In 2018 over 10 million tickets were sold for live contemporary music performances. Musical theatre was ranked second in terms of ticket sales but sold less than half the number of tickets sold for contemporary music shows.
Number of tickets sold in the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category (in 1,000s)
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Live Performance Australia. (December 3, 2019). Number of tickets sold in the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663781/australia-tickets-sold-live-performance-sector-by-type/
Live Performance Australia. "Number of tickets sold in the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663781/australia-tickets-sold-live-performance-sector-by-type/
Live Performance Australia. (2019). Number of tickets sold in the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663781/australia-tickets-sold-live-performance-sector-by-type/
Live Performance Australia. "Number of Tickets Sold in The Live Performance Sector in Australia in 2018, by Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663781/australia-tickets-sold-live-performance-sector-by-type/
Live Performance Australia, Number of tickets sold in the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663781/australia-tickets-sold-live-performance-sector-by-type/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of tickets sold in the live performance sector in Australia in 2018, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph], Live Performance Australia, December 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/663781/australia-tickets-sold-live-performance-sector-by-type/