Chart Scene: P!NK Returns To No. 1 On LIVE75

P!NK makes her second appearance this year at No. 1 on LIVE75 after box-office results were reported from eight fall concerts that land in the chart’s eligibility timeframe. Three were among the final stadium dates on her “Summer Carnival Tour,” while five of the shows were at arenas on her “P!NK Live 2024” trek.

She last held the top ranking in early August after averaging 42,635 sold tickets per show at three July stadium performances in Europe. This week, with both stadiums and arenas in the mix, her No. 1 ranking is based on an average of 28,060 tickets sold. All eight of her shows occurred at venues in American cities during October.

The first of her three “Summer Carnival” dates was an Oct. 3 sold-out concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, attended by 60,432 fans with a gross totaling $9.07 million. She followed that performance with a sellout on the 6th at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York, and a crowd of 37,268. Ticket revenue there reached $7.07 million. Then on Oct. 12, she appeared at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and sold 55,436 tickets, grossing $6.9 million from the capacity crowd. All three shows featured Sheryl Crow, The Script and Kid Cut Up as support.

The “P!NK Live 2024” arena concerts that con- tributed to her current No. 1 ranking include an Oct. 9 show in Columbus, Ohio, at Schottenstein Center. She drew a crowd of 13,485 and grossed $3.24 million. Then, two-show engagements followed at two more venues. The first was Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena where she appeared Oct. 14-15, moving 27,717 tickets for a gross of $5.57 million. Finally, her last two-night event was Oct. 17-18 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. From 30,145 sold tickets at the venue, she took in $6.63 million at the box office. P!NK is booked for the remainder of November with only a handful of arena and stadium dates left before she wraps for the year on Nov. 20. Her final 2024 show will be at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina.

Also debuting on LIVE75 with a high ranking is Pitbull who lands at No. 3 on the chart based on a ticket average of 17,859 from three concerts on his “Party After Dark” tour. The shows were the final three stops on the opening North American leg of the tour that began in August. It was booked at outdoor amphitheaters and stadiums.

His first concert contributing to this week’s chart ranking was an Oct. 3 performance at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California, attended by a crowd of 19,515. Then, the next night he played for 18,706 fans at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix, Arizona, followed by another performance on Oct. 5 at Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A total of 15,358 tickets were sold for the show.

Pitbull kicked off his tour on Aug. 21 in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, beginning with an opening night performance at Jiffy Lube Live in Bris- tow, Virginia. He went on to play a total of 26 concerts in U.S. cities through Oct. 5 with sellout crowds in attendance at each venue. The number of tickets sold stretched just over half a million during the run that grossed more than $34.8 million. T-Pain was on board as special guest throughout the Live Nation-produced tour along with Lil Jon who appeared at select shows.

T-Pain appears on the Artist Power Index as the highest-ranked performer making a debut appearance in this week’s issue. He enters the lineup at No. 44 based on solo headlining dates that occurred after the Pitbull tour. The first of his shows was at Yaama- va’ Theater at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino in Highland, California. Afterward, he headed to the Denver area and played two shows at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, Oct. 30-31. Akon supported the first show, while Lil Jon was the support act for the second night of the run.

Also with an APX debut is singer-songwriter Blessd who takes the No. 46 ranking based on his ongoing co-headlining tour with Ryan Castro. The Colombian artists are on the road with their “¡Ay Bendito Ghetto! Tour” that began in late October and will run through Dec. 1. Their concerts are booked in arenas, sheds and theaters in U.S. markets.

Seven artists return to the Artist Power Index after landing on the chart during the past quarter. Ranked highest among them is Mariah Carey who scores the No. 16 position after launching her “Christmas Time Tour” on Nov. 6, also at Yaamava’ Theater. She has 21 concerts planned on the holiday trek that is booked through Dec. 17. The final three shows will be in the New York City area, beginning with a Dec. 13 concert at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. She will next appear at UBS Arena in Belmont Park before wrapping with a performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. On her Christmas tour in 2023, Carey played 16 shows in November and December, averaging 13,539 sold tickets per concert with grosses averaging $1.66 million. She also began that tour at Yaamava’ Theater in California and wrapped in the New York market at Madison Square Garden.