June 20, 201114 yr Author Highway Patrol Man, Sparkle. Don't think that's the same thing as a lollipop man. :lol:
June 30, 201114 yr Author From http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/2...-claw-stage-set U2 to sell 360° tour 'claw' stages Irish rockers plan to 'recycle' 390-tonne steel structures used for world tour, converting them into permanent venues U2 are going to sell off their claws. As soon as their world tour ends in July, the Irish rockers plan to "recycle" the 390-tonne steel structures in which they performed for the last two years, converting them into amphitheatres across "four different continents". At the moment U2 own four separate claw stages, each of which cost between £15m and £20m to build. The claws have been vital to the success of the band's 360° tour, allowing sets to be constructed in four different cities at the same time. But after the final date of the tour on 30 July, these gargantuan structures will suddenly stop being so useful. The tour will be over and U2, inevitably, declawed. "It's certainly our intention to see these things recycled into permanent and usable ventures," U2 tour director Craig Evans told Billboard.biz. "It represents too great an engineering feat to just use for [the tour] and put away in a warehouse somewhere." This isn't just a matter of ego: it's not easy finding a warehouse big enough for four 29,000 sq ft monoliths, each of which requires 120 transport lorries. The hope is that the claws could be transformed "into full interior pavilions and amphitheatres", Evans said. "Some major events have shown interest in these, from four different continents ... They're something you can put up on a waterfront and become an instant skyline icon." Architect Mark Fisher, who designed the claws, has been proposing similar ideas for years. "We'll leave them around the world in places that would be convenient," he told the BBC in 2009. "[spots] where people could use a nice concert pavilion in a park." That same summer, Bono jokingly offered a claw to the city of London, for use at the 2012 Olympics. "We'll give you a good deal when the tour finishes," he said. Whereas Fisher originally proposed the claws could be donated to cities "for free" – "We would have beaten [the tour] to death by that point," he quipped – such philanthropy no longer seems to be on the table. The claws will be sold, according to Billboard. After all, the 360° tour has only grossed, er, about £450m. "Having been part of the biggest tour of all time, they're pretty well tried and tested," Evans said. "We know that the inquiries will keep coming in."
July 12, 201114 yr U2 Rocks Toronto More than 60,000 fans found what they were looking for on Monday night as U2 rocked the roof off of the Rogers Centre. The dome's lid was open for the band's latest stop on their 360° tour -- all the better to display "The Claw." The massive 150-foot high stage apparatus cost about $30 million, and allows U2 to face out in any direction (hence the 360° name). Many of the fans had waited in the blistering heat for hours ahead of the Toronto show, and dozens of people with general admission seats spent more than a day lined up to get closer to the stage. “We’ve been in line for, it will be, 50 hours by the time we get to the show tonight,” ticket-holder Dana Shereck said. “We’ve been here since Saturday morning.” The Irish rockers took to the stage at 9:30 p.m., following 80,000-strong performances in Montreal on Friday and Saturday nights. It was a make-up gig from last year, when U2 had to cancel a show due to singer Bono's back injury. But eager fans didn't mind the wait. "I think they're just world-class veterans. They've been around for 40 years, and they're still making great music," fan Anita Delpriore told CityNews. "They were the first concert I want to, and I fell in love," agreed Debbie Portanova. Montreal spent $1 million on security, shuttle buses, extra public transit and installing and tearing down the venue. No comparable figure was available for Toronto. And now some merchants forced to close for the two days the band was in Montreal say they may sue the city for compensation. After Monday’s show, the band heads to Philadelphia Citynews.com
July 13, 201114 yr What I find funny is that the dvd for this tour has been out nearly a year and the tour is still going on :lol:
July 13, 201114 yr Concert Review U2 Your dedicated reviewer went to Chicago on July 5 for her first of three U2 shows this month. Other “360 Tour” shows she’ll be reviewing include Busch Stadium in St. Louis (7/17) and Heinz Field in Pittsburgh (7/26), the final stop for the tour. Tickets still are available for both shows. Learn more at u2.com. I’ve finally forgiven Bono one year after he threw his back out and canceled my 2010 Chicago show. And all it took was U2 playing a rare song live and completely blowing my mind. This ticket from 2010 finally became useful this year. U2 is known for adoring Chicago – the band often waxes poetic about their early shows there, and the city kicked off the whole “360 Tour” with two dates back in 2009 – but the boys really brought their love guns to town July 5 at Soldier Field. Bono practically wrote love letters to the Chicago audience after every song, but none so sweet as “One Tree Hill.” U2 fans will know that Bono wrote “One Tree Hill” after the death of his assistant, Greg Carroll, in 1986. After