U2 360 Boxscore Discussion

[Maoilbheannacht]

No,i don´t. I only have 20-25 boxscores/attendance figures from the Steel Wheels tour.

If you have time, it would be great if you posted them here. Did you go through old Billboard Magazines from 1989 to get them? I hope the Carter Finley Steel Wheels show was posted in the Boxscore chart so that the figure can eventually be obtained.

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

I don't think the numbers for the Police Tour are correct....I read on Billboard that the tour had an attendance of 3.3 million, with a gross of $358 million.

Your right, they are not correct. Here are the official numbers:

THE POLICE TOUR 2007-2008 TOTALS WORLDWIDE:
GROSS: $358,825,665
ATTENDANCE: 3,300,912
SHOWS: 143

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Here the list with highest grossing tours ever from Wiki.

Amazing to see that U2 is already ranked number 8 with a tour that is just almost half w ay. It is clear that U2 will in the end not only have the highest grossing tour ever, but also the highest total attendance, highest average attendance and highest average grossing...

1 $558,255,524 The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang Tour 2005–2007
144 shows, attendance: 4,680,000, average gross: 3.8, average attendance: 32,500

2 $407,713,266 Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour 2008–2009
85 shows, attendance: 3,545,899, average gross: 4.8, average attendance: 41,716

3 $390,800,000+ Celine Dion A New Day... 2003-2007
723 shows, attendance: 2,930,000, average gross: 0.557, average attendance: 4,000

4 $389,000,000 U2 Vertigo Tour 2005–2006
131 shows, attendance: 4,619,021, average gross: 2.96, average attendance: 35,259

5 $358,000,000 The Police Reunion Tour 2007–2008
156 shows, attendance: 1,800,000, average gross: 2.3, average attendance: 11,538

6 $320,000,000 The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour 1994-1995
129 shows, average gross: 2.48

7 $300,000,000 The Rolling Stones Licks Tour 2002–2003
117 shows, attendance: 3,400,000, average gross: 2.56, average attendance: 29,059

8 $299,000,000 U2 360° Tour 2009-2010
44 shows, attendance: 3,000,000, average gross: 6.8, average attendance: 68,181

9 $279,200,000 Celine Dion Taking Chances Tour 2008–2009
132 shows, attendance: 2,300,000, average gross: 2.1, average attendance 17,424

10 $235,000,000 Bruce Springsteen Magic Tour 2007–2008
100 shows, attendance: 2,198,353, average gross: 2.4, average attendance: 21,983

...

16 $143,000,000 U2 Elevation Tour 2001
113 shows, attendance: 2,559,423, average gross: 1.3, average attendance: 22,649

You have to take things posted on Wiki with a grain of salt.
1st, here are the REAL numbers for the Police tour:

THE POLICE TOUR 2007-2008 TOTALS WORLDWIDE:
GROSS: $358,825,665
ATTENDANCE: 3,300,912
SHOWS: 143


Elevation gross is not the exact figure, but close enough. The attendance number is way off. Its lower around 2.2 million 2.3 million.

Celine Dion should not be on the list at #3 since that was not a tour.

The Vertigo gross is not the exact number.

The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge tour is not the exact number.

The Rolling Stones Licks tour is way off on the attendance, too high by 400,000.

U2 360 tour is at $262 million and will be above $300 million by the 44th show.

The Rolling Stones Bridges To Babylon/No Security tour which grossed $345 million is MISSING!

The Rising Tour by Springsteen is missing and so is one of the more recent tours.

WOW, this shows you how poor of a source Wiki sometimes can be.

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Yes, I do understand. I've purchased ticket drop tickets several times, when the show was listed as "sold out".
The unsold seats I'm referring to don't fall under that category. u2.com lists some shows as "sold out" and some with the "tickets" link. If a extra few thousand people wanted to attend the MD or VA shows, they could have been accomodated.

