TimmyB Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 From www.pollstar.com2005 MID-YEAR TOP 100 TOURSSpecial Features ChartR Gross Millions Artist Avg Tix Price 1 48.40 U2 96.94 2 43.90 Celine Dion 136.70 3 35.00 Kenny Chesney 57.39 4 31.70 Elton John 111.34 5 28.00 Eagles 99.49 6 21.30 Motley Crue 49.25 7 18.30 Cher 70.21 8 18.00 Riverdance 54.46 9 16.90 Josh Groban 56.81 10 15.90 Jimmy Buffett 60.84 11 15.40 Larry The Cable Guy 39.33 12 14.50 George Strait 56.83 13 13.40 Dave Matthews Band 43.01 14 13.30 Duran Duran 54.67 15 13.00 Bob Dylan 56.69 16 11.90 Yanni 67.95 17 11.60 Sarah McLachlan 50.90 18 11.50 Maroon 5 34.45 19 11.20 Green Day 39.98 20 11.00 Rod Stewart 83.44 21 9.80 Reba McEntire / Brad Paisley 43.58 22 9.50 Rascal Flatts 35.57 23 9.30 David Copperfield 47.59 24 8.90 Sting 51.91 25 8.90 Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance 47.29 26 8.80 Velvet Revolver 41.57 27 8.30 Hilary Duff 38.98 28 8.20 Santana 48.49 29 8.10 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 37.12 30 7.60 Alison Krauss + Union Station Feat. Jerry Douglas 41.60 31 7.60 Slipknot 32.56 32 7.40 Juanes 49.46 33 7.20 Juan Gabriel 59.31 34 6.90 Ron White 38.29 35 6.10 Alicia Keys 65.27 36 6.00 Bill Gaither & Friends Homecoming 26.38 37 5.80 Bruce Springsteen 81.40 38 5.70 Steven Curtis Chapman 26.59 39 5.60 Widespread Panic 34.77 40 5.50 Tim Conway / Harvey Korman Together Again 52.64 41 5.00 John Mellencamp 37.20 42 4.90 Andre Rieu 53.12 43 4.80 Stevie Nicks / Don Henley 63.14 44 4.80 Lenny Kravitz 47.31 45 4.70 Snoop Dogg 29.92 46 4.60 Judas Priest 30.91 47 4.60 Toby Keith 55.62 48 4.60 Jill Scott 47.69 49 4.40 Taste Of Chaos Tour The Used 23.11 50 4.20 The Allman Brothers Band 42.72 51 4.20 Alan Jackson 56.50 52 4.00 Keith Urban 35.22 53 4.00 MercyMe 26.80 54 3.70 Kelly Clarkson 36.00 55 3.70 Modest Mouse 25.04 56 3.60 Ashlee Simpson 26.77 57 3.60 Brooks & Dunn 42.01 58 3.60 Lynyrd Skynyrd 27.65 59 3.50 B.B. King 50.85 60 3.30 Jerry Seinfeld 68.00 61 3.10 James Taylor 39.30 62 3.10 Pat Metheny Group 46.84 63 3.00 Andrea Bocelli 117.33 64 2.90 Alejandro Fernandez 36.51 65 2.90 Brad Paisley 32.22 66 2.90 The Wiggles 25.64 67 2.90 The Black Crowes 39.71 68 2.80 3 Doors Down 26.05 69 2.80 Gipsy Kings 49.73 70 2.70 Brian McKnight 46.38 71 2.70 Elvis Costello 45.71 72 2.60 Nelly 40.69 73 2.60 Van Morrison 106.26 74 2.60 Lewis Black 35.30 75 2.50 Def Leppard / Bryan Adams 45.24 76 2.50 Margaret Cho 40.97 77 2.50 Nine Inch Nails 31.75 78 2.40 Kevin James 51.28 79 2.40 Taking Back Sunday / Jimmy Eat World 23.90 80 2.30 Alanis Morissette 40.00 81 2.30 Blue Rodeo 33.32 82 2.30 Vicente Fernandez 44.99 83 2.30 Wilco 29.52 84 2.20 Audioslave 33.01 85 2.00 Interpol 26.04 86 2.00 Gregory Charles 44.98 87 2.00 Bill Cosby 48.83 88 1.90 Good Charlotte / Simple Plan 26.16 89 1.90 Keane 23.83 90 1.80 Social Distortion 24.36 91 1.80 Def Leppard 40.80 92 1.70 Michael W. Smith 