JULY 2011
BOOKINGS
TOPSTOPS
07•11
Based on concert and event grosses from May 16-June 15, 2011, as reported to Venues Today. VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
21,500
$5,633,689
59,219
> 15,001 OR MORE CAPACITY 1. Bell Centre, Montreal
7
2. Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis.
72,928
$4,948,817
45,446
1
3. FedExField, Landover, Md.
91,665
$4,604,084
52,390
1
4. Manchester (England) Evening News Arena 21,000
$4,343,899
37,959
4
5. Acer Arena, Sydney
$4,337,479
55,796
16
20,997
6. Staples Center, Los Angeles
20,000
$3,301,859
43,709
4
7. Coliseo De Puerto Rico, San Juan
18,000
$2,456,783
75,066
14
8. KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky.
22,000
$2,237,593
38,547
10
9. Target Center, Minneapolis
19,500
$2,150,197
30,739
3
10. The Palace Of Auburn Hills (Mich.)
22,000
$1,526,815
24,440
2
11. Toyota Park, Chicago
28,000
$1,441,446
22,657
1
12. Rose Quarter, Portland, Ore.
20,580
$1,009,921
21,549
3
13. Aarons Amph. at Lakewood, Atlanta
18,842
$956,359
18,864
1
14. Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
19,671
$923,448
11,776
8
15. Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
16,800
$899,786
13,261
2
NO. OF SEATS
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
1. Brisbane (Australia) Entertainment Centre 13,500
$5,960,515
55,876
11
2. Sydney Entertainment Centre
$3,680,601
26,689
3
VENUE, LOCATION
> 10,001–15,000 CAPACITY
12,500
3. John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario
10,200
$2,637,433
35,734
11
4. Valley View Casino Center, San Diego
14,000
$1,405,285
21,406
8
5. Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.
12,000
$1,192,179
16,646
2
6. Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Ore.
12,541
$1,173,395
18,897
9
7. Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif.
14,883
$837,960
11,918
1
8. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago
11,000
$719,295
22,426
2
9. Snowden Grove Amph., Southaven, Miss.
11,000
$641,565
9,636
1
10. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga. 13,100
$563,465
13,762
3
11. Champlain Valley Expo. Cntr., Essex Junction, Vt. 10,102
$305,907
7,502
3
12. Atlantic City (N.J.) Boardwalk Hall
14,770
$279,500
2,086
1
13. Peoria (Ill.) Civic Center Arena
12,145
$261,184
4,648
1
14. Long Beach (Calif.) Arena
13,500
$193,153
2,917
1
15. Roanoke (Va.) Civic Center Arena
10,500
$178,010
2,070
1
FROM THE TOP >> Undefeated Karim
Jethro Tull was presented with a custom
Global Spectrum employees Jason Toner, Florence + The Machine played The
“Hard Hitta” Mayfield defeats former
painting to commemorate the 40th
Zack Lloyd, Daniel Webb, Mary
world champion Steve in the final round
Anniversary of Aqualung before they per- Paolantonio and Dustin Godsey celebrate
during ESPN Friday Night Fights at the
formed to a sold-out crowd at City
on the field of Chester, Pa., PPL Park
CAA's Carol Kinzel and Nederlander
Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas,
National Grove of Anaheim, Calif., June
with 2011 Collegiate Rugby Champions,
executive staff Alex Hodges, Paola
June 17. (Photo Credit: Roy Mata)
13. Shane Shuhart and Adam Millar are
Dartmouth, after they were awarded the
Palazzo and Rena Wasserman prior to
pictured with the band. (Photo Credit:
Dawkin's Cup, June 5.
her first of two sold out shows.
City National Grove of Anaheim).
67 VENUES TODAY JULY 2011
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, on June 13 & 14 and was greeted backstage by
BOOKINGS
TOPSTOPS
07•11
Based on concert and event grosses from May 16-June 15, 2011, as reported to Venues Today. VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
7,289
$2,787,064
29,742
> 5,001–10,000 CAPACITY 1. Newcastle (Australia) Ent. Centre
11
2. Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles
7,100
$2,386,076
40,030
8
3. Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.
10,000
$2,063,108
47,906
7
4. Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
5,900
$1,480,603
34,388
7
5. Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
5,500
$1,079,249
15,995
4
6. Abbotsford (B.C.) Ent. & Sports Centre
8,500
$1,066,950
15,214
7
7. Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio
7,860
$831,566
14,456
8
8. Amph. at the Wharf, Orange Beach, Ala.
10,000
$726,790
9,348
1
9. Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Amphitheater
7,470
$604,416
6,878
1
10. State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas
7,500
$487,090
4,126
1
11. Agganis Arena, Boston
7,500
$293,236
9,403
2
12. Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, Iowa 9,000
$289,137
6,218
1
13. Event Center at San Jose (Calif.) State Univ.7,000
$190,483
1,647
1
14. UCF Arena, Orlando, Fla.
10,000
$167,496
2,000
1
$153,582
4,654
1
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
1. Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 4,148
$4,425,484
32,804
8
2. Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Neb.
