BOOKINGS
TOPSTOPS
03•13
Based on concert and event grosses from 1/16/13 – 2/15/13, as reported to Venues Today. VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
TOTAL GROSS
20,000
$6,677,264
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
> 15,001 OR MORE CAPACITY 1. Staples Center, Los Angeles
79,882
6
2. Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan
18,000
$3,539,611
61,651
6
3. American Airlines Arena, Miami
20,000
$2,178,830
27,580
2
4. Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
45,000
$2,170,456
42,845
3
5. HP Pavilion at San Jose (Calif.)
20,000
$2,102,856
28,790
4
6. Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.
20,000
$1,555,253
26,549
2
7. Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
20,817
$1,457,747
17,064
1
8. Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City
21,000
$1,454,498
17,645
1
9. Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
18,500
$1,443,933
63,748
11
10. Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, Calif.
17,317
$1,406,235
16,769
1
11. Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.
20,000
$1,382,422
22,720
2
12. Philips Arena, Atlanta
20,000
$1,329,408
21,973
2
13. Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
76,000
$1,182,664
55,285
1
14. Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C.
20,200
$1,089,601
15,272
1
15. Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif.
19,200
$1,029,917
11,676
1
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
> 10,001–15,000 CAPACITY 1. Sydney Entertainment Centre
12,500
$3,287,261
24,170
3
2. Valley View Casino Center, San Diego
14,000
$2,142,032
61,038
11
3. Jacksonville (Fla.) Veterans Memorial Arena 15,000
$1,709,144
22,352
5
4. Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif.
$1,565,771
24,276
3
14,883
5. United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas
15,000
$1,443,768
15,326
1
6. UTEP Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas
11,767
$1,429,973
26,593
8
7. Ford Center, Evansville, Ind.
11,000
$1,098,901
22,005
4
8. Idaho Center Amphitheater, Nampa
11,000
$1,036,388
12,065
1
9. Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
10,200
$832,817
17,497
4
10. Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan.
15,000
$485,953
14,938
2
11. Brisbane (Australia) Entertainment Centre
13,500
$436,381
3,086
1
12. Atlantic City (N.J.) Boardwalk Hall
14,770
$392,221
11,582
3
13. Allen County War Mem. Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, Ind.13,000
$322,477
16,321
2
14. JQH Arena, Springfield, Mo.
11,000
$251,369
4,490
1
15. i wireless Center, Moline, Ill.
12,000
$241,626
7,166
1
FROM THE TOP >> Kid Rock brought
The SMG-managed Big Sandy Superstore Elmo and friends danced their way into
Lee Brice is welcomed by State Theatre’s
his Rebel Soul Tour to Intrust Bank
Arena presents Dierks Bentley with a
Brian O’Boyle before the country singer’s
Arena in Wichita, Kan., Feb. 10. (Photo by
personalized Marshall University football Feb. 14, in Austin, Texas, with Sesame
sold-out show at the New Brunswick,
Brett Schauf)
jersey before his sold out “Locked and
Street Live “Can’t Stop Singing.” (Photo
N.J., venue, Feb. 1.
Reloaded” concert in Huntington, W. Va.,
by Gary Miller)
Feb. 16. Events Manager Brandi Beasley, Bentley, and GM Brian Sipe pose for a photo with the jersey.
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BOOKINGS
TOPSTOPS
03•13
Based on concert and event grosses from 1/16/13 – 2/15/13, as reported to Venues Today. VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
TOTAL GROSS
5,500
$1,289,151
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
> 5,001–10,000 CAPACITY 1. Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
12,716
4
2. Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
9,000
$868,902
48,682
12
3. General Motors Centre, Oshawa, Ontario
6,000
$798,947
14,761
4
4. Reno (Nev.) Events Center
7,000
$689,322
5,782
1
5. Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
7,100
$653,094
10,888
2
6. Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho, N.M.
7,500
7. AmericanBank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas 10,000
$627,778
11,122
7
$439,556
6,771
4
8. Laredo (Texas) Energy Arena
10,000
$337,434
6,882
3
9. Germain Arena, Estero, Fla.
8,500
$307,670
6,292
1
10. Mile One Centre, St. Johns, Newfoundland
7,582
$264,841
5,638
1
NO. OF SEATS
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
VENUE, LOCATION
> 2,001-5,000 CAPACITY 4,148
$7,163,573
51,759
14
2. David A. Straz, Jr. Cntr. for Perf. Arts, Tampa, Fla. 2,610
1. Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
$5,706,430
68,717
41
3. Bass Concert Hall, Austin, Texas
2,924
$4,497,878
70,959
32
4. Civic Center of Greater Des Moines (Iowa)
2,735
$2,842,463
38,511
15
5. The Joint, Las Vegas
4,000
$1,199,471
12,827
4
6. Bob Carr Perf. Arts Center, Orlando, Fla.
2,400
$951,400
11,744
6
7. Fox Theatre, Atlanta
4,678
$893,697
20,194
7
8. Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Neb.
2,598
$732,929
15,084
10
9. DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids, Mich. 2,404
$726,655
17,237
16
10. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta 2,750
$717,085
14,974
6
TOTAL GROSS
ATTENDANCE SHOWS
VENUE, LOCATION
NO. OF SEATS
> 2,000 OR FEWER CAPACITY 1. Parker Playhouse, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
1,167
$774,855
15,967
26
2. Saenger Theatre, Pensacola, Fla.
1,641
$467,478
8,904
9
3. Holland Perf.Arts Center, Omaha, Neb.
2,000
$338,345
8,574
14
4. City National Grove of Anaheim (Calif.)
1,700
$314,661
6,957
7
5. Sovereign Perf. Arts Center, Reading, Pa.
1,821
$263,776
5,896
5
6. Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit 1,560
$234,809
7,412
5
7. El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles
771
$204,475
8,714
14
8. The Fonda, Los Angeles
1,250
$141,141
5,688
5
9. Florida Theater, Jacksonville
1,900
$131,997
3,013
2
10. Vic, Chicago
1,400
$128,500
5,500
4 Compiled by Josh Huckabee,
[email protected] FROM THE TOP >> Former American
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
George Strait greets the crowd as he
Idol contestant Chris Daughtry reaches
Circus had some high-powered guests
takes the stage at Xcel Energy Center in
Theatre L.A. Live, Feb. 17, Ed Sheeran
out to the crowd during his Feb. 22 per-
opening night at Wells Fargo Center in
Saint Paul, Minn., Feb. 15. (Photo by Joe
poses with Randy Phillips, president &
formance at Pensacola Bay (Fla.) Center.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13. Feld
Lemke)
CEO of AEG Live; Sheeran’s Manager
Before his sold-out show at Nokia
Entertainment’s Steven Yaros, Nicole and
Stuart Camp; Sheeran; Lee Zeidman, Sr.
Alana Feld, pose with Global Spectrum’s
VP & GM at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live; and
Matt Homan, the building’s general man-
Don Graham, assistant GM at Nokia
ager. (Photo by Rod Snyder/Comcast-
Theatre L.A. Live.
Spectacor) MARCH 2013 VENUES TODAY 39