Friday, June 7, 2024 As summer kicks into gear, StubHub proudly presents its annual Summer Tour Preview, highlighting the season’s hottest tours, concert events, and emerging trends. This summer, live concerts have reached a global peak, with ticket buyers from 195 countries, marking StubHub’s broadest international reach in a single season. Additionally, more fans are embarking on travel for these unique experiences: three times as many U.
S. fans are traveling internationally for concerts and festivals this summer compared to last, and there’s a 42% increase in international concertgoers coming to the U.S.
for events. Key highlights include: Global Concert Appeal : U.S.
buyers are traveling to more than 53 countries for events abroad this summer. Newcomers Join the Lineup : Fresh faces Olivia Rodrigo and Zach Bryan join a list that includes five acts returning from last year: Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Morgan Wallen, Bruce Springsteen, and P!NK. Female Artists Make an Impression : The three female artists in the top 10 this summer are driving over twice the sales on average compared to their male counterparts, and generating 150% more sales per show than the seven male acts.
“The global reach of live music is the widest we’ve seen in any given summer season on StubHub, with ticket buyers coming from 195 countries,” said Adam Budelli, spokesperson for StubHub. “Americans traveling to international concerts and festivals is up threefold over last summer, while we’.
