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# Stub Hub Names Summer’s Hottest Concerts
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/stub-hub-names-summers-hotest-concerts/
- Published: 2015-05-28T09:23:07.000Z
- Updated: 2015-05-28T09:23:07.000Z
- Description: Heritage acts dominate the summer's top concerts, according to StubHub. The ticket reseller draws its top 10 from sales and demand drawn from its more than 16 million visitors. . Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/05/stub-hub-names-summers-hotest-concerts.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Music Business, Bruce Springsteen, Bryant–Denny Stadium, George Thorogood, Grateful Dead, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Noel Gallagher, Qualcomm Stadium, Rice-Eccles Stadium, The Rolling Stones, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

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Heritage acts dominate **the summer's top concerts**, according to StubHub. The ticket reseller draws its **top 10** from sales and demand drawn from its more than **16 million visitors.** Taylor Swift overwhelmingly took the #1 spot, nearly tripling the demand of One Direction at #2.

\*As determined by total sales on StubHub for dates from Memorial Day through Labor Day

1. **[![concert](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d11b48ff970c-200wi "concert")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d11b48ff970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Taylor Swift**
2. **One Direction**
3. **Grateful Dead (with only five total dates!)**
4. **The Rolling Stones**
5. **U2**
6. **Kenny Chesney**
7. **Ed Sheeran**
8. **Billy Joel**
9. **Foo Fighters**
10. **Rush**

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:

- Grateful Dead are able to command nearly 65% more sales *per show* than Taylor Swift.Both series of Grateful Dead concerts in Chicago (three dates) and – San Francisco (two dates) will outsell any summer festival this year, respectively.
- Taylor Swift’s #1 spot is long-standing: she is the #1 touring female songstress since she started touring in 2011.
- Even with the loss of Zayn Malik, One Direction sales maintain their strength – they maintain the #2 position they held last Summer.
- Along with One Direction, Billy Joel is the only other act to reprise his position on the top 10 from last summer.
- Billy Joel has commanded the highest price for a ticket.
- Ed Sheeran is the best deal for a ticket.
- Music festivals continue to grow: Lollapalooza is the hottest summer festival.

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