Wicked, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour, and The Police Are 'Most Requested Events' in 2007
Wicked, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour, and The Police Are 'Most Requested Events' in 2007
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus and New England Patriots Are the Year's Most Requested Family and Sporting Events, Respectively
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Wicked, the Broadway musical and theatrical tour, was the top "Most Requested Event" in 2007 for the second year in a row, 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 1/1/07 to 12/31/07 were Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour, and The Police.
The Police and Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Tour were also the top two "Most Requested Concerts" of 2007, followed by Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews Band ranking at #3 and #4, respectively. Wicked also ranked as the #1 "Most Requested Arts and Theatre Event" followed by Disney Presents The Lion King, Jersey Boys, and Tutankhamun & Golden Age of Pharaohs -- King Tut Exhibit. The "Most Requested Sporting Events" in 2007 were the New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, and WWE World Wrestling Entertainment. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, followed by Disney On Ice, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and Disney's High School Musical were the year's "Most Requested Family Attractions."
"Entertainment fans enjoyed a fantastic variety of events throughout 2007," said Ticketmaster President and CEO, Sean Moriarty. "It's wonderful to see all categories of live entertainment represented among the year's most requested events."
Following are the Most Requested Events of 2007:
RANK 2007 MOST REQUESTED EVENTS
1 WICKED
2 HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS TOUR
3 THE POLICE
4 KENNY CHESNEY
5 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
6 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
7 CHICAGO BEARS
8 RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
9 DISNEY ON ICE
10 CELINE DION
RANK 2007 MOST REQUESTED CONCERTS
1 HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS TOUR
2 THE POLICE
3 KENNY CHESNEY
4 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
5 CELINE DION
6 JIMMY BUFFETT
7 RUSH
8 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND
9 BON JOVI
10 KEITH URBAN
RANK 2007 MOST REQUESTED SPORTING EVENTS
1 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
2 CHICAGO BEARS
3 WWE WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT
4 NEW YORK YANKEES
5 MONSTER JAM
6 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
7 SEATTLE MARINERS
8 ATLANTA BRAVES
9 LOS ANGELES DODGERS
10 PITTSBURGH STEELERS
RANK 2007 MOST REQUESTED ARTS & THEATRE EVENTS
1 WICKED
2 DISNEY PRESENTS THE LION KING
3 JERSEY BOYS
4 TUTANKHAMUN & GOLDEN AGE OF PHARAOHS -- KING TUT EXHIBIT
5 GREASE
6 MARY POPPINS
7 YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
8 BLUE MAN GROUP
9 HAIRSPRAY
10 LEGALLY BLONDE
RANK 2007 MOST REQUESTED FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
1 RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
2 DISNEY ON ICE
3 RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
4 DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
5 HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO
6 SESAME STREET LIVE
7 CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
8 WALKING WITH DINOSAURS -- THE LIVE EXPERIENCE
9 WIGGLES
10 GO DIEGO GO LIVE! THE GREAT JAGUAR RESCUE
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 during 2007 (1/01/07 - 12/31/07).
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Source: Ticketmaster
CONTACT: Bonnie Poindexter, +1-310-360-2321, or Anna Loynes,
+1-213-639-6167, both of Ticketmaster
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