Twenty One Pilots performing at the Moda Center.
Las Vegas venues could not be stopped from dominating this week’s Hot Ticket chart with shows at T-Mobile Arena, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Orleans Arena, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, The Axis at Planet Hollywood, and The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. With a combined twenty-seven shows, more than $14.9 million was grossed between the seven venues. The top-grossing event of the week was this year's annual iHeart Radio Music Festival hosted for the first time at the T-Mobile Arena. With more than 28, 600 fans in attendance at the iHeart Radio-promoted event, tickets ranged from $164 to $818 at the Sept. 23-24 festival.
Canadian rock band, Nickelback, is currently in the middle of the 2016 European tour with supporting act Monster Truck. On Sept. 13, nearly 12,700 fans filled the Hallenstadion, Zurich. The abc Productions-promoted event saw ticket prices ranging from $88 to $98, with a total gross of $1 million in ticket sales alone. European fans have the option of purchasing VIP packages that range from including exclusive Nickelback VIP merchandise to early entry passes. Fans in Great Britain can catch their next performance at Genting Arena, Birmingham on Oct. 14.
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 Sept. 13-Oct. 11.
15,001 or More Seats | 10,001-15,000 Seats | 5,001-10,000 Seats | 5,000 or Fewer Seats |
1) iHeart Radio Music Festival 2) Mana 3) Alejandro Fernandez 4) Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour 5) Cirque du Soleil - OVO | 1) Nickelback 2) Julion Alvarez su Norteno Banda 3) Carrie Underwood 4) Blake Shelton 5) Carrie Underwood | 1) Bruno Mars 2) Mr. Olympia 3) Pitbull 4) Tim McGraw 5) Elton John | 1) Beautiful - The Carole King Musical 2) The Illusionists 3) A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder 4) The Illusionists 5) Emmanuel y Mijares |
The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Monique Potter. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040. |