U2′s “Lovetown Tour,” the song only has been performed in recent years in Chile, Japan and Carroll’s native New Zealand. So during the final encore, after Bono told Chicago that he was thinking about his former assistant on the 25th anniversary of Carroll’s death, he was persuaded by the audience to “check with the professor” (guitarist The Edge) to see if the band still had the balls to play it. Play it they did, and audience members knew they were getting something pretty damn special (I can’t tell you how many times I screamed “OMFG!”). Scroll to the end of this review for video of this rare song. Ok, so beyond that early Christmas gift of an encore, was the show still good? Um, yeah. Calling the monstrous “claw” structure around the stage their “spaceship,” U2 kicked off the show with David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” first pumping the original song throughout the stadium and then fading into the band taking over The Thin White Duke’s famous song. They morphed that into “Breathe” from 2009′s No Line on the Horizon before Bono shared that the band has been having fun recently playing songs from Achtung, Baby, recorded in Berlin 20 years ago. U2 used that as an opportunity to showcase three Achtung songs: “The Fly,” Mysterious Ways” and “Until the End of the World,” all of which were changed from the original 1991 recordings and sexed up with funkier guitar and rhythms. Yep. This happened. Bono loves telling people that “Out of Control” was U2′s first single, and he did it yet again as the band launched into a blistering version of the song that predates even the Boy album. The band let the audience take the lead on “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” before Bono chimed in and took everyone to church. His voice continued to soar as The Edge plucked out the intro to “Stay (Faraway, So Close!),” one of U2′s most hauntingly beautiful songs. Once Larry Mullen Jr’s high hat made its final crash, the audience went nuts, providing the perfect jump-up-and-down segue into “Beautiful Day.” “Elevation” and “Pride (In the Name of Love)” were the low points in the next segment, failing to work the mega-magic they did on previous tours. And even though “Miss Sarajevo” was gorgeous and meaningful, not even Bono’s boombastic Italian solo could rouse the crowd during this slow number. Things picked back up with the energetic “City of Blinding Lights” from 2004′s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, and Bono offered more Chicago love with a snippet of Frank Sinatra’s “My Kind of Town” thrown in. The band brought out their remixed “I’ll Go Crazy if I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” that debuted at the start of the tour, which led into the still-powerful “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” The band wrapped up the main set with an emotional “Walk On,” still dedicated to Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi. U2 had two encores up its sleeve. The first featured songs that are part of most shows: “One” and “Where the Streets Have No Name.” In the second encore, songs from three decades made their appearances. First, “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” from 1995′s Batman Forever soundtrack was a delight for the audience. The band then headed back to the 80s for a touching “With or Without You,” which featured Bono swinging on a steering-wheel-shaped microphone that dangled from the rafters as Adam Clayton plucked out his heartbeat of a bassline. Finally, U2 performed its standard “360 Tour” closer of “Moment of Surrender” from 2009′s No Line. Bono worked a tiny, tiny snippet of “One Tree Hill” into the song, and that’s when all hell broke loose and the band was compelled to perform the song in its entirety. With a tightly choreographed tour like “360″ and setlists posting to Twitter as soon as the first guitar licks happen, it’s not often that fans are surprised at U2 shows. But Bono sings “The future needs a big kiss” in “Get on Your Boots,” and he and the boys slapped a doozy of a kiss on us with that emotional gem of a surprise. `vvr_nIG9CDA reviewstl.com Edited July 13, 201114 yr by Sacramento
July 17, 201114 yr ExclusiveClaw buy me, U2 http://i55.tinypic.com/2rc7p81.jpg Expensive scrap metal ... U2 claw is a 'piece of rock and roll history' ROCKERS U2 are selling the huge metal claw featured in their world record-breaking tour. The band are touting the 25m structure as a solution to building problems. The firm selling it for Bono and his mates call it a "piece of rock and roll history". End of tour ... U2And they suggest it could be converted into a theme park ride, a bio-dome like the Eden Project in Cornwall or a cover for an archaeological dig. The 50m-wide claw - which U2 played under for 110 shows - could also make a pavilion or exhibition hall. The structure was part of the stage for the Irish band's three-year 360° tour, which ends on July 30 in Canada. No price has been listed by Vancouver firm Panther Management, which is looking for buyers. Not that U2 need the money - they took £400million in ticket sales on the highest grossing tour in history. Source..The SUN Edited July 17, 201114 yr by Sacramento
