CCF
Jan 19, 2007, 9:18 PM
As per the Ipsco Place website
http://www.ipscoplace.com/association.aspx
Rolling Stones Regina Shows Awarded Top Grossing Canadian Concerts Of All-Time
Fri, Jan 19 2007
Once you start the city of Regina up, we’ll never stop.
The two Regina Rolling Stones Bigger Bang concerts at Mosaic Stadium in October have been listed as the top grossing concerts of all-time in Canada in the yearend edition of music industry trade magazine Pollstar. In addition, Regina also ended the year in the top 10 list of North American shows produced last year and is now considered one of the top 40 grossing concerts of-all-time in North America.
The Regina shows earned a total of $12,011,124, with attendance soaring to 80,583, landing it the top grossing record for Canada, as well as pulling in the number six position in North America for 2006 - second only to multiple dated events and America’s largest music festival based in Tennessee.
Of the top 40 North American concert grosses of all-time, the Regina shows are the only Canadian productions to make the list, coming in at number 34.
“Everyone in Regina should be proud, especially the hundreds of local workers who helped make the Rolling Stones Bigger Bang shows so successful – from the steel workers to the security guards” said Neil Donnelly, vice president of marketing and events for IPSCO Place. “We pride ourselves in creating, producing, and hosting diverse and distinct events that cater to Regina and Saskatchewan, but now we can be assured that our events are the best in Canada.”
The concerts were locally produced by the City of Regina under the direction of IPSCO Place, with several of North America’s top concert promoters assembling the logistics of the complete Bigger Bang tour.
This first major concert at Mosaic Stadium has earned it a spot on the top 100 list of the world’s best outdoor stadium sites and the title of the top grossing Canadian stadium of 2006.
“This is fantastic news,” said Mayor of Regina Pat Fiacco. “Everyone involved with the two sold out shows from the fans to the organizers should be very proud. We put our best foot forward and emerged among the best on the continent.”
Hmmm, weren't there some of you here who were claiming they were making a mistake by going to Regina rather than Calgary/Edmonton/Winnipeg?
http://www.ipscoplace.com/association.aspx
Rolling Stones Regina Shows Awarded Top Grossing Canadian Concerts Of All-Time
Fri, Jan 19 2007
Once you start the city of Regina up, we’ll never stop.
The two Regina Rolling Stones Bigger Bang concerts at Mosaic Stadium in October have been listed as the top grossing concerts of all-time in Canada in the yearend edition of music industry trade magazine Pollstar. In addition, Regina also ended the year in the top 10 list of North American shows produced last year and is now considered one of the top 40 grossing concerts of-all-time in North America.
The Regina shows earned a total of $12,011,124, with attendance soaring to 80,583, landing it the top grossing record for Canada, as well as pulling in the number six position in North America for 2006 - second only to multiple dated events and America’s largest music festival based in Tennessee.
Of the top 40 North American concert grosses of all-time, the Regina shows are the only Canadian productions to make the list, coming in at number 34.
“Everyone in Regina should be proud, especially the hundreds of local workers who helped make the Rolling Stones Bigger Bang shows so successful – from the steel workers to the security guards” said Neil Donnelly, vice president of marketing and events for IPSCO Place. “We pride ourselves in creating, producing, and hosting diverse and distinct events that cater to Regina and Saskatchewan, but now we can be assured that our events are the best in Canada.”
The concerts were locally produced by the City of Regina under the direction of IPSCO Place, with several of North America’s top concert promoters assembling the logistics of the complete Bigger Bang tour.
This first major concert at Mosaic Stadium has earned it a spot on the top 100 list of the world’s best outdoor stadium sites and the title of the top grossing Canadian stadium of 2006.
“This is fantastic news,” said Mayor of Regina Pat Fiacco. “Everyone involved with the two sold out shows from the fans to the organizers should be very proud. We put our best foot forward and emerged among the best on the continent.”
Hmmm, weren't there some of you here who were claiming they were making a mistake by going to Regina rather than Calgary/Edmonton/Winnipeg?