No, you really don't understand. It does NOT matter if a few thousand more people could have been accomodated at the MD or VA shows. The way a show gets marked as a "sellout" is still the same. If all tickets made for seats or GA area in the venue are sold, the show is marked as a sellout. It only takes a few seconds to create a new tickets for seats not used. Then just a couple of seconds to print each one that is sold. But until a ticket is created for the seat in the system, it does not exist and has no impact on whether the show is marked a sellout.

We'll see how Phoenix, Atlanta, Dallas, etc. are classified.

They will be classified exactly the same way all the shows on this tour have been classified.

U2's show at the Silver Dome in Pontiac Michigan on April 30, 1987 was marked a sellout with 51,712 people in attendance. But that is not the maximum physical capacity of the stadium. It can hold up to 78,000 people for a concert. It was marked a sellout because U2 sold every ticket that had been released for purchase for the show.

Same with U2's show at Mile High Stadium on the ZOO TV tour in 1992. Show was marked as a sellout at 54,450 , but Mile High Stadium can hold nearly 70,000 for a concert. It was marked a sellout because every ticket released for purchase was sold.

Fastfoward to POPMART, May 1997. Same venue in Denver, Mile High Stadium. U2 is able to sell 28,542 tickets for this show, but it is NOT marked a sellout. Why? The promoter initially released 45,000 tickets for the show on the first day of sales. But after several months, U2 had only been able to sell 28,542 tickets. The show was not marked a sellout and had its total available capacity marked at 45,000. There were 16,458 tickets for this show that remained unsold. Not any higher, because tickets for a larger capacity like on ZOO TV of 54,450 or the true maximum physical capacity closer to 70,000 were not made and released for purchase.

Exactly.

You claimed they were LESS than half full. They were not from what I saw.

That's a low threshold for sellout, which is ok. I guess the promoter was stuck with a lot of unsold "batches" of seats.

The promoter was not stuck with ANY unused tickets for seats. Every ticket that was made for a seat was sold. It only takes a few seconds to create a new row or section of tickets for seats in the venue. Then a couple of seconds to print each one that is sold. If not all of the tickets made for seats or sold, then it is reflected in the Boxscore results. 1/3 of Springsteen's shows this year have not soldout because tickets made for seats in the system were never sold.

There is no attempt to establish a threshold for a "sellout". If all tickets that are made and released for purchase are sold, then the show is marked a sellout. This is simply the record keeping of the number of tickets sold for the show and if that number equals the total number of tickets released for purchase, then the show is marked a sellout.

 

[nielsgov]

Here the list with highest grossing tours ever from Wiki.

Amazing to see that U2 is already ranked number 8 with a tour that is just almost half w ay. It is clear that U2 will in the end not only have the highest grossing tour ever, but also the highest total attendance, highest average attendance and highest average grossing...

1 $558,255,524 The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang Tour 2005–2007
144 shows, attendance: 4,680,000, average gross: 3.8, average attendance: 32,500

2 $407,713,266 Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour 2008–2009
85 shows, attendance: 3,545,899, average gross: 4.8, average attendance: 41,716

3 $390,800,000+ Celine Dion A New Day... 2003-2007
723 shows, attendance: 2,930,000, average gross: 0.557, average attendance: 4,000

4 $389,000,000 U2 Vertigo Tour 2005–2006
131 shows, attendance: 4,619,021, average gross: 2.96, average attendance: 35,259

5 $358,000,000 The Police Reunion Tour 2007–2008
156 shows, attendance: 1,800,000, average gross: 2.3, average attendance: 11,538

6 $320,000,000 The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour 1994-1995
129 shows, average gross: 2.48

7 $300,000,000 The Rolling Stones Licks Tour 2002–2003
117 shows, attendance: 3,400,000, average gross: 2.56, average attendance: 29,059

8 $299,000,000 U2 360° Tour 2009-2010
44 shows, attendance: 3,000,000, average gross: 6.8, average attendance: 68,181

9 $279,200,000 Celine Dion Taking Chances Tour 2008–2009
132 shows, attendance: 2,300,000, average gross: 2.1, average attendance 17,424

10 $235,000,000 Bruce Springsteen Magic Tour 2007–2008
100 shows, attendance: 2,198,353, average gross: 2.4, average attendance: 21,983

...

