MOLINE, ILLINOIS (December 21, 2021) — TaxSlayer Center ranks N° 5 in the United States for concert ticket sales for arenas under 12,000 seats and N° 73 overall worldwide in Pollstar Magazine's list of the top 200 arena venues for concert ticket sales in its year-end analysis report for 2021. The TaxSlayer Center sold 40,771 tickets for concerts that grossed $2,360,417 after re-opening in July in a year that was shortened due to the pandemic.

"Thank you to all our partners in the live entertainment industry for working with us as to provide entertainment for the Quad City community as we emerged from a sixteen-month shut-down this past summer.” said TaxSlayer Center Executive Director, Scott Mullen. “It’s great to see all the upgrades we completed during that downtime contributing to provide a safer experience for all our acts and guests as we work our way back to normalcy in the new year.”

Several exciting acts have already been announced for 2022, including:

o   Globetrotters — January 1

o   Hoosier Arenacross Nationals — January 21-22

o   JoJo Siwa — February 4

o   Jeff Dunham — February 26

o   MVC WBB Tournament — March 10-13

o   Tool — March 17

o   One Night of Queen — March 19

o   WWE — March 20

o   Korn — March 25

o   World’s Toughest Rodeo — April 2-3

o   Frankie Valli — Apr 9

o   Santana — April 15

o   Chicago — Apr 19

o   Monster Jam — April 23

o   Matchbox 20 and Wallflowers — June 18

The Taxslayer Center is also home to the SPHL’s Quad City Storm and the IFL’s Quad City Steamwheelers. For a full list of upcoming events, please visit www.taxslayercenter.com.

Link to Rankings:

https://www.pollstar.com/Chart/2021/12/arenas_992.pdf.

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