Hot Tickets for October 17, 2012

Johnny Hallyday tops the pops with double date in Montreal

  • by Dave Brooks
  • Published: October 17, 2012

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Johnny Hallyday

French singer Johnny Hallyday tops the chart this week with a two-night stand at the Bell Centre in Montreal grossing nearly $1.3 million. The legendary crooner has had a busy week promoting his new album "l'Attente" with appearances at the Cannes Film Festival in France and a rehearsal with the band Foreigner at the Beacon Theatre in New York. His Oct. 7 show there grossed $268,000.

Batman Live! continues to wind its way through North America with seven sellout dates at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The arena charted twice this week, pulling in $1.2 million with two shows by The Black Keys.

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 Sept. 26-Oct. 17.

15,001 or More Seats

10,001-15,000 Seats

5,001-10,000 Seats

5,000 or Fewer Seats

1) Johnny Hallyday
Gross Sales: $1,273,944; Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal; Attendance: 10,961; Ticket Range: $127.10-$65.84; Promoter: evenko, Productions J; Dates: Oct. 4-5; No. of Shows: 2

2) The Black Keys
Gross Sales: $1,246,127; Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles; Attendance: 24,821; Ticket Range: $59.50-$39.50; Promoter: Goldenvoice, AEG Live; Dates: Oct. 5-6; No. of Shows: 2

3) Justin Bieber
Gross Sales: $1,013,459; Venue: Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Ariz.; Attendance: 13,428; Ticket Range: $85-$39.50; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: Sept. 29; No. of Shows: 1

4) Batman Live!
Gross Sales: $917,572; Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles; Attendance: 32,692; Ticket Range: $99.50-$20; Promoter: AEG Live, Goldenvoice; Dates: Sept. 27-30; No. of Shows: 7

5) Zac Brown Band
Gross Sales: $815,725; Venue: Columbus (Ohio) Crew Stadium; Attendance: 14,485; Ticket Range: $69.50-$35; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: Sept. 28; No. of Shows: 1

1) Russell Peters
Gross Sales: $559,803; Venue: Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario; Attendance: 7,055; Ticket Range: $102.49-$51.63; Promoter: Bass Cleft Entertainment; Dates: Sept. 27; No. of Shows: 1

2) Rascal Flatts
Gross Sales: $539,850; Venue: Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario; Attendance: 6,273; Ticket Range: $91.93-$71.50; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Oct. 13; No. of Shows: 1

3) Cirque du Soleil "Dralion"
Gross Sales: $531,917; Venue: Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho; Attendance: 9,431; Ticket Range: $145-$28; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Oct. 11-14; No. of Shows: 7

4) Carrie Underwood
Gross Sales: $497,425; Venue: Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Attendance: 7,879; Ticket Range: $69.47-$47.99; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: Oct. 1; No. of Shows: 1

5) Carrie Underwood
Gross Sales: $426,272; Venue: Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis.; Attendance: 7,381; Ticket Range: $63.50-$42.50; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: Sept. 26; No. of Shows: 1

1) Cirque du Soleil “Quidam”
Gross Sales: $1,468,554; Venue: Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu; Attendance: 21,470; Ticket Range: $100-$32; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Oct. 4-14; No. of Shows: 13

2) Furthur
Gross Sales: $635,608; Venue: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles; Attendance: 11,048; Ticket Range: $64.75-$34.75; Promoter: Nederlander; Dates: Oct. 5-6; No. of Shows: 2

3) Avicii
Gross Sales: $551,900; Venue: Radio City Music Hall, New York; Attendance: 10,509; Ticket Range: $84.50-$34.50; Promoter: AEG Live; Dates: Sept. 26-27; No. of Shows: 2

4) NBA Preseason: Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Gross Sales: $495,268; Venue: State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas; Attendance: 4,308; Ticket Range: $810-$30; Promoter: RGV Vipers; Dates: Oct. 10; No. of Shows: 1

5) Gerardo Ortiz
Gross Sales: $471,807; Venue: Nokia Theatre L.A. Live; Attendance: 6,253; Ticket Range: $250-$35; Promoter: AEG Live, Goldenvoice; Dates: Oct. 5; No. of Shows: 1

1) Rod Stewart
Gross Sales: $5,022,032; Venue: Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; Attendance: 36,804; Ticket Range: $250-$49; Promoter: Concerts West, AEG Live; Dates: Sept. 19-Oct. 7; No. of Shows: 9

2) Peter Gabriel
Gross Sales: $432,182; Venue: Santa Barbara (Calif.) Bowl; Attendance: 3,972; Ticket Range: $163-$63; Promoter: Nederlander; Dates: Oct. 9; No. of Shows: 1

3) The Black Keys
Gross Sales: $337,109; Venue: Santa Barbara (Calif.) Bowl; Attendance: 4,965; Ticket Range: $79-$54; Promoter: Nederlander; Dates: Oct. 2; No. of Shows: 1

4) Johnny Hallyday
Gross Sales: $268,390; Venue: Beacon Theatre, New York; Attendance: 2,527; Ticket Range: $220-$60; Promoter: Metropolitan Talent Presents; Dates: Oct. 7; No. of Shows: 1

5) Crosby, Stills & Nash
Gross Sales: $259,235; Venue: Santa Barbara (Calif.) Bowl; Attendance: 4,479; Ticket Range: $75-$38; Promoter: Nederlander; Dates: Sept. 28; No. of Shows: 1
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 Dave Brooks
  • Published: October 17, 2012

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