Celebrating Kenny Chesney's only non-National Football League stadium performance at Global Spectrum-managed Williams Brice Stadium on campus of University of South Carolina (USC) in Columbia, S.C., May 4, are Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin; USC Athletic Director Ray Tanner; Comcast-Spectacor Vice President of Public Relations Ike Richman; Chesney; Global Spectrum's Lexie Boone, General Manager of Colonial Life Arena; and Doug Higgons, Regional Vice President. (Photo by Juan Blas/Global Spectrum)
Kenny Chesney has the two largest single-date grosses on this week’s Hot Tickets chart. Between a May 11 concert at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, that grossed more than $3.5 million, and a May 4 show at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., Chesney entertained more than 90,000 fans. Chesney has been getting some help from high-profile supporting acts, such as Zac Brown Band, Eli Young Band, Eric Church, and Kacey Musgraves. Next, he heads to Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Ft. Wayne, Ind., May 16.
Brisbane (Australia) Entertainment Centre locked down four spots in the 10,001-15,000-capacity range this week. The venue’s highest gross went to Black Sabbath, whose April 25 show brought in more than $1.6 million. Tickets for the show ranged from $120-$160. Tool brought more than 10,000 fans to the venue May 6, while Bryan Adams reached a gross of more than $1 million. Adams’ April 27 show also had the highest price, with tickets reaching nearly $340. Next month, the venue will host a three-day arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar and four days of Disney On Ice: Princesses & Heroes.
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 April 24-May 15.
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15,001 or More Seats |
10,001-15,000 Seats |
5,001-10,000 Seats |
5,000 or Fewer Seats |
1) Kenny Chesney
2) Kenny Chesney 3) Don Omar
4) Jimmy Buffett
5) Marie Mai
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1) Black Sabbath
2) Tool 3) Bryan Adams
4) Aerosmith 5) Mother's Day Music Festival
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1) Bryan Adams
2) Cirque du Soleil “Quidam”
3) Rush
4) Flume
5) Cirque du Soleil “Quidam”
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1) Elton John
2) War Horse
3) Beauty and the Beast
4) Florida Grand Opera 5) Russell Peters
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The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Josh Huckabee. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040. | |||