July 17, 201114 yr ExclusiveClaw buy me, U2 http://i55.tinypic.com/2rc7p81.jpg Expensive scrap metal ... U2 claw is a 'piece of rock and roll history' ROCKERS U2 are selling the huge metal claw featured in their world record-breaking tour. The band are touting the 25m structure as a solution to building problems. The firm selling it for Bono and his mates call it a "piece of rock and roll history". End of tour ... U2And they suggest it could be converted into a theme park ride, a bio-dome like the Eden Project in Cornwall or a cover for an archaeological dig. The 50m-wide claw - which U2 played under for 110 shows - could also make a pavilion or exhibition hall. The structure was part of the stage for the Irish band's three-year 360° tour, which ends on July 30 in Canada. No price has been listed by Vancouver firm Panther Management, which is looking for buyers. Not that U2 need the money - they took £400million in ticket sales on the highest grossing tour in history. Source..The SUN I wonder if it'll be on ebay :P
July 18, 201114 yr Monday, July 18, 2011Concert Review | U2 at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis Growing up with my older brother had its highs and lows. He would bully me, whip me in basketball; he even hit me in the face once. I remember the days when he would wake up early in the morning and blast his cassette tapes while we all got ready for school. He played Springsteen, Billy Joel, The Doors. And yes, he really liked U2. I distinctively recall a time when I was listening to "With or Without You" in our basement, right after our parents had separated. I was with my brother, sister, and cousins -- we had just bought our first stereo system with a CD player, and my brother was elated that he had made his first purchase, a copy of The Joshua Tree. We all sat there not saying a word, just listening to a song that made perfect sense to all of us. It was a strange time, but I really believe that was when I first figured out my true love in life: listening to music with loved ones. I also remember watching the video for "One" on MTV with my brother. We thought it was the best thing we had ever heard -- I even swore that it had to be a cover, because it sounded so classic. It wasn't, of course; it was just one of those songs that had the ability to speak loud and clear, to define a generation. But then, something happened. I started listening to Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, and Pearl Jam, and by the time U2's Zooropa was released, I had moved on. Looking back, I probably didn't give Zooropa much time because it sounded nothing like the U2 that had left a mark on my life. A few years later, when they released Pop, I simply gave up. They were no longer a band I could identify with; their records sounded too calculated and fake. But, as they say, great music can always take you back to a time in your life you remember so vividly. And that happened last night. In many ways, it's a shame that I couldn't enjoy my first U2 concert with my brother. When the first notes of "Where the Streets Have No Name" hit the air inside Busch Stadium, I'd be lying to say that I didn't long for my youth just a bit. I looked around me, and here's what I saw: A man, probably in his 50s, sporting a soaked towel around his neck, eyes closed, arms in the air; a middle aged woman, mouth agape, practically hugging herself; a young couple jumping up and down, holding each other. I want to believe this had everything to do with the sound of The Edge's guitar, and nothing to do with the overzealous stage called "The Claw." Let's talk about "The Claw" for a bit. Sure, when you walk in, it's a sight to see -- it's huge, it's cool, whatever. And when it operates, it's a well-oiled machine, providing lights, amazing video, and rotating bridges where The Edge and Bono make appearances closer to different parts of the audience. But, it's just a spectacle, a grand gimmick. I did not once find myself thinking, "Wow, "The Claw" really kicked ass on that song." Perhaps during "Elevation," "Zooropa," or "Vertigo," the night was more enjoyable, only because those songs, to me, lack substance. So, at its best, "The Claw" was a nice distraction to cover up weaker songs in U2's catalog. God, I sound old. Photo by Katie Guymon What I'll mostly take away from the show are two simple things: The Edge is truly a once-in-a-lifetime guitarist (Bono called him "the best guitarist of his generation" when introducing him), and whether you like him or not, Bono is a rock star who definitely still has it, even if he gives us too much bravado at times. The Edge, in my opinion, was the star of the show, providing lift-off for songs like the opening "Even Better Than the Real Thing," "Mysterious Ways," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and the dramatic "Sunday Bloody Sunday." Is it just me, or is there not a more definable guitar sound out there? It's so clean, yet piercing and powerful. There is no grunge effect in The Edge's guitar work, and it's a wonder how such a cool and collected character on stage can produce such energy with an instrument. Bono, on the other hand, is a much different personality, and was a mixed bag throughout the night. He cleverly produced U2's setlist from their first show in St. Louis, an appearance at the Graham Chapel at Washington University in 1981, digging it out of his pocket, admitting that they played a couple of the same songs twice due to lack of material. His talk about Gabby Giffords before "Beautiful Day" and shout out to the Joplin tornado victims was also a nice touch. But during