Bon Jovi, AC/DC And Metallica in the Top 25 Concerts of 2010
Friday, 10 December 2010 12:18
AC/DC and Metallica have made Billboard magazine's "Top 25 Tours Of 2010" list, which is compiled from Boxscore data reported for the Nov. 28, 2009 issue through the Nov. 20, 2010 issue.
AC/DC's grossed an impressive $122.6 million and logged more than 1 million in attendance to just 28 shows. Metallica, on the other hand, grossed $62 million from mostly international dates, for the most part wrapping a 200-plus-show tour in support of the band's latest album, "Death Magnetic". With just 33 shows reported, Metallica drew attendance of more than 700,000.
"Top 25 Tours Of 2010", according to Billboard magazine:
01. BON JOVI: $146,507,388
02. U2: $131,502,369
03. AC/DC: $122,633,027
04. LADY GAGA: $116,227,987
05. BLACK EYED PEAS: $81,579,114
06. JAMES TAYLOR & CAROLE KING: $62,326,410
07. EAGLES: $62,166,344
08. METALLICA: $61,947,556
09. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: $61,247,906
10. PAUL MCCARTNEY: $55,760,403
11. MICHAEL BUBLE: $52,887,642
12. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA: $47,395,108
13. TIM MCGRAW: $44,782,598
14. TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: $44,696,605
15. TAYLOR SWIFT: $40,312,810
16. ANDRÉ RIEU: $39,992,285
17. BRAD PAISLEY: $38,638,839
18. GEORGE STRAIT & REBA MCENTIRE: $36,666,304
19. JUSTIN BIEBER: $35,600,276
20. NICKELBACK: $35,035,196
21. PHISH: $33,240,962
22. MILEY CYRUS: $33,126,226
23. RASCAL FLATTS: $31,465,481
24. CARRIE UNDERWOOD: $29,743,522
25. TIËSTO: $28,626,366
