Oklahoma artists, venues top ticket sales charts
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20110112_371_0_hrbrFo385213Oklahoma again makes the top 100 lists in worldwide ticket sales, according to numbers recently released by industry tracker Pollstar Pro.
Nationally, Tulsa's BOK Center also made it to No. 10 in ticket sales in 2010, according to Pollstar Pro, with 360,871 tickets sold.
The venue ranks No. 23 in worldwide arena ticket sales, with the Oklahoma City Arena at No. 96 on that chart, with 124,766 tickets sold.
Carrie Underwood (Checotah), Kings of Leon (Oklahoma City), Rascal Flatts (Picher) and other musicians with Oklahoma ties broke into the Top 100 in concert ticket sales. Cain's Ballroom, Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma promoters DCF Concerts and more also cracked the worldwide Top 100 charts, too:
Worldwide Top Concert Tours:
1. Walking With Dinosaurs, 1,943,508 tickets sold
2. Bon Jovi, 1,909,234
3. AC/DC, 1,820,962
4. Black Eyed Peas, 1,909,234
5. U2, 1,312,784
21. Carrie Underwood, 669,569
22. Toby Keith, 660,128
25. Brooks & Dunn, 632,186
31. Rascal Flatts, 583,056
45. Kings of Leon, 394,099
74. Alice in Chains, 237,016
Nationwide Top Arena
Sales:
1. Madison Square Garden Arena, New York, NY, 1,152,792 tickets sold
2. Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif., 650,553
3. American Airlines Center, Dallas, 518,646
4. Philips Arena, Atlanta, 508,267
5. Sprint Center, Kansas City, 482,842
10. BOK Center, 360,871
Worldwide Top Concert Promoters:
1. Live Nation, 25,139,310 tickets sold
2. AEG Live, 12,502,833
3. Marek Lieberberg Konzertagentur (Germany), 2,579,582
4. MSG Entertainment, 2,481,529
5. Feld Entertainment, 2,473,990
48. SMG, 309,209 (Manages the Oklahoma City Arena and the BOK Center, among others)
100. DCF Concerts (Oklahoma City, Tulsa) , 102,308
Worldwide Club Venue Sales:
1. Terminal 5, NY, NY, 303,980 tickets sold
2. 9:30 Club, Washington DC, 259,792
3. Ancienne Belgique, Brussels Belgium, 233, 450
4. The Pageant, St. Louis, 186,342
5. The Joint, Las Vegas, 163,769
31. Cain’s Ballroom, 77,812
Worldwide Arena Venue Ticket Sales
1. 02 – London, UK, 1,737,654 tickets sold
2. Madison Square Garden Arena, NY, NY, 1,152,792
3. Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, UK, 1,077,620
4. Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, 680,222
5. 02 – Dublin, Ireland, 656,174
23. BOK Center, 360,871
96. Oklahoma City Arena, 124,766
Worldwide Amphitheater Ticket Sales
1. DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich., 688,023 tickets sold
2. Filene Center at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia, 402,030
3. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion, The Woodlands, Texas, 366,864
4. Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, Ind., 365,415
5. Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, New Jersey, 361,961
63. Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater, 62,099 tickets sold
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