$4,109,674
54,284
25
15. Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minn. 5,500
VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
> 5,000 OR FEWER CAPACITY
2,598
3. Beacon Theatre, New York
2,894
$1,640,329
23,656
9
4. Santa Barbara (Calif.) Bowl
4,937
$1,387,642
16,953
3
5. Durham (N.C.) Performing Arts Center
2,800
$1,054,530
21,341
10
6. Fox Theatre, Atlanta
4,678
$1,017,750
25,176
15
7. Paris Theatre, Las Vegas
1,500
$989,935
7,948
10
8. Bob Carr Perf. Arts Center, Orlando, Fla.
2,400
$847,088
16,530
9
9. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Ore. 2,776
$635,189
13,003
7
10. David A. Straz, Jr. Cntr. for Perf. Arts, Tampa, Fla. 2,610
$627,691
10,214
10
11. Citi Wang Theatre, Boston
3,600
$600,899
7,955
3
12. Chicago Theatre, Chicago
3,604
$517,602
7,094
2
13. Long Beach (Calif.) Terrace Theater
3,051
$516,758
10,633
10
14. Keller Auditorium, Portland, Ore.
2,992
$493,011
10,441
6
15. Civic Center of Greater Des Moines (Iowa) 2,735
$470,743
2,598
6 Compiled by Josh Huckabee, [email protected]
FROM THE TOP >> A Cirque du Soleil
Global Spectrum and Live Nation execu-
Keith Urban performs at the St. Pete
Dralion performer gets acrobatic at
tive staff Joe Sheridan, Michael Lessner
Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., June 18.
Portland, Ore., Rose Garden for the
and Geoff Gordon hang tough with mem-
show’s run June 15-19. (Photo Credit:
bers of the Backstreet Boys and New
custom guitar strap, complete with all of
Justin Brady)
Kids on the Block backstage at Wells
her song titles, prior to a sold-out con-
Fargo Center in Philadelphia, June 5.
cert in Des Moines, Iowa, May 29.
Wells Fargo Arena staff Jackie Hellrung, Holly Kjeldgaard, Chris Connolly and Sally Milligan present Taylor Swift with a
(Photo Credit: Todd Kaplan)
JULY 2011 VENUES TODAY 68
TOPSTOPS
07•11
Based on concert and event grosses from May 16-June 15, 2011, as reported to Venues Today. VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
21,500
$5,633,689
59,219
> 15,001 OR MORE CAPACITY 1. Bell Centre, Montreal
7
2. Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis.
72,928
$4,948,817
45,446
1
3. FedExField, Landover, Md.
91,665
$4,604,084
52,390
1
4. Manchester (England) Evening News Arena 21,000
$4,343,899
37,959
4
5. Acer Arena, Sydney
$4,337,479
55,796
16
20,997
6. Staples Center, Los Angeles
20,000
$3,301,859
43,709
4
7. Coliseo De Puerto Rico, San Juan
18,000
$2,456,783
75,066
14
8. KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky.
22,000
$2,237,593
38,547
10
9. Target Center, Minneapolis
19,500
$2,150,197
30,739
3
10. The Palace Of Auburn Hills (Mich.)
22,000
$1,526,815
24,440
2
11. Toyota Park, Chicago
28,000
$1,441,446
22,657
1
12. Rose Quarter, Portland, Ore.
20,580
$1,009,921
21,549
3
13. Aarons Amph. at Lakewood, Atlanta
18,842
$956,359
18,864
1
14. Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
19,671
$923,448
11,776
8
15. Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
16,800
$899,786
13,261
2
NO. OF SEATS
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
1. Brisbane (Australia) Entertainment Centre 13,500
$5,960,515
55,876
11
2. Sydney Entertainment Centre
$3,680,601
26,689
3
VENUE, LOCATION
> 10,001–15,000 CAPACITY
12,500
3. John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario
10,200
$2,637,433
35,734
11
4. Valley View Casino Center, San Diego
14,000
$1,405,285
21,406
8
5. Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.
12,000
$1,192,179
16,646
2
6. Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Ore.
12,541
$1,173,395
18,897
9
7. Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif.
