Chart Scene: Bruno Mars Debuts At No. 1 On LIVE75 With Mexico City Concerts

Bruno Mars debuts at the top in the weekly ranking of touring artists on LIVE75 based on ticket sales at his recent three-concert engagement in Mexico City. The Grammy-winning pop star was chosen to reopen the newly renovated Estadio GNP Seguros, formerly known as Foro Sol, with performances on Aug. 8, 10 and 11.

Sellout crowds on all three nights produced a sold-ticket count of 58,359 at the first show, 58,723 on the second night and another 58,760 for the finale. The combined gross total came to $18.4 million for the three-show run, promoted by Latin American live event producer OCESA.

Mars earns the No. 1 ranking with an average of 58,614 sold tickets per show, making him one of only three artists with a ticket average over 50,000. Karol G’s 54,985 average gives her the No. 2 spot on the chart, while Luke Combs follows at No. 3 with a per-show average of 51,180. Mars’ gross average of $6.1 million per night also makes him one of only three headliners – with Combs and Coldplay – with an average in the $6 million range.

The gross average from only one tour, though, tops $7 million on LIVE75 as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band averaged $7.16 million from seven stadium concerts on the European leg of his current tour. That figure earns the veteran rocker “Heavy Hitter” status with the top average gross on the chart.

Joining Mars as the only other concert act to debut in the top 10 on LIVE75, South Korean boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER enters the lineup at No. 9 based on sales at four concerts in Japan. The five-member group played two-night stadium engagements in Osaka and Nagoya, selling a total of 99,699 tickets. The shows were part of the ongoing Asian leg on the group’s “Act: Promise” tour that began in Tokyo on July 10. With 14 shows planned at eight venues, the jaunt through Asia will wrap Oct. 6. An earlier U.S. leg on the tour during May and June moved a total of 140,317 tickets from 11 performances at eight venues and grossed $23.2 million.

The Artist Power Index features only one debut on this week’s chart as Shaboozey enters the ranking at No. 35 based on shows at three U.S. venues in August. Included was a performance on the 18th as the closing night headliner at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. The 29-year-old Virginia native also played Bernie’s Beach Bar in Hampton, New Hampshire, and the Showroom at Gila River Resorts in Chandler, Arizona.

Five more performers make a return to the Artist Power Index after charting at least once during the past quarter. Adele leads that group, landing at No. 3 during the final week of her 10-show “Adele in Munich” residency at Messe München in Germany. Her engagement at the 80,000-seat outdoor venue will conclude on Aug. 31. Also, Jelly Roll ranks No. 29 based on August concerts in two western U.S. markets: Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho. Then, John Legend, Lainey Wilson and The Chainsmokers return to the chart at Nos. 48, 49 and 50, respectively, after dropping out of the rankings for just one week.

On LIVE75, Canadian singer Tate McRae earns the “Breakthrough” tag for a second consecutive week as the touring artist ranked beyond the top 25 with the highest sellout percentage. Her appearance at No. 37 is based on a ticket average of 7,684 at 10 concerts, all sellouts, in U.S. amphitheaters, theaters and clubs.

Then, the “Noise Maker” moniker on LIVE75 goes to Get The Led Out, the Led Zeppelin tribute band that takes the 63rd ranking on the chart with a six-show ticket average of 2,138. Among the six concerts, the band’s performance at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, Illinois, drew the largest crowd with 4,923 in attendance.