Hot Tickets for January 18, 2012

The Rockettes kick it into high gear while something seems Phish-y in New York.

  • by Jessica Boudevin
  • Published: January 18, 2012

The Rockettes dance their iconic chorus-line. (Photo Credit: Paul Kolnik)

The Rockettes kicked it into gear on the East Coast, claiming our top spot in two categories. The Radio City Christmas Spectacular played a massive 215 shows Nov. 11- Dec. 31 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. More than 1 million spectators witnessed the 'spectacular' show, which ended with a total gross of almost $80 million. There was also a Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Citi Wang Theatre in Boston, where 51 shows brought in nearly $6 million. The Rockettes and company will be out in force again next holiday season.

Musicals dominated the smallest capacity category in the Venues Today Hot Tickets chart.  A Christmas Story: The Musical danced out of 24 performances at the Chicago Theatre after being seen by almost 40,000 people. Mamma Mia! brought the music of ABBA to Canada with eight shows at Place des Arts in Montreal, which grossed over $1 million. The North American tour next heads to Palace Theater in Waterbury, Conn., Jan. 20-22.

Something smells Phish-y in New York City. The jam band packed Madison Square Garden for four shows Dec. 28-31. Nearly 75,000 people came to the Live Nation-promoted events, which had a narrow price range of $55.50-$65.50. The group of performances was a stand-alone group of four shows which sold out and marked the group's sixth New Year's Eve at MSG. In 2012, Phish plans to hit the studio and the band's Trey Anastasio will launch his first orchestral tour — featuring both original music and orchestral versions of Phish songs — Feb. 9 at Atlanta Symphony Hall with the Atlanta Symphony.

One unique offering this week is London Prepares: International Gymnastics at The O2 in London. Spectators were invited to watch gymnasts try to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics. More than 42,000 people attended. The event is part of the London Prepares series, which is made up of Olympic-qualifying events all over England, including archery, handball and diving.

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 Dec. 28, 2011-Jan. 18.

15,001 or More Seats

10,001-15,000 Seats

5,001-10,000 Seats

5,000 or Less Seats

1) Phish
Gross Sales: $4,307,632; Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York; Attendance: 74,296; Ticket Range: $65.50-$55.50; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Dec. 28-31, 2011; No. of Shows: 4

2) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $3,281,784; Venue: HP Pavilion at San Jose (Calif.); Attendance: 31,155; Ticket Range: $178-$53; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Jan. 13-15; No. of Shows: 3

3) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $1,323,679; Venue: Power Balance Pavilion, Sacramento; Attendance: 13,507; Ticket Range: $250-$50; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Jan. 10-11; No. of Shows: 2

4) The Nutcracker
Gross Sales: $929,487; Venue: The O2 Arena, London; Attendance: 23,406; Ticket Range: $99.81-$15.36; Promoter: Hochhauser, In-house, Universal; Dates: Dec. 28-30, 2011; No. of Shows: 6

5) London Prepares: Intl. Gymnastics
Gross Sales: $769,684; Venue: The O2 Arena, London; Attendance: 42,594; Ticket Range: $30.71-$7.68; Promoter: LOCOG; Dates: Jan. 10-13; No. of Shows: 7

 

1) Bob Seger
Gross Sales: $504,443; Venue: Jacksonville (Fla.) Veterans Mem. Arena; Attendance: 6,272; Ticket Range: $99-$45; Promoter: AEG Live SE; Dates: Jan. 10; No. of Shows: 1

2) Jeff Dunham
Gross Sales: $317,063; Venue: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, N.Y.; Attendance: 7,125; Ticket Range: $44.50; Promoter: Icon Ent.; Dates: Jan. 15; No. of Shows: 1

3) Thunder Nationals
Gross Sales: $242,411; Venue: Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, N.Y.; Attendance: 18,413; Ticket Range: $42-$5; Promoter: Feld Motor Sports; Dates: Jan. 6-8; No. of Shows: 3

4) Washington State vs. Oregon State (College Basketball)
Gross Sales: $42,620; Venue: Spokane (Wash.) Arena; Attendance: 2,008; Ticket Range: $60-$15; Promoter: In-house; Dates: Dec. 31, 2011; No. of Shows: 1

5) Sound of Music Sing-a-long
Gross Sales: $33,180; Venue: Spokane (Wash.) Arena; Attendance: 1,313; Ticket Range: $30-$25; Promoter: In-house; Dates: Dec. 30, 2011; No. of Shows: 1

 

 

1) Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Gross Sales: $79,348,877; Venue: Radio City Music Hall, New York; Attendance: 1,079,188; Ticket Range: $110-$45; Promoter: MSG Ent.; Dates: Nov. 11-Dec. 31, 2011; No. of Shows: 215

2) Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan
Gross Sales: $4,641,619; Venue: The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York; Attendance: 85,685; Ticket Range: $129-$35; Promoter: MSG Ent.; Dates: Dec. 14-30, 2011; No. of Shows: 24

3) Cirque du Soleil “Quidam”
Gross Sales: $3,018,468; Venue: Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto; Attendance: 37,020; Ticket Range: $118.72-$39.57; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Dec. 20-30, 2011; No. of Shows: 12

4) Elton John
Gross Sales: $1,247,710; Venue: Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu; Attendance: 13,822; Ticket Range: $137-$37; Promoter: AEG Live, Goldenvoice, Tom Moffat Productions; Dates: Jan. 6-7; No. of Shows: 2

5) Cirque du Soleil “Dralion”
Gross Sales: $1,217,550; Venue: K-Rock Centre, Kingston, Ontario; Attendance: 17,661; Ticket Range: $147.37-$27.51; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Jan. 11-15; No. of Shows: 8

 

1) Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Gross Sales: $5,979,419; Venue: Citi Wang Theatre, Boston; Attendance: 101,046; Ticket Range: $130-$29; Promoter: MSG Ent.; Dates: Dec. 2-28, 2011; No. of Shows: 51

2) A Christmas Story: The Musical
Gross Sales: $2,668,424; Venue: Chicago Theatre; Attendance: 39,219; Ticket Range: $125-$35; Promoter: Madstone Productions; Dates: Dec. 14-30, 2011; No. of Shows: 24

3) Mamma Mia!
Gross Sales: $1,056,885; Venue: Place des Arts, Montreal; Attendance: 13,686; Ticket Range: $77.25-$57.69; Promoter: Broadway Across Canada, evenko; Dates: Jan. 3-8; No. of Shows: 8

4) Westside Story
Gross Sales: $1,039,577; Venue: Keller Auditorium, Portland, Ore.; Attendance: 23,041; Ticket Range: $78.25-$41.25; Promoter: Fred Meyer Broadway Across America Portland; Dates: Jan. 3-8; No. of Shows: 8

5) The Addams Family
Gross Sales: $542,108; Venue: Tennessee Perf. Arts Center, Nashville; Attendance: 11,931; Ticket Range: $67.50-$25.50; Promoter: In-house; Dates: Jan. 3-8; No. of Shows: 8
The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Josh Huckabee. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040.
  • by Jessica Boudevin
  • Published: January 18, 2012