaver Productions; Dates: Sept. 23; No. of Shows: 1

5) Blake Shelton
Gross Sales: $1,200,920; Venue: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas; Attendance: 10,563; Ticket Range: $69-$149; Promoter: Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents; Dates: Sept. 25; No. of Shows: 1
1) Marc Anthony
Gross Sales: $799,017; Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.; Attendance: 7,417; Ticket Range: $61-$161; Promoter: Cardenas Marketing Network; Dates: Sept. 18; No. of Shows: 1

2) Christian Nodal
Gross Sales: $666,986; Venue: Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas; Attendance: 6,276; Ticket Range: $25-$165; Promoter: C3 Presents, Caesars Entertainment, Live Nation; Dates: Sept. 14; No. of Shows: 1

3) Pitbull
Gross Sales: $620,106; Venue: Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas; Attendance: 6,708; Ticket Range: $35-$345; Promoter: Caesars Entertainment, Live Nation; Dates: Sept. 18; No. of Shows: 1

4) Dan + Shay
Gross Sales: $590,245; Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.; Attendance: 6,755; Ticket Range: $59-$99; Promoter: in-house; Dates: Sept. 11; No. of Shows: 1

5) Bert Kreischer
Gross Sales: $505,564; Venue: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colo.; Attendance: 9,161; Ticket Range: $45-$125; Promoter: AEG Presents; Dates: Sept. 8; No. of Shows: 1
1) Marco Antonio Solís
Gross Sales: $1,928,280; Venue: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; Attendance: 7,387; Ticket Range: $99-$500; Promoter: Caesars Entertainment, Live Nation; Dates: Sept. 10-11; No. of Shows: 2

2) Jonas Brothers
Gross Sales: $751,711; Venue: Mystic Showroom, Prior Lake, Minn.; Attendance: 5,701; Ticket Range: $119-$249; Promoter: in-house; Dates: Sept. 11; No. of Shows: 1

3) Sebastian Maniscalco
Gross Sales: $428,334; Venue: Taft Theatre, Cincinnati; Attendance: 4,236; Ticket Range: $39.75-$99.75; Promoter: Outback Presents; Dates: Sept. 11; No. of Shows: 2

4) Cody Jinks
Gross Sales: $419,825; Venue: Nutty Brown Amphitheatre, Austin, Texas; Attendance: 4,217; Ticket Range: $35-$350; Promoter: in-house; Dates: Sept. 25-26; No. of Shows: 2

5) Sebastian Maniscalco
Gross Sales: $411,248; Venue: Palace Theatre, Columbus, Ohio; Attendance: 4,454; Ticket Range: $39.75-$99.75; Promoter: Outback Presents; Dates: Sept. 10; No. of Shows: 2
The weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Pollstar. For more information, email [email protected] or click here to submit your Box Office data now.