November 27, 201113 yr I've only watched about 30 minutes of it. Can't get motivated somehow :unsure:
December 9, 201113 yr If anyone doesn't want to buy the dvd, it's being aired on the tv on Sunday 18th Dec at 10.25 BBC1, (Scotland 11.25pm BBC1).
December 9, 201113 yr If anyone doesn't want to buy the dvd, it's being aired on the tv on Sunday 18th Dec at 10.25 BBC1, (Scotland 11.25pm BBC1). I bought the DVD but have not watched it yet :teresa:
December 9, 201113 yr The Year in Touring: U2's Mighty RoarThe Year in Touring: U2's Mighty Roar http://i39.tinypic.com/zvzgb5.jpg That mind-blowing sum is the final tally for U2's historic 360° tour, a three-year behemoth that shattered preconceived notions (and capacities) for stadium shows, forever changed the paradigms of concert production and moved more than 7 million tickets around the globe. When it wrapped in July, 360° went down has the highest-grossing and biggest ticket seller in the history of the business. Of those totals, $293.3 million in box office and nearly 3 million in ticket sales were generated during the Billboard touring calendar, which ran from Nov. 1, 2010, to Nov. 8, 2011-and easily enough to make 360° the top tour of the year. Months after 360° wrapped in Moncton, New Brunswick, the tour's significance was finally sinking in for Live Nation Global Touring chairman Arthur Fogel, global producer of the epic trek. "As time moves on and we get further away from it, it actually seems more impressive than when you're actually in the middle of it," says Fogel, not a man given to overstatement. "It just leaves a tremendous sense of accomplishment, and is without a doubt one of the greatest experiences in the business that I've ever had." While it was under way, 360° was a beast to execute, from its initial yearlong setup, to the postponement of the second North American leg due to Bono's back surgery, to the daily grind of pulling off the most ambitious tour ever mounted. "It was a lot of pressure, even during the down times, because it was so big and so complicated," Fogel says. "The postponement issue was a lot to deal with, so when it ended and time goes by, it seems that much more impressive and an accomplishment to be incredibly proud of." While 360° is in a class all its own in terms of scale and box office, the principals that made it a success-scaling, routing, showmanship and songs-are relevant across the entire live business. The fact that such numbers could even be achieved, let alone in a down global economy, is a testament to the power of live music. Fogel dismisses the notion that 360° somehow is isolated from the realities of the rest of the touring industry. "I don't subscribe to the theory at all that somehow this tour is its own animal," he says. "This is what drives our business, this is what gets people excited about going to shows, this is what proves that we are the real deal as an industry. When you can capture the attention and imagination and enjoyment of 7 million people, that's what this business is all about." TAKE THAT, BON JOVI Many other acts rang up big numbers in what turned out to be a resounding comeback year for the live music business. Chief among them was Bon Jovi, which, remarkably, put together the biggest tour in the band's history with the Circle trek. The tour ended up grossing some $265 million, including $193 million this year. A critical element of Bon Jovi's success is that, unlike many of its peers from the same era, it isn't a nostalgia band. New albums top the Billboard charts, new songs are played on contemporary radio, and new fans come onboard to sing along to those new tunes and the classics. Maintaining relevancy is an obsession for frontman Jon Bon Jovi and is critical to the band's ongoing success. "We've been blessed by having had that cross-generational thing and still being accepted by the masses so that they make the records No. 1 all around the world," Bon Jovi says. "Unless we had two generations of fans, we wouldn't be able to sell out those stadiums, but with that we can." The list of the Top 25 Tours comprises a healthy mix of genres and generations. Most of the names on the tally are familiar on a worldwide basis, but one group -- reunited British pop sensation Take That -- shocked many observers by ringing up box office to the tune of $185 million, with attendance of 1.8 million. Those numbers were primarily driven by shows in the group's U.K. home base and across Europe. One person who wasn't surprised by Take That's staggering take is Simon Moran, managing director of SJM Concerts, promoter of Take That's shows in England. While conceding that the group's numbers are impressive, Moran says they shouldn't be totally shocking. "Their track record in the U.K. is second to none," he says. "You go through U2, Oasis, the Rolling Stones -- they outdraw all of them in the U.K. And the production is unbelievable. It's like Cirque du Soleil mixed with a rock show." Another Brit in the upper echelon of 2011 is Pink Floyd alum Roger Waters, who launched his conceptual tour of landmark Floyd album The Wall last year and continued it this year to the tune of $150 million from 92 shows reported to Billboard Boxscore. The tour, which ventured into international waters this year and has been extended into 2012, was produced by Live Nation and booked by William Morris Endeavor. "Live Nation basically bought that tour and drove it. [Live Nation CEO] Michael Rapino and his crew did this worldwide," WME contemporary music head Marc Geiger says. "It's a massive hit everywhere. The Wall is the gift that keeps on giving, and it's a testament to one of the biggest bands of all time." Taylor Swift firmly secured her status as a member of the touring elite. Her Speak Now tour took her into international markets for the first time, and also to her first stadium shows in North America. In only her second headlining tour, Swift grossed nearly $97 million for the year-end recap period, and sold more than 1.3 million tickets, with dates