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Bumper Year For Bono's Band
Dotmusic.com, December 21, 2001
After enjoying one of their most successful years ever, U2 are officially the highest grossing live act in the world this year.
According to figures released by Billboard, Bono, The Edge and co's Elevation Tour topped a list featuring some of the globe's biggest acts after taking $143 million over 113 shows.
Close behind the Irish quartet were rival US boybands 'NSync and Backstreet Boys who played to a combination audience of 3 million taking $90.2 million and $89.8 million respectively. 'NSync's narrow victory came by playing less than half the dates undertaken by the Backstreet Boys with their stadium tour grossing a record breaking $1.9 million per show.
Madonna's sold-out Drowned World tour came in fourth with box office receipts of $74 million from 47 dates closely followed by the Dave Matthews Band who grossed $65 million from 60 dates.
The full list:
1. U2 - $143 million
2. 'NSync - $90 million
3. Backstreet Boys - $89.8 million
4. Madonna - $74 million
5. Dave Matthews Band - $65 million
6. Billy Joel/Elton John - $60 million
7. Eric Clapton - $43.5 million
8. Janet Jackson - $40.6 million
9. Aerosmith - $40 million
10. AC/DC - $28.3 million
Dotmusic.com, December 21, 2001
After enjoying one of their most successful years ever, U2 are officially the highest grossing live act in the world this year.
According to figures released by Billboard, Bono, The Edge and co's Elevation Tour topped a list featuring some of the globe's biggest acts after taking $143 million over 113 shows.
Close behind the Irish quartet were rival US boybands 'NSync and Backstreet Boys who played to a combination audience of 3 million taking $90.2 million and $89.8 million respectively. 'NSync's narrow victory came by playing less than half the dates undertaken by the Backstreet Boys with their stadium tour grossing a record breaking $1.9 million per show.
Madonna's sold-out Drowned World tour came in fourth with box office receipts of $74 million from 47 dates closely followed by the Dave Matthews Band who grossed $65 million from 60 dates.
The full list:
1. U2 - $143 million
2. 'NSync - $90 million
3. Backstreet Boys - $89.8 million
4. Madonna - $74 million
5. Dave Matthews Band - $65 million
6. Billy Joel/Elton John - $60 million
7. Eric Clapton - $43.5 million
8. Janet Jackson - $40.6 million
9. Aerosmith - $40 million
10. AC/DC - $28.3 million