April 5, 2017 By Tammy Whaley
Matchbox Twenty recently announced a summer tour for the second year in a row with rock band Counting Crows which landed the event in the No. 4 spot in this week’s event rankings. This year’s tour is entitled, ‘A Brief History Of Everything Else,’ and will kick-off in Spokane in July and will wrap in October in Irving.
Other cities on the tour roster include: Edmonton, Vancouver, Auburn, Ridgefield, Mountain View, Paso Robles, Murphy’s, Reno, Chula Vista, Las Vegas, Inglewood, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, Rogers, Birmingham, Nashville, Atlanta, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Virginia Beach, Saratoga Springs, Camden, Hershey, Holmdel, Wantagh, Hartford, Bristow, Toronto, Mansfield, Syracuse, Darien Center, Burgettstown, Mount Pleasant, Welch, Tinley Park, Cuyahoga Falls, Cincinnati, Clarkston, Noblesville, Maryland Heights, Kansas City and Spring.
Also new in the rankings this week is musical Hello Dolly! which landed in the No. 8 spot. The Broadway revival starring Bette Midler is currently being hosted at the Shubert Theatre and recently broke the record for the highest weekly gross of any production at the theater.
With newly announced tour dates Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood landed in the No. 1 position this week. The duo recently announced the massive tour will make a stop in Kansas City this year, the first time in 10 years. Excited fans helped sell out the first 4 shows the duo has scheduled there and tickets for the last show on May 12 will go on sale April 7th.
Ed Sheeran moved down into the No. 2 spot this week from last week’s No. 1 while the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus moved up to the No. 3 spot from last week’s No. 7 spot. Theatre Favorite Hamilton moved up into the No. 5 spot from last week’s No. 9 while Bruno Mars grabbed the No. 6 spot from last week’s No. 10 spot. Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull & CNCO moved down into the No. 7 spot from last week’s No. 4. The Miami Open: Session 24- Men’s Singles Final/Women’s Doubles Finals grabbed the No. 9 position this week while WWE Wrestlemania XXXIII rounded out the rankings this week in the No. 10 spot.
The University of Phoenix Stadium and Dodger Stadium make new appearances in this week’s rankings
April 5, 2017 By Tammy Whaley
Making a new appearance in this week’s rankings is the University of Phoenix stadium which landed in the No. 3 spot. The venue is located in Arizona is home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals and to the Fiesta Bowl. In addition to Cardinals home games the multi-purpose arena is set to host the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinal and the Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold & Gojira concert.
With the season just starting up, Dodger Baseball Stadium was also a new venue in this week’s rankings coming in the No. 7 spot. The venue is home to the MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers. In addition to the upcoming home games other events set to be hosted include: Billy Joel, The Classic West event featuring The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Journey, and The Doobie Brothers & Earth, Wind and Fire.
Much of the rankings remained stable this week with the Sprint Center moving into the No. 1 spot while Madison Square Garden moved down into the No. 2 position from last week’s No. 1. The Tennis Center At Crandon Park grabbed the No. 4 spot up from last week’s No. 8 while the T-Mobile arena made it back into the top 10 this week in the No. 5 spot. The Verizon Center –DC landed in the No. 6 spot while the Staples Center moved down into the No. 8 spot from last week’s No. 5. Caesars Palace grabbed the No. 9 spot while Fenway Park rounded out the rankings in the No. 10 spot.
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