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http://www.tampasdowntown.com/Editor/assets/monday%20morning%20memo%20documents/downtown%20development%20update.pdf
Venues Today – the international monthly of facilities and entertainment, and one of the concert industry’s leading publications, released a report on year-end ticket sales for 2007. The St. Pete Times Forum, in its eleventh year of operation, ranked fifth in the United States and ninth among venues in the world, with gross ticket sales of $28,846,499 for the period of 10/16/06 – 10/15/2007. The study ranked all venues in the world, with a capacity greater than 15,000, by actual ticket sales for concert events and family shows. The venue also posted the second highest-grossing arena event in the United States for the year 2007, with the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
Additionally, the St. Pete Times Forum ranked number one in the Southeast according to Billboard Magazine, and number one in Florida according to Pollstar Magazine in the year-end charts.
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Top Ten Arena Venues |
Location |
Attendance |
Total Gross |
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1 |
Madison Square Garden |
New York, NY |
1,231,866 |
$71,297,993 |
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2 |
Air Canada Centre |
Toronto, Canada |
942,345 |
$70,274,585 |
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3 |
The 02 Arena, London |
London, England |
606,092 |
$63,783,389 |
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4 |
Wachovia Complex |
Philadelphia, PA |
1,013,180 |
$54,686,330 |
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5 |
Thomas & Mack Center |
Las Vegas, NV |
599,898 |
$38,623,698 |
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6 |
AcerArena, Sydney |
Sydney, Australia |
485,608 |
$37,405,205 |
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7 |
Staples Center |
Los Angeles, CA |
370,377 |
$31,361,806 |
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8 |
Coliseo de Puerto Rico |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
472,265 |
$29,255,132 |
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9 |
St. Pete Times Forum |
Tampa, FL |
437,847 |
$28,846,400 |
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10 |
American Airlines Center |
Dallas, TX |
466,794 |
$24,741,024 |
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