Tim McGraw & Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II is 'Most Requested Event' for First Quarter 2006

Tim McGraw & Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II is 'Most Requested Event' for First Quarter 2006

Billy Joel and Jimmy Buffett Rank 2nd and 3rd on Ticketmaster Chart

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Soul2Soul II" blockbuster concert tour, featuring husband & wife Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, was the "most requested event" in the first quarter of 2006 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 from 1/1/06 - 3/31/06 were Billy Joel and Jimmy Buffett.

"The public has clearly embraced Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II tour," said Ticketmaster's David Goldberg. "Jimmy Buffett, Billy Joel, and David Gilmour also proved that their long time fans continue to be both loyal and enthusiastic."

Following are the Most Requested Events for the first quarter of 2006:

Q1 2006 Number of Number of
RANK MOST REQUESTED EVENTS Events Markets
1 SOUL2SOUL II WITH TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL 71 32
2 BILLY JOEL 37 10
3 JIMMY BUFFETT 20 14
4 DAVID GILMOUR 13 4
5 BON JOVI 29 17
6 COLDPLAY 35 17
7 KENNY CHESNEY 44 21
8 MICHAEL BUBLE 27 20
9 GEORGE STRAIT 21 14
10 FALL OUT BOY 45 30

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 (1/1/06 - 3/31/06).

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Source: Ticketmaster

CONTACT: Anna Loynes, +1-213-639-6167, for Ticketmaster

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