the second encore, during "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me," he completely lost me with his antics that included swinging from some type of steering-wheel microphone, and sporting a God-awful jacket that lit up like the 4th of July. This pretentious rock star moment came during the beginning of the three-song second encore, which was the only real disappointment of the evening. To me, it didn't feel like the same show -- even "With or Without You" felt rushed and uninspired. And the show's closer, "Moment of Surrender," was a real head-scratching thud, even if it was dedicated to the good people of Joplin. It surely didn't hold up against the first brilliant encore, which featured "One," a snippet of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," and "Where the Streets Have No Name." The show should have ended there, with 50,000-plus buzzing, feeling great about life. Still, though, U2 proved more than relevant, even if their best moments were during songs that didn't need lights, lasers, or guest appearances by people in space. I guess that's the beauty of a huge production, though -- we'll all take the parts we loved best and live with them forever Speakersincode,com
July 18, 201114 yr Monday, July 18, 2011Concert Review | U2 at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis Growing up with my older brother had its highs and lows. He would bully me, whip me in basketball; he even hit me in the face once. I remember the days when he would wake up early in the morning and blast his cassette tapes while we all got ready for school. He played Springsteen, Billy Joel, The Doors. And yes, he really liked U2. I distinctively recall a time when I was listening to "With or Without You" in our basement, right after our parents had separated. I was with my brother, sister, and cousins -- we had just bought our first stereo system with a CD player, and my brother was elated that he had made his first purchase, a copy of The Joshua Tree. We all sat there not saying a word, just listening to a song that made perfect sense to all of us. It was a strange time, but I really believe that was when I first figured out my true love in life: listening to music with loved ones. I also remember watching the video for "One" on MTV with my brother. We thought it was the best thing we had ever heard -- I even swore that it had to be a cover, because it sounded so classic. It wasn't, of course; it was just one of those songs that had the ability to speak loud and clear, to define a generation. But then, something happened. I started listening to Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, and Pearl Jam, and by the time U2's Zooropa was released, I had moved on. Looking back, I probably didn't give Zooropa much time because it sounded nothing like the U2 that had left a mark on my life. A few years later, when they released Pop, I simply gave up. They were no longer a band I could identify with; their records sounded too calculated and fake. But, as they say, great music can always take you back to a time in your life you remember so vividly. And that happened last night. In many ways, it's a shame that I couldn't enjoy my first U2 concert with my brother. When the first notes of "Where the Streets Have No Name" hit the air inside Busch Stadium, I'd be lying to say that I didn't long for my youth just a bit. I looked around me, and here's what I saw: A man, probably in his 50s, sporting a soaked towel around his neck, eyes closed, arms in the air; a middle aged woman, mouth agape, practically hugging herself; a young couple jumping up and down, holding each other. I want to believe this had everything to do with the sound of The Edge's guitar, and nothing to do with the overzealous stage called "The Claw." Let's talk about "The Claw" for a bit. Sure, when you walk in, it's a sight to see -- it's huge, it's cool, whatever. And when it operates, it's a well-oiled machine, providing lights, amazing video, and rotating bridges where The Edge and Bono make appearances closer to different parts of the audience. But, it's just a spectacle, a grand gimmick. I did not once find myself thinking, "Wow, "The Claw" really kicked ass on that song." Perhaps during "Elevation," "Zooropa," or "Vertigo," the night was more enjoyable, only because those songs, to me, lack substance. So, at its best, "The Claw" was a nice distraction to cover up weaker songs in U2's catalog. God, I sound old. Photo by Katie Guymon What I'll mostly take away from the show are two simple things: The Edge is truly a once-in-a-lifetime guitarist (Bono called him "the best guitarist of his generation" when introducing him), and whether you like him or not, Bono is a rock star who definitely still has it, even if he gives us too much bravado at times. The Edge, in my opinion, was the star of the show, providing lift-off for songs like the opening "Even Better Than the Real Thing," "Mysterious Ways," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and the dramatic "Sunday Bloody Sunday." Is it just me, or is there not a more definable guitar sound out there? It's so clean, yet piercing and powerful. There is no grunge effect in The Edge's guitar work, and it's a wonder how such a cool and collected character on stage can produce such energy with an instrument. Bono, on the other hand, is a much different personality, and was a mixed bag throughout the