Posts Tagged ‘Top Ten Concert Tours’

Top Ten Concert Tours For 2008

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Here are the top ten grossing concert tours in North America for 2008 according to the concert industry’s Pollstar. Madonna’s Sticky ‘n Sweet tour set an all-time record for highest gross for a solo female artist on tour.

1. Madonna ($105 million)
2. Celine Dion ($94 million)
3. The Eagles ($73.4 million)
4. Kenny Chesney ($72.2 million)
5. Bon Jovi ($70.4 million)
6. Bruce Springsteen ($69.3 million)
7. Neil Diamond ($59.8 million)
8. Rascal Flatts ($55.8 million)
9. The Police ($48 million)
10. Tina Turner ($47.7 million)

Stubhub Releases Top Ten Concert Tickets of 2008

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Stubhub has released its third annual report on the concert tour ticket biz.

Top 10 Grossing Concert Tours of 2008
(Based on total $ volume of tickets sold)
1. Madonna
2. Jonas Brothers
3. Bruce Springsteen
4. Bon Jovi
5. Coldplay
6. Kenny Chesney
7. AC/DC
8. Hannah Montana
9. Jimmy Buffett
10. Billy Joel

Highest Average Concert Ticket Prices
(For tours that sold over 10,000 total tickets)
1. Madonna- $306
2. Eagles - $234
3. Billy Joel - $224
4. Bon Jovi - $217
5. AC/DC - $210
6. Hannah Montana - $209
7. Celine Dion - $198
8. Neil Diamond - $193
9. Bruce Springsteen - $191
10. Michael Buble - $189

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