Madonna Has The Top Tour Of The Year

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Madonna has reinvented herself once again, this time as the top touring act of 2004.

The singer's Re-Invention Tour was the year's biggest grosser, according to Billboard Boxscore, taking in $125 million through September and scoring

55 sellouts out of 56 shows. The elaborate concerts averaged $2.23 million each night.

Another '80s icon, Prince, came in second place, with one of his most successful tours in more than a decade. Playing to more people than any other artist (almost 1.5 million), Prince's Musicology tour grossed $90.2 million.

Country star Shania Twain was third, playing to almost 950,000 fans and grossing $62.5 million, followed by Simon & Garfunkel ($59 million), Metallica ($53.8 million), Bette Midler ($53.3 million), Sting ($52.4 million), Kenny Chesney ($49.3 million), David Bowie ($46 million) and Toby Keith ($44.3 million).

The year's biggest concert was a three-night stand by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and James Brown playing with Chicks on Speed at London's Hyde Park, which drew more than 258,000 fans and grossed more than $17 million.


This report is provided by MTV News

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When Prince tours, he's king



When Prince tours, he's king

December 14, 2004

He still reigns, and she's still a material girl.

Twenty years after landing their biggest hits, Prince had the highest attendance and Madonna earned the biggest gross of 2004 concert tours, according to Billboard magazine.

Nearly 1.5 million people saw the Minneapolis legend on his "Musicology" tour, which began in April and included three sold-out Xcel Energy Center shows June 16-18. He was followed by country singers Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith, whose tours drew 1.1 million and 930,000, respectively.

In dollar terms, Prince lost to Madonna. Her "Re-Invention" tour, which did not come to the Twin Cities, made $125 million compared to Prince's $90.5 million. Celine Dion came in third with her Las Vegas concerts, which earned $77 million.

Prince "deserves all the props in 2004," said Billboard senior writer Ray Waddell, who oversaw the year-end Billboard Boxscore chart. "Word of mouth spread like wildfire on his tour simply off the quality of the shows. But he never gouged his fans with high ticket prices."

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[Steve M.]

The eighties never ended, did they?

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Originally posted by Steve M.
The eighties never ended, did they?

thankfully, as long as garbage like Usher and Kanye pollutes the charts and awards show, be happy older artists are outgrossing them concert-wise, even if Debbie Gibson was one of the older acts doing so (not saying she did, but if she did...), lol.