U2, New England Patriots & Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Top 2005 'Most Requested Events'

U2, New England Patriots & Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Top 2005 'Most Requested Events'

U2 Tops Ticketmaster's Top Concerts & Events Chart

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company, announced the nation's top most requested events and most requested concerts for 2005 with the band U2 topping both charts.

"The event industry really sprung to life in 2005 as evidenced by the tremendous volume of ticket sales and requests for U2, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Coldplay and the many other great bands on tour this year, as well as hot-ticket playoff games including the New England Patriots and annual favorites such as the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus," said David Goldberg, EVP Strategy & Business Development, Ticketmaster. "Ticketmaster looks forward to charting the pulse of the nation's hottest events throughout the coming year."

Following are the Most Requested Events and Most Requested Concerts of 2005:

2005 MOST REQUESTED EVENTS Number of Number of
RANK Events Markets

1 U2 92 27
2 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 23 1
3 ROLLING STONES 78 29
4 PAUL MCCARTNEY 44 20
5 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 85 33
6 COLDPLAY 74 35
7 NEW YORK YANKEES 217 2
8 RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS 1,079 37
9 BON JOVI 52 22
10 KENNY CHESNEY 86 36

2005 MOST REQUESTED CONCERTS Number of Number of
RANK Events Markets

1 U2 92 27
2 ROLLING STONES 78 29
3 PAUL MCCARTNEY 44 20
4 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 85 33
5 COLDPLAY 74 35
6 BON JOVI 52 22
7 KENNY CHESNEY 86 36
8 EAGLES 95 15
9 ELTON JOHN 45 24
10 NINE INCH NAILS 62 25

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 (1/1/05 - 11/30/05).

For information on receiving customized Top Event charts (i.e. weekly, monthly, event category, etc.) for regular publication in your media outlet, please contact us.

Source: Ticketmaster

CONTACT: Anna Loynes of Ticketmaster, +1-213-639-6167,
anna.loynes@ticketmaster.com

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