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Live! Roundup: BTS World Tour Dominates With Stadium Events

Live! Roundup: BTS World Tour Dominates With Stadium Events

Posted by | Jul 1, 2019 |

BTS did an on-stage interview with iHeartRadio during the band’s swing through New York City in May. (Getty Images) South Korean boy band BTS hits No. 1 and then some, taking the top four positions in the largest-capacity category on Hot Tickets with two-show engagements in each market. The three highest-grossing dates all earned more than $10 million, with the vocal group’s two-night stint at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., landing at No. 1. Sales revenue for those shows May 18-19 surpassed $14 million from 98,574 sold seats. It was the band’s only appearance this year in the New York City metropolitan area and the third stop on the Love Yourself: Speak Yourself tour that began May 4-5 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., followed by Chicago’s Soldier Field on May 11-12. After the three North American dates, the boy band headed to South America for one late… Continue Reading Live! Roundup: BTS World Tour Dominates With Stadium Events

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Live! Roundup: Pink Powers On: The ‘Trauma’ Trek Towers Stateside

Live! Roundup: Pink Powers On: The ‘Trauma’ Trek Towers Stateside

Posted by | Jun 3, 2019 |

Pink performs her now-famous hanging-upside-down-from-the-chandelier crowd-pleaser at Tampa’s Amalie Arena. (Scott Audette) Pink lands in Hot Tickets with two performances reported from the first 2019 leg of her Beautiful Trauma world tour, which launched March 1. Among the shows eligible for this month’s charts, sold-out concerts at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena scored the highest gross, landing on the More Than 15,000 Capacity group at No. 4 with $4.5 million in sales. The ticket count hit 30,499 for the two-show run April 26-27. The first performance was one of two postponed when she contracted the flu in spring 2018 not long after the tour launched. A March 2018 date in Montreal was also rescheduled for this year. Four more concerts also fall during the eligibility time period for the June charts, all with grosses topping $2 million from sellout crowds. Pink performed for 14,055 fans April 17 at SAP Center in… Continue Reading Live! Roundup: Pink Powers On: The ‘Trauma’ Trek Towers Stateside

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Hot Tickets: May 23, 2019

Hot Tickets: May 23, 2019

Posted by | May 23, 2019 | ,

Pink performs at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. (Scott Audette) 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 23-May 21. More than 15,000 Capacity 10,001-15,000 Capacity 5,001-10,000 Capacity 5,000 or Less Capacity 1) Pink Gross Sales: $4,356,430; Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal; Attendance: 32,780; Ticket Range: $44.43-$193.27; Promoter: in-house, Evenko, Live Nation; Dates: May 17-18; No. of Shows: 22) Billy Joel Gross Sales: $2,656,202; Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York; Attendance: 18,673; Ticket Range: $65.50-$149.50; Promoter: in-house; Dates: May 9; No. of Shows: 1 3) Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga Gross Sales: $2,476,285; Venue: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill.; Attendance: 23,490; Ticket Range: $59-$179; Promoter: Vivatumusica; Dates: May 3-4; No. of Shows: 2 4) Eric Church Gross Sales: $2,438,578; Venue:… Continue Reading Hot Tickets: May 23, 2019

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Live! Roundup: Strait to the Top

Live! Roundup: Strait to the Top

Posted by | May 3, 2019 |

George Strait showed himself to be king of the rodeo again. (Getty Images) George Strait’s performances have been rare since he retired from regular multiple-date touring five years ago, but he’s back on Hot Tickets this month. Two sold-out performances from March take the No. 1 and 2 spots on the largest capacity category, More Than 15,000. Much fanfare accompanied the King of Country for his top-ranked performance March 17 as he smashed his own attendance record at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, drawing 80,108 fans at NRG Stadium. The concert — the 30th of his career at the Houston event — racked up $12.6 million and marked the end of the annual rodeo, which kicked off Feb. 25. With special guests Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen on the bill, Strait surpassed the attendance record he set during his last record-breaking stint at the rodeo in 2013. That… Continue Reading Live! Roundup: Strait to the Top

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Mendes Tops $22M With Opening Run

Mendes Tops $22M With Opening Run

Posted by | May 2, 2019 | , ,

Shawn Mendes performs during his three-show run at London’s O2 Arena in April. (Getty Images) Tour wraps up set of Europe dates; North American leg starts June 12 The numbers are in from the opening European leg of Shawn Mendes: The Tour, the Canadian pop star’s 2019 solo headlining trek that launched in Amsterdam on March 7. According to box office summaries reported by promoter Messina Touring Group, the overall gross from the tour’s first leg totaled $22.8 million from 328,631 sold tickets. Mendes sold out 27 performances at 23 venues in 15 countries during the European run, which wrapped with a three-night stint at London’s O2 Arena, April 16-17 and 19. Mendes’ London engagement was his highest grossing from Europe and also the only one to include three performances, although he played two nights at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome and Dublin’s 3Arena. At the O2, his three-show gross reached $3.3… Continue Reading Mendes Tops $22M With Opening Run

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