16 $143,000,000 U2 Elevation Tour 2001
113 shows, attendance: 2,559,423, average gross: 1.3, average attendance: 22,649

The average gross is just amazing almost twice as much as the A Bigger Bang Tour.

 

[medmo]

My niece and nephew are going to operate their own lemonade stand tomorrow. If they're a little disappointed in the outcome at the end of the day, I'll just point to what's left in the pitchers and say "don't worry, that lemonade was never really for sale".

 

[genesis199125]

My niece and nephew are going to operate their own lemonade stand tomorrow. If they're a little disappointed in the outcome at the end of the day, I'll just point to what's left in the pitchers and say "don't worry, that lemonade was never really for sale".

Well, maybe, you could make a lot of lemonade, put some lemonade out in a pitcher to sell, and save the rest in the refrigerator. So if business picks up,you can pour out some more, otherwise, you don't have to worry about leaving all that lemonade out to spoil and embarrass yourself by having so much left over

That's how concert ticketing works, and that's why all the shows were listed as sold-out.

 

[medmo]

Well, maybe, you could make a lot of lemonade, put some lemonade out in a pitcher to sell, and save the rest in the refrigerator. So if business picks up,you can pour out some more, otherwise, you don't have to worry about leaving all that lemonade out to spoil and embarrass yourself by having so much left over

That's how concert ticketing works, and that's why all the shows were listed as sold-out.

Do you have anything that says this is how concert ticketing works, like a link to an industry site? I'm genuinely curious. I don't know how it works, but honestly, the way suggested here sounds a little absurd. U2 could rent a stadium to play in and only sell enough tickets to fill the floor, but the concert is listed as sold out because those were the only tickets 'released and printed'?

Also, at recent shows there have been single empty seats surrounded by filled seats, as well as empty rows surrounded by full rows. Why would the promoter release tickets for seats 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 but not for seat 4? Why are Rows 10 and 12 sold, but not 11? They have the same sight lines.

Either way, U2's ticket sales have been phenomenal and it's great to see them playing to this many people in the US again.

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

My niece and nephew are going to operate their own lemonade stand tomorrow. If they're a little disappointed in the outcome at the end of the day, I'll just point to what's left in the pitchers and say "don't worry, that lemonade was never really for sale".

Sorry, but it does not work like that. In the case of your niece and nephew, the lemonade has been made and is available for someone to drink it. Thats not with seats in a stadium or arena that never had tickets made for them in the system at the time the boxoffice was closed.

Again, the Billboard system simply records what was sold and if the total number of tickets sold matches the current available ticket capacity, the show is marked as a sellout. Its pretty simple.

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Well, maybe, you could make a lot of lemonade, put some lemonade out in a pitcher to sell, and save the rest in the refrigerator. So if business picks up,you can pour out some more, otherwise, you don't have to worry about leaving all that lemonade out to spoil and embarrass yourself by having so much left over

That's how concert ticketing works, and that's why all the shows were listed as sold-out.

Well then, if that were the case, why have 1/3 of Bruce Springsteens shows this year failed to sell all the ticket capacity made available? Again, why do you think the 28,545 attendance in Denver in 1997 was not marked as a sellout?

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Do you have anything that says this is how concert ticketing works, like a link to an industry site? I'm genuinely curious. I don't know how it works, but honestly, the way suggested here sounds a little absurd. U2 could rent a stadium to play in and only sell enough tickets to fill the floor, but the concert is listed as sold out because those were the only tickets 'released and printed'?

