Bridgestone Arena ranks No. 5 in world for ticket sales

Bridgestone Arena ranked fifth in the world for ticket sales in the first quarter of this year, according to Pollstar.

The arena also ranked second in the United States with 203,915 tickets sold. That total doesn't count tickets sold to the SEC men's basketball tournament or Nashville Predators home games, which would combine to increase the total to nearly 800,000 fans to date.

"Night after night, fans continue to fill the seats at Bridgestone Arena because of the high-quality entertainment and top shows that seek out Nashville and Bridgestone Arena as a regular tour stop," Bridgestone Arena Senior Vice President of Booking David Kells said.

Country star Eric Church broke the Bridgestone Arena concert attendance record with 18,411 fans at his Jan. 10 show. The SEC tournament brought 192,727 fans.

The O2 in London was the top-ranked arena in the world, while Allstate Arena in Chicago was No. 1 in the U.S., according to Pollstar.

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