VERNON, CT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/16/07 -- TicketNews announces its weekly Top 10s and analysis for the week of 1/08/07-1/14/07.

TOP 10 EVENTS

Event                  This Week       Last Week
Wicked                     1               1
San Diego Chargers         2             n/a
Jersey Boys                3               4
George Strait              4             n/a
Houston Rodeo              5             n/a
Justin Timberlake          6               9
New Orleans Saints         7             n/a
Chicago Bears              8             n/a
Bob Seger                  9               8
Eric Clapton              10             n/a

A huge shake-up in this week's overall top ten fails to dislodge long-standing number one, "Wicked."

TOP 10 SPORTS EVENTS

Event                  This Week       Last Week
San Diego Chargers         1               6
Houston Rodeo              2             n/a
New Orleans Saints         3               8
Chicago Bears              4             n/a
Super Bowl XLI             5             n/a
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series:
 Daytona 500               6               7
Baltimore Ravens           7             n/a
Boston Red Sox             8             n/a
Ultimate Fighting
 Championship              9             n/a
New York Knicks           10             n/a

Not surprisingly, the NFL playoffs continue to dominate the best-selling sports events; yet amidst the strong football presence, the Houston Rodeo breaks into the top ten, debuting in the number two slot.

TOP 10 THEATRE EVENTS

Event                  This Week       Last Week
Wicked                     1               1
Jersey Boys                2               2
Mary Poppins               3               3
Blue Man Group             4               6
Lion King                  5               4
Monty Python's Spamalot    6               5
Phantom of the Opera       7               7
High School Musical        8              10
The Color Purple           9               9
The Producers             10             n/a

Blue Man Group continues its slow and steady ascent amongst the top-selling theatre events.

TOP 10 CONCERT EVENTS

Event                  This Week       Last Week
George Strait              1               5
Justin Timberlake          2               3
Bob Seger                  3               2
Eric Clapton               4               4
Rod Stewart                5               6
High School Musical:
 The Concert               6               1
Céline Dion                7              10
Rascal Flatts              8             n/a
Red Hot Chili Peppers      9               9
Billy Joel                10             n/a

Venerable country legend George Strait is this week's top-selling concert event; however, Justin Timberlake is not far behind as he continues his climb up the chart.

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