To celebrate a record-breaking 26 concerts by a female artist at Sydney Entertainment Centre, SEC GM Steve Romer and Marketing Manager Wendy Aldridge presented Pink with a commemorative plaque and dubbed a star in the Southern Hemisphere 'The P!NK Star.' (Photo from Sydney Entertainment Centre)
Pink's star is shining bright in Australia! She recently broke Kylie Minogue's record for the most concerts by a female performing artist at Sydney Entertainment Centre, Aug. 10, with 26 shows. Pink finished off the Australian leg of her Truth About Love tour with two extra nights at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, where she had played two dates just more than one week prior that grossed a total of more than $3 million. Her four shows at the larger Allphones Arena in Sydney grossed more than $8 million total, helped by a starting ticket price of more than $100. After touring Australia consistently since July 17, Pink is taking a break until Oct. 10 when her show comes to North America. The first performances are in California, with a stop at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Oct. 10, and two dates at Los Angeles'Staples Center beginning Oct. 12.
Bruno Mars is riding high after being named the performer for next year's Super Bowl halftime show. He secured two spots in the Hot Tickets chart this week. His Aug. 22 date at Philips Arena in Atlanta brought out more than 13,000 fans, while his performance at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan grossed more than $1 million. Next, Mars will perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Sept. 21, before heading to the United Kingdom, Oct. 2 with a sold-out show at Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He'll continue through Europe until late November, and pick back up in Australia in late February with a show at Perth Arena, Feb. 28.
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 Aug. 20-Sept. 10.
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15,001 or More Seats |
10,001-15,000 Seats |
5,001-10,000 Seats |
5,000 or Fewer Seats |
1) Pink
2) Bruno Mars
3) Depeche Mode
4) Linkin Park 5) Bruno Mars |
1) Pink
2) Pink
3) Muse
4) WWE Live 5) Volbeat, HIM |
1) Heart
2) Fall Out Boy
3) Peter Frampton, BB King
4) Blink 182 5) Bonnie Raitt |
1) Cirque du Soleil Totem
2) Cirque du Soleil Corteo 3) Queen Extravaganza 4) Il Volo 5) Steely Dan |
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The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Daniel Gray. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040. | |||