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Prudential Center Named #5 Highest Grossing Venue Worldwide by Billboard

originally published: 12/22/2023

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Prudential Center announced that it was named the number five highest grossing 15,001+ capacity venue in the world by Billboard's year end rankings. The Rock finished number eight in the same year end rankings by Pollstar. This marks the second straight year that Prudential Center has finished in the top ten worldwide rankings for both Billboard and Pollstar.

For the banner year of 2023, superstars and legends including Marc Anthony, Carrie Underwood, John Mayer, Rauw Alejandro, NCT Dream, Eagles (3 times), Adam Sandler, Bruce Springsteen, SUGA, Bill Burr, Misfits, Marco Antonio Solis, SZA, Ms. Lauryn Hill, ENHYPEN (2 times), Luis Miguel, MANA, The 1975, Romeo Santos, Christian Nodal, Doja Cat, Jonas Brothers (2 times) and many more have all sold out Prudential Center.

In 2023, Prudential Center set a venue record by hosting 58 concerts among over 200 special events and home games for the New Jersey Devils and Seton Hall University’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball program.

“As the curtain falls on the past year, the acknowledgement of success for Prudential Center’s record breaking 2023 encapsulates the remarkable journey that we go through each night with our incredible fans, event partners, and staff,” said Sean Saadeh, Executive Vice President Entertainment HBSE. “Being recognized as one of the top venues in the world is a true testament to all the hard work that our team does night after night. We look forward to continuing the momentum in 2024 and providing marquee events to our dedicated New Jersey fanbase.”

Prudential Center will continue to offer arguably the most diverse programing in the world, heading into 2024 the current events lineup includes, Nate Bargatze, Michael B. Jordan’s Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, Marc Anthony, Don Omar, Zach Bryan, Nicki Minaj, IVE, Kane Brown, Avenged Sevenfold, Dan + Shay, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and many more with additional announcements to come.




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Separately, Prudential Center’s sister venue in Jersey City, White Eagle Hall, also had a banner year for 2023. The venue Hall hosted a record setting 127 shows including 32 events over October and November, making it the busiest two month span on record for the venue.

White Eagle Hall also hosted an extremely diverse range of events, in 2023 programming included soul, Latin, indie-rock, punk, alternative, family, film screenings, author events, dance parties, comedy, jazz, Indian music, hop-hop, podcasts, EDM, K-Pop, metal, Americana, singer-songwriter, reggae, and more.

Sold out shows this year at White Eagle Hall included Jeff Tweedy, Nick Lowe, The Japanese House, The Gaslight Anthem, Guided By Voices, The Hold Steady, Sarah Sherman, Kurt Vile, Yo La Tengo, Lucky Moon Zooz, Gorilla Biscuits, Sullivan King, Kyle Kinane, Lucius, Guster, Bayside, Angel Olsen, Bob Mould, and more.

Prudential Center is the world-class sports and entertainment venue located in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Opened in October 2007 and recently celebrating its 15th year as a marquee destination, the state-of-the-art arena is the home of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) three-time Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils, Seton Hall University’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball program, and more than 210 concerts, family shows and special events each year. Ranked in the Top 5 worldwide by Pollstar, Billboard and Venues Today, Prudential Center is recognized as one of the premier venues in the United States, and hosts over 2 million guests annually. Prudential Center is a HBSE property.

White Eagle Hall is a historic 8,000-square-foot live performance and private event venue in Jersey City, NJ which hosts live performances and private events before an 800-standing and 350-seated capacity audience. Originally constructed in 1910 and reopened in 2017 after a multi-year, multi-million-dollar renovation, the venue has hosted a variety of notable artists over the years including The Front Bottoms, Mitski, Kamasi Washington, Japanese Breakfast, The Bouncing Souls, Parquet Courts, Yo La Tengo, The Mountain Goats, Thursday, Screaming Females, Spoon, Waxahatchee, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Guster, Built to Spill, New Found Glory, and many more. White Eagle Hall has presented numerous sold out shows, community events, theater productions, and private events. As of 2021, the venue is operated by the entertainment, management and booking team at Prudential Center/Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE).

Recognized as one of the most innovative and entrepreneurial companies in the industry today, HBSE is a leading sports and entertainment company, with a focus on inspiring possibilities in people and enhancing the communities where we live, work, play and win. HBSE brands provide distinctive and innovative ticketing, booking, hospitality, concessions and catering opportunities and services connected to game and event experiences.  Founded by Josh Harris and David Blitzer, HBSE’s global portfolio has grown to include premier sports franchises, brands, venues and investment platforms, centered around marquee assets, the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center. 




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