Posted October 12, 200618 yr From billboard.com Didn't he set, like, a gagillion ticket sales records with this tour?!?!? Madonna Tops Finalists For Billboard Touring Awards Madonna October 11, 2006, 3:00 PM ET Madonna leads the field for the 2006 Billboard Touring Awards with mentions in four categories, including top tour and top draw, respectively award th the top-grossing and top ticket-selling tour. The awards will be handed out Nov. 9 at New York's Roosevelt Hotel, capping the third annual Billboard Touring Conference. The awards are based on actual box-office achievement based on data reported to Billboard Boxscore, as opposed to a popular vote. The period covered by the awards is December of 2005 through September of this year. Madonna's run at London's Wembley Arena makes her a finalist in the hotly contested top boxscore category, which goes to the top-grossing single engagement. Also a finalist in that category are Luis Miguel at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City and Billy Joel's record-setting stand at New York's Madison Square Garden. The Garden is once again a finalist in the top arena category (with TD Banknorth Arena in Boston and Wachovia Center in Philadelphia), having captured the award two years running. Another notable category is the breakthrough act award, which acknowledges the top-grossing artist among the top 25 tours still in its first decade of national touring. This year's finalists are Nickelback, Brad Paisley and Shakira. As previously reported, Sir Elton John and Music Rising will receive the Legend of Live and Humanitarian Awards, respectively. For a full list of finalists, click here.
October 12, 200618 yr Absolutely no idea. No way did Madonna sell more tix than Robbie. She was playing mostly arenas wasn't she? :blink: :unsure:
October 12, 200618 yr Here is the link to all the Finalists. He didn't even make the Top Comedy Tour. :o http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/arti...t_id=1003251986
October 12, 200618 yr It's was compiled by Americans so they would'nt take him into account regardless of whether he sold a billion tickets -_- Madge could'nt even sell out the 70,000 Millenium Stadium for god sake, Rob sold out over half a million tickets in the UK alone in a matter of hours :rolleyes: Is Robbie actually in this years Guniess Book of records :unsure:
October 12, 200618 yr I do believe he is in the 2007 edition Scotty. but Billboard is American so really that says it all sadly.
October 12, 200618 yr Author Luis Miguel at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City This guy certainly isn't American! :huh:
October 12, 200618 yr I had a quick look in the Guinness Book of Records the other day but didn't find Robbie. I did however find Madonna as the fastest/biggest/whatever female artist ticket sales. I'm sure he's meant to be in there this year! but She's Madonna lol! :P
October 12, 200618 yr Maybe the people on the list need to have done at least some dates in the US to be included? :unsure:
