Elton John Sets New Record for Artist Sell-Out at John Labatt Centre
Beats 2004 Concert Record Shared by Canadian Female Artists Shania Twain and Avril Lavigne

September 15, 2006

London: Global Spectrum Facility Management at the John Labatt Centre is proud to announce that a new record for a sell-out by an artist was set this morning with the 10:00 a.m. onsale for Elton John.

According the John Labatt Centre’s official ticketing provider New Era Tickets, tickets for Elton John were officially sold out in five minutes, eclipsing by one minute, the previous record shared by Canadian Country Artist Shania Twain for the second of two shows on May 10th and 11th, 2004 and Canadian Juno winner Avril Lavigne on April 13th, 2003.

The five minute sell out by Elton John, presented by House of Blues Concerts Canada, vaults him to the top a prestigious list ahead of the Twain and Lavigne. Other notable artists to rate mention on the list of fastest John Labatt Centre sell-outs include Cher whose 2002 went clean in 9 minutes, a Royal Christmas featuring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in December of 2002 and rock legends Metallica who ended ticket sales in 11 minutes.

Brian Ohl, Regional Vice-President with Global Spectrum Facility Management and General Manager of the John Labatt Centre said of today’s sell-out by Elton John “This is indeed a tribute to the music fans of London and southwestern Ontario who show such tremendous support for the artists which have graced the stage of the John Labatt Centre. It also speaks volumes of the confidence that the entertainment industry has in us.”

Note: list of former artist sell-outs at the John Labatt Centre were omitted from this article reproduction.

Original news release published by the John Labatt Centre.