Carrie Underwood continues to tour with the Voice’s The Swon Brothers as her opening act. They were swinging through the South to mostly sold-out venues. The Sing-Off’s Pentatonix were in Texas and The Amazing Race’s Canaan Smith opened for Brantley Gilbert in Nebraska. ABC’s Nashville show also did a concert in Illinois.
Justin Timberlake made history this week when his “Can’t Stop the Feeling” was the first song ever added to every pop station in a single week. And he did it at time when the number of pop stations are at an all-time high: 186
Looks like people are willing to pay handsomely for the right concerts. The Desert Trip Mega-Concert featuring The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, The Who and others sold out in 3 hours. 35K reserved tickets were offered at the following rates: $1,599, $999 and $699. General admission? $399. The box office gross is $150M…wow.
Carrie Underwood, Easton Corbin, The Swon Brothers
April 27, 2016: Tulsa, Okla.: BOK Center: 14,627 of 14,627 (SOLD-OUT): $915,842
May 3, 2016: Madison, Wis.: Kohl Center: 11,886 of 11,886 (SOLD-OUT): $773,376
May 7, 2016: Grand Forks, N.D.: Ralph Engelstad Arena: 11,205 of 11,205 (SOLD-OUT): $721,680
April 24, 2016: Houston, Texas: Toyota Center: 9,684 of 10,624 (91%): $677,934
May 5, 2016: Green Bay, Wis.: Resch Centre: 9,358 of 9,358 (SOLD-OUT): $651,358
April 28, 2016: North Little Rock, Ark.: Verizon Arena: 9,171 of 9,171 (SOLD-OUT): $635,166
Pentatonix, Us The Duo, AJ Lehrman
May 8, 2016: Austin, Texas: Frank Erwin Center: 6,183 of 6,973 (89%): $366,908
Brantley Gilbert, Michael Ray, Canaan Smith
April 30, 2016: Lincoln, Neb.: Pinnacle Bank Arena: 6,692 of 6,692 (SOLD-OUT): $254,192
ABC’s Nashville in Concert
April 30, 2016: Rosemont, Ill.: Rosemont Theatre: 2,526 of 3,000 (84%): $167,745