As DPAC’s 2022 events come to a close this week with four sellout shows, DPAC officials announced today that DPAC is once again ranked among the top theaters in America. In recently released 2022 year-end national rankings for sales and attendance, VenuesNow, Billboard Magazine, and Pollstar placed DPAC as their respective #2, #4, and #6 ranked theaters in the U.S.

 

For over a decade, DPAC has ranked alongside some of the biggest and most iconic theaters in the country and this track record of success continued in 2022 with over 500,000 guests coming to Durham for 226 performances of hit Broadway shows, superstar concerts, the biggest comedians in the world and special events of all kinds.   

 

Operated under the direction of Nederlander and Professional Facilities Management (PFM), DPAC has been ranked among the top-ten theaters in America every year since 2010.

 

Bob Klaus, General Manager of DPAC, said, “2022 saw guests returning to live events in near record numbers.  A variety of incredible events in combination with DPAC’s world-class customer service made this one of our best years ever.  I can’t thank the fans and performers enough, it’s their shared love of live entertainment that comes together and makes DPAC so special.”

 

Top National Rankings

VenuesNow – DPAC #2 in America

In VenuesNow’s latest ranking, DPAC places among the most prestigious theaters in the country including the iconic Fox Theatre in Atlanta and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
 

VenuesNow is an entertainment business trade publication and website covering live entertainment venues across the globe, serving managers, owners, operators and bookers of arenas, amphitheaters, stadiums, performing arts centers, clubs, theaters, and convention centers.

U.S. Ranking	Venue / City	Capacity
1.	Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA	2,800
2.	DPAC Durham, NC	2,704
3.	Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA	4,600
4.	Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN	2,300
5.	Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL	3,600
6.	Fox Theatre Detroit, MI	4,800
7.	Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN	2,600
8.	The Theatre at Resorts World  Las Vegas, NV	5,000
9.	Beacon Theatre New York, NY	2,800
10.	Providence Performing Arts Center Providence, RI	3,100

VenuesNow

Top Stops - 2,001 to 5,000 (capacity)

November 18, 2021, to November 16, 2022

Ranked by Tickets Sold

Billboard Magazine - DPAC #4 in America

 

In another just released publication, Billboard Magazine ranked DPAC as the fourth most successful venue in the U.S. based on ticket revenues reported in 2022.  

 

Billboard is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of MRC Media & Info.  The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music and live events industry.

 

U.S Ranking	Venue / City	Capacity
1.	Resorts World Theatre Las Vegas, NV	5,000
2.	Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA	4,600
3.	The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, NV	4,000
4.	DPAC Durham, NC	2,704
5.	Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL	3,600
6.	Beacon Theatre New York, NY	2,800
7.	Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN	2,600
8.	Encore Theater at Wynn Hotel Las Vegas, NV	2,800
9.	The Mission Ballroom Denver, CO	3,900
10.	Broward Center for the Performing Arts Fort Lauderdale, FL	5,400

Billboard Boxscore

Year-End 2022

Top Venues - 5,000 or Less Capacity

November 1, 2021, to October 31, 2022

Ranked by Ticket Sales

Pollstar - DPAC #6 in America

 

Pollstar Magazine, known as the Voice of Live Entertainment for over 40 years, has ranked DPAC #6 in reported ticket revenues among U.S. theatres.

 

Pollstar provides the most up-to-date, relevant, and useful data available for the global concert and live events industry, delivering an unmatched archive of live entertainment data, a focus on editorial excellence, and the most powerful metrics of entertainment industry success available anywhere.

 

U.S. Ranking	Venue / City	Capacity
1.	Radio City Music Hall New York, NY	6,000
2.	Dolby Live at Park MGM Las Vegas, NV	6,400
3.	Resorts World Theatre Las Vegas, NV	5,000
4.	Hard Rock Live Hollywood, FL	7,000
5.	Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA	2,800
6.	DPAC Durham, NC	2,704
7.	Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA	4,600
8.	The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, NV	4,000
9.	Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN	2,300
10.	Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL	3,600

Pollstar

Year-End – Worldwide Ticket Sales - Top 200 Theatres

November 18, 2021, to November 16, 2022

Ranked by Ticket Revenues

DPAC’s Top Events in 2022

 

Top Five Broadway Shows – 2022:

1. Hamilton (24 performances) – May 17 – June 5, 2022
2. Disney’s FROZEN (24 performances) – September 14 – October 2, 2022
3. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird (8 performances) – August 2 – 7, 2022
4. Hadestown (8 performances) – February 22 – 27, 2022
5. My Fair Lady (8 performances) – May 3 – 8, 2022

Top Five Concerts – 2022:

1. Harry Connick, Jr. – A Holiday Celebration (2 performances) – November 22 – 23, 2022
2. Brandi Carlile – October 7, 2022
3. Steely Dan – July 19, 2022
4. A.R. Rahman – August 14, 2022
5. Joe Bonamassa – March 22, 2022

Top Five Comedy Shows – 2022:

1. Chris Rock (3 performances) – April 16 – 17 and June 8, 2022
2. Steve Martin & Martin Short – October 16, 2022
3. Bert Kreischer (3 performances) – March 9 & 11, 2022
4. Nate Bargatze (2 performances) – March 25, 2022
5. Tom Segura (2 performances) – January 12 – 13, 2022

Top Five Special Events – 2022:

1. The Hip Hop Nutcracker (2 performances) – December 23, 2022
2. Neil deGrasse Tyson – February 9, 2022
3. Alton Brown Live: Beyond the Eats (2 performances) – February 20, 2022
4. A Magical Cirque Christmas – December 19, 2022
5. Dr. Jordan B. Peterson – March 3, 2022

Celebrate Live in 2023

 

In 2023, DPAC will again host over 200 performances, including the premiere of two of the hottest tickets on Broadway, direct from New York, Moulin Rouge! The Musical and SIX the Musical.  Both are presented as part of DPAC’s signature series, Truist Broadway at DPAC.

 

Candice Terrell, DPAC’s Senior Director of Marketing & Sales said; “Broadway fans are also talking about one of our most highly anticipated events of 2023, the return of WICKED, one of the defining musicals of our lifetime.”  Broadway’s biggest blockbuster will be at DPAC for a four-week, 32-performance engagement August 23 – September 17, 2023.

 

Brad Saks, DPAC’s Director of Programming for Concerts and Comedy added, “We have some incredible concert and comedy events coming to DPAC as well including the return of Brandi Carlile, back for an encore performance which follows her record setting October sellout at DPAC. Great concert artists like Anthony Hamilton, Widespread Panic and John Mellencamp will light up our stage in 2023, plus comedy superstars Trevor Noah and Jim Gaffigan are expected to set new comedy attendance records, both with four-performance engagements, anticipated to sell every ticket.”

 

For a full list of upcoming events, please visit www.DPACnc.com. 

 

Link to Venue Photos: https://bit.ly/2022VenuePhotos

Link to Top Broadway B-Roll:  https://bit.ly/2022TopBroadway

Link to Top Concerts Photos: https://bit.ly/2022TopConcerts

Link to Top Comedy/Special Events Photos: https://bit.ly/2022TopComedyandSpecialEvents

 

###