Tickets for dates on Madonna’s latest tour have been going on sale over the last couple weeks and in that time, the iconic singer-songwriter has become the undisputed queen of TicketNews exclusive events rankings. She dominated the ranks of top sellers on the secondary market this past week, marking two consecutive weeks at the top of the list.
Touring in support of her twelfth studio album, “MDNA,” Madonna first hits the stage in Israel, playing Tel Aviv’s Ramat Gan Stadium on May 29. North American performances begin on August 28 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA, and include some high profile stops in late summer at Yankee Stadium and the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Currently, the performer’s last stop is scheduled for November 17 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA, but more dates are on deck, including a still-to-be-confirmed appearance in Miami.
Hot musical artists joining Madonna in the top ten this week include the reunited Van Halen in at No. 5, and Bruce Springsteen’s first tour with the E Street Band since the death of saxophonist Clarence Clemons hitting at No. 6.
The other big story this week was the New York Knicks, riding a wave of fan excitement behind the phenom known as Jeremy Lin. The point guard’s jaw-dropping play took the Knicks to No. 2 in this week’s events rankings and two straight weeks of easy domination of the Top Sports rankings.
Other than the Knicks and “Lin-sanity,” sports were not well represented in this week’s rankings, with the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam, in at No. 8, the only other event to break the top ten.
Theater made a bit of a comeback, with three productions making the cut this week. The long-running hit musical “Wicked” made it to a No. 3, followed by “The Book of Mormon” at No. 4 and “Jersey Boys”, a rare top ten entry of late, in at No. 7.
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