Katy Perry performed at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids. Mich.
Eight dates into her Witness tour, Katy Perry made her way to Madison Square Garden, New York, Oct. 2 and 6, where she turned her music into a visual showpiece for the near-capacity crowds grossing a total of $2.6 million. Perry is pulling out all the stops for her fourth concert tour, which includes several nods to ‘80s pop culture with a Pac-Man interface, cassettes, boombox clip art and Miami Vice colors and neon. The eye-popping spectacle also includes Perry’s favorite stage props like giant hot pink flamingos, a giant fly, and her famous shark prop from the Super Bowl. Perry, and her large stage production, can be seen next on Oct. 31 at Air Canada Centre, Toronto.
Known as the last of the great crooners, Tony Bennett, at the age of 91, is still selling out venues like the prestigious Radio City Music Hall, New York, where he performed on Oct. 6, to a packed house filled with generations of fans which included baby boomers, Generation X and millennials. The Live Nation and MSG Live-promoted performance gave the seven-decade recording artist the opportunity to showcase his gift while grossing nearly $600,000. While there are rumors that this may be his farewell tour, the native New Yorker continues to electrify audiences and prove that age is just a state of mind.
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. 26-Oct. 24.
15,001 or More Seats | 10,001-15,000 Seats | 5,001-10,000 Seats | 5,000 or Fewer Seats |
1) Guns N’ Roses 2) Bruno Mars 3) Katy Perry 4) Marco Antonio Solis 5) Ed Sheeran | 1) G-Dragon 2) Gorillaz 3) Janet Jackson 4) Steely Dan 5) Halsey | 1) Ricardo Arjona 2) Migos 3) Solange 4) Tony Bennett 5) Harry Styles | 1) The Phantom of the Opera 2) Disney’s The Little Mermaid 3) Tedeschi Trucks Band 4) The Sound of Music 5) Steve Martin, Martin Short |
| The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Monique Potter. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040. | |||