There have been concerts at Madison Square Garden that have soldout at 9,700 ticket capacity. Your best link is actual billboard boxscores. They can be viewed on GOOGLE BOOKS now. Just time in Billboard Magazine and then hit the browse option on the first link that comes up. Not all the issues are up there, but you'll have access to hundreds of Billboards over the past several decades.

The recording and posting of the Boxcores started in 1976. Look under Boxoffice or Boxscore in the index. After going through a bunch of these, you'll notice multiple bands playing the exact same venue but getting a boxscore marked as a "sellout" at different attendance levels. You'll also noticed multiple bands playing the same venue and failing to sellout, but with the capacity listing how much more they needed to sell to achieve the sellout being often being different.

Again, look at the example of ZOO TV Denver and POPMART Denver:

ZOO TV Denver:
Mile High Stadium
ATTENDANCE: 54,450 (SOLDOUT)

POPMART Denver:
Mile High Stadium
ATTENDANCE: 28,542 (capacity: 45,000)

In the first case, all tickets made for seats in the stadium were sold. In the second, only 28,542 of the 45,000 tickets made for seats in the stadium were sold. The true maximum physical capacity of the Mile High Stadium for a concert though is nearly 70,000. Thats how works.

Also, at recent shows there have been single empty seats surrounded by filled seats, as well as empty rows surrounded by full rows. Why would the promoter release tickets for seats 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 but not for seat 4? Why are Rows 10 and 12 sold, but not 11? They have the same sight lines.

Some people are unable to go to a show at the last minute. Some people buy tickets but are unable to sell them to friends or anyone else. Scalpers buy tickets and are often unable to sell them all. That explains why you see single empty seats at shows. This is not a case of the promoter releasing all the seats in a row except one. That does not happen.

When the promoter makes up new tickets for a concert, he may feel the artist cannot sellout a whole new section of seats. So instead of releasing just the lower half to be sold, leaving the upper half completely empty, every other row is sold.

 

[mosquito]

If you have time, it would be great if you posted them here. Did you go through old Billboard Magazines from 1989 to get them? I hope the Carter Finley Steel Wheels show was posted in the Boxscore chart so that the figure can eventually be obtained.

OK,I got them from amusement business issues back from 1989.
This is what i have:

August 31-September 1 1989
Philadelphia,PA. Veterans stadium
Attendance: 110,556
Shows.2
Sellouts:2
Gross:$3,181,143

September 3,4 1989
Toronto,Canada: Exhibition Centre
Attendance;121,897
Shows:2
Sellouts:2
Gross:$3,368,752

September 6, 1989
Pittsburgh,PA: Three rivers stadium
Attendance:62,939
Shows 1
Sellouts 1
Gross: $ 1,790,526

September 21,22, 1989
Syracuse,NY:Carrier Dome
Attendance:73,828
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross: ??

September 24,25, 1989
Washington,DC: RFK Stadium
Attendance:105,267
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:$ 2,988,142

September 29,October 1,3 1989
Foxboro,MA: Sullivan Stadium
Attendance:163,308
Shows :3
Sellouts :3
Gross: ??

October 10,11,25,26,28,29 1989
New York City,NY:Shea Stadium
Attendance:387,837
Shows :6
Sellouts :6
Gross:$11,607,452
This boxscore comes from Pollstar ,not from AB magazine
Top North American Concert Grosses of All Time

October 18,19,21,22 1989
Los Angeles,CA:LA Memorial Coliseum
Attendance:360,068
Shows :4
Sellouts :4
Gross:$9,166,937

November 1,2 1989
Vancouver,BC: BC Place
Attendance:110,590
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross: ???

November 4,5 1989
Oakland,CA:Alameda Stadium
Attendance:117,604
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:????

November 15,16 1989
Miami,FL:Orange Bowl
Attendance:107,175 (capacity 55,000)
Shows :2
Sellouts :1
Gross:$3,054,488

November 29,30 1989
Minneapolis,MN:Metrodome
Attendance:104,780
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:????