14,883
$837,960
11,918
1
8. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago
11,000
$719,295
22,426
2
9. Snowden Grove Amph., Southaven, Miss.
11,000
$641,565
9,636
1
10. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga. 13,100
$563,465
13,762
3
11. Champlain Valley Expo. Cntr., Essex Junction, Vt. 10,102
$305,907
7,502
3
12. Atlantic City (N.J.) Boardwalk Hall
14,770
$279,500
2,086
1
13. Peoria (Ill.) Civic Center Arena
12,145
$261,184
4,648
1
14. Long Beach (Calif.) Arena
13,500
$193,153
2,917
1
15. Roanoke (Va.) Civic Center Arena
10,500
$178,010
2,070
1
FROM THE TOP >> Undefeated Karim
Jethro Tull was presented with a custom
Global Spectrum employees Jason Toner, Florence + The Machine played The
“Hard Hitta” Mayfield defeats former
painting to commemorate the 40th
Zack Lloyd, Daniel Webb, Mary
world champion Steve in the final round
Anniversary of Aqualung before they per- Paolantonio and Dustin Godsey celebrate
during ESPN Friday Night Fights at the
formed to a sold-out crowd at City
on the field of Chester, Pa., PPL Park
CAA's Carol Kinzel and Nederlander
Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas,
National Grove of Anaheim, Calif., June
with 2011 Collegiate Rugby Champions,
executive staff Alex Hodges, Paola
June 17. (Photo Credit: Roy Mata)
13. Shane Shuhart and Adam Millar are
Dartmouth, after they were awarded the
Palazzo and Rena Wasserman prior to
pictured with the band. (Photo Credit:
Dawkin's Cup, June 5.
her first of two sold out shows.
City National Grove of Anaheim).
67 VENUES TODAY JULY 2011
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, on June 13 & 14 and was greeted backstage by
BOOKINGS
TOPSTOPS
07•11
Based on concert and event grosses from May 16-June 15, 2011, as reported to Venues Today. VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
7,289
$2,787,064
29,742
> 5,001–10,000 CAPACITY 1. Newcastle (Australia) Ent. Centre
11
2. Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles
7,100
$2,386,076
40,030
8
3. Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.
10,000
$2,063,108
47,906
7
4. Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
5,900
$1,480,603
34,388
7
5. Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
5,500
$1,079,249
15,995
4
6. Abbotsford (B.C.) Ent. & Sports Centre
8,500
$1,066,950
15,214
7
7. Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio
7,860
$831,566
14,456
8
8. Amph. at the Wharf, Orange Beach, Ala.
10,000
$726,790
9,348
1
9. Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Amphitheater
7,470
$604,416
6,878
1
10. State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas
7,500
$487,090
4,126
1
11. Agganis Arena, Boston
7,500
$293,236
9,403
2
12. Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, Iowa 9,000
$289,137
6,218
1
13. Event Center at San Jose (Calif.) State Univ.7,000
$190,483
1,647
1
14. UCF Arena, Orlando, Fla.
10,000
$167,496
2,000
1
$153,582
4,654
1
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
1. Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 4,148
$4,425,484
32,804
8
2. Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Neb.
$4,109,674
54,284
25
15. Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minn. 5,500
VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
> 5,000 OR FEWER CAPACITY
2,598
3. Beacon Theatre, New York
2,894
$1,640,329
23,656
9
4. Santa Barbara (Calif.) Bowl
4,937
$1,387,642
16,953
3
5. Durham (N.C.) Performing Arts Center
2,800
$1,054,530
21,341
10
6. Fox Theatre, Atlanta
4,678
$1,017,750
25,176
15
7. Paris Theatre, Las Vegas
1,500
$989,935
7,948
10
8. Bob Carr Perf. Arts Center, Orlando, Fla.
2,400
$847,088
16,530
9
9. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Ore. 2,776
$635,189
13,003
7
10. David A. Straz, Jr. Cntr. for Perf. Arts, Tampa, Fla. 2,610
$627,691
10,214
10
11. Citi Wang Theatre, Boston
3,600
$600,899
7,955
3
12. Chicago Theatre, Chicago
3,604
$517,602
7,094
2
13. Long Beach (Calif.) Terrace Theater
3,051
$516,758
10,633
10
14. Keller Auditorium, Portland, Ore.
2,992
$493,011
10,441
6
15. Civic Center of Greater Des Moines (Iowa) 2,735
$470,743
2,598
6 Compiled by Josh Huckabee, [email protected]
FROM THE TOP >> A Cirque du Soleil
Global Spectrum and Live Nation execu-
Keith Urban performs at the St. Pete
Dralion performer gets acrobatic at
tive staff Joe Sheridan, Michael Lessner
Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., June 18.
Portland, Ore., Rose Garden for the
and Geoff Gordon hang tough with mem-
show’s run June 15-19. (Photo Credit:
bers of the Backstreet Boys and New
custom guitar strap, complete with all of
Justin Brady)
Kids on the Block backstage at Wells
her song titles, prior to a sold-out con-
Fargo Center in Philadelphia, June 5.
cert in Des Moines, Iowa, May 29.
Wells Fargo Arena staff Jackie Hellrung, Holly Kjeldgaard, Chris Connolly and Sally Milligan present Taylor Swift with a
(Photo Credit: Todd Kaplan)
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