Chart Scene: Global Ticket Sales Earn Linkin Park Top LIVE75 Debut

Linkin Park debuts on LIVE75 based on box-office success at shows on three continents during the world tour supporting the band’s upcoming album From Zero, due to be released on Nov. 15. The first five dates on the nine-city tour produced a ticket count of 79,355, which averages 15,871 tickets per show. That is enough to score the No. 3 ranking and “Hot Shot” status as the tour with the highest-ranked debut on the chart.

With sellout crowds in attendance at all five shows, the “From Zero World Tour” kicked off with a Sept. 11 performance at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, attended by 16,641 fans. Then the next week the tour played its second American venue, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, moving a total of 15,993 tickets on Sept. 16.

Two European events followed, beginning with a concert in Hamburg, Germany at Barclays Arena on Sept. 22, followed by a show at The O2 in London two nights later. The number of tickets sold at those arenas totaled 13,752 and 19,330, respectively. The fifth show on the schedule was in Asia at INSPIRE Arena in Incheon, South Korea on Sept. 28, with attendance at 13,639. Grosses from all five performances reached $9.43 million for an average of $1.89 million per concert.

In November, Linkin Park will play five more shows beginning with a concert on the 3rd at Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France, followed by a Nov. 8 stadium event at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Then, performances at Coliseo MedPlus in Bogotá, Colombia, on Nov. 11 and two stadium concerts at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 15-16, will wrap the tour for the year. Looking ahead to 2025, the band is booked to play the “Sick New World Festival” in Las Vegas next April.

The Artist Power Index features a return to No. 1 by Post Malone who also topped the chart in the Oct. 7 issue, based on recent concerts at both amphitheaters and stadiums on his current North American tour. The trek began in Salt Lake City on Sept. 8 in support of F-1 Trillion, his sixth studio album that bowed on Aug. 16. It is the first country recording project of his career and has featured four released singles since May.

On LIVE75, Coldplay has a three-peat at No. 1 fueled by box-office sales at the band’s four-show run at Croke Park Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 29-Sept. 2. Ticket sales at the venue totaled 329,200 and rank as the largest number of tickets sold for a single concert event by any headlining artist since the beginning of 2024. The per-show average of 82,300 secures the band’s top ranking for a third consecutive week.

Cody Johnson is the “Noisemaker” on LIVE75 as the touring artist with the largest upward movement on the chart, jumping five positions this week to No. 15. The country singer averaged 10,780 sold seats per show from five concerts at arenas on his current U.S. tour that was extended into the fall after launching in January. The tour supports his latest album, Leather, which arrived Nov. 3, 2023, through Warner Music Nashville. It is the ninth studio album of his career and the third released on a major label.

Finally, LIVE75’s “Breakthrough” tour features comedian Nate Bargatze who charts at No. 45 with a 3,690-ticket average from eight sellouts, the most of any artist ranked outside the top 25.