December 3,4 1989
Toronto,Canada: Skydome
Attendance:117,476
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross: ???

December 9,10 1989
Detroit,MI: Silverdome
Attendance:100,234
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:???

December 13,14 1989
Montreal,Canada
Attendance:123,962
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:???

 

[Dfit00]

Does anybody know how much was the gross for Tampa (U2360 Tour - Oct 9)?

 

[robbrecon72]

No, but it should be out next weds on the boxscores list on billboard.

 

[robbrecon72]

Sales for Norman have been amazing the past week!
Oct 18 Norman Ok Memorial Stadium
$250 East side multiples/22
$95 East side multiples/25
$95 North side sold out
$95 South side sold out
$95 West side multiples/8
$55 GA sold out
$55 East side sold out
$55 North side sold out
$55 South side sold out
$55 Upper level sold out
$55 West side singles
$30 East side sold out
$30 North side sold out
$30 Upper level sold out
$30 West side singles

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

OK,I got them from amusement business issues back from 1989.
This is what i have:

August 31-September 1 1989
Philadelphia,PA. Veterans stadium
Attendance: 110,556
Shows.2
Sellouts:2
Gross:$3,181,143

September 3,4 1989
Toronto,Canada: Exhibition Centre
Attendance;121,897
Shows:2
Sellouts:2
Gross:$3,368,752

September 6, 1989
Pittsburgh,PA: Three rivers stadium
Attendance:62,939
Shows 1
Sellouts 1
Gross: $ 1,790,526

September 21,22, 1989
Syracuse,NY:Carrier Dome
Attendance:73,828
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross: ??

September 24,25, 1989
Washington,DC: RFK Stadium
Attendance:105,267
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:$ 2,988,142

September 29,October 1,3 1989
Foxboro,MA: Sullivan Stadium
Attendance:163,308
Shows :3
Sellouts :3
Gross: ??

October 10,11,25,26,28,29 1989
New York City,NY:Shea Stadium
Attendance:387,837
Shows :6
Sellouts :6
Gross:$11,607,452
This boxscore comes from Pollstar ,not from AB magazine
Top North American Concert Grosses of All Time

October 18,19,21,22 1989
Los Angeles,CA:LA Memorial Coliseum
Attendance:360,068
Shows :4
Sellouts :4
Gross:$9,166,937

November 1,2 1989
Vancouver,BC: BC Place
Attendance:110,590
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross: ???

November 4,5 1989
Oakland,CA:Alameda Stadium
Attendance:117,604
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:????

November 15,16 1989
Miami,FL:Orange Bowl
Attendance:107,175 (capacity 55,000)
Shows :2
Sellouts :1
Gross:$3,054,488

November 29,30 1989
Minneapolis,MN:Metrodome
Attendance:104,780
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:????

December 3,4 1989
Toronto,Canada: Skydome
Attendance:117,476
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross: ???

December 9,10 1989
Detroit,MI: Silverdome
Attendance:100,234
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:???

December 13,14 1989
Montreal,Canada
Attendance:123,962
Shows :2
Sellouts :2
Gross:???

Thats fantastic! Thanks for putting up the figures!

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Sales for Norman have been amazing the past week!
Oct 18 Norman Ok Memorial Stadium
$250 East side multiples/22
$95 East side multiples/25
$95 North side sold out
$95 South side sold out
$95 West side multiples/8
$55 GA sold out
$55 East side sold out
$55 North side sold out
$55 South side sold out
$55 Upper level sold out
$55 West side singles
$30 East side sold out
$30 North side sold out
$30 Upper level sold out
$30 West side singles

WOW! Seems like sales really picked up.

 

[robbrecon72]

Just curious does anyone have the boxscores for acdc's black ice tour?

 

[genesis199125]

Just curious does anyone have the boxscores for acdc's black ice tour?

