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
2) Justin Bieber
3) Justin Bieber
4) Justin Bieber 5) Justin Bieber |
1) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
2) Bob Dylan & His Band
3) Alan Jackson
4) The B-52's 5) Steel Pulse, Iration |
1) Cirque de Soleil Quidam
2) Jeff Dunham
3) LL Cool J
4) Alice In Chains 5) PBR Touring Pro Division RMEF Big Bull Tour |
1) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
2) Mindless Behavior
3) Alabama
4) Ian Anderson 5) Cyndi Lauper |
The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Daniel Gray. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040. |