U2 tour most successful of 2005
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'Vertigo' makes a lot of money
U2's ‘Vertigo’ tour was the top-grossing tour of 2005.
End-of-the-year figures from Billboard Boxscore say the Irish band’s jaunt reported grosses of $260 million, and drew more than three million people to 90 concerts, all of which were sell-outs.
U2's June 24-27 homecoming shows at Dublin's Croke Park were named Boxscore of the year, grossing more than $21.1 million and drawing nearly 247,000 fans.
Coming in second to U2 this year were reformed Seventies rockers The Eagles, who grossed $117 million from 77 shows, followed by Neil Diamond, who raked in more than $71 million. Country star Kenny Chesney placed fourth with a gross of $63 million.
The Top Ten is:
1. U2
2. The Eagles
3. Neil Diamond
4. Kenny Chesney
5. Paul McCartney
6. Rod Stewart
7. Elton John
8. The Dave Matthews Band
9. Jimmy Buffett
10. Green Day
End-of-the-year figures from Billboard Boxscore say the Irish band’s jaunt reported grosses of $260 million, and drew more than three million people to 90 concerts, all of which were sell-outs.
U2's June 24-27 homecoming shows at Dublin's Croke Park were named Boxscore of the year, grossing more than $21.1 million and drawing nearly 247,000 fans.
Coming in second to U2 this year were reformed Seventies rockers The Eagles, who grossed $117 million from 77 shows, followed by Neil Diamond, who raked in more than $71 million. Country star Kenny Chesney placed fourth with a gross of $63 million.
The Top Ten is:
1. U2
2. The Eagles
3. Neil Diamond
4. Kenny Chesney
5. Paul McCartney
6. Rod Stewart
7. Elton John
8. The Dave Matthews Band
9. Jimmy Buffett
10. Green Day
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- Aug 15, 2009 16:00 at Wembley Stadium, London - Buy from Seetickets
- Aug 18, 2009 17:00 at Hampden Park, Glasgow - Buy from Seetickets
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