Football Makes Its Mark but Baseball Still Reigns on the TicketsNow August Entertainment Index

Football Makes Its Mark but Baseball Still Reigns on the TicketsNow August Entertainment Index

The Cheetah Girls Top the Legendary Rolling Stones in Concert Sales

CHICAGO, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Consistent with baseball division standings, the New York Yankees took the first place spot on the TicketsNow August Entertainment Index Sports list with 6.5% of ticket sales over the Boston Red Sox's 5.2%. Fan favorites Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers fell in at third and fourth place with 3.9% and 3.4% of sports sales, respectively.

With the 2006 professional football season underway, six NFL teams ranked in the Top 20 of overall event ticket sales: Jacksonville Jaguars (#7), Seattle Seahawks (#9), Dallas Cowboys (#11), Baltimore Ravens (#12), Arizona Cardinals (#15), and New York Jets (#19). Despite their 2006 Super Bowl win, the Pittsburgh Steelers failed to break into the Top 20.

"Baseball Playoffs are almost here and there are some incredible football matchups scheduled this season," says Kenneth Dotson, Chief Marketing Officer for TicketsNow. "In addition to great tickets to these games and other top events, our customers will find a full community of offerings on the new TicketsNow Web site, from interactive seating charts and venue parking maps to restaurant recommendations and user reviews."

Continuing its wildly impressive run, Wicked claimed the top spot in overall sales and an astronomical 32.2% of theater sales. The Cheetah Girls debuted at number one in concerts with 8.1% of sales in that category.

Top August Events Overall
1. Wicked 6. Detroit Tigers
2. New York Yankees 7. Jacksonville Jaguars
3. Boston Red Sox 8. US Open Tennis
4. Chicago Cubs 9. Seattle Seahawks
5. The Cheetah Girls 10. Chicago White Sox

Top August Sports Ticket Sales
1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Detroit Tigers
5. Jacksonville Jaguars

Top August Concert Ticket Sales
1. The Cheetah Girls
2. The Rolling Stones
3. American Idols Live
4. Dave Matthews Band
5. Shakira

Top August Theater Sales
1. Wicked
2. Jersey Boys
3. Monty Python Spamalot
4. The Lion King
5. Dave Chappelle

About the TicketsNow Entertainment Index

The TicketsNow Entertainment Index tracks proprietary secondary ticket sales on a monthly basis to provide a snapshot of entertainment trends for sports, music, and theater events nationwide.

About TicketsNow

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Alan Taylor Communications for TicketsNow
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sarahs@alantaylor.com

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TicketsNow
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