night. He cleverly produced U2's setlist from their first show in St. Louis, an appearance at the Graham Chapel at Washington University in 1981, digging it out of his pocket, admitting that they played a couple of the same songs twice due to lack of material. His talk about Gabby Giffords before "Beautiful Day" and shout out to the Joplin tornado victims was also a nice touch. But during the second encore, during "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me," he completely lost me with his antics that included swinging from some type of steering-wheel microphone, and sporting a God-awful jacket that lit up like the 4th of July. This pretentious rock star moment came during the beginning of the three-song second encore, which was the only real disappointment of the evening. To me, it didn't feel like the same show -- even "With or Without You" felt rushed and uninspired. And the show's closer, "Moment of Surrender," was a real head-scratching thud, even if it was dedicated to the good people of Joplin. It surely didn't hold up against the first brilliant encore, which featured "One," a snippet of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," and "Where the Streets Have No Name." The show should have ended there, with 50,000-plus buzzing, feeling great about life. Still, though, U2 proved more than relevant, even if their best moments were during songs that didn't need lights, lasers, or guest appearances by people in space. I guess that's the beauty of a huge production, though -- we'll all take the parts we loved best and live with them forever Speakersincode,com
July 18, 201114 yr Monday, July 18, 2011Concert Review | U2 at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis http://i55.tinypic.com/2sbl3wo.jpg Growing up with my older brother had its highs and lows. He would bully me, whip me in basketball; he even hit me in the face once. I remember the days when he would wake up early in the morning and blast his cassette tapes while we all got ready for school. He played Springsteen, Billy Joel, The Doors. And yes, he really liked U2. I distinctively recall a time when I was listening to "With or Without You" in our basement, right after our parents had separated. I was with my brother, sister, and cousins -- we had just bought our first stereo system with a CD player, and my brother was elated that he had made his first purchase, a copy of The Joshua Tree. We all sat there not saying a word, just listening to a song that made perfect sense to all of us. It was a strange time, but I really believe that was when I first figured out my true love in life: listening to music with loved ones. I also remember watching the video for "One" on MTV with my brother. We thought it was the best thing we had ever heard -- I even swore that it had to be a cover, because it sounded so classic. It wasn't, of course; it was just one of those songs that had the ability to speak loud and clear, to define a generation. But then, something happened. I started listening to Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, and Pearl Jam, and by the time U2's Zooropa was released, I had moved on. Looking back, I probably didn't give Zooropa much time because it sounded nothing like the U2 that had left a mark on my life. A few years later, when they released Pop, I simply gave up. They were no longer a band I could identify with; their records sounded too calculated and fake. But, as they say, great music can always take you back to a time in your life you remember so vividly. And that happened last night. In many ways, it's a shame that I couldn't enjoy my first U2 concert with my brother. When the first notes of "Where the Streets Have No Name" hit the air inside Busch Stadium, I'd be lying to say that I didn't long for my youth just a bit. I looked around me, and here's what I saw: A man, probably in his 50s, sporting a soaked towel around his neck, eyes closed, arms in the air; a middle aged woman, mouth agape, practically hugging herself; a young couple jumping up and down, holding each other. I want to believe this had everything to do with the sound of The Edge's guitar, and nothing to do with the overzealous stage called "The Claw." Let's talk about "The Claw" for a bit. Sure, when you walk in, it's a sight to see -- it's huge, it's cool, whatever. And when it operates, it's a well-oiled machine, providing lights, amazing video, and rotating bridges where The Edge and Bono make appearances closer to different parts of the audience. But, it's just a spectacle, a grand gimmick. I did not once find myself thinking, "Wow, "The Claw" really kicked ass on that song." Perhaps during "Elevation," "Zooropa," or "Vertigo," the night was more enjoyable, only because those songs, to me, lack substance. So, at its best, "The Claw" was a nice distraction to cover up weaker songs in U2's catalog. God, I sound old. What I'll mostly take away from the show are two simple things: The Edge is truly a once-in-a-lifetime guitarist (Bono called him "the best guitarist of his generation" when introducing him), and whether you like him or not, Bono is a rock star who definitely still has it, even if he gives us too much bravado at times. The Edge, in my opinion, was the star of the show, providing lift-off for songs like the opening "Even Better Than the Real Thing," "Mysterious Ways," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and the