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MONSTER JAM ONE OF MOST REQUESTED SPORTING EVENTS


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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Monster Jam are Most Requested Family and Sporting Events, Respectively

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – April 9, 2007 – Wicked, the Broadway musical and theatrical tour,continued to hold the #1 ranking position asthe nation’s top “Most Requested Event” according to Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticketing company.  Following closely behind on the chart ranked by online page views, information requests, and ticket sales during the first quarter of 2007 were The Police, Kenny Chesney, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the world's largest livestock exhibition and rodeo.

The Police and Kenny Chesney were the top “Most Requested Concerts” followed by Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Buffett ranking at #3 and #4 respectively.  Wicked also continued as the #1 “Most Requested Arts and Theatre Event” followed by Jersey Boys and Andre Rieu.  Monster Jam and New York Yankees were Ticketmaster’s “Most Requested Sporting Events.”  And Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Disney On Ice, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Sesame Street Live were America’s “Most Requested Family Attractions.”

"Fans across the country enjoyed a wide variety of great events in the first three months of 2007," said Ticketmaster President, Sean Moriarty.  “And as summer approaches, fans are really enjoying the added benefit of complimentary music that Ticketmaster and Apple are partnering to provide on Ticketmaster.com with the purchase of all summer concert tickets.”

Following are the Most Requested Events of the first quarter of 2007:

 

RANK

Q1 2007 MOST REQUESTED EVENTS

 

1

 WICKED

2

 THE POLICE

3

 KENNY CHESNEY

4

 HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO

5

 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

6

 JIMMY BUFFETT

7

 DISNEY ON ICE

8

 NEW YORK YANKEES

9

 BOB SEGER

10

 MONSTER JAM

 

RANK 

Q1 2007 MOST REQUESTED CONCERTS

 

1

THE POLICE

2

KENNY CHESNEY

3

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

4

JIMMY BUFFETT

5

BOB SEGER

6

KEITH URBAN

7

JOHN MAYER

8

GWEN STEFANI

9

ROD STEWART

10

TOOL

 

 

RANK

Q1 2007 MOST REQUESTED SPORTING EVENTS

 

1

 MONSTER JAM

2

 NEW YORK YANKEES

3

 WWE WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

4

 SUPERCROSS

5

 ANGELS BASEBALL

6

 SEATTLE MARINERS

7

 ATLANTA BRAVES

8

 CHICAGO WHITE SOX

9

 LOS ANGELES DODGERS

10

 HOUSTON ASTROS

 

 

RANK

Q1 2007 MOST REQUESTED

ARTS & THEATRE EVENTS

1

WICKED

2

JERSEY BOYS

3

ANDRE RIEU

4

TUTANKHAMUN & GOLDEN AGE OF PHARAOHS - KING TUT EXHIBIT

5

GREASE (NY)

6

DISNEY PRESENTS THE LION KING (NEW YORK, NY)

7

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (NY)

8

TYLER PERRY'S WHAT'S DONE IN THE DARK

9

BLUE MAN GROUP

10

A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN

 

 

RANK

Q1 2007 MOST REQUESTED FAMILY ATTRACTIONS

 

1

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO

2

DISNEY ON ICE

3

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS

4

SESAME STREET LIVE

5

MARY POPPINS

6

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

7

GO DIEGO GO LIVE!  THE GREAT JAGUAR RESCUE

8

WIGGLES

9

UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS

10

DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - THE ICE TOUR

Ticketmaster’s ranking of the nation’s most requested events is based on online page views, information requests, and ticket sales through Ticketmaster sales channels during the first quarter of 2007 (1/01/07 – 3/31/07).



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