U2 Tour Confirmed As Biggest Of 2012
The band beat Bon Jovi in the end of year list
The final 2011 Billboard Boxscore lists have been published and, unsurprisingly considering it is the biggest tour of all time, U2's 360 Tour was the biggest of the year.
In amongst the various pop and country acts that dominate the list, Roger Waters, Iron Maiden, Journey and Eagles all made a healthy amount of money on their various tours.
Here's the top 25:
- U2
Total Gross: $293,281,487 Number of Shows: 44
Total Attendance: 2,887,972 Number of Sell-Outs: 44
- Bon Jovi
Total Gross: $192,947,951Number of Shows: 68
Total Attendance: 1,851,385 Number of Sell-Outs: 68
- Take That
Total Gross: $185,175,360 Number of Shows: 29
Total Attendance: 1,806,473 Number of Sell-Outs: 29
- Roger Waters
Total Gross: $149,904,965 Number of Shows: 92
Total Attendance: 1,362,993 Number of Sell-Outs: 92
- Taylor Swift
Total Gross: $97,368,416 Number of Shows: 89
Total Attendance: 1,356,720 Number of Sell-Outs: 87
- Kenny Chesney
Total Gross: $84,576,917 Number of Shows: 55
Total Attendance: 1,160,132 Number of Sell-Outs: 37
- Usher
Total Gross: $74,954,681 Number of Shows: 73
Total Attendance: 922,327 Number of Sell-Outs: 58
- Lady Gaga
Total Gross: $71,900,434 Number of Shows: 45
Total Attendance: 745,735 Number of Sell-Outs: 43
- André Rieu
Total Gross: $67,104,756 Number of Shows: 102
Total Attendance: 657,757 Number of Sell-Outs: 15
- Sade
Total Gross: $53,178,550 Number of Shows: 59
Total Attendance: 588,693 Number of Sell-Outs: 21
- Michael Bublé
Total Gross: $49,856,921 Number of Shows: 57
Total Attendance: 520,242 Number of Sell-Outs: 36
- Eagles
Total Gross: $49,759,190 Number of Shows: 24
Total Attendance: 286,684 Number of Sell-Outs: 3
- Katy Perry
Total Gross: $48,851,454 Number of Shows: 98
Total Attendance: 1,002,656 Number of Sell-Outs: 54
- Lil Wayne
Total Gross: $46,300,000 Number of Shows: 69
Total Attendance: 712,000 Number of Sell-Outs: 14
- Justin Bieber
Total Gross: $44,124,922 Number of Shows: 35
Total Attendance: 567,544 Number of Sell-Outs: 27
- Glee Live! In Concert!
Total Gross: $40,854,811 Number of Shows: 40
Total Attendance: 485,852 Number of Sell-Outs: 40
- NKOTBSB
Total Gross: $40,415,307 Number of Shows: 51
Total Attendance: 609,426 Number of Sell-Outs: 22
- Journey
Total Gross: $39,069,939 Number of Shows:73
Total Attendance: 688,871 Number of Sell-Outs: 17
- Britney Spears
Total Gross: $37,100,000 Number of Shows: 39
Total Attendance: 396,000 Number of Sell-Outs:14
- Iron Maiden
Total Gross: $33,085,671 Number of Shows: 33
Total Attendance: 473,285 Number of Sell-Outs: 17
- Kylie Minogue
Total Gross: $32,559,439 Number of Shows: 41
Total Attendance: 307,135Number of Sell-Outs: 2
- Neil Diamond
Total Gross: $31,303,070Number of Shows: 20
Total Attendance: 239,723Number of Sell-Outs: 4
- Enrique Iglesias
Total Gross: $30,811,001 Number of Shows: 38
Total Attendance: 397,857Number of Sell-Outs: 32
- Jason Aldean
Total Gross: $27,768,963 Number of Shows: 58
Total Attendance: 790,530Number of Sell-Outs: 47
- Toby Keith
Total Gross: $27,313,132 Number of Shows: 52
Total Attendance: 673,668 Number of Sell-Outs: 19