Revenue / 01.08.24

2024 Concert Market Rankings: No. 3 Las Vegas

Access Staff

Pollstar (01/04/24) Lind, J.R.

Las Vegas has slipped a spot from Pollstar's 2023 concert market rankings, sliding to third place and passed by No. 2 Los Angeles. Researchers say this is likely more a reflection of L.A., which benefited from a year wholly without California’s pandemic restrictions, than of any shortcomings of Las Vegas. Las Vegas ranks as the country's 40th largest media market, but is nevertheless the third best U.S. concert market. Its total gross for the year came in at just over $600 million, a nearly 16% gain thanks to it being the "residency-heavy, legacy-act heavy, special edition-heavy nature of the market." There was also the opening of the Sphere in September, a technological and audio-visual wonder introduced with one of the world’s biggest bands, U2. Even with just one run of shows, the Sphere still placed as the world’s fifth-highest grossing arena.

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Tags: Revenue , Las Vegas