StubHub's Third-Annual Summer Tour Preview Reveals Ed Sheeran Is the Most In-Demand Act; The Weeknd and Coldplay Offer the Best Value; and U2 has the Hottest Show in Canada
TORONTO, May 18, 2017 /CNW/ -- StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, today released its third-annual preview of the Canadian summer concert landscape, breaking down the most in-demand touring acts of summer 2017. Ed Sheeran ranked as the top selling act of 2017 in Canada. The Weeknd is the only Canadian artist to crack the Top 10, only one year after the top three spots were occupied by Canadians. Rock acts dominate the list and U2 has the highest selling show on StubHub this summer.
2017 Top Selling Acts
Based on total sales on StubHub for 2017 Canada dates from Victoria Day to Labor Day.
By the Numbers: Breaking Down the Top 10 List
Music festivals continue to be a way for an increasing number of fans to see a multitude of acts between independent headlining tours or acts that have limited or no shows in Canada. To predict the top selling festivals of the summer, we took a look at the most in-demand Canadian summer music festivals based on ticket sales in 2016:
About StubHub
StubHub is the world's largest ticket marketplace that enables fans to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of events, whenever they want, through our desktop and mobile experiences, including our StubHub app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android. Offering a superior fan experience at its core, StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation. Our industry firsts include the introduction of the first ticketing application and the first interactive seat mapping tool. Our business partners include more than 60 teams in the NHL, CFL, MLB, NBA, MLS and NCAA, AEG, AXS and Spectra Ticketing & Fan Engagement. With the acquisition of Ticketbis in August 2016, throughout the world, StubHub provides the total end-to-end event going experience. StubHub is an eBay company (NASDAQ:EBAY). For more information on StubHub, visit StubHub.com or follow @StubHubCA on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or YouTube.com/StubHub.
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StubHub | Cameron Papp | [email protected]; Edelman | Graeme Morrison l 416.850.0163 l [email protected], http://www.stubhub.com
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