Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Diamond made some big moves in TicketNews’ exclusive events rankings for the week ending Sunday, December 11, finishing the week at No. 2.
This year has been a big one for Diamond, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March and just this month was a 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree. He is currently celebrating the release of a greatest hits compilation spanning the years 1966-2005, marking the first time songs from all four of his labels have been released together.
Diamond is preparing to bump up the high tech a bit during his upcoming concerts, promising audiences that he will make more creative use of visual effects at his shows than ever before. He kicks-off his 2012 summer tour on June 1 in Sunrise, FL, with two prior dates scheduled for Honolulu in February.
While Diamond made a move up the rankings, the two major holiday shows are slowly slipping down the rankings. After finishing as the top event just two weeks ago, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular dropped all the way down to No. 7. Meanwhile, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) fell three spots from its season-high position just two weeks ago, down to No. 6.
In addition to Diamond, other concerts also were able to sell well on the secondary market this week. Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw’s Brothers of the Sun tour does not start until June, which hasn’t stopped demand for tickets from being sky high helping the tour finish at No. 3.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers tour also had strong sales this week, finishing at No. 4. The Peppers are in the midst of wrapping up some European dates before they hit Sunrise, FL, on January 20 to begin U.S. promotion of their current album, “I’m with You.”
After all the match-ups for the 2011-12 college football bowl schedule were announced on Sunday, December 4, only the Cotton Bowl between the Kansas State Wildcats and Arkansas Razorbacks was able to crack the top ten this week. The game, which takes place at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, on January 6, finished at No. 9 in Top Events and No. 1 in the week’s Top Sports Events rankings.
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