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Some interesting worldwide concert data:
Bon Jovi tops the Hot Tours chart based on ticket sales revenue generated from 12 sold out concerts at London's O2 Arena during The Circle Tour's European leg in June. With show dates ranging from June 7-26, the combined gross for the dozen performances was £12.6 million ($18.1 million US) with 187,696 tickets sold. The band kicks off another North American leg on July 9 with a return engagement at the new Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. followed by amphitheater and stadium performances that are planned for the remainder of the month.
The Eagles are No. 2 in the Hot Tours rankings with $5.5 million in box office grosses from three concerts at the Hollywood Bowl on April 16, 17 and 20. These were the legendary band's first concert appearances in the Los Angeles area since beginning the Long Road Out of Eden Tour in March 2008. The next scheduled tour date is the Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 10.
AC/DC ranks in the No. 3 position based on totals from a single concert appearance at Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy on May 19. With ticket sales topping €2.8 million ($3.5 million US) and 46,487 fans in attendance, the sold out stadium event was part of the final leg on the band's Black Ice World Tour that wrapped in June.
The first totals have been reported for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' 2010 North American tour, giving the band this week's No. 4 ranking. $2.2 million in ticket sales came from two venues, Oakland's Oracle Arena (June 5) and Rexall Place in Edmonton (June 16). Joe Cocker was the opening act for both shows.
And if you want to see the numbers they're here. One surprise for me, my understanding was some of the O2 shows WERE NOT sellouts, but the data here shows they sold every seat . So are they cooking the books so to speak. or did the promoter buy the tickets from himself at a lower cost to show a sell out. (Notice the Eagles were 4 thousand tickets short of a sell out for their 3 nights at the Hollywood Bowl).
AC/DC though is still a hard rockin' powerhouse. All over the world they are selling it out. Rock N Roll ain't noise pollution, rock N roll ain't gonna die, obviously.
Oh and in case you didn't know Yusef Islam used to go by the name Cat Stevens.
| Rank | Artist/Event
Total Gross
Show Dates
Show Venue/City (Shows/Sellouts)
Total Attendance (Capacity) |
| 1 |
| $18,178,036 |
| June 7-26 |
| O2 Arena, London (12/12) |
| 187,696 (187,696) |
|
| 2 |
| $5,592,685 |
| April 16-20 |
| Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles (3/0) |
| 48,210 (52,344) |
|
| 3 |
| $3,560,590 |
| May 19 |
| Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy (1/1) |
| 46,487 (46,487) |
|
| 4 | |
| 5 |
| MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
| $2,235,302 |
| June 23-30 |
| INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan. (1/1) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis (1/1) |
| Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (1/1) |
| 29,716 (29,716) |
|
| 6 |
| YUSUF ISLAM |
| $2,197,610 |
| June 16-18 |
| Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (2/0) |
| 20,793 (21,200) |
|
| 7 |
| LADY GAGA |
| $1,686,050 |
| June 28 |
| Bell Centre, Montreal (1/1) |
| 16,036 (16,036) |
|
| 8 |
| STING |
| $1,546,626 |
| June 15 |
| Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles (1/0) |
| 16,416 (16,899) |
|
| 9 |
| TIËSTO |
| $1,089,163 |
| May 22-June 19 |
| Hungexpo G, Budapest (1/0) |
| Purple Party, Chisinau, Moldova (1/0) |
| Incheba Expo, Bratislava, Slovakia (1/0) |
| Kings Hall, Belfast (1/0) |
| Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam (1/0) |
| 24,374 (27,700) |
|
| 10 |
| JENNI RIVERA |
| $1,057,525 |
| May 13-June 25 |
| State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas (1/0) |
| Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio (1/0) |
| El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso (1/0) |
| Club Escapade, Houston (1/0) |
| Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie, Texas (1/0) |
| 15,055 (31,741) |
|
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