2019 Attendance Figures

[podiumboy]

Originally Posted by Sniper15

Can someone please post attendance figures for the 2019 Boyd Tinsley and The Way Back tour once they become available??

They most likely won't be available. Billboard only posts the top 50 each week. So that means that there are even some DMB shows with well over 10,000 people that aren't getting reported because the show didn't make $1 million or whatever. It's stupid, they used to post hundreds each week. Everything from The Rolling Stones grossing $12 million from one show to small club shows with 50 people that grossed $500.

[Madnana]

Originally Posted by Sniper15

Can someone please post attendance figures for the 2019 Boyd Tinsley and The Way Back tour once they become available??

Try not to look at it as only 12 people, Boyd... think of it as 24 dirty socks!

[podiumboy]

Got a couple more for ya.

Denver- 34,019
$2,284,845

Lake Tahoe- 8,682
$998,430

San Francisco- 9,870
$1,061,397

Denver and Tahoe were sold out. San Francisco was not. John Mayer player to 13,000 people there on the same list. And Metallica just did 2 shows there where they played to the entire arena, so their attendance was probably closer to 20,000 each night. Why does California not really get into DMB?

Anyway, that’s it. I think they’d be crazy to not make Denver a yearly stop at Fiddlers Green.

[currupt3d**]

Originally Posted by podiumboy

They most likely won't be available. Billboard only posts the top 50 each week. So that means that there are even some DMB shows with well over 10,000 people that aren't getting reported because the show didn't make $1 million or whatever. It's stupid, they used to post hundreds each week. Everything from The Rolling Stones grossing $12 million from one show to small club shows with 50 people that grossed $500.

https://imgur.com/gallery/9nohQh4

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by podiumboy

Got a couple more for ya.

Denver- 34,019
$2,284,845

Lake Tahoe- 8,682
$998,430

San Francisco- 9,870
$1,061,397

Denver and Tahoe were sold out. San Francisco was not. John Mayer player to 13,000 people there on the same list. And Metallica just did 2 shows there where they played to the entire arena, so their attendance was probably closer to 20,000 each night. Why does California not really get into DMB?

Anyway, that’s it. I think they’d be crazy to not make Denver a yearly stop at Fiddlers Green.

People can speculate all they want about the reasons they don't play Red Rocks, but it's this. They'd have to play four nights at Red Rocks to match that number.

[wthomps1]

Crazy to see Denver outdrawing both Camden and WPB and being right up there with SPAC and Alpine. If Fiddlers held closer to 20K it might've been the highest attended 2 night run of the summer since both shows sold out well in advance. I'd be surprised if they don't make it a yearly stop, which is nice since they've done the every other year thing in CO for some time.

[dontdrink36]

Originally Posted by davem#36

Had a fun time at Bridgestone but Alpharetta is the perfect place for a two nighter.

Yes please! If they did 2 nights at Alpharetta I wouldnt even travel anymore.

[willndmb]

Originally Posted by Sniper15

Can someone please post attendance figures for the 2019 Boyd Tinsley and The Way Back tour once they become available??

Originally Posted by Madnana

Try not to look at it as only 12 people, Boyd... think of it as 24 dirty socks!

venue staff shouldn’t count

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

People can speculate all they want about the reasons they don't play Red Rocks, but it's this. They'd have to play four nights at Red Rocks to match that number.

bingo

Originally Posted by wthomps1

Crazy to see Denver outdrawing both Camden and WPB and being right up there with SPAC and Alpine. If Fiddlers held closer to 20K it might've been the highest attended 2 night run of the summer since both shows sold out well in advance. I'd be surprised if they don't make it a yearly stop, which is nice since they've done the every other year thing in CO for some time.

Imo part of the reason is because Denver has less options compared to Camden/spac at least.
The majority of the fans going to Camden and spac can go to a lot more shows easily if they want vs Denver

[dmbclstj2]

Originally Posted by podiumboy

Got a couple more for ya.

Denver- 34,019
$2,284,845

Lake Tahoe- 8,682
$998,430

San Francisco- 9,870
$1,061,397

Denver and Tahoe were sold out. San Francisco was not. John Mayer player to 13,000 people there on the same list. And Metallica just did 2 shows there where they played to the entire arena, so their attendance was probably closer to 20,000 each night. Why does California not really get into DMB?