27.99 93 1.70 Erasure 35.97 94 1.70 O.A.R. 23.72 95 1.70 Bright Eyes / The Faint 24.79 96 1.70 Lyle Lovett / John Hiatt / Joe Ely / Guy Clark 55.33 97 1.70 The Mars Volta 24.69 98 1.60 Jonny Lang 35.03 99 1.60 Todd Rundgren / Joe Jackson 43.44 100 1.60 Jesse McCartney 29.63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 It's interesting to see that rap, r&b and hip-hop artists don't fare too well on that list, even though these genres sell and chart the most albums and singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 who is kenny chesney?must be a christian artist or a country singer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Chesney is new country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Funnily enough (no pun intended), #11, Larry The Cable Guy, is actually a comedy act.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Nice to see Erasure still kickin ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Funnily enough (no pun intended), #11, Larry The Cable Guy, is actually a comedy act.Aloha,BradOther comedy acts have also done well for themselves.60. Jerry Seinfeld74. Lewis Black87. Bill Cosby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerineman Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 From www.pollstar.com2005 MID-YEAR TOP 100 TOURS2 43.90 Celine Dion 136.70 Not a tour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 From www.pollstar.com2005 MID-YEAR TOP 100 TOURS2 43.90 Celine Dion 136.70 Not a tour...Hey pollstar wrote it, not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Sorted by ticket price (descending):1 2 43.90 Celine Dion 136.70 $136.70 2 63 3.00 Andrea Bocelli 117.33 $117.33 3 4 31.70 Elton John 111.34 $111.34 4 73 2.60 Van Morrison 106.26 $106.26 5 5 28.00 Eagles 99.49 $99.49 6 1 48.40 U2 96.94 $96.94 7 20 11.00 Rod Stewart 83.44 $83.55 8 37 5.80 Bruce Springsteen 81.40 $81.40 9 7 18.30 Cher 70.21 $70.21 10 60 3.30 Jerry Seinfeld 68.00 $68.00 11 16 11.90 Yanni 67.95 $67.95 12 35 6.10 Alicia Keys 65.27 $65.27 13 43 4.80 Stevie Nicks / Don Henley 63.14 $63.14 14 10 15.90 Jimmy Buffett 60.84 $60.84 15 33 7.20 Juan Gabriel 59.31 $59.31 16 3 35.00 Kenny Chesney 57.39 $57.39 17 12 14.50 George Strait 56.83 $56.83 18 9 16.90 Josh Groban 56.81 $56.81 19 15 13.00 Bob Dylan 56.69 $56.69 20 51 4.20 Alan Jackson 56.50 $56.50 21 47 4.60 Toby Keith 55.62 $55.62 22 96 1.70 Lyle Lovett / John Hiatt / Joe Ely / Guy Clark 55.33 $55.33 23 14 13.30 Duran Duran 54.67 $54.67 24 8 18.00 Riverdance 54.46 $54.46 25 42 4.90 Andre Rieu 53.12 $53.12 26 40 5.50 Tim Conway / Harvey Korman Together Again 52.64 $52.64 27 24 8.90 Sting 51.91 $51.91 28 78 2.40 Kevin James 51.28 $51.28 29 17 11.60 Sarah McLachlan 50.90 $50.90 30 59 3.50 B.B. King 50.85 $50.85 31 69 2.80 Gipsy Kings 49.73 $49.73 32 32 7.40 Juanes 49.46 $49.46 33 6 21.30 Motley Crue 49.25 $49.25 34 87 2.00 Bill Cosby 48.83 $48.83 35 28 8.20 Santana 48.49 $48.49 36 48 4.60 Jill Scott 47.69 $47.69 37 23 9.30 David Copperfield 47.59 $47.59 38 44 4.80 Lenny Kravitz 47.31 $47.31 39 25 8.90 Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance 47.29 $47.29 40 62 3.10 Pat Metheny Group 46.84 $46.84 41 70 2.70 Brian McKnight 46.38 $46.38 42 71 2.70 Elvis Costello 45.71 $45.71 43 75 2.50 Def Leppard / Bryan Adams 45.24 $45.24 44 82 2.30 Vicente Fernandez 44.99 $44.99 45 86 2.00 Gregory Charles 44.98 $44.98 46 21 9.80 Reba McEntire / Brad Paisley 43.58 $43.58 47 99 1.60 Todd Rundgren / Joe Jackson 43.44 $43.44 48 13 13.40 Dave Matthews Band 43.01 $43.01 49 50 4.20 The Allman Brothers Band 42.72 $42.72 50 57 3.60 Brooks & Dunn 42.01 $42.01 51 30 7.60 Alison Krauss + Union Station Feat. Jerry Douglas 41.60 $41.60 52 26 8.80 Velvet Revolver 41.57 $41.57 53 76 2.50 Margaret Cho 40.97 $40.97 54 91 1.80 Def Leppard 40.80 $40.80 55 72 2.60 Nelly 40.69 $40.69 56 80 2.30 Alanis Morissette 40.00 $40.00 57 19 11.20 Green Day 39.98 $39.98 58 67 2.90 The Black Crowes 39.71 $39.71 59 11 15.40 Larry The Cable Guy 39.33 $39.33 60 61 3.10 James Taylor 39.30 $39.30 61 27 8.30 Hilary Duff 38.98 $38.98 62 34 6.90 Ron White 38.29 $38.29 63 41 5.00 John Mellencamp 37.20 $37.20 64 29 8.10 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 37.12 $37.12 65 64 2.90 Alejandro Fernandez 36.51 $36.51 66 54 3.70 Kelly Clarkson 36.00 $36.00 67 93 1.70 Erasure 35.97 $35.97 68 22 9.50 Rascal Flatts 35.57 $35.57 69 74 2.60 Lewis Black 35.30 $35.30 70 52 4.00 Keith Urban 35.22 $35.22 71 98 1.60 Jonny Lang 35.03 $35.03 72 39 5.60 Widespread Panic 34.77 $34.77 73 18 11.50 Maroon 5 34.45 $34.45 74 81 2.30 Blue Rodeo 33.32 $33.32 75 84 2.20 Audioslave 33.01 $33.01 76 31 7.60 Slipknot 32.56 $32.56 77 65 2.90 Brad Paisley 32.22 $32.22 78 77 2.50 Nine Inch Nails 31.75 $31.75 79 46 4.60 Judas Priest 30.91 $30.91 80 45 4.70 Snoop Dogg 29.92 $29.92 81 100 1.60 Jesse McCartney 29.63 $29.63 82 83 2.30 Wilco 29.52 $29.52 83 92 1.70 Michael W. Smith 27.99 $27.99 84 58 3.60 Lynyrd Skynyrd 27.65 $27.65 85 53 4.00 MercyMe 26.80 $26.80 86 56 3.60 Ashlee Simpson 26.77 $26.77 87 38 5.70 Steven Curtis Chapman 26.59 $26.59 88 36 6.00 Bill Gaither & Friends Homecoming 26.38 $26.38 89 88 1.90 Good Charlotte / Simple Plan 26.16 $26.16 90 68 2.80 3 Doors Down 26.05 $26.05 91 85 2.00 Interpol 26.04 $26.04 92 66 2.90 The Wiggles 25.64 $25.65 93 55 3.70 Modest Mouse 25.04 $25.04 94 95 1.70 Bright Eyes / The Faint 24.79 $24.79 95 97 1.70 The Mars Volta 24.69 $24.69 96 90 1.80 Social Distortion 24.36 $24.36 97 79 2.40 Taking Back Sunday / Jimmy Eat World 23.90 $23.90 98 89 1.90 Keane 23.83 $23.83 99 94 1.70 O.A.R. 23.72 $23.72 100 49 4.40 Taste Of Chaos Tour The Used 23.11 $23.11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Sorted by attendees:1 3 35.00 Kenny Chesney 57.39 $35,000,000 $57.39 609,862 2 1 48.40 U2 96.94 $48,400,000 $96.94 499,278 3 6 21.30 Motley Crue 49.25 $21,300,000 $49.25 432,487 4 11 15.40 Larry The Cable Guy 39.33 $15,400,000 $39.33 391,559 5 18 11.50 Maroon 5 34.45 $11,500,000 $34.45 333,817 6 8 18.00 Riverdance 54.46 $18,000,000 $54.46 330,518 7 2 43.90 Celine Dion 136.70 $43,900,000 $136.70 321,141 8 13 13.40 Dave Matthews Band 43.01 $13,400,000 $43.01 311,526 9 9 16.90 Josh Groban 56.81 $16,900,000 $56.81 297,483 10 4 31.70 Elton John 111.34 $31,700,000 $111.34 284,713 11 5 28.00 Eagles 99.49 $28,000,000 $99.49 281,435 12 19 11.20 Green Day 39.98 $11,200,000 $39.98 280,140 13 22 9.50 Rascal Flatts 35.57 $9,500,000 $35.57 267,079 14 10 15.90 Jimmy Buffett 60.84 $15,900,000 $60.84 261,341 15 7 18.30 Cher 70.21 $18,300,000 $70.21 260,647 16 12 14.50 George Strait 56.83 $14,500,000 $56.83 255,147 17 14 13.30 Duran Duran 54.67 $13,300,000 $54.67 243,278 18 31 7.60 Slipknot 32.56 $7,600,000 $32.56 233,415 19 15 13.00 Bob Dylan 56.69 $13,000,000 $56.69 229,317 20 17 11.60 Sarah McLachlan 50.90 $11,600,000 $50.90 227,898 21 36 6.00 Bill Gaither & Friends Homecoming 26.38 $6,000,000 $26.38 227,445 22 21 9.80 Reba McEntire / Brad Paisley 43.58 $9,800,000 $43.58 224,874 23 29 8.10 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 37.12 $8,100,000 $37.12 218,211 24 38 5.70 Steven Curtis Chapman 26.59 $5,700,000 $26.59 214,366 25 27 8.30 Hilary Duff 38.98 $8,300,000 $38.98 212,930 26 26 8.80 Velvet Revolver 41.57 $8,800,000 $41.57 211,691 27 23 9.30 David Copperfield 47.59 $9,300,000 $47.59 195,419 28 49 4.40 Taste Of Chaos Tour The Used 23.11 $4,400,000 $23.11 190,394 29 25 8.90 Michael Flatley's Lord Of The Dance 47.29 $8,900,000 $47.29 188,200 30 30 7.60 Alison Krauss + Union Station Feat. Jerry Douglas 41.60 $7,600,000 $41.60 182,692 31 34 6.90 Ron White 38.29 $6,900,000 $38.29 180,204 32 16 11.90 Yanni 67.95 $11,900,000 $67.95 175,129 33 24 8.90 Sting 51.91 $8,900,000 $51.91 171,451 34 28 8.20 Santana 48.49 $8,200,000 $48.49 169,107 35 39 5.60 Widespread Panic 34.77 $5,600,000 $34.77 161,058 36 45 4.70 Snoop Dogg 29.92 $4,700,000 $29.92 157,086 37 32 7.40 Juanes 49.46 $7,400,000 $49.46 149,616 38 53 4.00 MercyMe 26.80 $4,000,000 $26.80 149,254 39 46 4.60 Judas Priest 30.91 $4,600,000 $30.91 148,819 40 55 3.70 Modest Mouse 25.04 $3,700,000 $25.04 147,764 41 56 3.60 Ashlee Simpson 26.77 $3,600,000 $26.77 134,479 42 41 5.00 John Mellencamp 37.20 $5,000,000 $37.20 134,409 43 20 11.00 Rod Stewart 83.44 $11,000,000 $83.55 131,658 44 58 3.60 Lynyrd Skynyrd 27.65 $3,600,000 $27.65 130,199 45 33 7.20 Juan Gabriel 59.31 $7,200,000 $59.31 121,396 46 52 4.00 Keith Urban 35.22 $4,000,000 $35.22 113,572 47 66 2.90 The Wiggles 25.64 $2,900,000 $25.65 113,060 48 68 2.80 3 Doors Down 26.05 $2,800,000 $26.05 107,486 49 40 5.50 Tim Conway / Harvey Korman Together Again 52.64 $5,500,000 $52.64 104,483 50 54 3.70 Kelly Clarkson 36.00 $3,700,000 $36.00 102,778 51 44 4.80 Lenny Kravitz 47.31 $4,800,000 $47.31 101,458 52 79 2.40 Taking Back Sunday / Jimmy Eat World 23.90 $2,400,000 $23.90 100,418 53 50 4.20 The Allman Brothers Band 42.72 $4,200,000 $42.72 98,315 54 48 4.60 Jill Scott 47.69 $4,600,000 $47.69 96,456 55 35 6.10 Alicia Keys 65.27 $6,100,000 $65.27 93,458 56 42 4.90 Andre Rieu 53.12 $4,900,000 $53.12 92,244 57 65 2.90 Brad Paisley 32.22 $2,900,000 $32.22 90,006 58 57 3.60 Brooks & Dunn 42.01 $3,600,000 $42.01 85,694 59 47 4.60 Toby Keith 55.62 $4,600,000 $55.62 82,704 60 89 1.90 Keane 23.83 $1,900,000 $23.83 79,731 61 64 2.90 Alejandro Fernandez 36.51 $2,900,000 $36.51 79,430 62 61 3.10 James Taylor 39.30 $3,100,000 $39.30 78,880 63 77 2.50 Nine Inch Nails 31.75 $2,500,000 $31.75 78,740 64 83 2.30 Wilco 29.52 $2,300,000 $29.52 77,913 65 85 2.00 Interpol 26.04 $2,000,000 $26.04 76,805 66 43 4.80 Stevie Nicks / Don Henley 63.14 $4,800,000 $63.14 76,022 67 51 4.20 Alan Jackson 56.50 $4,200,000 $56.50 74,336 68 90 1.80 Social Distortion 24.36 $1,800,000 $24.36 73,892 69 74 2.60 Lewis Black 35.30 $2,600,000 $35.30 73,654 70 67 2.90 The Black Crowes 39.71 $2,900,000 $39.71 73,029 71 88 1.90 Good Charlotte / Simple Plan 26.16 $1,900,000 $26.16 72,630 72 94 1.70 O.A.R. 23.72 $1,700,000 $23.72 71,669 73 37 5.80 Bruce Springsteen 81.40 $5,800,000 $81.40 71,253 74 81 2.30 Blue Rodeo 33.32 $2,300,000 $33.32 69,028 75 97 1.70 The Mars Volta 24.69 $1,700,000 $24.69 68,854 76 59 3.50 B.B. King 50.85 $3,500,000 $50.85 68,830 77 95 1.70 Bright Eyes / The Faint 24.79 $1,700,000 $24.79 68,576 78 84 2.20 Audioslave 33.01 $2,200,000 $33.01 66,646 79 62 3.10 Pat Metheny Group 46.84 $3,100,000 $46.84 66,183 80 72 2.60 Nelly 40.69 $2,600,000 $40.69 63,898 81 76 2.50 Margaret Cho 40.97 $2,500,000 $40.97 61,020 82 92 1.70 Michael W. Smith 27.99 $1,700,000 $27.99 60,736 83 71 2.70 Elvis Costello 45.71 $2,700,000 $45.71 59,068 84 70 2.70 Brian McKnight 46.38 $2,700,000 $46.38 58,215 85 80 2.30 Alanis Morissette 40.00 $2,300,000 $40.00 57,500 86 69 2.80 Gipsy Kings 49.73 $2,800,000 $49.73 56,304 87 75 2.50 Def Leppard / Bryan Adams 45.24 $2,500,000 $45.24 55,261 88 100 1.60 Jesse McCartney 29.63 $1,600,000 $29.63 53,999 89 82 2.30 Vicente Fernandez 44.99 $2,300,000 $44.99 51,122 90 60 3.30 Jerry Seinfeld 68.00 $3,300,000 $68.00 48,529 91 93 1.70 Erasure 35.97 $1,700,000 $35.97 47,262 92 78 2.40 Kevin James 51.28 $2,400,000 $51.28 46,802 93 98 1.60 Jonny Lang 35.03 $1,600,000 $35.03 45,675 94 86 2.00 Gregory Charles 44.98 $2,000,000 $44.98 44,464 95 91 1.80 Def Leppard 40.80 $1,800,000 $40.80 44,118 96 87 2.00 Bill Cosby 48.83 $2,000,000 $48.83 40,958 97 99 1.60 Todd Rundgren / Joe Jackson 43.44 $1,600,000 $43.44 36,832 98 96 1.70 Lyle Lovett / John Hiatt / Joe Ely / Guy Clark 55.33 $1,700,000 $55.33 30,725 99 63 3.00 Andrea Bocelli 117.33 $3,000,000 $117.33 25,569 100 73 2.60 Van Morrison 106.26 $2,600,000 $106.26 24,468 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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