StubHub's Third-Annual Summer Tour Preview Reveals Ed Sheeran
Is the Most In-Demand Act; The Weeknd and Coldplay Offer the Best
Value; and U2 has the Hottest Show in Canada
TORONTO, May 18, 2017 /CNW/ -- StubHub, the world's
largest ticket marketplace, today released its third-annual preview
of the Canadian summer concert landscape, breaking down the most
in-demand touring acts of summer 2017. Ed
Sheeran ranked as the top selling act of 2017 in
Canada. The Weeknd is the only
Canadian artist to crack the Top 10, only one year after the top
three spots were occupied by Canadians. Rock acts dominate the list
and U2 has the highest selling show on StubHub this summer.
2017 Top Selling Acts
Based on total sales on
StubHub for 2017 Canada dates from Victoria
Day to Labor Day.
- Ed Sheeran
- Bruno Mars
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- U2
- Tool
- Coldplay
- Metallica
- The Weeknd
- Lady Gaga
- Tim McGraw
By the Numbers: Breaking Down the Top 10 List
- Ed Sheeran is the #1 act this
summer. This is no surprise as Ed
Sheeran was the 2nd most popular act in
Canada after Taylor Swift when he toured for X in
2015.
- #1 Ed Sheeran outsells #2
Bruno Mars by 42%, even with one
less show in the summer months.
- Rock acts dominate the list with top tours from the Red Hot
Chili Peppers, U2, Tool, Coldplay, and Metallica.
- After kicking off their tour in celebration of the
30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree in Vancouver on May
12th, U2 makes the list with just their one show
at Rogers Centre in Toronto on
June 23rd - which is the
most in-demand concert this summer.
- You can catch almost all the acts in Toronto, except for Tim McGraw, this summer.
- Canadians have the most chances to see Bruno Mars, as he has the most shows in
Canada this summer (10) followed
by Ed Sheeran (9).
- On a per show basis, U2 dominates the list with their
Toronto show; They currently
outsell the next highest performer, Justin
Bieber by 288% and Ed Sheeran
by 308%.
Music festivals continue to be a way for an increasing
number of fans to see a multitude of acts between independent
headlining tours or acts that have limited or no shows in
Canada. To predict the top selling
festivals of the summer, we took a look at the most in-demand
Canadian summer music festivals based on ticket sales in 2016:
- Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (August 4-6 in Montreal) – One of StubHub's fastest growing
international festivals since 2014 and has consistently been in the
top three Canadian music festivals listed on StubHub based on
ticket sales (#1 in 2016, #2 in 2015, #3 in 2014).
- Shambhala Music Festival (August
11-14 in Salmo, BC) –
Currently, the most in-demand festival this summer based on sales
as of 5/9.
- Pemberton (July 13-16 in
Mount Currie, BC) – Another
fast-growing Canadian festival that has gained popularity each year
since its inception in 2014. The fourth most in-demand festival
this summer based on sales as of 5/9.
About StubHub
StubHub is the world's largest ticket
marketplace that enables fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of
thousands of events, whenever they want, through our desktop and
mobile experiences, including our StubHub app for iPhone, iPad,
Apple Watch and Android. Offering a superior fan experience at its
core, StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and
continues to lead it through innovation. Our industry firsts
include the introduction of the first ticketing application and the
first interactive seat mapping tool. Our business partners include
more than 60 teams in the NHL, CFL, MLB, NBA, MLS and NCAA, AEG,
AXS and Spectra Ticketing & Fan Engagement. With the
acquisition of Ticketbis in August 2016, throughout the world,
StubHub provides the total end-to-end event going experience.
StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ:EBAY). For more
information on StubHub, visit StubHub.com or follow
@StubHubCA
on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or YouTube.com/StubHub.
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