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Charting Scene: Travis Scott Surpasses LIVE75 With Latest ‘Circus Maximus’ Shows
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Charting Scene: Travis Scott Surpasses LIVE75 With Latest ‘Circus Maximus’ Shows

Charting Scene: Travis Scott Surpasses LIVE75 With Latest ‘Circus Maximus’ Shows
Travis Scott performs on stage during his “Circus Maximus Tour” at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on October 9, 2024. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images/Live Nation)

Travis Scott debuts at No. 1 on LIVE75 following the completion of his “Circus Maximus Tour” which concluded on October 30 in Auckland, New Zealand after a year-long global run. He sold 278,662 tickets for six performances in four stadiums during the final leg of the tour in Oceania, averaging 46,443 tickets per show to take the top spot. His grosses from Australia and New Zealand reached $32.2 million for an average of $5.37 million per concert, also the highest average for any touring artist on the chart.

He kicked off the final leg of the Oceania tour in Sydney with a sell-out crowd at Allianz Stadium totaling 78,572 on October 17 and 18. With 41,814 of those fans in attendance on the second night, the October 18 show set a new all-time attendance record. for a concert headliner at the stadium, according to a statement from the venue. The same performance also featured a surprise performance by The Weekend, who was in the country during his own tour. The following week he played two shows at the stadium.

Scott headed to Melbourne for his second two-show performance, performing to an audience of 111,247 at Marvel Stadium, October 22 to 23, grossing $12.6 million from both sold-out shows. He then performed a concert at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on October 26, which grossed $6.1 million from an audience of 47,723, before heading to New Zealand for the final. Eden Park in Auckland hosted the final concert of the tour, welcoming an audience of 41,120 people, grossing $3.1 million.

Over its entire run, the “Circus Maximus Tour” has generated a box office gross of $200 million from 1.65 million tickets sold for 76 concerts. The shows were booked at arenas, stadiums and other outdoor concert venues in North and South America, Europe and Oceania.

Scott also lands on Global Live Boxoffice, with 10 of his concert engagements among the highest-grossing events of the week. His $12.6 million take from Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium is the second highest overall on the chart, with only David Gilmour scoring higher. The Pink Floyd alum takes the top spot with $17 million at the box office after five sellouts at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Next up is Scott’s Sydney event at Allianz Stadium at No. 3 with a gross of $10.5 million.

The Artist Power Index also has a new top player as Bruno Mars rises four positions to claim number 1. It’s the third time in 2024 that he’s topped the chart, after topping the chart in the January 22 issue and again in the October 14 issue. This week, its ranking comes from achieving top scores in both the streaming and social categories, which contribute to its chart placement, as well as the fifth-best Airplay ranking. He also earns the 10th highest Live score based on the last five stadium performances during his “Bruno Mars: Live in Brazil” tour that ran from October 4 through November 5.

He started the trek through Brazilian cities in São Paulo, played six nights at Estádio MorumBIS through October 13, and then performed at Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on October 16, 19 and 20. Two concerts followed in Brasilia at Arena BRB Mané Garrincha, October 26-27, and two more at Estádio Couto Pereira in Curitiba, October 31-November. 1, before a final in Belo Horizonte at Estádio Mineirão.

Only one other touring headliner has a top 10 debut on LIVE75 while Eagles comes in at No. 5 on the lineup, based on ticket sales at the band’s four November concerts at Sphere in Las Vegas. The total number of tickets sold for the shows was 65,531, an average of 16,382 per night. Revenues from the four shows totaled $18.5 million, for an average of $4.6 million per concert, making the group the only headliner to land in the $4 million range in terms of gross averages. Scott’s average of $5.4 million is the only one to top $5 million, while two artists, Billie Eilish and P!NK, follow with a gross average of more than $3 million per show.

CMA Album of the Year winner Cody Johnson earns “Noisemaker” status on LIVE75 as the touring artist with the biggest rise on the charts, from No. 7 last issue to No. 2 this week. The country star earns his ranking based on an average of 20,446 seats sold per show in an amphitheater, stadium and arena.

He moved 31,341 tickets over two nights at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion near Houston, followed by a concert at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, attended by 39,539 fans. He then sold 10,906 tickets at Penn State University’s Bryce Jordan Center.