Archive for September, 2009

Pollstar Top Ten Concert Tours

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Here are the top grossing concert tours for the past week according to Polllstar.

TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS

1. (1) Kenny Chesney; $1,675,591; $69.30
2. (2) Phish; $1,366,532; $48.30
3. (3) Dave Matthews Band; $1,337,256; $47.91
4. (4) Jonas Brothers; $1,257,782; $61.14
5. (6) Coldplay; $1,155,550; $63.15
6. (5) Beyonce; $1,108,997; $94.15
7. (8) Rascal Flatts; $905,797; $48.39
8. (9) Nickelback; $743,517; $39.87
9. (18) Kid Rock/Lynyrd Skynyrd; $739,767; $37.11
10. (10) Dane Cook; $707,334; $60.58
11. (11) No Doubt; $690,101; $44.87
12. (13) Def Leppard; $688,152; $46.62
13. (12) Keith Urban; $681,146; $62.80
14. (14) Blink-182; $640,387; $37.21
15. (15) American Idols Live; $632,293; $62.20
16. (16) Lil’ Wayne; $596,376; $42.12
17. (New) Steely Dan; $592,984; $97.23
18. (17) Brad Paisley; $586,101; $34.83
19. (20) Bob Dylan; $472,927; $63.39
20. (21) Green Day; $470,366; $45.50

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Madonna world tour breaks her own record

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Madonna world tour breaks her own record

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Madonna smashed her own record for top-grossing tour by a solo artist, but the “Material Girl” had to play more shows in bigger venues, according to data released by concert promoter Live Nation Inc on Wednesday.

The pop singer’s yearlong “Sticky & Sweet” world tour, which wrapped in Israel on Wednesday, pulled in $408 million after playing to more than 3.5 million fans at 85 shows.

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Register for Philadelphia Phillies Playoff Tickets

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies entered Tuesday’s series opener against the Giants at Citizens Bank Park with a 7 1/2-game lead in the National League East and my be on their way to a third consecutive division title.

In preparation for potential postseason games, registration has begun for postseason ticket opportunities at phillies.com. Fans who register through noon ET on Sept. 16 will be eligible to win an opportunity to purchase playoff tickets to the National League Division Series, NL Championship Series or World Series at Citizens Bank Park. Registration will continue after Sept. 16 for the NLCS and World Series.

All 2009 season-ticket holders received postseason ticket options in August.

The Phillies said names will be randomly selected from the registration list. Winners will have the opportunity to purchase up to three tickets to one predetermined postseason game.

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