DMB tops "Top 50 Concert Tours of the Decade"

[dancing_nancie]

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Top 50 concert tours of the decade
By AP
Dec 21, 2009

The Top 50 Concert Tours of Decade ranks artists by total box office gross and includes the total tickets sold for shows in North America. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

TOP 50 CONCERT TOURS OF DECADE


1. Dave Matthews Band; $529.1 million; 11.6 million.
2. Celine Dion; $522.2; 4.
3. Kenny Chesney; $455.6; 8.6.
4. Bruce Springsteen; $444.3; 5.7.
5. The Rolling Stones; $426.9; 3.2.
6. U2; $391; 4.4.
7. Madonna; $325.3; 2.1.
8. Eagles; $313.4; 2.8.
9. Elton John; $286.4; 2.5.
10. Jimmy Buffett; $285.8; 4.5.
11. Toby Keith; $273.8; 6.4.
12. Cher; $263.5; 3.5.
13. Elton John/Billy Joel; $261.6; 2.3.
14. Bon Jovi; $241.4; 3.2.
15. Metallica; $225.5; 3.6.
16. Rascal Flatts; $222.4; 4.5.
17. Paul McCartney; $221.4; 1.4.
18. NSYNC; 196.4; 3.8.
19. Britney Spears; $195.7; 3.5.
20. Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $194.9; 4.7.
21. Aerosmith; $193.2; 3.2.
22. Tim McGraw/Faith Hill; $189.9; 2.7.
23. George Strait; $184.7; 3.1
24. The Police; $181.2; 1.7.
25. Neil Diamond; $179.4; 2.7.
26. Barry Manilow; $173.9; 1.7.
27. Bob Dylan; $161.1; 3.4.
28. "American Idols Live"; $156.8; 3.
29. "Ozzfest"; $154.9; 3.4.
30. Rod Stewart; $153.9; 2.1.
31. "Vans Warped Tour"; $152.9; 5.1.
32. Van Halen; $147.8; 1.6.
33. Fleetwood Mac; $146.2; 1.7.
34. Brooks&Dunn; $144.4; 3.8.
35. AC/DC; $144.3; 2.1.
36. Coldplay; $142.9; 2.6.
37. Eric Clapton; $139.3; 1.9.
38. Luis Miguel; $137; 2.1.
39. Tom Petty&The Heartbreakers; $136; 3.
40. Nickelback; $135.8; 3.3.
41. Dixie Chicks; $134.9; 2.6.
42. Tim McGraw; $133.7; 2.7.
43. Backstreet Boys; $132.4; 2.6.
44. Brad Paisley; $129.7; 3.3.
45. Tina Turner; $127.9; 1.7.
46. Bette Midler; $126; 1.1.
47. Billy Joel; $123.4; 1.4.
48. Barbra Streisand; $119.5; 0.4.
49. Phish; $116.7; 2.6.
50. James Taylor; $116.3; 2.6.
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11.6 million tickets sold?!? Go us! :D

[joshizzle3]

i love that not only did they make the most money, but it's tickets sold too... it's not like the tickets are just really expensive. like celine made almost as much money... with a third of the tickets sold

[RiotAct]

Wow Celine Dion in 2nd??? haha

[dreamgirl31]

i love that they beat the #2 by more then double amount of tickets sold

[canes101190]

Celine Dion's tickets must be expensive as shit. DMB sold 3x the tickets but only grossed $7 million more.

[jaking1185]

Everything is relative.

How many of those bands toured every year?

[dreamgirl31]

Celine Dion's tickets must be expensive as shit. DMB sold 3x the tickets but only grossed $7 million more.

doesnt she have a gig in vegas??
a lot of us learned how expensive a show is in vegas this year ;)

[420th jimi]

doesnt she have a gig in vegas??
a lot of us learned how expensive a show is in vegas this year ;)


Even worse is the price of these so called "show room" shows such as Celine Dion and back in the day, Frank Sinatra. They are really an expensive ticket and I think she appears at Ceasar's, which is expensive as well.

I love the "Go us" at the bottom of the OP's thread.

Merry Christmas all and to all a good pipe. Err, I mean night!

Vegas LOVE! It's everywhere. :monkey

[dancing_nancie]

Celine's shows are expensive! Doing simple math (gross $ divided by tickets sold) our tickets average $45 where as Celine's are like $130 (ok, sure, I pay that price, but I get a 3 night weekend at The Gorge :D). Well, those Vegas shows of Ms. Dion's are practically "Cirque Du Solei", so you pay for the "experience" I guess....still, I'd rather be at The Gorge in George!


I love the "Go us" at the bottom of the OP's thread.

Thanks, we are quite the fan base aren't we?

[dmblynny]

GO DMB and GO US! :bounce

[DMBzilla]

Very impressive numbers, but again, it's important to remember that most of these bands don't tour every single year. The sheer volume of shows automatically dictates that DMB should be very close to the top.

I'm actually shocked to even see Phish's name on the list, considering they only toured in 4 of the past 10 years and their ticket prices are cheap as hell.

[Knoxvillain]

Celine Dion makes this list invalid

[gingermia]

Very impressive numbers, but again, it's important to remember that most of these bands don't tour every single year. The sheer volume of shows automatically dictates that DMB should be very close to the top.

I'm actually shocked to even see Phish's name on the list, considering they only toured in 4 of the past 10 years and their ticket prices are cheap as hell.

They have an average ticket price of about a dollar less than DMB.