Hot Tickets for July 24, 2013

The Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, Calif., had a packed house. (OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa, CA)

OC Fair & Event Center's Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, Calif. kicked off its Toyota Summer Concert series July 12 in conjunction with the Orange County Fair. Already, three concerts have made our Hot Tickets chart. Alan Jackson had the venue's highest gross so far, nearly $450,000, for his July 17 show. Tickets started at $45.50, with a top price of $95.50. Though the B-52s brought more people to their July 18 show, a lower ticket price starting at $29.50 meant a smaller gross. A reggae night featuring Steel Pulse and Iration had the largest crowd, with 7,877 people. The concert series finishes Aug. 11 with a performance by Roger Hodgson, from Supertramp. Upcoming shows include Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, July 25; Weezer, July 26; The Flaming Lips, July 31; and Roger Daltrey of The Who, Aug. 10.

Justin Bieber continues a string of high-grossing North American concerts. He charted four times this week with arena shows. Bieber's July 17 performance at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and his July 13 show at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland were attended by more than 15,000 fans each. The performances on Hot Tickets, including a July 15 date at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y., and a July 3 show at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, all grossed more than $1 million. Next up, Bieber heads to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, July 28, and then has two shows at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., July 30-31.

 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 July 3-24.

 15,001 or More Seats

 10,001-15,000 Seats

 5,001-10,000 Seats

 5,000 or Fewer Seats

     1) Beyonce
Gross Sales: $1,320,925; Venue: Toyota Center, Houston; Attendance: 11,935; Ticket Range: $250-$45; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: July 15; No. of Shows: 1

   2) Justin Bieber
Gross Sales: $1,243,008; Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia; Attendance: 15,065; Ticket Range: $95-$45; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: July 17; No. of Shows: 1

   3) Justin Bieber
Gross Sales: $1,148,356; Venue: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland; Attendance: 15,084; Ticket Range: $95-$39.50; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: July 13; No. of Shows: 1

   4) Justin Bieber
Gross Sales: $1,148,022; Venue: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, N.Y.; Attendance: 14,789; Ticket Range: $95-$39.50; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: July 15; No. of Shows: 1

5) Justin Bieber
Gross Sales: $1,141,554; Venue: AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami; Attendance: 13,945; Ticket Range: $95-$45; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: July 3; No. of Shows: 1

     1) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $3,309,946; Venue: Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea; Attendance: 32,367; Ticket Range: $223.45-$53.63; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil, Mast Entertainment and Media; Dates: July 10-14; No. of Shows: 7

   2) Bob Dylan & His Band
Gross Sales: $960,052; Venue: Midway Stadium, St. Paul, Minn.; Attendance: 14,223; Ticket Range: $67.50; Promoter: Jam Productions; Dates: July 10; No. of Shows: 1

   3) Alan Jackson
Gross Sales: $448,638; Venue: Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Attendance: 6,615; Ticket Range: $95.50-$45.50; Promoter: OC Fair & Event Center, The Pacific Amphitheatre; Dates: July 17; No. of Shows: 1

   4) The B-52's
Gross Sales: $255,103; Venue: Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Attendance: 7,763; Ticket Range: $49.50-$29.50; Promoter: OC Fair & Event Center, The Pacific Amphitheatre; Dates: July 18; No. of Shows: 1

5) Steel Pulse, Iration
Gross Sales: $204,409; Venue: Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Attendance: 7,877; Ticket Range: $49.50-$19.50; Promoter: OC Fair & Event Center, The Pacific Amphitheatre; Dates: July 13; No. of Shows: 1

     1) Cirque de Soleil Quidam
Gross Sales: $1,334,666; Venue: Patriot Center, Fairfax, Va.; Attendance: 18,207; Ticket Range: $105-$22; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: July 17-21; No. of Shows: 7

   2) Jeff Dunham
Gross Sales: $326,320; Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.; Attendance: 5,684; Ticket Range: $60-$50; Promoter: Creative Artists Agency; Dates: July 13; No. of Shows: 1

   3) LL Cool J
Gross Sales: $255,210; Venue: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles; Attendance: 5,867; Ticket Range: $80-$15; Promoter: Nederlander; Dates: July 7; No. of Shows: 1

   4) Alice In Chains
Gross Sales: $148,092; Venue: Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minn.; Attendance: 3,612; Ticket Range: $41; Promoter: Jam Productions; Dates: July 9; No. of Shows: 1

5) PBR Touring Pro Division RMEF Big Bull Tour
Gross Sales: $145,540; Venue: Germain Arena, Estero, Fla.; Attendance: 6,404; Ticket Range: $75-$10; Promoter: HBarH Bucking Bulls, Inc., Robinson Bulls, Inc.; Dates: July 19-20; No. of Shows: 2

     1) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $1,423,647; Venue: Convention Hall at ExCo, Daegu, South Korea; Attendance: 18,371; Ticket Range: $224-$53.76; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil, Mast Entertainment and Media; Dates: July 17-21; No. of Shows: 7

   2) Mindless Behavior
Gross Sales: $196,895; Venue: Fox Theatre, Atlanta; Attendance: 4,190; Ticket Range: $46.50-$36.50; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: July 20; No. of Shows: 1

   3) Alabama
Gross Sales: $194,290; Venue: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Fla.; Attendance: 1,958; Ticket Range: $125-$69; Promoter: AEG Live SE, Ruth Eckerd Hall; Dates: July 6; No. of Shows: 1

   4) Ian Anderson
Gross Sales: $167,446; Venue: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco; Attendance: 2,347; Ticket Range: $99.50-$39.50; Promoter: Goldenvoice, AEG Live; Dates: July 8; No. of Shows: 1

5) Cyndi Lauper
Gross Sales: $166,710; Venue: Beacon Theatre, New York; Attendance: 2,796; Ticket Range: $95-$30; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: July 10; No. of Shows: 1

 The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Daniel Gray. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040.
 