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Hot Tickets: March 19, 2020

Hot Tickets: March 19, 2020

Posted by | Mar 18, 2020 | , ,

Celine Dion leaves her hotel March 3 in New York City. Her stops at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., top the largest capacity chart on 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 Feb. 18-March 17. More Than 15,000 Capacity 10,001-15,000 Capacity 5,001-10,000 Capacity 5,000 or Less Capacity 1) Celine Dion Gross Sales: $4,146,345; Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Attendance: 25,577; Ticket Range: $66-$249.50; Promoter: Concerts West / AEG Presents; Dates: Feb. 28-29; No. of Shows: 22) Celine Dion Gross Sales: $3,696,891; Venue: Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.; Attendance: 23,905; Ticket Range: $59.50-$249.50; Promoter: in-house, Concerts West / AEG Presents; Dates: March 7-8; No. of Shows: 23) Aventura Gross Sales: $3,022,752;… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: March 19, 2020

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Hot Tickets: March 12, 2020

Hot Tickets: March 12, 2020

Posted by | Mar 11, 2020 | , ,

BOY POWER: Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys perform in Mexico during a concert at Arena Monterrey on Feb. 24. A three-night stand at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes grossed $3,546,388, placing third on the More Than 15,000 Capacity chart. (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 Feb. 11-March 10. More Than 15,000 Capacity 10,001-15,000 Capacity 5,001-10,000 Capacity 5,000 or Less Capacity 1) Eagles Gross Sales: $7,453,138; Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas; Attendance: 25,650; Ticket Range: $123.50-$774.50; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Feb. 29-March 1; No. of Shows: 22) Aventura Gross Sales: $5,499,944; Venue: United Center, Chicago; Attendance: 40,442; Ticket Range: $49.50-$500; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Feb. 27-29; No. of Shows: 33) Backstreet Boys… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: March 12, 2020

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Hot Tickets: March 5, 2020

Hot Tickets: March 5, 2020

Posted by | Mar 4, 2020 | , ,

LOOKING FOR AVENTURA? Aventura plays American Airlines Center in Dallas on Feb. 13. The group’s show the next night at Toyota Center in Houston hit No. 2 on the top-capacity chart for the week. (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 Feb. 4-March 3. More Than 15,000 Capacity 10,001-15,000 Capacity 5,001-10,000 Capacity 5,000 or Less Capacity 1) Electric Daisy Carnival Mexico Gross Sales: $12,486,675; Venue: Foro Sol, Mexico City; Attendance: 296,982; Ticket Range: $31.86-$212.43; Promoter: OCESA / CIE; Dates: Feb. 28-March 1; No. of Shows: 32) Aventura Gross Sales: $2,061,618; Venue: Toyota Center, Houston; Attendance: 11,688; Ticket Range: $84.50-$500; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Feb. 14; No. of Shows: 13) Post Malone Gross Sales: $1,766,757; Venue: Prudential Center,… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: March 5, 2020

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Live! Roundup: T-Mobile Arena Sets High Bar With Early Box Office Success

Live! Roundup: T-Mobile Arena Sets High Bar With Early Box Office Success

Posted by | Feb 28, 2020 |

BIG HIT: UFC 246 topped Hot Tickets with about $11 million in sales. (Getty Images) Although still in the early stages of 2020 and just weeks into the first quarter of the year, ticketed live events at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas have already made quite an impact at the box office. The 20,000-seat venue has racked up the highest overall gross among all arenas worldwide based on reported ticket sales to VenuesNow‘s sister publication, Pollstar. Since the beginning of January, gross revenue from a mere six events has stretched beyond $20.1 million, over half of which was fueled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s UFC 246, a mixed martial arts event Jan. 18. The welterweight bout featuring Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone easily nabs the No. 1 slot on this month’s Hot Tickets chart with $10.9 million in sales. Ticket prices ranged from $200 to a high of $5,000 for… Continue Reading Live! Roundup: T-Mobile Arena Sets High Bar With Early Box Office Success

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Radio City Christmas Show Nears $100M

Radio City Christmas Show Nears $100M

Posted by | Feb 26, 2020 | , ,

OH, DEER: The Radio City Rockettes hoof it during a performance of the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” on Nov. 13 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. (Getty Images) 2019 edition marks seventh straight year of record gross sales The “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” inched closer to breaking the $100 million mark in gross sales with the wrap of the recent 2019 event, which spanned just over eight weeks. According to box office recaps reported by MSG Entertainment, the annual holiday extravaganza hit $98.3 million in revenue from 1,051,186 sold tickets at 198 performances. Staged at New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall from Nov. 8 through Jan. 5, the holiday event surpassed the sales total from the 2018 production by 1.2%, although there were 12 fewer shows overall. Ticket prices also rose in 2019, topping out at $599, up 15% from the previous year. The 2019… Continue Reading Radio City Christmas Show Nears $100M

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