Roger Waters perfoming at Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif.
Roger Waters launched his highly anticipated Us + Them tour at the Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., May 26, and will wrap up Oct. 28, at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The former Pink Floyd front man topped our chart this week with a sold-out performance at Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif., and with ticket prices ranging from $55 to $250, grossed over $1.5 million. The 12,000-plus fans were treated to a plethora of Pink Floyd hits, solo hits, laser lights, 10 school-age children (who assisted in singing “Another Brick in the Wall”), and a giant flying pig. Waters used the soaring swine during his performance of “Pigs (Three Different Ones),” where he also used uncomplimentary images of President Trump, which played behind the band during the song. The classic-rock icon pulled no punches during his politically charged performance and was cheered on by the majority of his fans. Waters’ fans can find him next at AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, July 1.
Linkin Park made our Hot Tickets chart this week with a performance at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, June 12. The American rock band is promoting their seventh studio album “One More Light” with a world tour of the same name. The Live Nation-promoted event grossed nearly $900,000, and the 13,000 fans in attendance were treated to classic tunes and music from the new album. Linkin Park, along with support act Machine Gun Kelly, will kick off the North American leg of the tour July 27, at Xfinity Center, Mansfield, Mass.
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 May 30-June 27.
15,001 or More Seats | 10,001-15,000 Seats | 5,001-10,000 Seats | 5,000 or Fewer Seats |
1) Roger Waters 2) Neil Diamond 3) Tool 4) Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull 5) Tool | 1) Def Leppard 2) System of a Down 3) Linkin Park 4) Daryl Hall & John Oates 5) Chris Rock | 1) Jennifer Lopez 2) Jennifer Lopez 3) Backstreet Boys 4) Backstreet Boys 5) Elvis - The Wonder of You | 1) Phantom of the Opera 2) Beautiful – The Carol King Musical 3) Dirty Dancing 4) The Avett Brothers 5) Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
| The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Monique Potter. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040. | |||