Reign's Citizens Business Bank Arena on Top 100 Arenas Worldwide
October 13, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 13, 2015)- AEG Facilities once again dominated Pollstar's 3rd Quarter rankings of the world's top arenas, with a total of 49% of ticket sales in the Top 5 arenas, 38% in the Top 10, and 32% in the Top 25 arenas, based on concert and show tickets sold in AEG Facilities arenas. With three venues appearing on the list in the top ten arenas worldwide, AEG Facilities affiliated arenas accounted for more than 6.6 million tickets sold through the 3rd Quarter of 2015, accumulated from the top 100 venues across three continents. A total of twenty-one venues owned, operated or affiliated with AEG Facilities were named in the list of the top 100 arenas worldwide including seven of the top 25. Statistics and rankings were compiled by the well-respected concert and venue industry publication Pollstar magazine.
AEG Facilities' The O2 in London once again tops the charts at #1, with more than 1.2 million tickets sold through the 3rd Quarter of 2015 while STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA) ranked #3 in the U.S. and #9 worldwide. The O2 has led the rankings every year since it opened in June 2007 while The SSE Hydro (Glasgow, UK) ranked #3 worldwide, giving AEG Facilities three venues in the top ten worldwide.
"The continued growth and success across all of our AEG Facilities arenas across the globe is indicative to the great work done by all of our venues who continue to attract and host the world's greatest events throughout the year," said Bob Newman, President, AEG Facilities. "Our global network of resources continue to work together to maximize event activity for all of AEG Facilities venues and we look forward to our most successful year to date."
The complete list of venues AEG Facilities owns, operates or is affiliated with that placed in the Top 100 for the 2015 3rd quarter rankings include:
The O2, London, UK - 1
The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, UK - 3
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, California - 9
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York - 12
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri - 15
Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany - 23
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany - 25
The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, UK - 32
Perth Arena, Perth, Australia -33
KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky - 35
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey - 47
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California - 48
CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -49
Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia - 51
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota - 53
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California - 54
Qantas Credit Union Arena, Darling Harbour, Australia - 56
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall, Australia - 61
Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden - 65
AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, Florida - 67
Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California - 96
Pollstar is the leading international publication for the concert industry, which publishes quarterly, mid-year and annual rankings of top arenas in ticket sales worldwide.
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