Jimmy Buffett is 'Most Requested Event' for Mid-Year 2006

Jimmy Buffett is 'Most Requested Event' for Mid-Year 2006

Tim McGraw & Faith Hill and Wicked Rank 2nd and 3rd on Ticketmaster Chart

LOS ANGELES, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band's national concert tour was the "most requested event" in the first half 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 - 6/30/06 were Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II. tour and Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz.

"Jimmy Buffett as well as Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II. tour have consistently ranked as the nation's most requested events each week throughout the first half of 2006," said Ticketmaster's Sean Moriarty. "And Wicked's position at #3 illustrates the enormous success of these compelling Broadway and theatrical touring performances."

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

MOST REQUESTED EVENTS
Mid-Year 2006 (1/1/06 - 6/30/06)

RANK
1. JIMMY BUFFETT
2. SOUL2SOUL II WITH TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL
3. WICKED
4. KENNY CHESNEY
5. DAVID GILMOUR
6. BILLY JOEL
7. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
8. NEW YORK YANKEES
9. BON JOVI
10. COLDPLAY

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 - 6/30/06).

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Source: Ticketmaster

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

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