Hot Tickets for November 30, 2011

'Watch the Throne' and King of Pop make royal appearances on this month's charts

  • by Dave Brooks and Josh Huckabee
  • Published: November 28, 2011

Kanye West — one-half of "Watch the Throne'

We're getting our first glimpse at the traveling royal extravaganza that is Watch the Throne, a worldwide tour for the two kings of arena hip hop — Jay-Z and Kanye West. Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall was the first stop to appear in Venues Today's Hot Tickets report (their 13th overall) and the gross certainly stands up to royal standards. The single date grossed $1.6 million in front of 12,746 people with tickets ranging from $59.50 to $250. The pair are slated to play a double-booking of shows at the United Center in Chicago, before heading southwest and eventually climbing up the Pacific Coast for a double night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour continues to post massive grosses. This week, the acrobatic tribute to the King of Pop posted $4.2 million in grosses with shows at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta; the Rose Quarter in Portland, Ore. and the recently opened Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. — home to University of Oregon men's and women's basketball teams.

Also on this week's charts, AEG Live's Latin marquee act Enrique Inglesias scored $1.4 million with a Nov. 4 gig at Madison Square Garden,  while two  country powerhouses — Taylor Swift and Reba — raked in a combined $1.1 million for AEG Live/The Messina Group. The Geico EnduroCross ended its 2012 season with a championship series at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 19 for $108,603. The wild off-road motorsport is featured on the cover of this month's Venues Today magazine.

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 Nov. 2-Nov. 23, 2011.

15,001 or More Seats

10,001-15,000 Seats

5,001-10,000 Seats

5,000 or Less Seats

1) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $2,409,453; Venue: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta; Attendance: 19,131; Ticket Range: $243.46-$48.69; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Nov. 1-2; No. of Shows: 2

2) Cirque du Soleil “Quidam”
Gross Sales: $2,214,680; Venue: Verizon Center, Washington; Attendance: 30,138; Ticket Range: $115-$32; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Nov. 16-20; No. of Shows: 8

3) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $1,362,235; Venue: Rose Quarter, Portland, Ore.; Attendance: 12,324; Ticket Range: $250-$50; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Nov. 18-19; No. of Shows: 2

4) Enrique Iglesias
Gross Sales: $1,319,807; Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York; Attendance: 13,199; Ticket Range: $150-$29.50; Promoter: Concerts West, AEG Live; Dates: Nov. 4; No. of Shows: 1

5) Zac Brown Band
Gross Sales: $613,675; Venue: Target Center, Minneapolis; Attendance: 13,184; Ticket Range: $62.50-$27; Promoter: Game, Inc., Frank Productions; Dates: Nov. 20; No. of Shows: 1

1) Jay-Z, Kanye West
Gross Sales: $1,601,216; Venue: Atlantic City (N.J.) Boardwalk Hall; Attendance: 12,746; Ticket Range: $250-$59.50; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Nov. 19; No. of Shows: 1

2) Cold Chisel
Gross Sales: $864,580; Venue: Sydney Entertainment Centre; Attendance: 10,374; Ticket Range: $100.24; Promoter: John Watson Management; Dates: Nov. 15; No. of Shows: 1

3) Taylor Swift
Gross Sales: $737,740; Venue: Jacksonville (Fla.) Veterans Mem. Arena; Attendance: 11,359; Ticket Range: $69.50-$25; Promoter: AEG Live, The Messina Group; Dates: Nov. 11; No. of Shows: 1

4) Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Gross Sales: $463,578; Venue: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Ore.; Attendance: 3,869; Ticket Range: $250-$50; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Nov. 15; No. of Shows: 1

5) Reba
Gross Sales: $387,230; Venue: The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga.; Attendance: 6,412; Ticket Range: $72.50-$28; Promoter: The Messina Group; Dates: Nov. 12; No. of Shows: 1

1) Spicks & Speck-tacular: The Finale
Gross Sales: $608,862; Venue: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney; Attendance: 8,016; Ticket Range: $96.15-$64.10; Promoter: Token Events; Dates: Nov. 15-18; No. of Shows: 4

2) Jeff Dunham
Gross Sales: $210,566; Venue: Tsongas Center, Lowell, Mass.; Attendance: 4,746; Ticket Range: $63-$43.50; Promoter: Icon Entertainment, Tate Entertainment; Dates: Nov. 4; No. of Shows: 1

3) Judas Priest
Gross Sales: $206,160; Venue: Tsongas Center, Lowell, Mass.; Attendance: 3,232; Ticket Range: $125-$45; Promoter: Mass Concerts; Dates: Nov. 20; No. of Shows: 1

4) Disney on Ice – 100 Years of Magic!
Gross Sales: $197,171; Venue: Florence (S.C.) Civic Center; Attendance: 11,973; Ticket Range: $37-$7.50; Promoter: Feld Entertainment; Dates: Nov. 10-13; No. of Shows: 5

5) Geico EnduroCross
Gross Sales: $108,603; Venue: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas; Attendance: 2,936; Ticket Range: $47-$37; Promoter: Source Interlink Media; Dates: Nov. 19; No. of Shows: 1

1) Rod Stewart
Gross Sales: $5,098,770; Venue: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; Attendance: 37,141; Ticket Range: $250-$49; Promoter: AEG Live, Concerts West; Dates: Nov. 3-20; No. of Shows: 9

2) Wicked
Gross Sales: $4,425,222; Venue: Tennessee Perf. Arts Center, Nashville; Attendance: 57,584; Ticket Range: $147.50-$22.50; Promoter: In-house; Dates: Oct. 18-Nov. 6; No. of Shows: 24

3) The Marriage of Figaro
Gross Sales: $675,349; Venue: Keller Auditorium, Portland, Ore.; Attendance: 9,935; Ticket Range: $135-$20; Promoter: Portland Opera; Dates: Nov. 4-12; No. of Shows: 4

4) Paul Simon
Gross Sales: $332,490; Venue: Rosemont (Ill.) Theatre; Attendance: 4,157; Ticket Range: $125-$50; Promoter: Jam Productions; Dates: Nov. 13; No. of Shows: 1

5) Rain – A Tribute to The Beatles
Gross Sales: $203,476; Venue: Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Neb.; Attendance: 4,235; Ticket Range: $82-$20; Promoter: Omaha Perf. Arts Presents, Broadway Across America; Dates: Nov. 11-12; No. of Shows: 3
To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040.
  • by Dave Brooks and Josh Huckabee
  • Published: November 28, 2011