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StubHub Announces Hottest Summer Concerts with Taylor Swift at #1StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, today announced the top 10 hottest concerts of the summer, as determined by sales and demand drawn from its more than 16 million visitors and nearly 10 million live events per month: Taylor Swift (News - Alert) overwhelmingly takes the #1 spot, nearly tripling the demand of One Direction in the #2 spot. TOP 10 SUMMER CONCERTS* *As determined by total sales on StubHub for dates from Memorial Day through Labor Day
1. Taylor Swift "Once again, pop acts lead the list with Taylor Swift and One Direction when it comes to the hottest summer concerts to see," said Jonah Freedman, Editor-In-Chief for StubHub. "Taylor Swift is the hardest working solo female performer in showbiz, having outsold Beyonce by 60% since she started touring in 2011. Legacy acts, however, dominate the list as they generate more demand with impressive career catalogues and fans who are willing to pay more for such novelty shows." Other trends in concerts this summer show high demand for the Grateful Dead, more than any other music festival this summer, but a continuing growth in music festivals overall:
About StubHub StubHub is the world's largest ticket marketplace, enabling fans the choice to buy and sell tickets to tens of thousands of sports, concert, theater and other live entertainment events on desktop, tablet or mobile, as well as the ability to discover local live music through its iOS app StubHub Music. Offering a superior fan experience at its core, StubHub reinvented the ticket resale market in 2000 and continues to lead it through innovation through numerous industry firsts, including the introduction of the industry's first ticketing application, first interactive seat mapping tool and the first live entertainment Fan Rewards program. The market leader, StubHub is partners with major organizations and brands, including more than 60 teams in MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and NCAA, plus ESPN (News - Alert), NBC Digital, AEG and Paciolan. Throughout North America and Europe, StubHub provides the total end-to-end event going experience that is the way ticket buying should be. StubHub is an eBay (News - Alert) company (NASDAQ:EBAY). For more information on StubHub, visit StubHub.com, Twitter.com/StubHub, Facebook.com/StubHub, or YouTube.com/StubHub.
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