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Zach Bryan Breaks Prudential Center's Attendance Record

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 03/21/2024


(NEWARK, NJ) -- Zach Bryan's "The Quittin Time" Tour with special guests The Middle East and Levi Turner recorded the highest attended concerts in Prudential Center's sixteen plus year history. The record-breaking concerts featuring the country superstar, had 18,641 guests attend on Thursday, March 14, 2024, and 19,151 guests attend on Friday, March 15, 2024, making for the top two most attended shows in The Rock’s history.

“A massive congratulations to Zach Bryan and the entire Quittin Time touring team for breaking Prudential Center’s venue attendance record after two unforgettable performances this past week,” said Sean Saadeh, Executive Vice President Entertainment, HBSE. “The electric atmosphere from New Jersey’s loyal fans combined with the magnificent production of the show was truly a perfect storm for back-to-back memorable nights that will be talked about for years to come.”

Previous arena attendance records included Travis Scott in December of 2023 (18,641), Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band in January of 2016 (18,284) and Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band in April of 2023 (18,220). Four of the top five highest attended shows of all time at Prudential Center have taken place in the last eleven months.

Prudential Center continues to reach new benchmarks as the venue was named the number five highest grossing 15,001+ capacity venue in the world by Billboard’s year end rankings for 2023. 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.

Upcoming concerts at Prudential Center include Nicki Minaj (March 28), IVE (March 29), Kane Brown (March 30), Avenged Sevenfold (March 31), Drake with Lil Wayne & Lil Durk (April 4 & 5), Dan + Shay (April 12), Chris Tomlin (April 18), Judas Priest (April 19), WDHA Rock the Rock Fest (April 25), Mega Mezcla (April 27), Miku Expo (May 7), DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic Live! (May 11), Diljit Dosanjh (May 30), Aventura (June 2-4), FEID (June 7), Chris Brown (June 12), Grupo Firme (June 15), ITZY (June 23), A Day to Remember (June 26), Matchbox Twenty (June 27), Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias (June 28), Kevin Hart (June 30), Janet Jackson (July 9), IU (July 15), Kid Cudi (July 17), Jennifer Lopez (August 10), Kacey Musgraves (September 9), Jelly Roll (September 29), Alofoke (October 1), Justin Timberlake (October 8), Iron Maiden (November 9), Chayanne (November 22).




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Prudential Center is the world-class sports and entertainment venue located in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Opened in October 2007, 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.

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