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TOP 200 Arena Venues 1-10 0 MIDYEAR Worldwide Ticket Sales 19 TOP 200 Arena Venues 1-10 0 MIDYEAR Tickets Promoter Location Gross Tickets Promoter Location Gross 1 699,924 Lanxess Arena Cologne, GERMANY $40,898,392 51 191,181 Brisbane Entertainment Ctr. Boondall, AUSTRALIA $17,687,770 2 667,594 Madison Square Garden New York, NY $78,126,157 52 190,769 Times Union Center Albany, NY $13,484,177 3 614,232 WiZink Center Madrid, SPAIN $37,698,388 53 187,221 FlyDSA Arena Sheffield, UK $11,441,133 4 564,777 The SSE Hydro Glasgow, UK $37,640,006 54 186,428 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI $14,384,079 5 526,679 Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI $31,635,579 55 186,109 Toyota Center Houston, TX $19,148,473 6 502,522 Forum Inglewood, CA $51,264,503 56 185,137 First Direct Arena Leeds, UK $10,261,173 7 450,166 3Arena Dublin, IRELAND $31,674,783 57 184,174 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH $14,069,697 8 435,099 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL $31,045,023 58 179,568 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV $4,544,027 9 427,881 Altice Arena Lisbon, PORTUGAL $23,748,949 59 178,043 König-Pilsener Arena Oberhausen, GERMANY $10,387,899 10 386,978 Manchester Arena Manchester, UK $25,184,766 60 174,613 TD Garden Boston, MA $15,491,966 11 382,089 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA $28,550,394 61 169,144 RAC Arena Perth, AUSTRALIA $15,230,896 12 378,244 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN $31,151,176 62 169,093 Spark Arena Auckland, NEW ZEALAND $14,691,600 13 378,067 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV $51,667,099 63 163,190 EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA $8,661,888 14 375,208 Arena Monterrey Monterrey, MEXICO $11,111,979 64 156,529 The SSE Arena Belfast Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM $8,702,765 15 357,022 Arena Ciudad De Mexico Mexico City, MEXICO $6,405,434 65 154,753 Verizon Arena North Little Rock, AR $9,448,638 16 355,903 Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR $22,936,097 66 151,370 PNC Arena Raleigh, NC $12,806,344 17 352,801 Hallenstadion Zurich Zurich, SWITZERLAND $31,125,068 67 148,242 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN $13,083,712 18 343,288 Arena Birmingham Birmingham, UK $25,239,638 68 147,218 The SSE Arena, Wembley London, UK $9,991,415 19 341,692 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX $32,765,960 69 146,982 Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO $13,548,977 20 329,296 State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA $36,206,704 70 146,855 Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin, GERMANY $9,881,576 21 323,865 Antwerps Sportpaleis Merksem, BELGIUM $17,108,870 71 146,753 KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY $13,226,877 22 321,924 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, AUSTRALIA $28,990,790 72 144,453 Save Mart Center Fresno, CA $12,307,717 23 312,588 Capital One Arena Washington, DC $22,708,077 73 139,716 Rogers Arena Vancouver, CANADA $13,596,051 24 308,278 Qudos Bank Arena Sydney, AUSTRALIA $32,101,035 74 135,923 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC $9,674,677 25 300,112 Resorts World Arena Birmingham, UK $19,439,908 75 134,282 BOK Center Tulsa, OK $9,937,349 26 296,721 Scotiabank Arena Toronto, CANADA $22,069,122 76 132,465 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN $13,235,400 27 294,323 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Cleveland, OH $20,412,551 77 131,394 Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC $12,480,233 28 293,046 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT $22,680,869 78 130,267 Budweiser Gardens London, CANADA $5,833,228 29 292,883 Prudential Center Newark, NJ $22,963,539 79 127,815 TaxSlayer Center Moline, IL $5,089,953 30 281,515 AccorHotels Arena Paris, FRANCE $22,398,923 80 124,955 Rogers Place Edmonton, CANADA $8,143,804 31 279,579 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY $26,241,318 81 124,607 The O2 - London London, UK $10,225,457 32 277,820 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA $22,031,800 82 123,902 Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC $8,162,191 33 266,073 PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA $18,818,300 83 123,258 Pepsi Center Denver, CO $13,223,949 34 263,867 Moda Center Portland, OR $24,409,495 84 122,069 Forest National Brussels, BELGIUM $5,553,197 35 263,361 Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA $13,944,435 85 118,314 Olympic Hall Munich, GERMANY $7,722,831 36 258,703 Oracle Arena Oakland, CA $20,064,111 86 116,738 Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa, CANADA $6,167,948 37 255,902 Tempodrom Berlin, GERMANY $10,536,512 87 115,013 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY $10,820,531 38 251,649 Palacio De Los Deportes Mexico City, MEXICO $12,421,204 88 111,194 Utilita Arena Newcastle upon