Concert Biz Bounces Back | Top 10 Tours of 2005

Top ten tours of 2005 (in millions):
1. The Rolling Stones, $162
2. U2, $138.9
3. Paul McCartney, $77.3
4. The Eagles, $76.8
5. Elton John, $65.8
6. Kenny Chesney, $61.8
7. Dave Matthews Band, $57
8. Neil Diamond, $47.3
9. Jimmy Buffett, $41
10. Motley Crue, $39.9

“….The big test may come this year, when the Stones and U2 won’t be around to bail out promoters. Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, the Who, Coldplay and Radiohead will hit the road, and Mariah Carey, Madonna, Prince, Metallica and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are all maybes. ‘If you don’t have the Rolling Stones, U2 and Paul McCartney, you’re missing the three biggest concert attractions in the world,’ says Dennis Arfa of Artist Group International, agent for Metallica and Joel. ‘But there will be other superstars.'” [Rolling Stone]

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