Well, there are a few over at Wikipedia, if you look up "Black Ice World Tour". Their boxscores aren't very exciting, since, in most arenas, they are charging a flat rate of approx. $90.

 

[u2search]

I don't have the Dutch shows, but did find the other following shows from Coldplay's first stadium tour in Europe(17 shows):




August 16, 2009
Herning, Denmark
MCH Outdoor Arena
GROSS: $3,235,729
ATTENDANCE: 33,737 (capacity: 40,000)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $95.91

August 19, 2009
Bergen, Norway
Koengen
GROSS: $2,433,943
ATTENDANCE: 21,945
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $110.91

August 22, 2009
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm Stadion
GROSS: $2,367,964
ATTENDANCE: 32,651 (capacity: 33,137)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $72.52

September 4, 2009
Barcelona, Spain
Estadio Olimpico
GROSS: $4,554,068
ATTENDANCE: 63,306 (capacity: 64,376)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $71.94

September 7, 2009
Paris, France
Parc Des Princes
GROSS: $4,244,363
ATTENDANCE: 50,355 (capacity: 51,241)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $84.29

September 14, 2009
Dublin, Ireland
Phoenix Park
GROSS: $3,507,501
ATTENDANCE: 34,372 (capacity: 35,000)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $102.05



Here are the other 11 shows from the European Stadium tour that don't have figures yet:


August 25, 2009 Hannover Germany AWD-Arena
August 27, 2009 Dusseldorf LTU Arena
August 29, 2009 Munich Olympia Reitstadion Riem
August 31, 2009 Udine Italy Stadio Friuli
September 2, 2009 Bern Switzerland Stade de Suisse
September 9, 2009 Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertpark
September 10, 2009
September 12, 2009 Manchester England Old Trafford Cricket Ground
September 16, 2009 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park
September 18, 2009 London England Wembley Stadium
September 19, 2009

Thanks. Apparently the Dutch numbers aren't yet available.

 

[phommel]

Well, maybe, you could make a lot of lemonade, put some lemonade out in a pitcher to sell, and save the rest in the refrigerator. So if business picks up,you can pour out some more, otherwise, you don't have to worry about leaving all that lemonade out to spoil and embarrass yourself by having so much left over

That's how concert ticketing works, and that's why all the shows were listed as sold-out.

and that's why a sellout does not say anything at all. A sellout sounds better. It's all about propaganda If ALL available tickets for a stadium would be released then the headlines in the newspaper may have been: "U2 fails to sellout..." However, a sellout or not, the numbers for this tour are IMPRESSIVE...

In theory I could sellout every stadium in the world myself. Just by releasing 1 ticket for every stadium and sell it to my wife...

 

[vaz02]

In theory I could sellout every stadium in the world myself. Just by releasing 1 ticket for every stadium and sell it to my wife...

Dont be so stupid... your wife is never gonna pay to see you.

 

[phommel]

Dont be so stupid... your wife is never gonna pay to see you.

eh there you have a point...

Then i will price them $0

 

[genesis199125]

and that's why a sellout does not say anything at all. A sellout sounds better. It's all about propaganda If ALL available tickets for a stadium would be released then the headlines in the newspaper may have been: "U2 fails to sellout..." However, a sellout or not, the numbers for this tour are IMPRESSIVE...

In theory I could sellout every stadium in the world myself. Just by releasing 1 ticket for every stadium and sell it to my wife...

Yes, I agree that a sellout does not mean anything, which is why I'm so confused as to why people keep bringing it up on this thread over and over again!

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Just curious does anyone have the boxscores for acdc's black ice tour?

