TOP TOURS OF 2011

The past several years record companies have been crying poor as they believe that the reason for a drop in record sales is due to pirating. But record sales never have been the major source of income for the artists – it’s the touring that makes the “real” money.

Last year was a rather lack luster year for many musicians, with only a few of the top artists selling out their concerts. But 2011 appears to have been a rebounding and record setting year for concert tours.

Each year Billboard magazine compiles a list of the top selling tours according to the gross earnings (before expenses are paid) for 2011. The list is compiled for concerts between November 1, 2010 and November 8, 2011.

The top 25 tours of 2011…

1. U2 – 44 sell outs of 44 concerts with 2,887.972 fans making $293,281,487

2. Bon Jovi – 68 sell outs of 68 concerts with 1,851,385 fans making $192,947,951

3. Take That – 29 sell outs of 29 concerts with 1,806,473 fans making $185,175,360

4. Roger Waters – 92 sell outs of 92 concerts with 1,362,993 fans making $149,904,965

5. Taylor Swift – 87 sell outs of 89 concerts with 1,356,720 fans making $97,368, 416

6. Kenny Chesney – 37 sellouts of 55 concerts with 1,160,132 fans making $84, 576,917

7. Usher – 58 sell outs of 73 concerts with 922,327 fans making $74,954,682

8. Lady Gaga – 43 sell outs of 45 concerts with 745,735 fans making $71,900,434

9. Andre Rieu – 15 sell outs of 102 concerts with 657,757 fans making $67,104,756

10. Sade – 21 sell outs of 59 concerts with 588,693 fans making $53,178,550

11. Michael Buble – 36 sell outs of 57 concerts with 520,242 fans making $49,856,921

12. Eagles – 3 sell outs of 24 concerts with 386,684 fans making $49,759,684

13. Katy Perry – 54 sell outs of 98 concerts with 1,002,656 fans making $48,851,454

14. Lil Wayne – 14 sell outs of 69 concerts with 712,000 fans making $46,300,000

15. Justin Bieber – 27 sell outs of 35 concerts with 467,544 fans making $44,124,922

16. Glee Live! In Concert – 40 sell outs of 40 concerts with 485,852 fans making $40,854,811

17. NKOTBSB (New Kids on the Block/Back Street Boys) – 22 sell outs of 51 concerts with 609,426 fans making $40,415,307

18. Journey – 17 sell outs of 73 concerts with 688,871 fans making $39,069,939

19. Britney Spears – 14 sell outs of 39 concerts with 396,000 fans making $37,100,000

20. Iron Maiden – 17 sell outs of 33 concerts with 473,285 fans making $33,085,671

21. Kylie Minogue – 2 sell outs of 41 concerts with 307,135 fans making $32,559,439

22. Neil Diamond – 4 sell outs of 20 concerts with 239,723 fans making $31,303,070

23. Enrique Iglesias – 32 sell outs of 38 concerts with 397,857 making $30,811,001

24. Jason Aldean – 47 sell outs of 58 concerts with 790,530 fans making $27,768,963

25. Toby Keith – 19 sell outs of 52 concerts with 673,668 fans making $27,313,132

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