U2

U2 have been crowned with the biggest grossing tour of 2009, with a gross of over 300 MILLION DOLLARS! Beating their nearest rival Madonna by over 100 MILLION DOLLARS!
I saw 5 of the Top 10 concerts this year: U2, Madonna, Pink, Britney Spears & Tina Turner and they all rightfully deserve their place in the Top 10
Roll on next year’s concerts!

1) U2
Total Gross: $311,637,730 Number of Shows: 44
Total Attendance: 3,071,290 Number of Sell-Outs: 44

2) MADONNA
Total Gross: $222,017,248 Number of Shows: 46
Total Attendance: 2,187,993 Number of Sell-Outs: 46

3) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND
Total Gross: $156,340,910 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 1,736,926 Number of Sell-Outs: 42

4) AC/DC
Total Gross: $135,287,350 Number of Shows: 76
Total Attendance: 1,583,143 Number of Sell-Outs: 52

5) PINK
Total Gross: $102,878,271 Number of Shows: 131
Total Attendance: 1,550,026 Number of Sell-Outs: 69

6) ANDRE RIEU
Total Gross: $95,854,338 Number of Shows: 112
Total Attendance: 834,992 Number of Sell-Outs: 18

7) BRITNEY SPEARS
Total Gross: $94,813,948 Number of Shows: 70
Total Attendance: 1,097,229 Number of Sell-Outs: 61

8) BILLY JOEL & ELTON JOHN
Total Gross: $90,218,314 Number of Shows: 32
Total Attendance: 719,423 Number of Sell-Outs: 31

9) TINA TURNER
Total Gross: $86,372,137 Number of Shows: 59
Total Attendance: 822,083 Number of Sell-Outs: 47

10) COLDPLAY
Total Gross: $84,369,360 Number of Shows: 66
Total Attendance: 1,199,862 Number of Sell-Outs: 31