Celine is the highest-grossing touring solo artist of the decade

[Lou555]

Pollstar has compiled its year-end research from 2000 to 2009 and come up with the highest-grossing touring artists of North America for the decade.

 

Coming in at No. 1 is touring juggernaut Dave Matthews Band, grossing nearly $530 million.

 

Although it’s no surprise that three major Live Nation touring artists – The Rolling Stones, U2 and Madonna – are in the Top 10, the numbers favor consistent annual live outings rather than the high-grossing acts who tour every few years.

 

The top three – Dave Matthews Band, Celine Dion and Kenny Chesney – have performed relentlessly since at least 2003 (when Dion began her residency in Las Vegas), with DMB and Chesney filling arenas and amphitheatres the entire decade. Obvious workhorses Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Buffett made the list as did the Energizer bunny known as Elton John, with or without his Piano Man counterpart. And, once hell thawed out, the Eagles spent much of the last 10 years filling venues.

 

Dion spent much of the decade as the centerpiece attraction of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas - a performance model that she helped pioneer. But even after she left the nightly performances at the Colosseum, Dion spent three years traveling to perform for her fans.

 

"It's about longevity," John Meglen, co-CEO of AEG Live / Concerts West and promoter for Dion, told Pollstar. "And it's about a tremendous work ethic. She's the hardest working female I've ever run across in the business."

 

Meglen compared Dion to Neil Diamond - not just because of the work ethic but because of the effort Dion has made to perform for "everything in between" New York and Los Angeles.

 

"She's attractive to middle America, middle Canada, the real people worldwide," he said. "And she has an amazing manager in her husband who to this day blows me away. Good management today is so important. And you can see it out there with the managers we work with, whether it be Roger Davies and what he did with Tina Turner and Pink, and what we’re doing with Cher at the Colosseum, or guys like Paul Korzilius with Bon Jovi."

 

Complete article here : http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive.../18/702459.aspx

 

1. Dave Matthews Band

2. Celine Dion

3. Kenny Chesney

4. Bruce Springsteen

5. The Rolling Stones

6. U2

7. Madonna

8. Eagles

9. Elton John

10. Jimmy Buffett

11. Toby Keith

12. Cher

13. Elton John / Billy Joel

14. Bon Jovi

15. Metallica

16. Rascal Flatts

17. Paul McCartney

18. *NSYNC

19. Britney Spears

20. Trans-Siberian Orchestra

21. Aerosmith

22. Tim McGraw / Faith Hill

23. George Strait

24. The Police

25. Neil Diamond

Edited December 19, 2009 at 07:10 PM by Lou555

[Celinefanatic07]

WOOOO! Yay!!! Go Celine Go Celine!!

 

And it's about freakin' time that they noticed her work ethic, and how dang awesome Rene is!

[Claudette]

She is ahead of Madonna!

[dj4celine]

Finally!

 

I wish they'd give the grossing amount for each artist but I'm happy:)

[Davey84]

yeah Dhruv, I agree... but it's awesome she's finally ranked highest grossing female artist!

 

 

btw it's so funny to see that that Dave Matthews Band is number one! I never heard a single song from them and I dont think they are that known in Europe! what a world!

[Defyxx]

Wow thats like a totally awesome article! he said some awesome things..

 

Take that madonna.

[anewdayhascome]

How great! She really deserves it!

[Timster]

Yay! This is great news!

[Nmj]

Nice

[Selina286]

Yay Celine! i hope Celine can do the same in the next decade! Edited December 19, 2009 at 10:58 PM by Selina286

[smash]

WELL DONE CELINE!! You totally deserve being no.1. Congratulations. Am so proud of you.

You are miles ahead of any other female artists, you are one classy lady. Keep it up, you can be extremely

proud of what all you have achieved so far. LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH, and take care.

 

:wub: :clap:

[Céline74]

Yeah! Celine is the best!!! :cheer:

[RLAAMJR.]

It's great to know that she took the second place. way to go Celine!

[Lymon]

Billboard gave the actual tour grossing, and in theirs, Celine is #6 while the Top 3 are The Rolling Stones, U2, and Madonna.