Anyway, that’s it. I think they’d be crazy to not make Denver a yearly stop at Fiddlers Green.

Not trying to defend DMB tooth and nail but Mayer sold San Fran out because of his recent Dead Head fandom. San Francisco as many know is The Dead's hometown, couple that with the fact he has tour "solo" in a few years, it was't a far stretch to think he could sell that place out.

[madpiker]

Originally Posted by podiumboy

Just going to post some of 2015's numbers against 2019's, so you can get an idea of what's happening.

SPAC 2015- 43,680
SPAC 2019- 34,456

glad to see people are finally starting to realize SPAC is overrated.

Originally Posted by dmbclstj2

Not trying to defend DMB tooth and nail but Mayer sold San Fran out because of his recent Dead Head fandom. San Francisco as many know is The Dead's hometown, couple that with the fact he has tour "solo" in a few years, it was't a far stretch to think he could sell that place out.

why would you need to defend DMB? who cares what JM did?

he's definitely more popular right now, for a wide variety of reasons. Factor in tour scarcity and boom.

[scallops25]

Originally Posted by Cscottrun

Cuse was a last minute (a few days beforehand) scratch. I'd be SHOCKED if Cuse doesn't get a show next summer.

Do we know what the Cuse date was supposed to be?

[georgedavis003]

Anyone see the pictures on Jeff's Instagram from last night's show in Mexico? It looks like they didn't even fill up half of the theater last night. Very very small crowd

[podiumboy]

Originally Posted by scallops25

Do we know what the Cuse date was supposed to be?

I believe the rumored date was June 18th, which ended up being D&T at CMAC instead. Maybe they’ll switch out Bethel for Syracuse next year?

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by georgedavis003

Anyone see the pictures on Jeff's Instagram from last night's show in Mexico? It looks like they didn't even fill up half of the theater last night. Very very small crowd

Did you see the videos on his same instagram?

[podiumboy]

Originally Posted by georgedavis003

Anyone see the pictures on Jeff's Instagram from last night's show in Mexico? It looks like they didn't even fill up half of the theater last night. Very very small crowd

That venue holds 8712, per Wikipedia. So they had maybe half that? I’d say that part of Mexico has seen its first, and last, DMB show.

[monizzle145]

Originally Posted by podiumboy

Agreed. If they had 2 shows in Hartford still, they'd be pulling in 25-30K at least over 2 nights, which is not bad. It'd be a "destination venue" people would do because it's a 2 nighter. Being a 1 nighter, they are basically only playing to the locals.

It's interesting to me how Hartford has gone from 3 shows in 2000 to only filling 1 show 2/3 of the way. Meanwhile places like Deer Creek, SPAC, Alpine etc seem to hold pretty steady. And even lesser stops like Riverbend or Charlotte have hung in there. Seems like Hartford in particular is just not a "DAVE-TOWN" anymore.

I am 29 and am born and raised in central CT. Hartford's concert numbers is dependent on whats popping with high school/college kids. From the late 90s to the mid 2000's DMB was the act that people would have to tailgate. From the mid 2000's to 2016ish country became the new dmb and had crowds like dmb. Nowadays half the country acts are falling off while pop country and rap are the popular shows for the kids.



Hartford selling well is dependent on how many people you can convince to sit in the 22K lawn. The 6,700-7000 pavillion seats/pit usually fill up for dmb. But the lawn is dependent upon fair weather people looking to party and that crowd has vanished year by year in Hartford.

[ISawTheBridge10]

Agreed, but playing Red Rocks is more of an event than anything else. Not saying they should do it regularly, but how cool would it be if they did, say, a 4-night CO run: Th-Fr at Dick's and then Sa-Su and Red Rocks? (maybe even play RRX mid-week because the place would sell out, regardless)

I know it's not really "worth it" to them at this point, but it definitely would be awesome for the people that could score tickets.

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

People can speculate all they want about the reasons they don't play Red Rocks, but it's this. They'd have to play four nights at Red Rocks to match that number.

[bustedstuff88]

Originally Posted by podiumboy

This is a total of what Billboard is reporting this week. We still don't have individual boxscores outside of what I already posted, but there are some interesting points here.

