Hot Tours: The X Factor Live, The Pop Festival, Lady Gaga

Earning the No. 1 spot on this week's Hot Tours rankings is The X Factor Live tour featuring finalists from the seventh season of the popular U.K. television talent show that aired during the fall of 2010. Leading the list of performers on the tour is the show's winner, Matt Cardle who won the title in last December's finale. Concert promoter 3A Entertainment has reported the gross and attendance totals from the first 10 venues on the tour that kicked-off on Feb. 19 at Birmingham's LG Arena. A total of 33 performances generated ticket sales revenue topping £8.6 million ($14 million US$) from 284,393 tickets sold. All of the venues hosted the tour for more than one show, and Scotland's Aberdeen Press & Journal Arena had the most performances with five shows scheduled from March 27 through 31. The tour played seven shows in London with matinee and evening performances on both March 5 and 6 at Wembley Arena and three sold out performances at the O2 Arena on March 19-20. The Manchester Evening News Arena brought in the tour for four concerts on March 12-13 and three other arenas each had three-show runs - Liverpool's Echo Arena, Brighton Centre and Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle. Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena and Capital FM Arena in Nottingham both hosted the tour for two performances each.

The No. 2 ranking on Hot Tours belongs to The Pop Festival with $13.5 million in concert grosses, continuing the multi-act nature of this week's chart. Colombian pop star Shakira headlines the list of artists on the South America-based tour that also includes Train and Ziggy Marley . With totals from six markets reported by promoter Evenpro/Water Brother, the highest-grossing venue was Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil. Ticket sales from the March 19 performance topped 7 million Brazilian reais ($4.2 million US$) with more than 45,000 in attendance at the city's largest outdoor soccer stadium.