Rolling Stones Command Top Ticket Sales for May 2005

Rolling Stones Trump Baseball, U2 According to TicketsNow Entertainment Index

CHICAGO, June 7 /PRNewswire/ - The Rolling
Stones proved they are still one of the biggest concert
draws in all of rock n' roll as the band claimed the top spot
in the TicketsNow Entertainment Index for the month of
May. TicketsNow.com, the world's largest and most
secure online marketplace for secondary event tickets,
saw Rolling Stones fans out-purchase U2 fans as well
as the fans of three of baseball's most storied
franchises: the Red Sox, Yankees, and Cubs.

The Rolling Stones tour, which kicks off August 21 in
Boston at Fenway Park, has 31 dates on the calendar
and is already seeing premium tickets at some venues command more than $5,000. The Stones will perform with various other groups throughout the tour including
Maroon 5, Pearl Jam, and John Mayer.

Baseball again proved that fans are still coming out to the ballparks in droves as all top five sellers in the sports category were baseball teams; the Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals
and Baltimore Orioles were the top five sports tickets sold. Wicked, for the fifth month running, held on to its top spot for theater tickets, making it the seventh most popular event on the site overall.

Following are the category leaders for May:

Top May Events Overall
1 Rolling Stones 6 Paul McCartney
2 Boston Red Sox 7 Wicked
3 New York Yankees 8 Monty Python's Spamalot
4 Chicago Cubs 9 Kenny Chesney
5 U2 10 Neil Diamond

Top May Sports Ticket Sales
1 Boston Red Sox
2 New York Yankees
3 Chicago Cubs
4 St. Louis Cardinals
5 Baltimore Orioles

Top May Concert Ticket Sales
1 Rolling Stones
2 U2
3 Paul McCartney
4 Kenny Chesney
5 Neil Diamond

Top May Theater Ticket Sales
1 Wicked
2 Monty Python's Spamalot
3 The Lion King
4 Phantom of the Opera
5 Julius Caesar

About the TicketsNow Entertainment Index

The TicketsNow Entertainment Index tracks proprietary secondary ticket sales on a monthly basis to provide a snapshot of entertainment trends for sports, concerts
and theater events nationwide.

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