Tixx.com Unveils Top Grossing Ticket Sales Lists of 2006
Tickets for the Year's Most Popular Concerts, Shows & Sporting Events Top List
New York NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 01, 2006 -- Tixx.com, the leading source for the most comprehensive selection of tickets at the lowest prices, today announced the top ten highest selling concerts, venues, sporting events and theatrical productions of 2006. Revenue data is based on Tixx.com exchange statistics from December 1st, 2005 to November 30th, 2006.
"Fans are increasingly making Tixx.com their online ticket destination of choice, especially for must-see events," said Tom WIlson, CEO, Tixx.com. "Our high level of customer service, combined with low prices and the most extensive ticket inventory available online, is why customers keep returning to Tixx.com for all of their ticket needs."
Broadway's popular "Wicked" tops the theatre rankings as the highest selling show on Tixx.com with more than triple the sales of any other production. "Wicked's" home on Broadway, the George Gershwin Theatre, the largest theater on Broadway, is ranked first among venues with the most ticket sales. Still a newcomer to Broadway, "Jersey Boys" is second on the list. The musical won four 2006 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and continues to be a must-see production among theater-goers. The "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" is the third most popular theatrical production on Tixx.com.
Fans of the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees hit ticket sales out of the ball park with rankings first and second respectively in the sports ticket sales category. The legendary rival teams generated more than double the combined ticket sales of the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and the Denver Broncos.
On the concert circuit, Barbra Streisand fans clearly prefer Tixx.com as their online source for tickets. Coast to coast, ticket sales for Babs' concerts were more than double the ticket sales of American Idol Live!, the popular Cheetah Girls, and the Rolling Stones. The husband-wife team of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill ranked second, ahead of Madonna's "Confessions Tour" which ranked third.
Tixx.com 2006 Rankings of Ticket Sales
TOP VENUES
1 Gershwin Theatre
2 Fenway Park
3 Madison Square Garden
4 Radio City Music Hall
5 Virginia/August Wilson Theatre-NY
6 Yankee Stadium
7 Giants Stadium
8 Ford Center Of Performing Arts
9 Texas Stadium
10 Comerica Park
TOP EVENTS
1 Wicked
2 Boston Red Sox
3 Barbra Streisand
4 Jersey Boys
5 Radio City Christmas Spectacular
6 Soul2Soul II: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
7 New York Yankees
8 Madonna
9 The Cheetah Girls
10 American Idols Live!
TOP CONCERT
1 Barbra Streisand
2 Soul2Soul II: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
3 Madonna
4 The Cheetah Girls
5 American Idols Live!
6 Rolling Stones
7 Jimmy Buffett
8 Kenny Chesney
9 Dave Matthews Band
10 Celine Dion
TOP SPORT
1 Boston Red Sox
2 New York Yankees
3 Dallas Cowboys
4 Detroit Tigers
5 Chicago Cubs
6 Denver Broncos
7 St. Louis Cardinals
8 New England Patriots
9 New York Giants
10 Pittsburgh Steelers
TOP THEATRE
1 Wicked
2 Jersey Boys
3 Radio City Christmas Spectacular
4 Lion King
5 Monty Python's Spamalot
6 Mary Poppins
7 Tarzan - The Musical
8 The Color Purple
9 Three Days Of Rain
10 Phantom Of The Opera
About Tixx.com
Tixx.com is the leading source for the most comprehensive selection of tickets at competitive prices. It is the internets original ticket broker leading provider of real-time ticket inventory and sells sought-after tickets to concert, sporting, and theater events through North America, and the largest outlet for tickets on the Tixx.com.com system. Tixx.com's inventory includes more than 2.4 million tickets for 60,000 events. Tixx.com was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in NYC,NY. For more information, visit www.Tixx.com.
