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Issue Date: 2009-07-04 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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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: Paul McCartney, The Killers, The Cure, Morrissey, M.I.A., My Bloody Valentine, Franz Ferdinand, Thievery Corporation, Yeah Yeah Yeahs & others
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Empire Polo Field
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Indio, Calif.
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April 17-19, 2009
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$15,328,863
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152,962 /
180,000
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3 /
0
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$269, $102
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Goldenvoice/AEG Live
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2
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Stagecoach Festival: Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Kid Rock, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum, Poco, Earl Scruggs, Little Big Town & others
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Empire Polo Field
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Indio, Calif.
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April 25-26, 2009
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$6,051,804
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79,528 /
100,000
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2 /
0
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$499, $79
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Goldenvoice/AEG Live
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3
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Simon & Garfunkel
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Acer Arena
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Sydney, Australia
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June 20-21, 23, 2009
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$5,755,492
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35,088 /
35,088
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3 /
3
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$288.28, $78.40
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Chugg Entertainment/Day 1 Entertainment
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4
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George Strait, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Lee Ann Womack
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Cowboys Stadium
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Arlington, Texas
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June 6, 2009
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$5,340,005
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60,188 /
60,188
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1 /
1
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$137.50, $104.50, $71.50, $38.50
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The Messina Group/AEG Live/Live Nation/Cowboys Stadium
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5
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Kenny Chesney, Sugarland, Montgomery Gentry, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum
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Soldier Field
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Chicago, Ill.
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June 13, 2009
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$3,184,606
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48,763 /
50,109
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1 /
0
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$203, $128, $82.50, $23
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The Messina Group/AEG Live
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6
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Elton John & Billy Joel
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Scotiabank Place
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Ottawa, Ontario
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June 1, 2009
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$2,576,723
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19,440 /
19,440
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1 /
1
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$210.12, $86.06
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Live Nation
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7
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Rock on the Range: Motley Crue, Slipknot, Alice In Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry
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Columbus Crew Stadium
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Columbus, Ohio
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May 16-17, 2009
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$2,447,218
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53,945 /
55,000
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2 /
0
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$64.50, $57.25, $54.50, $30
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AEG Live/Right Arm Entertainment/Crew Productions
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8
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Andrea Bocelli
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Madison Square Garden
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New York, N.Y.
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June 18, 2009
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$2,395,720
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13,773 /
14,814
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1 /
0
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$350, $75
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AEG Live
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9
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Elton John & Billy Joel
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Bell Centre
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Montreal, Quebec
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June 3, 2009
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$2,394,576
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16,555 /
16,555
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1 /
1
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$247.10, $63.78
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Gillett Entertainment Group/Live Nation
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10
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Dave Matthews Band, Femi Kuti
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Comcast Theatre
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Hartford, Conn.
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June 5-6, 2009
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$1,750,334
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44,923 /
48,679
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2 /
0
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$64.50, $30
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Live Nation
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