Rolling Stones lead mid-year tour figures
For what probably is the fifth or sixth straight year in a row, old people rule and when I mean old people, they are in the form of the Rolling Stones, who despite their age is still quite relevant in the 21st century.Mick Jagger and company have grossed over $140 million in ticket receipts starting from Nov. 1, 2005 to mid-May with their Bigger Bang tour. Big bang indeed. They doubled their younger compadres U2, who came in second with $73 million, but would have grossed more if some of their tour dates were not cancelled. The cancelled tour dates have been rescheduled for later this year.
Bon Jovi is the third-highest-grossing act for the period, reporting more than $65 million and 866,873 in attendance, selling out 54 of 57 shows. Rounding out the top 10 are Billy Joel ($47.4 million), Cirque du Soleil's Delirium ($38.7 million), Aerosmith ($35 million), Coldplay ($29 million), Luis Miguel ($25 million), Trans Siberian Orchestra ($24 million), and Paul McCartney ($17.6 million).
And what did Rolling Stone say about this being a bad year for tours? Then again notice that vaunted tours like Mariah Carey and Ashlee Simpson are not even in the top ten. Once again, it's the old dogs up to new tricks.
