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***just saw this hit the news wires.....pretty cool given how he has cut down his number of shows compared to the other artists listed!

LOS ANGELES, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer
Band's national concert tour was the "most requested event" in the first half
of 2006 according to Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company.
Following closely behind on the chart ranked by online page views, information
requests, and ticket sales from 1/1/06 - 6/30/06 were Tim McGraw and Faith
Hill's Soul2Soul II. tour and Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz.

"Jimmy Buffett as well as Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II. tour
have consistently ranked as the nation's most requested events each week
throughout the first half of 2006," said Ticketmaster's Sean Moriarty. "And
Wicked's position at #3 illustrates the enormous success of these compelling
Broadway and theatrical touring performances."

Following are the Most Requested Events for the first half of 2006:
MOST REQUESTED EVENTS
Mid-Year 2006 (1/1/06 - 6/30/06)

RANK
1. JIMMY BUFFETT
2. SOUL2SOUL II WITH TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL
3. WICKED
4. KENNY CHESNEY
5. DAVID GILMOUR
6. BILLY JOEL
7. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
8. NEW YORK YANKEES
9. BON JOVI
10. COLDPLAY




Ticketmaster's ranking of the nation's most requested events is based on
online page views, information requests, and ticket sales through Ticketmaster
sales channels (1/1/06 - 6/30/06).

For information on receiving customized Top Event charts for regular
publication in your media outlet, please contact us. Customized options are
available.


SOURCE Ticketmaster


CONTACT:
Anna Loynes of Ticketmaster, +1-213-639-6167
-0- Jul/05/2006 17:00 GMT

Neat find.

Too bad ticket requests don't influence radio air play...

. . WOOOO HOOOOO, Jimmy . .! !

. . just like he said " nearly 60 and still kickin A$$ . .! ! "

Very cool.

I wish Jimmy wasn't even in the top 10....it would be a little easier for me to get tix!

He would only be in the top 20 if i wasn't checking every 10 minutes to see when Vegas tickets go on sale.

Skibo wrote:He would only be in the top 20 if i wasn't checking every 10 minutes to see when Vegas tickets go on sale.

or me checking for GW!

LesPaul30 wrote:Ticketmaster's ranking of the nation's most requested events is based on online page views, information requests, and ticket sales through Ticketmaster sales channels

Not surprising, considering the price of tickets. Anyone know where JB's ticket prices are, relative to the other acts in the top ten?

Demerara wrote:Anyone know where JB's ticket prices are, relative to the other acts in the top ten?

When I saw Billy Joel I was behind the stage. I don't remember how much the tickets were, they went on sale last year, but it was more than a lawn ticket for Buffett. I want to say somewhere in the $55-$65 range but I'm not sure.