Instagram! Staples Center Ranks As #6 Instagrammed Place On The Planet
Congratulations to Staples Center, on a record breaking 2013!!!
Taylor Swift at Staples Center
STAPLES Center reached a major milestone in 2013 by hosting a total of 53 concerts, breaking the previous record of 38 concerts set in 2011. This was the year of multiple shows by the same artist at STAPLES Center that helped lead to the recording setting success that included four One Direction concerts, four Taylor Swift concerts, three Depeche Mode concerts, three Beyoncé concerts, three P!NK concerts, two Lady Gaga concerts, three Muse concerts, two Rolling Stones concerts, two Justin Bieber concerts and two Bruno Mars concerts, all which were sold out.
“We are incredibly grateful to all of the artists, agents, managers and promoters who chose to make STAPLES Center as the place for their artist and tours to play in 2013,” Lee Zeidman, STAPLES Center, Sr. Vice President and General Manger. “Southern California is filled with thousands of live music fans that are willing to buy tickets and come downtown to STAPLES Center and L.A. LIVE and make a night out of it to see their favorite artists.”
In addition to the remarkable records set by the 53 concerts, this week STAPLES Center was also named Instagram’s 6th Most-Instagrammed Place in the World for 2013. The top spot went to Siam Paragon (shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand), other notable Southern California locations included Disneyland ranked 3rd and Dodger Stadium ranked 8th. For the full list released by Instagram visit: http://blog.instagram.com/post/69877035043/top-locations-2013.
Below is a breakdown by the numbers of some fun facts from the 53 concerts at STAPLES Center:
Number of Concerts: 53 (breaking previous record of 38)
Number of Concerts 100% Sold Out: 35
Number of Concerts with over 90% of Tickets Sold: 18
Number of Tickets Sold: Over 751,600
Total Gross: Over $73,762,000
Food & Beverage Numbers:
Beers: 468,000
Hot Dogs: 31,200
Sodas: 156,000
Pretzels: 23,400
Candy: 6,500 lbs.
Pizzas: 25,000
Caramel Apples: 9,000
Margaritas: 156,000
Grey Goose Vodka Drinks: 104,000
Total Gross of Merchandise at Concerts: Over $7.6 million
Number of Songs Performed: Over 1,300 Songs
Number of hours performers/artists were on stage: 178 hours
Number of Semi Trucks loading in and loading out concerts: 490 trucks
Number of stagehands working the 53 concerts: 10,600 stagehands
Number of Chairs Set and Removed on the Floor: Over 66,000 Chairs
Number of Guest Services Team Members per show: 250 per event – 13,250 for all 53 concerts
Number of Security Team Members per show: 130 per event – 6,890 for all 53 concerts
Number of Guest Services & Security Team Members uniforms washed after each show: 380 uniforms washed after each show – 20,140 uniforms for all 53 concerts
Pre-Show Event Briefing with Staff Team Members: 742 (53 shows, 14 separate side pre-event from load-in to load-out)
Facebook Fans have grown by since Jan. 1st, 2013: Over 50,000 new fans
Twitter Followers have grown since Jan. 1st, 2013: Over 28,500 new followers
Instagram Followers have grown since Jan. 1st, 2013: 15,500 new followers
| STAPLES Center 2013 Concerts | ||
| Start | Event | # of Shows |
| January 20-21, 2013 | Lady Gaga | 2 |
| January 23, 24, 26, 2013 | Muse | 3 |
| January 30, 2013 | The Who | 1 |
| February 16, 2013 | P!nk | 1 |
| March 1, 2013 | Morrissey | 1 |
| March 2, 2013 | Tiësto | 1 |
| March 12, 2013 | Alicia Keys | 1 |
| March 15, 2013 | Maroon 5 | 1 |
| March 24, 2013 | Vicente Fernandez | 1 |
| April 8, 2013 | Rihanna | 1 |
| April 19, 2013 | Bon Jovi | 1 |
| May 3, 2013 & May 20, 2013 | Rolling Stones | 2 |
| June 23-24, 2012 | Justin Bieber | 2 |
| June 28-30, 2013 | BET Experience Concerts | 3 |
| July 1, 2013 | Beyoncé | 1 |
| July 3, 2013 | Fleetwood Mac | 1 |
| July 5, 2013 | NKOTB/Boyz II Men | 1 |
| July 20, 2013 | Super Estrella | 1 |
| July 27, 28, 2013 | Bruno Mars | 2 |
| August 7, 8, 9, 10, 2013 | One Direction | 4 |
| August 19, 20, 23, 24, 2013 | Taylor Swift | 4 |
| September 14, 2013 | Calibash | 1 |
| September 28, 29, Oct 2 2013 | Depeche Mode | 3 |
| October 11, 2013 | Bon Jovi | 1 |
| October 12, 13, 2013 | P!nk | 2 |
| October 26, 28, 2013 | Kanye West | 2 |
| November 6, 2013 | Selena Gomez | 1 |
| November 8, 2013 | Nine Inch Nails | 1 |
| November 25, 2013 | Drake | 1 |
| November 26, 2013 | Justin Timberlake | 1 |
| November 29, 103 | Michael Buble | 1 |
| December 3, 2013 | Beyoncé | 1 |
| December 4, 2013 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | 1 |
| December 6, 2013 | KIIS FM Jingle Ball | 1 |
| December 9, 2013 | Jay Z | 1 |
