Rolling Stones top Pollstar's list of concert earners
Posted on Saturday, December 30, 2006 at 11:57:09 by Brittany
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Pollstar, a concert trade publication, has announced that the Rolling Stones had the highest earning tour of the year.
The Stones’ A Bigger Bang brought in $138.5 million for the year, averaging $136.63 per ticket.
Barbra Steisand’s made the No.2 spot, raking in $92.5 million, with an extravagant $298.36 price tag per ticket.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Soul2Soul II tour was the third most lucrative, making $88.8 million, with an average ticket price of$80.92.
Madonna was the next most profitable, grossing $82.9 million with an average of a $183.76 ticket price.
Country star Kenny Chesney sold the most tickets of any artists, but only brought in about $66 million because of the average price.
All North America increased their sales by 16 percent from last year. Over $3.6 billion was shelled out for concerts.