Prior to his sold-out show at Staples Center, Los Angeles, on March 24, Vicente Fernandez is met by Emily Simonitsch, Sr. VP of talent for Live Nation; Christy Butcher, vice president of events at Staples Center; and Lee Zeidman, GM, Staples Center.
A couple of enormous grosses for one-off shows stood out in this week's chart. George Strait capped off Rodeo Houston with his March 17 performance at Reliant Stadium at Reliant Park. More than 80,000 people attended the show, which is part of Strait's farewell tour. The single performance grossed more than $8 million. Next up for Strait is a show at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M., April 5. Vicente Fernandez had a huge date at Staples Center in Los Angeles, bringing more than 17,000 fans out on March 24. The king of Mexico's ranchera music grossed more than $3.1 million. Fernandez continues through California in April, with shows at Selland Arena in Fresno on April 12, Stockton Arena on April 13, and HP Pavilion in San Jose on April 14.
Mike Tyson scored a knock-out with his Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth show. The one-man show, directed by film maker Spike Lee, landed on our Hot Tickets chart for its run at Los Angeles'Pantages Theater. More than 7,000 attendees came over three performances, with tickets starting at just $25 for a gross of more than $400,000. Next, Tyson heads to Peabody Opera House in St. Louis for an April 5 show, and stops in Detroit the next night for a performance at Fox Theatre.
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 March 6-27.
15,001 or More Seats | 10,001-15,000 Seats | 5,001-10,000 Seats | 5,000 or Fewer Seats |
1) George Strait 2) Justin Bieber 3) Vicente Fernandez 4) George Strait 5) Country 2 Country Festival
| 1) George Strait 2) The Jacksons 3) Russell Peters 4) Miranda Lambert 5) Mike Epps
| 1) Kenny Chesney 2) Western Athletic Conference Basketball Championship 3) Miranda Lambert 4) Glenn Frey 5) Coheed & Cambria
| 1) Shania Twain 2) War Horse 3) La Traviata 4) Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth 5) Leonard Cohen
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The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Josh Huckabee. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040. | |||