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April 19, 2017 By Tammy Whaley

Grabbing the No. 9 position in this week’s rankings is smash-hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, which is being held at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. The production presents the title character, Evan Hansen as a high school senior with social anxiety disorder who finds himself coping with grief following a fellow classmate’s death. The original musical is written by Pasek & Paul with the book by Steven Levenson.

With baseball season just getting into gear, another new event in this rankings this week is the MLB game matchup between the Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim which landed in the No. 8 position. The two teams will meet in June for four games at Angel Stadium and again in July for three games at Dodger Stadium.

Another new event in the rankings this week is the Broadway musical Hello Dolly! which landed in the No. 7 position. The musical is its fourth revival since its inception in 1969 and is currently housed at the Shubert Theatre in New York City.

Back in the No. 1 spot this week is Ed Sheeran who is set to tour in support of his third studio album, Divide.

The North American leg of his tour kicks off on June 29 in Kansas City and will wrap on October 6 Nashville. Other cities on the tour include: Des Moines, Saint Paul, Toronto, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Uncasville, Quebec City, Montreal, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver, Tacoma, Portland, Sacramento, Oakland, Las Vegas, Glendale, San Diego, Denver, Tulsa, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Duluth, Tampa, Miami, Orlando, Raleigh, Charlotte, Omaha, Rosemont, St. Louis, Washington D.C., Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Brooklyn and Columbus.

Tool was able to move up in to the No. 2 position this week from last week’s No. 9 while the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus moved up into the No. 3 spot up from last week’s No. 7. Broadway smash-hit, Hamilton moved up into the No. 4 spot from last week’s No. 8. Celine Dion moved up into the No. 5 spot up from last week’s No. 10 while Bruno Mars moved down into the No. 6 spot down from last week’s No. 5.

Rounding out the rankings this week in the No. 10 spot is the Canelo Alvarez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fight. The match-up, which is being billed as the biggest all-Mexican fight in boxing history will take place on May 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Baseball Stadiums take over the rankings

Venue

April 19, 2017 By Tammy Whaley

With the MLB’s season just starting to gear up, many baseball stadiums around the country made into TicketNews exclusive venue rankings. Dodger Stadium, home to the Los Angeles Dodgers managed to grab the coveted No. 1 position, while Kauffamn Stadium, home to the Kansas City Royals grabbed the No. 2 spot. Fenway Park, home the Boston Red Sox grabbed the No. 5 spot while Wrigley Field, home to the Chicago Cubs grabbed the No. 8 spot. Citi Field, home to the New York Mets rounded out the rankings in the No. 10 position.

New in the rankings this week is The Mountain Winery located in Saratoga CA which landed in the No. 3 spot this week. The venue is a California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Upcoming event being held at the venue include: War – Band & Los Lonley Boys, The Moody Blues, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, Emmylou Harris & Carlene Carter, King Crimson, TajMo: Taj Mahal & Keb Mo, The Specials, Gordon Lightfoot, Ziggy Marley, Trevor Noah, Brit Floyd, Andrew Bird, Martina McBride, Blondie & Garbarge, Chris Isaak, Happy Together Tour, The Roots, The Temptations & The Four Tops Jim Jeffries, Lyle Lovett, Natalie Merchant and more.

Much of the rankings remained stable with Madison Square Garden landing in the No. 4 spot this week down from last week’s No. 3, while Caesars Palace – Colosseum moved down into the No. 6 spot down from last week’s No. 4 position. The T-Mobile area remained in the No. 7 spot, while the TD Garden landed in the No. 9 position.

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