Here are the ones posted on Wikki:

Oakland, California
Oracle Arena
GROSS: $2,565,180
ATTENDANCE: 28,502
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2

Cleveland, Ohio
Quicken Loans Arena
GROSS: $1,344,684
ATTENDANCE: 14,865 (capacity: 15,641)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mellon Arena
GROSS: $1,145,063
ATTENDANCE: 12,937 (capacity: 13,118)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Toronto, Ontario
Rogers Centre
GROSS: $6,829,386
ATTENDANCE: 90,700
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2

Cincinnati, Ohio
U.S. Bank Arena
GROSS: $1,053,863
ATTENDANCE: 11,864 (capacity: 12,004)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

St. Louis, Missouri
Scottrade Center
GROSS: $1,276,091
ATTENDANCE: 14,394
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Dallas, Texas
American Airlines Center
GROSS: $1,253,179
ATTENDANCE: 14,521
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

North Little Rock, Arkansas
Alltel Arena
GROSS: $953,327
ATTENDANCE: 11,858
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Memphis, Tennessee
FedEx Forum
GROSS: $1,155,086
ATTENDANCE: 13,673
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Nashville, Tennessee
Sommet Center
GROSS: $1,263,441
ATTENDANCE: 14,476
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Oslo, Norway
Telenor Arena
GROSS: $1,771,047
ATTENDANCE: 22,449 (capacity: 22,643)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Stockholm, Sweden
Ericsson Globe
GROSS: $1,607,662
ATTENDANCE: 28,036
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2

Antwerp, Belgium
Sportpaleis
GROSS: $1,157,604
ATTENDANCE: 16,279
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Ahoy
GROSS: $714,123
ATTENDANCE: 9,864
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Prague, Czech Republic
O2 Arena
GROSS: $946,834
ATTENDANCE: 16,869
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Milan, Italy
Mediolanum Forum
GROSS: $1,806,355
ATTENDANCE: 23,014
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2

Budapest, Hungary
Papp László Sportaréna
GROSS: $999,282
ATTENDANCE: 14,400
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Barcelona, Spain
Palau Sant Jordi
GROSS: $1,330,203
ATTENDANCE: 17,880
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Madrid, Spain
Palacio de Deportes
GROSS: $1,189,202
ATTENDANCE: 15,911
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Bilbao, Spain
Bizkaia Arena
GROSS: $1,206,635
ATTENDANCE: 16,320
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Dublin, Ireland
The O2
GROSS: $979,364
ATTENDANCE: 12,060
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Barcelona, Spain
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
GROSS: $5,830,695
ATTENDANCE: 64,196
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Oslo, Norway
Valle Hovin
GROSS: $4,109,820
ATTENDANCE: 39,813
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Helsinki, Finland
Olympiastadion
GROSS: $4,538,464
ATTENDANCE: 44,522
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Copenhagen, Denmark
Parken Stadium
GROSS: $5,312,336
ATTENDANCE: 48,869
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Gothenburg, Sweden
Ullevi Stadium
GROSS: $4,369,525
ATTENDANCE: 56,568
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Arena
GROSS: $4,277,701
ATTENDANCE: 50,541
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Naas
Punchestown Racecourse
GROSS: $6,826,792
ATTENDANCE: 69,354
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

East Rutherford, New Jersey
Giants Stadium
GROSS: $3,266,661
ATTENDANCE: 46,673 (capacity: 53,567)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Montreal, Quebec
Olympic Stadium
GROSS: $4,234,534
ATTENDANCE: 53,049
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Ottawa, Ontario
Scotiabank Place
GROSS: $1,290,639
ATTENDANCE: 14,071
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Chicago, Illinois
United Center
GROSS: $1,163,053
ATTENDANCE: 12,995 (capacity: 14,381)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Auburn Hills, Michigan
The Palace
GROSS: $938,248
ATTENDANCE: 11,920 (capacity: 15,100)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Van Andel Arena
GROSS: $895,896
ATTENDANCE: 10,124 (capacity: 10,788)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Winnipeg
Canad Inns Stadium
GROSS: $3,665,372
ATTENDANCE: 41,536
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Regina
Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
GROSS: $3,531,449
ATTENDANCE: 41,271
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Edmonton
Commonwealth Stadium
GROSS: $4,764,061
ATTENDANCE: 55,838
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Vancouver
BC Place Stadium
GROSS: $4,122,831
ATTENDANCE: 47,021
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1

Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Dome
GROSS: $1,709,361
ATTENDANCE: 19,256 (capacity: 19,906)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

San Diego, California
Events Center
GROSS: $965,379
ATTENDANCE: 11,033 (capacity: 11,258)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Anaheim, California
Honda Center
GROSS: $1,080,749
ATTENDANCE: 12,123 (capacity: 12,892)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0



TOTAL Reported AC/DC Black Ice Tour figures:
SHOWS: 44
SELLOUTS: 33
ATTENDANCE: 1,126,835 (capacity: 1,141,894)
GROSS: $97,402,663
Number of shows not reported: 107


The above shows in bold did not achieve sellout.

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Yes, I agree that a sellout does not mean anything, which is why I'm so confused as to why people keep bringing it up on this thread over and over again!

Well, if it did not mean anything, every AC/DC and Bruce Springsteen show would be marked a sellout. Their not.

Notice the following AC/DC shows that failed to sellout:


Cleveland, Ohio
Quicken Loans Arena
GROSS: $1,344,684
ATTENDANCE: 14,865 (capacity: 15,641)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mellon Arena
GROSS: $1,145,063
ATTENDANCE: 12,937 (capacity: 13,118)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Cincinnati, Ohio
U.S. Bank Arena
GROSS: $1,053,863
ATTENDANCE: 11,864 (capacity: 12,004)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Oslo, Norway
Telenor Arena
GROSS: $1,771,047
ATTENDANCE: 22,449 (capacity: 22,643)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

East Rutherford, New Jersey
Giants Stadium
GROSS: $3,266,661
ATTENDANCE: 46,673 (capacity: 53,567)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Chicago, Illinois
United Center
GROSS: $1,163,053
ATTENDANCE: 12,995 (capacity: 14,381)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Auburn Hills, Michigan
The Palace
GROSS: $938,248
ATTENDANCE: 11,920 (capacity: 15,100)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Van Andel Arena
GROSS: $895,896
ATTENDANCE: 10,124 (capacity: 10,788)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Dome
GROSS: $1,709,361
ATTENDANCE: 19,256 (capacity: 19,906)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

San Diego, California
Events Center
GROSS: $965,379
ATTENDANCE: 11,033 (capacity: 11,258)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

Anaheim, California
Honda Center
GROSS: $1,080,749
ATTENDANCE: 12,123 (capacity: 12,892)
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0

 

[robbrecon72]

Thanks for the info on those boxscores! U2, Madonna, and AC/DC are the top 3 tours this year according to billboard. They are going up for awards.

 

[robbrecon72]

The production manager said there was at least 60,000 for norman. I saw pictures and videos and the stadium/field was packed except they did not sell the seats in the top tiers on both sides of the stadium. Norman was very successful in my opinion..awesome!

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Thanks for the info on those boxscores! U2, Madonna, and AC/DC are the top 3 tours this year according to billboard. They are going up for awards.

The time period for this years Billboard awards is from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009. All concert grosses reported during that period will count. All of Madonna's concert grosses will count, since her first report occured October 2, 2008. This means all $407 million of Madonna's gross will count towards her total making her the winner. After 36 shows, U2 360 is at $262 million. AC/DC has played a lot of shows and is somewhere around $150 million to $200 million I think.

But by the time U2 360 finishes in December 2010, the gross should be over $700 million making it by far the highest grossing tour of all time.

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

The production manager said there was at least 60,000 for norman. I saw pictures and videos and the stadium/field was packed except they did not sell the seats in the top tiers on both sides of the stadium. Norman was very successful in my opinion..awesome!

Well, the record is 53,000 by the Stones in 1997. Will see if U2 breaks that attendance record.