Concert tours do not only help promote
the artist and his or her song catalogue, but it is also one major source of
revenues for them. Each year, hundreds
of performers stage tours around the globe and fans are happy to see them
perform right before their eyes. The
most dominant names in world tours include U2, the Rolling Stones, ACDC, Michael Jackson, and
Madonna. Here are the reasons why.
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Attendance
The Irish Band U2 leads the way in the
all-time list with “360 Degrees World Tour.” It attracted more than seven
million fans around the world. The
Rolling Stones used to own the crown in the nineties with their “The Voodoo
Lounge Tour.” Among solo performers,
Michael Jackson ruled on top with “History Tour” capturing nearly 4.5 million
fans in the planet.
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Gross Revenue
It follows that when you have more
people watching the concert, gross revenue is huge. Thus, U2’s 2009-2011 world tour had gross
revenue of over $760 million. In
2007, The Rolling Stones earned the crown by virtue of more than $600 million
revenues. Madonna leads the all-time
list among solo performers with her “Sticky and Sweet Tour” which garnered more
than $400 million which is nearly doubled from what Celine Dion earned in her
“Taking Chances” tour.
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Number of Shows
It is interesting to note that the
number of shows staged is not a factor when it comes to revenues. Take for example Cher, her “Living Proof: The Farewell Tour”
have more than 300 shows but only earned nearly $200 million and factoring
inflation by today’s standard it is nearly $300 million. But Madonna only had
85 shows during her last tour but look how much she got? In the same manner, U2 managed to clinch the
top of the list with only 110 shows as opposed to The Rolling Stones with 144
shows. Price and the arena or stadium
matters when it comes to revenues.
Number of Times they Appeared on the List
The Rolling Stones are a major force
to reckon with when it comes to concert tours.
They occupy four spots in the top ten list and U2 managed only two spots. Madonna and Roger Waters are the only solo
performers in the top ten list. The
rest of the slots were taken by rock bands like ACDC and The Police.
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Average Gross and Attendance per Show
We have to take a look at the average in order to appreciate the intricacies of touring. In both averages - revenue and attendance; U2
and Rolling Stones holds the top two positions.
It can only be attributed to the fact that these groups held their shows
in large venues such as stadiums and arenas. Madonna is without peers among
solo performers with $4.7 million average gross and each show capturing 41,000
fans. The figures are quite smaller when
compared with the averages of U2 and Rolling Stones and with only 85 shows
staged. This goes to show that her concert
tickets are more expensive yet fans are willing to shell out hundreds of
dollars to see Madonna.
Let’s find out by the year ends if
there is a little movement in the all-time list with other popular artists these days busy
performing with their current respective world tours.
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