CHICAGO, IL – Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT), a leading marketplace that utilizes its technology platform to connect millions of buyers with thousands of ticket sellers across hundreds of thousands of events each year, today revealed the top country music artists in every state and the top venues to experience it all live.
After analyzing its ticket sales over the last six years, from 2017 to present day, Vivid Seats found that country music singer and songwriter Shania Twain is now the most popular female country music artist, dominating concert ticket sales in 22 different states. Amid her Queen of Me tour, Twain has jumped from fourth place on last year’s list to now beating out Miranda Lambert for the leading spot. For the second year in a row, Garth Brooks is the most popular male country artist across 17 different states.
Vivid Seats’ data also revealed the top five venues for country music fans, with NRG Stadium in Houston coming in at number one for the second consecutive year.
The top five most popular touring female country music artists:
1. Shania Twain
2. Miranda Lambert
3. Reba McEntire
4. Carrie Underwood
5. Kacey Musgraves
The top five most popular touring male country music artists include:
1. Garth Brooks
2. Chris Stapleton
3. Luke Bryan
4. Zac Brown Band
5. Morgan Wallen
Top five venues for country music performances include:
1. NRG Stadium: Houston, Texas
2. Grand Ole Opry House: Nashville, Tennessee
3. Bridgestone Arena: Nashville, Tennessee
4. Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Morrison, Colorado
5. T-Mobile Arena: Las Vegas, Nevada
To find out who the top country singers are in your state, and the best venues to catch them, view Vivid Seats’ interactive country music map here.