Tyne, UK $6,397,850 39 248,216 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI $17,633,730 89 110,902 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA $11,384,730 40 244,015 Nassau Veterans Memorial Col. Uniondale, NY $12,163,079 90 107,119 Barclaycard Arena Hamburg, GERMANY $7,149,990 41 228,421 Bell Centre Montreal, CANADA $17,706,119 91 104,997 Legacy Arena at the BJCC Birmingham, AL $7,797,376 42 225,900 Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, AZ $19,499,485 92 101,655 Infinite Energy Center Duluth, GA $9,315,321 43 225,079 SAP Center At San Jose San Jose, CA $17,079,702 93 99,997 United Center Chicago, IL $8,986,522 44 222,145 Amalie Arena Tampa, FL $18,371,562 94 98,212 Hordern Pavilion Moore Park, AUSTRALIA $6,364,008 45 210,924 Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS $13,398,827 95 97,794 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV $19,228,902 46 209,486 CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE $16,030,276 96 97,431 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK $9,469,214 47 205,223 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO $17,936,180 97 97,345 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ $6,027,424 48 202,238 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Nottingham, UK $10,889,258 98 96,651 Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena Jacksonville, FL $8,256,741 49 198,693 Amway Center Orlando, FL $18,496,532 99 95,912 State Farm Hidalgo Arena Hidalgo, TX $5,276,150 50 191,836 Pechanga Arena San Diego San Diego, CA $14,166,824 10 0 95,360 AT&T Center San Antonio, TX $10,818,668 All figures are for tickets sold worldwide as reported to POLLSTAR for shows played between 11/22/18 and 5/22/19. Worldwide Ticket Sales 19 TOP 200 Arena Venues 101- 2 0 0 MIDYEAR Tickets Promoter Location Gross Tickets Promoter Location Gross 101 94,950 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA $6,438,546 151 44,906 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC $3,497,705 10 2 92,632 Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA $10,175,868 15 2 44,355 North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC $3,174,889 10 3 92,052 SNHU Arena Manchester, NH $5,018,571 15 3 44,225 CURE Insurance Arena Trenton, NJ $1,704,842 10 4 91,355 Wiener Stadthalle Vienna, AUSTRIA $8,243,556 15 4 43,273 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN $2,049,234 10 5 90,941 Movistar Arena Santiago, CHILE $7,825,127 15 5 43,065 Ticketpro Dome Johannesburg, S. AFRICA $3,224,535 10 6 89,346 AmericanAirlines Arena Miami, FL $9,057,885 15 6 42,745 Norfolk Scope Arena Norfolk, VA $1,764,522 10 7 88,507 FirstOntario Centre Hamilton, CANADA $3,104,358 15 7 42,293 TAURON Arena Krakow Krakow, POLAND $3,526,966 10 8 88,283 Target Center Minneapolis, MN $7,615,790 15 8 41,771 Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL $2,374,383 10 9 87,855 Citizens Business Bank Arena Ontario, CA $3,917,653 15 9 41,264 Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD $2,495,599 110 87,699 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX $9,060,280 16 0 40,618 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE $3,515,617 111 87,594 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH $9,120,208 161 39,776 Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR $1,906,827 112 84,735 Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, UT $6,957,918 16 2 38,832 Spokane Arena Spokane, WA $3,196,519 113 82,572 Honda Center Anaheim, CA $9,204,824 16 3 38,097 Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt Frankfurt, GERMANY $2,057,500 114 79,737 Huntington Center Toledo, OH $4,263,183 16 4 38,094 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg, GERMANY $1,380,348 115 78,875 Gila River Arena Glendale, AZ $6,811,298 16 5 37,790 Kyocera Dome Osaka Osaka, JAPAN $4,902,433 116 78,460 BB&T Center Sunrise, FL $8,259,534 16 6 37,754 UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX $3,679,851 117 78,422 Centre Vidéotron Quebec City, CANADA $4,322,466 16 7 37,024 Big Sandy Superstore Arena Huntington, WV $1,646,033 118 77,061 PPL Center Allentown, PA $3,373,392 16 8 36,346 CenturyLink Center Bossier City, LA $2,614,331 119 75,943 Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle Stuttgart, GERMANY $5,346,591 16 9 36,080 Arena VFG Guadalajara, MEXICO $3,375,089 120 74,104 Lotto Arena Merksem, BELGIUM $2,749,586 170 35,907 M&S Bank Arena Liverpool Liverpool, UK $3,227,467 121 73,595 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA $4,724,350 171 35,753 Palenque Texcoco Texcoco, MEXICO $1,153,156 122 71,578 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY $5,121,126 172 35,472 Mediolanum Forum Assago, ITALY $2,085,782 123 70,710 Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS $4,328,591 173 35,044 Yuengling Center Tampa, FL $1,562,278 124 70,526 SAP Arena Mannheim, GERMANY $4,767,579 174 34,710 Santander Arena Reading, PA $1,916,347 125 67,779 Allen County War Mem.
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