SKyPAC ticket sales surpass nearly $3.7 million

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – On Thursday, the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center announced it has sold more than 75,000 tickets in 2024, totaling almost $3.7 million in gross revenue.

According to a release by Arts of Southern Kentucky, SKyPAC is in 143rd place for gross sales and 106th for number of tickets sold by theatres worldwide when compared to data reported by Pollstar.

“I am proud of our SKyPAC team,” President and CEO Jeff Reed said. “We will have hosted over 80 events by the end of 2024. Our team works most weekends and evenings to produce shows, sell tickets and raise the funds necessary to support our $5.7 million budget. Their work resulted in the high sales and many in our community experiencing a variety of high-quality entertainment.”

Reed said ticket statistics do not include a six-week period last summer when the Rita & Jim Scott Concert Hall closed for the addition of a new sound system.

“Who knows where we would have ended if we hadn’t lost a month and a half of programming,” Reed said.

Reed noted that the goal for 2025 will be to increase sales by 4%, which would put the venue into the top 100 worldwide.

He said, “We will continue to pursue our mission to enrich lives through the arts. Our vision is to be the leader in creating transformative artistic experiences for all citizens in the region. We have artists like Vince Gill, ZZ Top, Rodney Carrington and Jo Dee Messina coming next year. We are always adding shows, which are all listed on our website, TheSKyPAC.com.”