Tuesday, December 30, 2008

2008: The Year in Concert Tours

Pollstar announced the highest grossing concert tours for 2008. What a sad sack of a list. Nothing on it but old farts and has-beens. The only relevant groups to tour were Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flats? Huh?

The List:

Madonna ($105.3 million)
Celine Dion ($94 million)
The Eagles ($73.4 million)
Kenny Chesney ($72.2 million)
Bon Jovi ($70.4 million)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band ($69.3 million)
Neil Diamond ($59.8 million)
Rascal Flatts ($55.8 million)
The Police ($48 million)
Tina Turner ($47.7 million)

I guess with even the shitty seats in concert venues at $80 a pop, you tend to gross a high dollar amount. But Celine Dion? The Eagles? I thought they were dead... Celine, I mean.

Glad I could contribute to Madge's divorce settlement. Guy will be so happy!

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