Everything they reported this week earned them $26,502,827
Their overall attendance was 368,795 / 533,158
The only shows that were completely sold out were Des Moines, Toronto, Charlotte and Alpharetta. Nashville isn't on this list, but I believe that show also was sold out.

Dave Matthews Band
$26,502,827
May 14 - July 27
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa (1/1)
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Mo. (0/1)
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, Texas (0/1)
Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas, Texas (0/1)
BB&T Pavilion, Camden, N.J. (0/2)
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, N.Y. (0/1)
XFINITY Center, Mansfield, Mass. (0/1)
XFINIT Theatre, Hartford, Conn. (0/1)
Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, Noblesville, Ind. (0/2)
Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (0/1)
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill. (0/1)
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wis. (0/2)
DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich. (0/1)
Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Ont (1/1)
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (0/2)
PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, N.C. (1/1)
Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Va. (0/1)
Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, Alpharetta, Ga. (1/1)
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, Fla. (0/1)
Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Fla. (0/2)
368,795 (533,158)

Des Moines sold out?? I was there and it felt SUPER empty...

I guess theres always people who buy tickets and dont show up but to hear it sold out was a bit of a shocker.

[chach1369]

Originally Posted by bustedstuff88

Des Moines sold out?? I was there and it felt SUPER empty...

I guess theres always people who buy tickets and dont show up but to hear it sold out was a bit of a shocker.

That kinda shocked me, too... But I would love for DMB to come play Des Moines more frequently. As it stands, they come through here about once every 5 years, and that just ain't enough...Wells Fargo Arena is okay, but their 2009 show at Principal Park (minor league ballpark for Iowa Cubs) phenomenal. I'd probably poop myself if I found out they'd be returning to that venue. A happy poop, though.

[TrippingCrushCT]

Originally Posted by monizzle145

I am 29 and am born and raised in central CT. Hartford's concert numbers is dependent on whats popping with high school/college kids. From the late 90s to the mid 2000's DMB was the act that people would have to tailgate. From the mid 2000's to 2016ish country became the new dmb and had crowds like dmb. Nowadays half the country acts are falling off while pop country and rap are the popular shows for the kids.



Hartford selling well is dependent on how many people you can convince to sit in the 22K lawn. The 6,700-7000 pavillion seats/pit usually fill up for dmb. But the lawn is dependent upon fair weather people looking to party and that crowd has vanished year by year in Hartford.

This is very true.

It would be a sad day if DMB ever decided to scrap the Hartford stop.

[snake911]

Originally Posted by ISawTheBridge10

Agreed, but playing Red Rocks is more of an event than anything else. Not saying they should do it regularly, but how cool would it be if they did, say, a 4-night CO run: Th-Fr at Dick's and then Sa-Su and Red Rocks? (maybe even play RRX mid-week because the place would sell out, regardless)

I know it's not really "worth it" to them at this point, but it definitely would be awesome for the people that could score tickets.

Red Rocks works for a band so they can say they "did Red Rocks" and its a great experience for the fans. Everything else about Red Rocks is awful for the band and crew. Unless a band has a special attachment to it there is zero incentive to play there, logistically or financially.

[Matt83]

https://www.billboard.com/articles/b...touring-charts

[illinifan]

John Mayer high on this list surprises me. Mostly because I hate John Mayer.

[willndmb]

Originally Posted by Matt83

https://www.billboard.com/articles/b...touring-charts

These are cool to see but always flawed due to factors like tic cost and tour size.
For example Stones came in 5th for”top tour” but only played 16 shows, Ed came in 1st but played 54. If the stones played 54 shows they would have destroyed Ed number.
MSG, same thing. They had more than double the shows of many venues on the list. If those venues matched MSG the numbers Would be totally different

So when I look at this stuff I look at averages of shows, attendance and take cost into it too then see a more apples to apples comp

[TimHonks]

Almost 800,000 people went to see "Hugh Jackman"? Weird.

[TheLastPig]

wtf is BTS?

[dmbclstj2]

Originally Posted by illinifan

John Mayer high on this list surprises me. Mostly because I hate John Mayer.

Dude is crushing it now. I used to not have any respect for him but he has changed personally and is more connected to the music then I have ever seen.

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

wtf is BTS?

Before these streets

[zrroot]

Originally Posted by TheLastPig

wtf is BTS?

korean pop band

[zrroot]

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

Before these streets

dmb cover band