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Issue Date: 2008-10-04 Concert Grosses |
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Rank
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Artist/Event
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Venue
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City/State
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Event Dates
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Gross Sales
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Attend/ Capacity
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Shows/ Sellouts
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Prices
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Promoters
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1
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All Points West Music & Arts Festival: Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Underworld, Kings of Leon & others
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Liberty State Park
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Jersey City, N.J.
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Aug. 8-10, 2008
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$6,016,143
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75,268 /
90,000
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3 /
0
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$133, $89
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AEG Live
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2
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Cher
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The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
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Las Vegas, Nev.
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Sept. 16-17, 20-21, 2008
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$2,596,618
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17,081 /
17,081
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4 /
4
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$250, $175, $140, $95
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Concerts West/AEG Live
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3
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Jimmy Buffett
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Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
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Atlantic City, N.J.
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Aug. 23, 2008
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$2,415,335
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14,591 /
14,591
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1 /
1
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$226, $156, $96, $66
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Live Nation
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4
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Elton John
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Pengrowth Saddledome
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Calgary, Alberta
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Sept. 12, 2008
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$1,860,356
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16,789 /
16,789
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1 /
1
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$138.58, $73.47
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Live Nation
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5
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Elton John
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Rexall Place
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Edmonton, Alberta
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Sept. 13, 2008
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$1,778,756
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16,208 /
16,208
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1 /
1
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$139.32, $73.87
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Live Nation
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6
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Elton John
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Credit Union Centre
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Sept. 15, 2008
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$1,566,218
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12,966 /
12,966
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1 /
1
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$140.61, $74.55
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Live Nation
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7
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Unforgettable Tour: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shekhar Ravjiani, Preity Zinta, Madhuri Dixit, Riteish Deshmukh, Vishal Dadlani
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Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
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Atlantic City, N.J.
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Aug. 9, 2008
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$1,347,875
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12,282 /
12,282
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1 /
1
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$500, $300, $150, $75
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Poojanka Entertainment
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8
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Neil Diamond
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General Motors Place
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Sept. 20, 2008
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$1,168,720
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13,845 /
13,845
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1 /
1
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$113.14, $75.42, $51.85
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Concerts West/AEG Live
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9
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Neil Diamond
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Rexall Place
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Edmonton, Alberta
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Sept. 16, 2008
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$1,102,422
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12,999 /
12,999
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1 /
1
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$113.14, $75.42, $51.85
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Concerts West/AEG Live
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10
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Neil Diamond
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Pengrowth Saddledome
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Calgary, Alberta
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Sept. 18, 2008
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$1,086,616
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13,396 /
13,396
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1 /
1
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$113.14, $75.42, $51.85
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Concerts West/AEG Live
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