 

1. The Rolling Stones ($869,471,325 U.S., 264 shows, 190 sold-out shows, 8,236,586 attendance)

2. U2 ($844,157,925 U.S., 288 shows, all sold-out, 9,869,953 attendance)

3. Madonna ($801,299.671 U.S. gross, 248 shows, 244 sold-out shows, 6,837,124 attendance)

4. Bruce Springsteen ($688,136,476 U.S. gross, 403 shows, 248 sold-out shows, 8,605,238 attendance)

5. Elton John ($603,804,670 U.S. gross, 541 shows, 470 sold-out shows, 5,789,833 attendance)

6. Celine Dion ($536,593,262 U.S. gross, 792 shows, 597 sold-out shows, 4,099,963 attendance)

7. Dave Matthews Band ($505,447,901 U.S. gross, 547 shows, 282 sold-out shows, 11,230,696 attendance)

8. Kenny Chesney ($477,931,760 U.S. gross, 622 shows, 409 sold-out shows, 9,210,288 attendance)

9. Bon Jovi ($419,481,741 U.S. gross, 249 shows, 224 sold-out shows, 5,384,747 attendance)

10. Billy Joel ($418,421,266 U.S. gross, 241 shows, 213 sold-out shows, 4,141,287 attendance)

11. The Police ($361,851,102 U.S. gross, 144 shows, 134 sold-out shows, 3,327,161 attendance)

12. The Eagles ($347,640,186 U.S. gross, 240 shows, 174 sold-out shows, 3,107,832 attendance)

13. Tim McGraw ($303,950,209 U.S. gross, 388 shows, 175 sold-out shows, 5,203,501 attendance)

14. Aerosmith ($292,201,481 U.S. gross, 320 shows, 61 sold-out shows, 4,646,827 attendance)

15. Neil Diamond ($264,810,649 U.S. gross, 288 shows, 244 sold-out shows, 3,845,603 attendance)

16. Cher ($257,319,809 U.S. gross, 383 shows, 171 sold-out shows, 3,402,569 attendance)

17. Paul McCartney ($238,755,522 U.S. gross, 106 shows, 85 sold-out shows, 1,870,274 attendance)

18. Rod Stewart ($233,733,789 U.S. gross, 281 shows, 148 sold-out shows, 3,022,292 attendance)

19. Metallica ($227,568,718 U.S. gross, 187 shows, 93 sold-out shows, 3,581,445 attendance)

20. Rascal Flatts ($222,256,153 U.S. gross, 401 shows, 274 sold-out shows, 4,514,282 attendance)

21. Britney Spears ($216,299,560 U.S. gross, 255 shows, 158 sold-out shows, 3,704,826 attendance)

22. Jimmy Buffett ($215,367,754 U.S. gross, 196 shows, 131 sold-out shows, 3,927,053 attendance)

23. Tina Turner ($212,012,527 U.S. gross, 168 shows, 106 sold-out shows, 3,205,9895 attendance)

24. Toby Keith ($271,904,093 U.S. gross, 542 shows, 200 sold-out shows, 6,355,046 attendance)

25. Trans-Siberian Orchestra ($203,605,519 U.S. gross, 728 shows, 309 sold-out shows, 5,045,297 attendance)

 

Out of them, she and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed the most shows, while Paul McCartney and Metallica performed the least.

Edited December 19, 2009 at 11:46 PM by Lymon

[I Love You]

:xmas_w00t: :xmas_w00t: :thumbsup2: :xmas_ohmy: :whee: :clap: :clap:

[Black Kitten]

now this is what i call the BIGGEST selling female artist of all time.

 

way to go, Queen Celine!

[miel_sourit]

Congrats, Celine!!!

[Nmj]

Whats even more amazing is that she did it in the same place for half a decade

[manolo19]

ohh yay , Celine is the best!!

[Dion1st]

(quote/) But even after she left the nightly performances at the Colosseum, Dion spent three years traveling to perform for her fans.

 

"It's about longevity," John Meglen, co-CEO of AEG Live / Concerts West and promoter for Dion, told Pollstar. "And it's about a tremendous work ethic. She's the hardest working female I've ever run across in the business." (quote\)

 

 

Gee, that seems like really bad math......A New Day ended 2 years ago this past week, but somehow Celine managed to spend 3 years traveling to perform for her fans. Hmmmm... Well, I guess if anyone is capable of squeezing 3 years touring into 2 years, it would be Celine!!

And its so wonderful to see her receiving some extremely deserved praised for her work ethic. Celine-machine she is!

 

Toni

 

(sorry if this is a duplicate post, don't think first one went thru)

[zuv]

Sooo....

Who's Dave Matthews again?

[lindsey22]

Billboard gave the actual tour grossing, and in theirs, Celine is #6 while the Top 3 are The Rolling Stones, U2, and Madonna.

