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Hot Tickets: Sept. 26, 2019

Hot Tickets: Sept. 26, 2019

Posted by | Sep 27, 2019 | , ,

Donny and Marie Osmond receive the keys to the Las Vegas Strip from Caesars Entertainment CEO Tony Rodio and Clark County Commission Chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick during a ceremony Aug. 23 at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino. The brother-sister act, who took two spots on the 5,000 or Less Capacity chart this week, will wind up an 11-year residency at the Flamingo in November. (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 Aug. 27-Sept. 24. More Than 15,000 Capacity 10,001-15,000 Capacity 5,001-10,000 Capacity 5,000 or Less Capacity 1) Metallica Gross Sales: $4,132,350; Venue: Chase Center, San Francisco; Attendance: 32,708; Ticket Range: $45-$495; Promoter: Live Nation, Another Planet Entertainment; Dates: Sept. 6-8; No. of Shows: 22) John Mayer Gross Sales:… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: Sept. 26, 2019

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Live! Roundup: Jennifer Lopez Scores With 25-City Trek

Live! Roundup: Jennifer Lopez Scores With 25-City Trek

Posted by | Sep 9, 2019 |

Jennifer Lopez performs on her “It’s My Party” tour. (Getty Images) Jennifer Lopez earns a Hot Tickets ranking for sold-out concerts at two arenas on her “It’s My Party” tour that played 25 cities in the U.S. and Canada this summer. Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena and Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., both hit the top 10 in the category of venues with capacities from 15,001 to 30,000, the Miami venue at No. 1 and Newark’s arena at No. 8. AmericanAirlines Arena hosted Lopez for a three-night engagement July 25-27 to close out the tour’s opening North American leg with 40,055 total tickets. The combined gross reached $5.4 million and is the second highest of the tour’s summertime trek. Only a two-show stint at New York City’s Madison Square Garden scored a larger box-office take, topping the Miami tally by just over $50,000. The Prudential Center’s July 19 performance drew 13,227 fans… Continue Reading Live! Roundup: Jennifer Lopez Scores With 25-City Trek

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Grande Heads to Europe With Sweetener Trek

Grande Heads to Europe With Sweetener Trek

Posted by | Aug 15, 2019 | , ,

Ariana Grande performs Aug. 4 at Lollapalooza in Chicago. (Getty Images) Five shows at London’s O2 Arena highlight 19-city itinerary On the heels of her headlining stint as the final-night closer at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Aug. 4, it’s off to Europe for Ariana Grande as she takes her Sweetener world tour across the pond for its second leg. The first concert is scheduled at the O2 Arena in London, where she last headlined in June 2015, drawing 13,549 fans to her Honeymoon tour. For 2017’s Dangerous Woman trek, the O2 was originally on the itinerary, but her London show was one of several canceled in European arenas after the terrorist bombing following her show at Manchester Arena in May of that year. This summer she makes her return to the O2 on Aug. 17, 19 and 20 to begin the current tour’s nine-week trek through 19 cities on the… Continue Reading Grande Heads to Europe With Sweetener Trek

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Live! Roundup: As Summer Heats Up, Legends Take Charge of Charts

Live! Roundup: As Summer Heats Up, Legends Take Charge of Charts

Posted by | Aug 4, 2019 |

Bob Weir and Mickey Hart perform with Dead & Company. (Getty Images) Never mind the scenarios where the old guard quietly takes a back seat to let the younger generation take over. That’s not the case in concert touring, as evidenced by the marquee names on this month’s Hot Tickets charts. With the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney each landing three sold-out concert engagements in the More Than 30,000 Capacity category — along with performances by Dead & Company, Billy Joel and Phil Collins — the old guard touring giants are alive and well in 2019. The Stones lead the charge with sold-out stadium dates in three U.S. markets topped by a $21.7 million gross from two nights at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The shows launched the band’s 2019 summer jaunt that was postponed earlier this year because of Mick Jagger’s health issues. The veteran rockers also hit the chart with… Continue Reading Live! Roundup: As Summer Heats Up, Legends Take Charge of Charts

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Midyear Report: Extended Success

Midyear Report: Extended Success

Posted by | Jul 1, 2019 | , ,

Lady Gaga’s Las Vegas  residency took four positions on the 5,001-10,000 chart with two productions, “Enigma” and “Jazz & Piano.” (Getty Images) Multiday runs from stars and festivals dominate charts for early 2019 — here are some highlights  BTS charts on Hot Tickets with three stadiums, all with concert grosses topping the $10 million mark from two-show engagements. The top box-office counts were logged at the Rose Bowl, where the South Korean boy band drew 113,040 fans over both nights. Sales revenue at the Pasadena, Calif., stadium hit $16.5 million from sellouts on May 4 and 5. • Heading up the 15,001-30,000 category is the Bud Light Music Festival, a three-night event at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena leading up to Super Bowl LIII, which was played Feb. 3 at nearby Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The music fest featured appearances by Cardi B, Aerosmith, Ludacris and others and produced a combined gross of $11.3… Continue Reading Midyear Report: Extended Success

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