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StubHub Announces the Top 10 Fall Concerts with Taylor Swift Reigning as Pop Queen and Icons Madonna and Janet Jackson Making the ListStubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, today announced the hottest concerts of the fall season, as determined by sales and demand drawn from its 16 million visitors and nearly 10 million live events per month. The list is bookended by two pop songstresses with Taylor Swift (News - Alert) maintaining her lead position at #1 from the summer concert season and pop icon Janet Jackson making her way into the #10 spot. Madonna wins the #5 spot. Notably, legacy acts remain strong coming off a whirlwind summer led by The Grateful Dead and AC/DC taking the #2 position but with only eight shows. The rock legends command more sales per show than Taylor Swift. TOP 10 FALL TOURS (OVERALL)* 1. Taylor Swift 2. AC/DC 3. Foo Fighters 4. Ed Sheeran 5. Madonna 6. Luke Bryan 7. Garth Brooks 8. One Direction 9. Billy Joel 10. Janet Jackson *As determined by total sales on StubHub for dates from Labor Day through Halloween "The consistent popularity of legacy tours confirms the public's appetite for experiencing live performances by their favorite bands from the past, perhaps for the last time," said Jonah Freedman, StubHub Editor In Chief. "Whereas rock legacy acts popularized the summer this year, pop icons like Madonna and Janet Jackson are securing high demand this fall." Fall Concert Data Highlights:
About StubHub At StubHub, our mission is simple: help fans find fun. We connect fans with their favorite teams, shows and artists and introduce them to the ones they'll love next. As one of the world's largest ticket marketplaces, we enable fans to buy and sell tens of thousands of tickets, whenever they want, through our desktop and mobile experiences, including our StubHub and StubHub Music apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple (News - Alert) 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, the first interactive seat mapping tool and the first live entertainment rewards program, Fan Rewards™. Our business partners include more than 60 teams in MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and NCAA, plus ESPN (News - Alert), NBC Digital, AEG and Spectra Ticketing & Fan Engagement. Throughout North America and the United Kingdom, 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, StubHub Press Box or follow @StubHub on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or YouTube.com/StubHub.
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