 

1. The Rolling Stones ($869,471,325 U.S., 264 shows, 190 sold-out shows, 8,236,586 attendance)

2. U2 ($844,157,925 U.S., 288 shows, all sold-out, 9,869,953 attendance)

 

4. Bruce Springsteen ($688,136,476 U.S. gross, 403 shows, 248 sold-out shows, 8,605,238 attendance)

5. Elton John ($603,804,670 U.S. gross, 541 shows, 470 sold-out shows, 5,789,833 attendance)

6. Celine Dion ($536,593,262 U.S. gross, 792 shows, 597 sold-out shows, 4,099,963 attendance)

7. Dave Matthews Band ($505,447,901 U.S. gross, 547 shows, 282 sold-out shows, 11,230,696 attendance)

8. Kenny Chesney ($477,931,760 U.S. gross, 622 shows, 409 sold-out shows, 9,210,288 attendance)

9. Bon Jovi ($419,481,741 U.S. gross, 249 shows, 224 sold-out shows, 5,384,747 attendance)

10. Billy Joel ($418,421,266 U.S. gross, 241 shows, 213 sold-out shows, 4,141,287 attendance)

11. The Police ($361,851,102 U.S. gross, 144 shows, 134 sold-out shows, 3,327,161 attendance)

12. The Eagles ($347,640,186 U.S. gross, 240 shows, 174 sold-out shows, 3,107,832 attendance)

13. Tim McGraw ($303,950,209 U.S. gross, 388 shows, 175 sold-out shows, 5,203,501 attendance)

14. Aerosmith ($292,201,481 U.S. gross, 320 shows, 61 sold-out shows, 4,646,827 attendance)

15. Neil Diamond ($264,810,649 U.S. gross, 288 shows, 244 sold-out shows, 3,845,603 attendance)

16. Cher ($257,319,809 U.S. gross, 383 shows, 171 sold-out shows, 3,402,569 attendance)

17. Paul McCartney ($238,755,522 U.S. gross, 106 shows, 85 sold-out shows, 1,870,274 attendance)

18. Rod Stewart ($233,733,789 U.S. gross, 281 shows, 148 sold-out shows, 3,022,292 attendance)

19. Metallica ($227,568,718 U.S. gross, 187 shows, 93 sold-out shows, 3,581,445 attendance)

20. Rascal Flatts ($222,256,153 U.S. gross, 401 shows, 274 sold-out shows, 4,514,282 attendance)

21. Britney Spears ($216,299,560 U.S. gross, 255 shows, 158 sold-out shows, 3,704,826 attendance)

22. Jimmy Buffett ($215,367,754 U.S. gross, 196 shows, 131 sold-out shows, 3,927,053 attendance)

23. Tina Turner ($212,012,527 U.S. gross, 168 shows, 106 sold-out shows, 3,205,9895 attendance)

24. Toby Keith ($271,904,093 U.S. gross, 542 shows, 200 sold-out shows, 6,355,046 attendance)

25. Trans-Siberian Orchestra ($203,605,519 U.S. gross, 728 shows, 309 sold-out shows, 5,045,297 attendance)

 

Out of them, she and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed the most shows, while Paul McCartney and Metallica performed the least.

maybe you should just accept that Celine beat madonna this time and stop posting this, thanks

[Jacqui]

Sooo....

Who's Dave Matthews again?

 

Yeah, who is that? I always hear about them, but never hear any of their music on the radio...what type of music do they sing?

[Celinenvegas]

What an awesome achievement, she worked hard in Vegas and on the TC tour. It's no wonder she's the #1 solo touring artist. It just goes to show you that you don't need radio to have a lot of fans that want to see you perform live.

 

It's also a great achievement for Kenny Chesney, I think he only tours the US as a country artist and tours constantly playing all types of venues with very low ticket prices, probably under $75 per show.

[GoldenLeaf]

Billboard gave the actual tour grossing, and in theirs, Celine is #6 while the Top 3 are The Rolling Stones, U2, and Madonna.

 

