Downtown Atlanta’s Award-Winning Venue Listed alongside the Sphere and Madison Square Garden

ATLANTA -- Billboard and Pollstar, two of the leading trade publications for the live entertainment industries, published their rankings earlier this month and State Farm Arena was ranked third domestically and fifth worldwide in the list of the Top Venues (with 15,001 or more capacity excluding stadiums) from Billboard Boxscore’s Midyear 2025 Report. The rankings also shared that State Farm Arena was the third in tickets sold only behind the Sphere (Las Vegas) and Madison Square Garden (New York).

“We’re elated with the Billboard and Pollstar mid-year rankings,” said State Farm Arena’s Executive Vice President of Arena Programming Trey Feazell. “We owe a huge thanks to everyone who helped us achieve this accomplishment - all the artists, managers, agents, promoters, partners and fans for a memorable and successful first half of 2025.”

Per Billboard, State Farm Arena hosted 598,000 fans across a span of 46 events. Since January, the venue featured many of the industry’s biggest stars such as Blake Shelton, Deftones, J Balvin, Kyle Minogue, Rauw Alejandro and Tyler, the Creator. The venue also hosted multi-night shows for GRAMMY® Award-winning artists Pearl Jam as well as Billy Strings and comedian Katt Williams. They also welcomed family-friendly shows such as Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey the Greatest Show on Earth, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live and WWE Monday Night RAW. State Farm Arena was the setting for three games of the Men’s Basketball South Regional in 2025 NCAA March Madness tournament as well as the WNBA’s sold-out Indiana Fever-Atlanta Dream game.

“We’re proud to be the top destination in the southeast for live music and entertainment and thrilled to welcome concertgoers to the world-class State Farm Arena,” said State Farm Arena’s Executive Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer Amanda Mann. “We are gearing up for one of our busiest falls, and we’re excited to continue providing great experiences and a memorable night out.”

Billboard is a globally renowned music and entertainment publication, known for its influential music charts, industry news and in-depth reporting on the music industry. The weekly publication with charts like Hot 100 and 200, tracks the most popular songs and albums in the US and globally, making them a key source of information for the music industry.

Pollstar, The Voice of Live Entertainment, has provided the most current, relevant and useful data for the live events and entertainment industry for over 40 years. The trade publication delivers an unmatched archive of live entertainment data, a focus on editorial excellence and the most powerful metrics of entertainment industry success available.

Artists coming to the venue later this fall include two nights of global sensation Dua Lipa (Sept. 13 and 14), Nate Bargatze (Nov. 15 and 16) and NBA Young Boy (Oct. 15 and 18). The arena will also host Anuel AA (Sept. 17), Ice Cube (Sept. 8), Katy Perry (Aug. 20), Keyshia Cole (July 22), Lil Wayne (Sept. 29), Maroon 5 (Nov. 11), Maxwell (Oct. 3), Reneé Rapp (Oct. 26), Brandy & Monica (Oct. 31), Shinedown (Aug. 24), Tate McRae (Sept. 9) and YFN Lucci (Aug. 23).

To learn more about concerts and other events at State Farm Arena, visit StateFarmArena.com/events.