Top Grossing Tours of 2006

[Wickett]

From Pollstar


The list below ranks the top 50 artists by gross in millions of U.S. dollars, indicated in bold. The number following the artist's name is the total number of tickets sold by the artist in the first six months of 2006.

2006 Mid-Year Top 50 Tours
1 54.3 Madonna 291,621
2 52.5 The Rolling Stones 309,554
3 47.2 Billy Joel 613,002
4 46.5 Tim McGraw / Faith Hill 574,605
5 43.3 Cirque Du Soleil - Delirium 473,378
6 42.4 Celine Dion 312,441
7 32.7 Bon Jovi 424,459
8 31.2 Kenny Chesney 523,226
9 27.6 Coldplay 457,483
10 23.1 George Strait 387,713
11 22.0 Luis Miguel 542,808
12 21.8 Aerosmith 233,824
13 17.5 Rascal Flatts 396,134
14 17.2 Pearl Jam 330,197
15 16.2 RBD 257,756
16 16.1 Dave Matthews Band 381,720
17 15.5 Nickelback 403,344
18 15.3 Elton John 89,069
19 14.9 U2 191,625
20 14.4 Jimmy Buffett 202,190
21 14.0 Larry The Cable Guy 334,768
22 13.9 INXS 278,278
23 13.4 Queen + Paul Rodgers 166,712
24 12.8 Brad Paisley 312,983
25 12.5 Motley Crue 234,643
26 12.5 David Copperfield 269,388
27 11.6 Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions Band 152,998
28 11.0 Toby Keith 181,563
29 11.0 Fall Out Boy 399,735
30 10.5 Kid Rock 309,460
31 10.0 Depeche Mode 191,502
32 10.0 Black Eyed Peas 278,209
33 9.6 Martina McBride 218,893
34 9.5 Willie Nelson 205,939
35 9.0 Andrea Bocelli 66,257
36 8.3 R. Kelly 141,805
37 7.8 Juan Gabriel 110,937
38 7.7 Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance 166,631
39 7.7 Nine Inch Nails 208,784
40 7.5 Michael Buble 120,443
41 7.3 Il Divo 112,342
42 7.2 Gretchen Wilson 242,505
43 7.0 Brooks & Dunn 156,994
44 6.9 Andre Rieu 134,652
45 6.6 Hilary Duff 159,151
46 6.5 Keith Urban 184,391
47 6.4 Korn 173,281
48 6.1 Bob Dylan 100,129
49 5.8 Ricky Martin 86,759
50 5.5 Bill Gaither & Friends Homecoming 199,301

[buster65]

who is rbd??????

[Viking]

Wow! Billy Joel leads all ticket sales with 613,002 tickets sold. Who'd a thunk it?

[Mark5150s]

who is rbd??????

From wikipedia:

RBD

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RBD
OriginMexico City, MexicoYears active2004–presentGenresLatin / pop rockMembersAnahí
Dulce María
Maite
Alfonso
Christopher
ChristianThis article speaks of a pop band. In sleep medicine, RBD stands for REM behavior disorder.
RBD is a Mexican pop music group that gained popularity from Televisa's prime-time telenovela, Rebelde. This exposure created an active fanbase of both teenagers and adults within some countries of Latin America, and the United States. Adhering to these new fan's requests, RBD began recording major-label albums in 2004. To date, RBD has achieved major commercial success with cross-over appeal in non-Spanish speaking countries, most notably in Brazil.

[broken9500]

Wow! Billy Joel leads all ticket sales with 613,002 tickets sold. Who'd a thunk it?

Billy Joel puts on one helluva show...seriously...some of the most impressive displays of musical talent and virtuosity have been at these shows...it goes without saying that he may be the finest american songwriter of the past 100 years and he might be the finest pianist popular music has ever seen, but the band he has with him is amazing...if you've never had a chance to catch him, try to...I've seen him twice. Once in the New Orleans Superdome and another at the Summit, or Compaq Center in Houston. Both times you'd have thought you were in a small bar...he plays with an amazing amount of intensity but is so casual and personal with the audience, it seems like he's in your living room. he also throws in lots of neat curveballs...In New Orleans they kept breaking into songs like House of the Rising Sun, Mississippi Queen, etc. In Houston they jammed on ZZ Top and Bach. Yes, they decided to play Bach...and it was amazing.

[Fair Warning Rocks!]

Where is $ammy?!

[onefootoutthedoor]

Wow! Billy Joel leads all ticket sales with 613,002 tickets sold. Who'd a thunk it?

Just interesting to note: Billy Joel averages almost $77/ticket sold. On the other hand, the Rolling Stons who were one spot ahead, averaged almont $170/ticket. I guess thats what happens when you're not married to an uptown girl anymore. Remember, you can't always get what you want.
Thank you folks, I'll be here all week. Try the fish.

[evhslilhottie]

I'm surprised Warped isn't on there.
Does this not count people who are still on tour or something?

[ZachenFoot]

I'm surprised Warped isn't on there.
Does this not count people who are still on tour or something?

Bon Jovi's still going. They got a show here soon, I think. Or maybe they already did they show? They suck live, so I really don't care.

I'm surprised not to see Warped on there. I for one wouldn't be interested in it. But it seems like something most people our age is interested in. All my friends are going. I was offered but declined. Can't stand anything on Warped.

That's just me.

[The J Man]

Can't believe Motley even managed to make that list, some poor turnouts on the 3rd leg...a few were near sellouts but those were few and far between.