1. The Rolling Stones ($869,471,325 U.S., 264 shows, 190 sold-out shows, 8,236,586 attendance)

2. U2 ($844,157,925 U.S., 288 shows, all sold-out, 9,869,953 attendance)

3. Madonna ($801,299.671 U.S. gross, 248 shows, 244 sold-out shows, 6,837,124 attendance)

4. Bruce Springsteen ($688,136,476 U.S. gross, 403 shows, 248 sold-out shows, 8,605,238 attendance)

5. Elton John ($603,804,670 U.S. gross, 541 shows, 470 sold-out shows, 5,789,833 attendance)

6. Celine Dion ($536,593,262 U.S. gross, 792 shows, 597 sold-out shows, 4,099,963 attendance)

7. Dave Matthews Band ($505,447,901 U.S. gross, 547 shows, 282 sold-out shows, 11,230,696 attendance)

8. Kenny Chesney ($477,931,760 U.S. gross, 622 shows, 409 sold-out shows, 9,210,288 attendance)

9. Bon Jovi ($419,481,741 U.S. gross, 249 shows, 224 sold-out shows, 5,384,747 attendance)

10. Billy Joel ($418,421,266 U.S. gross, 241 shows, 213 sold-out shows, 4,141,287 attendance)

11. The Police ($361,851,102 U.S. gross, 144 shows, 134 sold-out shows, 3,327,161 attendance)

12. The Eagles ($347,640,186 U.S. gross, 240 shows, 174 sold-out shows, 3,107,832 attendance)

13. Tim McGraw ($303,950,209 U.S. gross, 388 shows, 175 sold-out shows, 5,203,501 attendance)

14. Aerosmith ($292,201,481 U.S. gross, 320 shows, 61 sold-out shows, 4,646,827 attendance)

15. Neil Diamond ($264,810,649 U.S. gross, 288 shows, 244 sold-out shows, 3,845,603 attendance)

16. Cher ($257,319,809 U.S. gross, 383 shows, 171 sold-out shows, 3,402,569 attendance)

17. Paul McCartney ($238,755,522 U.S. gross, 106 shows, 85 sold-out shows, 1,870,274 attendance)

18. Rod Stewart ($233,733,789 U.S. gross, 281 shows, 148 sold-out shows, 3,022,292 attendance)

19. Metallica ($227,568,718 U.S. gross, 187 shows, 93 sold-out shows, 3,581,445 attendance)

20. Rascal Flatts ($222,256,153 U.S. gross, 401 shows, 274 sold-out shows, 4,514,282 attendance)

21. Britney Spears ($216,299,560 U.S. gross, 255 shows, 158 sold-out shows, 3,704,826 attendance)

22. Jimmy Buffett ($215,367,754 U.S. gross, 196 shows, 131 sold-out shows, 3,927,053 attendance)

23. Tina Turner ($212,012,527 U.S. gross, 168 shows, 106 sold-out shows, 3,205,9895 attendance)

24. Toby Keith ($271,904,093 U.S. gross, 542 shows, 200 sold-out shows, 6,355,046 attendance)

25. Trans-Siberian Orchestra ($203,605,519 U.S. gross, 728 shows, 309 sold-out shows, 5,045,297 attendance)

 

Out of them, she and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed the most shows, while Paul McCartney and Metallica performed the least.

Those tour grossing from Billboard.com are ONLY about the U.S. and NOT about North America!!!

 

As confirmed by pollstar.com, Celine is the #1 highest-grossing touring solo artist of the decade for North America. She beats Madonna and that's a fact. So just accept it!

Edited December 20, 2009 at 03:21 AM by Calypso

[lindsey22]

Billboard gave the actual tour grossing, and in theirs, Celine is #6 while the Top 3 are The Rolling Stones, U2, and Madonna.

 

,

Out of them, she and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed the most shows, while Paul McCartney and Metallica performed the least.

Those tour grossing from Billboard.com are ONLY about the U.S. and NOT about North America!!!

 

As confirmed by pollstar.com, Celine is the #1 highest-grossing touring solo artist of the decade for North America. She beats Madonna and that's a fact. So just accept it!

thank you calypso. some people just cant be satisfied no matter how HARD Celine works and tries.

[Lymon]

Billboard gave the actual tour grossing, and in theirs, Celine is #6 while the Top 3 are The Rolling Stones, U2, and Madonna.

 

1. The Rolling Stones ($869,471,325 U.S., 264 shows, 190 sold-out shows, 8,236,586 attendance)

2. U2 ($844,157,925 U.S., 288 shows, all sold-out, 9,869,953 attendance)

 

