Prior to his concert on Feb. 13 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Roberto Tapia is greeted by Hans Schafer, AEG Live, and Russell Gordon, Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, and a Venues Today Generation Next nominee.
Latin stars dominated our Hot Tickets chart this week from Puerto Rico all the way to Los Angeles. The Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, saw back-to-back weekends place on our chart, first with the homegrown reggaeton duo Zion y Lennox. La Z y la L, as they are also known, brought in just under $1 million for their two concerts Feb. 7-8. With ticket prices ranging from $15 to $150, 18,255 fans came out to see the Jose Dueno Entertainment-promoted event. The following weekend saw Latin Grammy-winning Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi play the building. With more than 21,000 fans in attendance, the Tony Mojena Entertainment-promoted event brought in nearly $1.1 million with two shows over the Feb. 14-15 weekend. In Texas, Juan Gabriel played to a full house at Laredo Energy Arena with more than 8,700 tickets sold. The Cardenas Marketing Network and Live Nation-promoted event had ticket prices ranging from $57 to $222 and grossed $915,000 on Feb. 21. Finally, Los Angeles fans packed Nokia Theatre L.A. Live to see Roberto Tapia at the AEG Live and Goldenvoice-promoted concert. The Feb. 13 event grossed nearly $500,000 with 6,155 tickets sold ranging from $35 to $250.
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, Jeff Dunham continues to bring in fans for his Not Playing With a Full Deck residency at Planet Hollywood Showroom. With just over 16,000 tickets sold for 16 shows at $85 a ticket, Dunham grossed nearly $1.4 million between Jan. 28 – Feb. 15. The residency, which began in November of 2014, continues with 55 more shows scheduled between Feb. 25 and May 31.
HOT TICKETS is a weekly summary of the top acts and ticket sales as reported to VT PULSE. Following are the top 20 concerts and events, the top 5 in each seating capacity category, which took place between Jan. 27-Feb. 24.
15,001 or More Seats | 10,001-15,000 Seats | 5,001-10,000 Seats | 5,000 or Fewer Seats |
1) Cirque du Soleil Varekai 2) Maroon 5 3) Bob Seger 4) Luis Fonsi 5) Zion y Lennox | 1) Cirque du Soleil Quidam 2) Jersey Boys 3) Paul Simon, Sting 4) Charlie Wilson 5) Nickelback | 1) Cirque du Soleil Quidam 2) Juan Gabriel 3) Cirque du Soleil Varekai 4) Florida Georgia Line 5) Roberto Tapia | 1) Jeff Dunham 2) Newsies 3) Pippin 4) Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 5) Camelot |
| The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Daniel Gray. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040. | |||