Originally posted by STING2:
The number 1 tour of all time in terms of tickets sold is the Rolling Stones 1989-1990 Steel Wheels Tour that played 116 stadiums to 6 million people.
This depends on how you look at it. I think the Guinness Book Of Records does not count the Rolling Stones Tour as it was a different tour in Europe (where it was called the Urban Jungle Tour). OK, so they were promoting the same album, but with the name change (and I believe also some props were not used in Europe as the stadiums here were apparently too small) the Guinness people decided it was a different tour.
Still, I don't know if Guinness Book Of Records is right. IIRC, Garth Brooks had played to most people in the USA in 1997. But the reason he was not very high on the top gross list of 1997 was because he had lower ticket prices.
Nevertheless, only in the USA could they call Popmart a flop (as it sold out everywhere else).
C ya!
Marty
But U2 does have the record for the largest paying audiance to see a single band. Reggio Emilia in Italy, 150,000 people for a sold out performance at the Festival site to see only one band, U2![/B][/QUOTE]
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