Top 25 Tours Of 2010
 

AC/DC, METALLICA On BILLBOARD Magazine's 'Top 25 Tours Of 2010' List - Dec. 10, 2010
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

Re: Top 25 Tours Of 2010
 

Holy crap.

I thought they were playing smaller venues. I didn't expect this tour to generate that much revenue. Good for them.

Re: Top 25 Tours Of 2010
 

Here is a better break down.1. BON JOVI

Total Gross: $146,507,388 Number of Shows: 69
Total Attendance: 1,591,154 Number of Sell-Outs: 69


2. U2
Total Gross: $131,502,369 Number of Shows: 22
Total Attendance: 1,312,784 Number of Sell-Outs: 22



3. AC/DC
Total Gross: $122,633,027 Number of Shows: 28
Total Attendance: 1,155,998 Number of Sell-Outs: 19



4. LADY GAGA
Total Gross: $116,227,987 Number of Shows: 122
Total Attendance: 1,362,993 Number of Sell-Outs: 101



5. BLACK EYED PEAS
Total Gross: $81,579,114 Number of Shows: 82
Total Attendance: 1,263,625 Number of Sell-Outs: 82


6. JAMES TAYLOR & CAROLE KING
Total Gross: $62,326,410 Number of Shows: 54
Total Attendance: 693,271 Number of Sell-Outs: 23


7. EAGLES
Total Gross: $62,166,344 Number of Shows: 40
Total Attendance: 587,165 Number of Sell-Outs: 12


8. METALLICA
Total Gross: $61,947,556 Number of Shows: 33
Total Attendance: 700,219 Number of Sell-Outs: 13


9. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
Total Gross: $61,247,906 Number of Shows: 57
Total Attendance: 1,052,312 Number of Sell-Outs: 25


10. PAUL McCARTNEY
Total Gross: $55,760,403 Number of Shows: 21
Total Attendance: 394,186 Number of Sell-Outs: 20


11. MICHAEL BUBLE
Total Gross: $52,887,642 Number of Shows: 60
Total Attendance: 650,223 Number of Sell-Outs: 47



12. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
Total Gross: $47,395,108 Number of Shows: 134
Total Attendance: 1,061,120 Number of Sell-Outs: 51


13. TIM McGRAW
Total Gross: $44,782,598 Number of Shows: 71
Total Attendance: 880,688 Number of Sell-Outs: 29


14. TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
Total Gross: $44,696,605 Number of Shows: 46
Total Attendance: 657,610 Number of Sell-Outs: 16


15. TAYLOR SWIFT
Total Gross: $40,312,810 Number of Shows: 47
Total Attendance: 643,168 Number of Sell-Outs: 45


16. ANDRÉ RIEU
Total Gross: $39,992,285 Number of Shows: 86
Total Attendance: 444,996 Number of Sell-Outs: 10


17. BRAD PAISLEY
Total Gross: $38,638,839 Number of Shows: 62
Total Attendance: 842,679 Number of Sell-Outs: 32


18. GEORGE STRAIT & REBA McENTIRE
Total Gross: $36,666,304 Number of Shows:27
Total Attendance: 439,698 Number of Sell-Outs: 13


19. JUSTIN BIEBER
Total Gross: $35,600,276 Number of Shows: 62
Total Attendance: 739,533 Number of Sell-Outs:57


20. NICKELBACK
Total Gross: $35,035,196 Number of Shows: 41
Total Attendance: 497,072 Number of Sell-Outs: 16


21. PHISH
Total Gross: $33,240,962 Number of Shows: 43
Total Attendance: 658,243 Number of Sell-Outs: 21


22. MILEY CYRUS
Total Gross: $33,126,226 Number of Shows: 23
Total Attendance: 337,408 Number of Sell-Outs: 13


23. RASCAL FLATTS
Total Gross: $31,465,481 Number of Shows: 54
Total Attendance: 630,126 Number of Sell-Outs: 14


24. CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Total Gross: $29,743,522 Number of Shows: 81
Total Attendance: 608,319 Number of Sell-Outs: 39


25. TIËSTO
Total Gross: $28,626,366 Number of Shows: 110
Total Attendance: 525,894 Number of Sell-Outs: 45

Re: Top 25 Tours Of 2010
 

Surprised Roger Waters didn't even make the top 25.