still coming in as the chart year ended. Once all numbers are reported, Speak Now will have topped $100 million and 1.5 million tickets sold in the United States alone, according to tour promoter Louis Messina, president of TMG/AEG Live. In addition to significant overseas work, Swift hit stadiums for the first time, with two nights at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., grossing more than $8 million and moving 110,000-plus tickets. After taking 2010 off from touring, fellow TMG/AEG Live client Kenny Chesney returned with a vengeance on his Goin' Coastal tour, once again cracking 1 million in attendance (1.3 million, a personal best) at amphitheaters, arenas and NFL stadiums. Other touring country acts in the top 25 include Jason Aldean and Toby Keith. Urban/pop sensation Usher solidified his status as an arena-level headliner in 2011 with the blockbuster OMG tour, produced by AEG Live. With Trey Songz as support, Usher enjoyed his biggest tour ever in OMG, grossing $75 million and moving almost 1 million tickets. "This was a career-defining tour for Usher," says Randy Phillips, who played a dual role in OMG as CEO of AEG Live and Usher's manager. "When people were betting against him, he came back stronger than ever, which goes back to that old adage, 'Never bet against a star.'" Other urban/R&B acts in the top 25 include Lil Wayne and the pairing of Sade with John Legend. Pop remains solid, with Lady Gaga rapidly transitioning from upstart to global superstar during the course of her Monster Ball tour, which upped its total in 2011 by adding another $72 million in Boxscore reports. Katy Perry also moved up in touring status this year, with her first arena headlining tour approaching $50 million in gross and selling more than 1 million tickets. Other pop acts in the top 25 include Justin Bieber, Glee Live!, the creative pairing of New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys, Kylie Minogue and Enrique Iglesias. The lattermost artist took in nearly $30 million on a tour produced by AEG Live. The amount of money at the box office it took to make the Top 25 Tours tally was nearly the same as 2010. This year, it took $27.3 million to make it into the top 25 (Toby Keith), while last year's threshold was $28.6 million ( Tiësto). billboard.com
December 18, 201113 yr If anyone doesn't want to buy the dvd, it's being aired on the tv on Sunday 18th Dec at 10.25 BBC1, (Scotland 11.25pm BBC1). That's tonight :w00t: 11.25? Far too late for me. Not on a school night. :teresa:
December 22, 201113 yr U2 tour rock ’n’ rolls it in Band's 360° tour was highest-grossing The 360° shows by Bono and the rest of the band grossed more than £180million at 44 gigs seen by almost three million fans. Rockers Bon Jovi, top last year, fell back to second in the list compiled by US mag Billboard. The band generated a little over £120 million from 68 shows, but dropped from their number one spot of the previous year. Take That came third for the summer tour which saw them reunited with Robbie Williams for the first time in 15 years. The group's Progress tour around Europe took £117 million. Another Brit was at number four in the list with ex-Pink Floyd star Roger Waters generating ticket sales to the value of nearly £96 million for his The Wall tour. A surprise entry in the list was 80s soul star Sade who grossed £34 million for her shows over the 12-month period. She was seen by nearly 600,000 fans but only 21 of her 59 shows were sell-outs. Dutch violinist Andre Rieu, who specialises in waltzes, was another surprise in the list, ranked at number nine. Top ten: 1 U2, 2 Bon Jovi, 3 Take That, 4 Roger Waters, 5 Taylor Swift, 6 Kenny Chesney, 7 Usher, 8 Lady GaGa, 9 André Rieu, 10 Sade. Source..SUN UK
September 23, 20186 yr Gosh !! , it's nearly 11 years since this the last post in this thread .... :o Am I correct in saying that Robbie has no hand act or part in this new album being released by Take That , or does he seeing as it's a greatest hits album :unsure: TAKE OFF Take That refuse to guarantee band’s future as Gary Barlow admits new album marks end of a chapter https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/73167...ur-will-return/
September 23, 20186 yr Gosh !! , it's nearly 11 years since this the last post in this thread .... :o Am I correct in saying that Robbie has no hand act or part in this new album being released by Take That , or does he seeing as it's a greatest hits album :unsure: TAKE OFF Take That refuse to guarantee band’s future as Gary Barlow admits new album marks end of a chapter https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/73167...ur-will-return/ Maybe the TT fans on here know more Tess :unsure: but RW said that those songs he previously sang on will be included in the GH but (I think he implied) that he isn't on any of the new ones.
September 24, 20186 yr Maybe the TT fans on here know more Tess :unsure: but RW said that those songs he previously sang on will be included in the GH but (I think he implied) that he isn't on any of the new ones. I see very little mention of it so I doubt it :angel:
September 24, 20186 yr Robbie Williams and Jason Orange will feature on Take That's new album https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/robbie-will...lbum-take-that/
September 25, 20186 yr I have no idea how these things work Elisabeth ..something I guess because it's Greatest Hits & their voices are on there in some form
September 25, 20186 yr i wonder if and how much money robbie and jason will get from it Almost nothing surely? :unsure: Only the song writers make money nowadays and he didn't write any of the TT stuff. A little bit if there are any Progress songs on it. Gary will be the main money maker. He wrote the songs. Or the majority anyway.
September 26, 20186 yr i always thought the get royalties from the brand take that. So maybe hwat you say, Laura is the reasonfor the many reunions. The singers do not earn money if the songs are played in the radio, only the writers