4. Bruce Springsteen ($688,136,476 U.S. gross, 403 shows, 248 sold-out shows, 8,605,238 attendance)

5. Elton John ($603,804,670 U.S. gross, 541 shows, 470 sold-out shows, 5,789,833 attendance)

6. Celine Dion ($536,593,262 U.S. gross, 792 shows, 597 sold-out shows, 4,099,963 attendance)

7. Dave Matthews Band ($505,447,901 U.S. gross, 547 shows, 282 sold-out shows, 11,230,696 attendance)

8. Kenny Chesney ($477,931,760 U.S. gross, 622 shows, 409 sold-out shows, 9,210,288 attendance)

9. Bon Jovi ($419,481,741 U.S. gross, 249 shows, 224 sold-out shows, 5,384,747 attendance)

10. Billy Joel ($418,421,266 U.S. gross, 241 shows, 213 sold-out shows, 4,141,287 attendance)

11. The Police ($361,851,102 U.S. gross, 144 shows, 134 sold-out shows, 3,327,161 attendance)

12. The Eagles ($347,640,186 U.S. gross, 240 shows, 174 sold-out shows, 3,107,832 attendance)

13. Tim McGraw ($303,950,209 U.S. gross, 388 shows, 175 sold-out shows, 5,203,501 attendance)

14. Aerosmith ($292,201,481 U.S. gross, 320 shows, 61 sold-out shows, 4,646,827 attendance)

15. Neil Diamond ($264,810,649 U.S. gross, 288 shows, 244 sold-out shows, 3,845,603 attendance)

16. Cher ($257,319,809 U.S. gross, 383 shows, 171 sold-out shows, 3,402,569 attendance)

17. Paul McCartney ($238,755,522 U.S. gross, 106 shows, 85 sold-out shows, 1,870,274 attendance)

18. Rod Stewart ($233,733,789 U.S. gross, 281 shows, 148 sold-out shows, 3,022,292 attendance)

19. Metallica ($227,568,718 U.S. gross, 187 shows, 93 sold-out shows, 3,581,445 attendance)

20. Rascal Flatts ($222,256,153 U.S. gross, 401 shows, 274 sold-out shows, 4,514,282 attendance)

21. Britney Spears ($216,299,560 U.S. gross, 255 shows, 158 sold-out shows, 3,704,826 attendance)

22. Jimmy Buffett ($215,367,754 U.S. gross, 196 shows, 131 sold-out shows, 3,927,053 attendance)

23. Tina Turner ($212,012,527 U.S. gross, 168 shows, 106 sold-out shows, 3,205,9895 attendance)

24. Toby Keith ($271,904,093 U.S. gross, 542 shows, 200 sold-out shows, 6,355,046 attendance)

25. Trans-Siberian Orchestra ($203,605,519 U.S. gross, 728 shows, 309 sold-out shows, 5,045,297 attendance)

 

Out of them, she and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed the most shows, while Paul McCartney and Metallica performed the least.

maybe you should just accept that Celine beat madonna this time and stop posting this, thanks

 

Billboard gave the actual tour grossing, and in theirs, Celine is #6 while the Top 3 are The Rolling Stones, U2, and Madonna.

 

,

Out of them, she and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed the most shows, while Paul McCartney and Metallica performed the least.

Those tour grossing from Billboard.com are ONLY about the U.S. and NOT about North America!!!

 

As confirmed by pollstar.com, Celine is the #1 highest-grossing touring solo artist of the decade for North America. She beats Madonna and that's a fact. So just accept it!

thank you calypso. some people just cant be satisfied no matter how HARD Celine works and tries.

 

Some people are so delusional. I'm not belittling her work whatsoever, so stop being nasty. Celine would be disgusted to see how some of her fans treat others. The article I read said of the Decade, and I thought Pollstar got something wrong, and I posted it. Big whoop. I also pointed out that Celine did the most shows of them all. And Calypso, there's no need for you to be so nasty and rude. Your bad attitude is getting old at this point.

 

Either way, position #6 or position #2, Celine has worked hard is past decade for her money.

Edited December 20, 2009 at 04:35 AM by Lymon

[ladylindsey]

These numbers are more impressive to me than $$$$- Look at how many shows she did! 792?!?!?! OMGGGGGG. and 597 SOLD OUT. That is right at 75% of the shows she did over the past 10 yrs have been sold OUT. I mean.....Céline wins. That is amazzzzzzing.

 

Just proves how inrcedibly hard she works and that it pays off, the fans (and newcomers, in Vegas) came back for more and more! Amazing.

Edited December 20, 2009 at 07:50 AM by ladylindsey

[dj4celine]

I found the gross for the Top 10 but not sure if I'd be allowed to post some other forum's link here. But anyways, it'll be published on the Dec. 28 issue of Pollstar.

 

 

 

1. Dave Matthews Band - $529.1 million, 11.7 million tickets

2. Celine Dion - $522.2 million tickets, 4 million

3. Chesney - $455.6 million, 8.6 million tickets

4. Springsteen - $444.3 million, 5.7 million tickets

5. Rolling Stones - $426.9 million, 3.2 million tickets

6. U2 - $391 million, 4.4 million tickets

7. Madonna - $325.3 million, 2.1 million tickets

8. Eagles - $313.4 million, 2.8 million tickets

9. Elton John - $286.4 million, 2.5 million tickets

10.Jimmy Buffett - $285.8 million, 4.5 million tickets

Edited December 20, 2009 at 08:16 AM by dj4celine

[RLAAMJR.]

whoa! celine is just short of about 8 million dollars to take the 1st spot.