dramatic "Sunday Bloody Sunday." Is it just me, or is there not a more definable guitar sound out there? It's so clean, yet piercing and powerful. There is no grunge effect in The Edge's guitar work, and it's a wonder how such a cool and collected character on stage can produce such energy with an instrument. Bono, on the other hand, is a much different personality, and was a mixed bag throughout the night. He cleverly produced U2's setlist from their first show in St. Louis, an appearance at the Graham Chapel at Washington University in 1981, digging it out of his pocket, admitting that they played a couple of the same songs twice due to lack of material. His talk about Gabby Giffords before "Beautiful Day" and shout out to the Joplin tornado victims was also a nice touch. But during the second encore, during "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me," he completely lost me with his antics that included swinging from some type of steering-wheel microphone, and sporting a God-awful jacket that lit up like the 4th of July. This pretentious rock star moment came during the beginning of the three-song second encore, which was the only real disappointment of the evening. To me, it didn't feel like the same show -- even "With or Without You" felt rushed and uninspired. And the show's closer, "Moment of Surrender," was a real head-scratching thud, even if it was dedicated to the good people of Joplin. It surely didn't hold up against the first brilliant encore, which featured "One," a snippet of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," and "Where the Streets Have No Name." The show should have ended there, with 50,000-plus buzzing, feeling great about life. Still, though, U2 proved more than relevant, even if their best moments were during songs that didn't need lights, lasers, or guest appearances by people in space. I guess that's the beauty of a huge production, though -- we'll all take the parts we loved best and live with them forever Speakersincode,com
July 21, 201114 yr U2 world tour continues to smash records Box office stats reveal that the more than 100-show run has so far raked in more than $675 million. :o Announced last week by Billboard Boxscore, which tracks sales for concerts and albums, the tour passed the $558 million top-earning record set by the Rolling Stones' tour of 2005-07. When the tour wraps up this summer, it will have sold more than seven million tickets to 110 shows, meaning it also ranks as the most attended tour in history, according to Boxscore. Rolling Stones sold 6.4 million tickets with their Voodoo Lounge tour of 1994-95. The massive, seven-leg tour launched two years ago in Barcelona. In 2011, the band kicked off its South African tour in Johannesburg on February 13 followed by a slew of shows in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, Mexico, the US, and Canada, wrapping up on July 30 in Moncton, Canada, at the Magnetic Hill Music Festival. According to Billboard Boxscore's report earlier this year, rockers AC/DC earned the third highest grossing tour of all time with their Black Ice World Tour, while Madonna comes in fourth with her Sticky and Sweet Tour, which took home $408 million in just 85 shows. Artists with the year's top ten grossing tours, according to Billboard Boxscore's report: 1. U2 2. Kylie Minogue 3. Kenny Chesney 4. Justin Bieber 5. Miley Cyrus 6. Rascal Flatts 7. Mötley Crüe 8. James Blunt :o 9. John Fogerty 10. Rush Musicrooms.com
July 24, 201114 yr Author James Blunt :o indeed. It's funny. The people making the most dosh in music are hardly ever the ones you'd expect.
July 25, 201114 yr U2 world tour continues to smash records Box office stats reveal that the more than 100-show run has so far raked in more than $675 million. :o Announced last week by Billboard Boxscore, which tracks sales for concerts and albums, the tour passed the $558 million top-earning record set by the Rolling Stones' tour of 2005-07. When the tour wraps up this summer, it will have sold more than seven million tickets to 110 shows, meaning it also ranks as the most attended tour in history, according to Boxscore. Rolling Stones sold 6.4 million tickets with their Voodoo Lounge tour of 1994-95. The massive, seven-leg tour launched two years ago in Barcelona. In 2011, the band kicked off its South African tour in Johannesburg on February 13 followed by a slew of shows in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, Mexico, the US, and Canada, wrapping up on July 30 in Moncton, Canada, at the Magnetic Hill Music Festival. According to Billboard Boxscore's report earlier this year, rockers AC/DC earned the third highest grossing tour of all time with their Black Ice World Tour, while Madonna comes in fourth with her Sticky and Sweet Tour, which took home $408 million in just 85 shows. Artists with the year's top ten grossing tours, according to Billboard Boxscore's report: 1. U2 2. Kylie Minogue 3. Kenny Chesney 4. Justin Bieber 5. Miley Cyrus 6. Rascal Flatts 7. Mötley Crüe 8. James Blunt :o 9. John Fogerty 10. Rush Musicrooms.com There's 2 names I've never even heard of on that list :blink:
July 25, 201114 yr Author I've heard of them all but there are probably 6 of them of whom I couldn't name a single one of their songs. Don't know whether that means I'm too old or too young. A bit of both probably. :lol:
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