Top Tours of 2005 (guess who's at the top)

[achtungbaby]

Top Tours of 2005
A rundown of the artists who've earned the most money so far this year:

1. U2
Gross: $236 million
Number of shows: 77

2. Elton John
Gross: $63 million
Number of shows: 58

3. Rod Stewart
Gross: $49 million
Number of shows: 58

4. Dave Matthews Band
Gross: $45 million
Number of shows: 51

5. Paul McCartney
Gross: $37 million
Number of shows: 17

6. Eagles
Gross: $36 million
Number of shows: 29

7. Jimmy Buffett
Gross: $35 million
Number of shows: 21

8. Motley Crue
Gross: $33 million
Number of shows: 81

9. Green Day
Gross: $32 million
Number of shows: 62

10. Bruce Springsteen
Gross: $25 million
Number of shows: 52

source: Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/8742275/therollingstones?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple3)

[TyroneK(prettypretty)]

Wow. I didn't think Motley Crue was still that big. Was this with the original 4 or with another drummer?

[Faithless]

Interesting, since a lot of those groups are "old".

With the Eagles, though, wouldn't it be a short concert of two songs, and they all go home? :biggrin: