Bon Jovi Top Grossing Tour of 2010

For the second time in 3 years Bon Jovi ranked the highest grossing touring act of the year. It was a tough year I the concert biz as attendance hit a new low and lots of tours were cancelled or postponed, but plenty of bands still made a LOT of money.

According to Billboard, the band reported a gross take of nearly 147 million dollars and nearly 1.6 million people saw them in concert. That’s a lot of cash for ticket sales, and then think of merch sales, paid appearances, sponsorships, etc. I think I can safely assume that the Bon Jovi guys bank accounts certainly aren’t feeling much of a recession right now.

Bon Jovi also took the highest ranking in 2008 when their “Lost Highway Tour ” grossed 210 million. Bon Jovi joins the rank of the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead as the only 3 bands that have had the highest grossing tours twice since 1986.

Here is Billboard’s top 20 list of the highest grossing tours of 2010:

Band/Artist                                                             Total Gross:

1. Bon Jovi                                                 $146,507,388

2. U2                                                             $131,502,369

3. AC/DC                                                     $122,633,027

4. Lady Gaga                                              $116,227,987

5. Black Eyed Peas                                    $81,579,114

6. James Taylor & Carole King                $62,326,410

7. Eagles                                                      $62,166,344

8. Metallica                                                 $61,947,556

9. Dave Matthews Band                           $61,247,906

10. Paul McCartney                                  $55,760,403

11. Michael Bublé                                      $52,887,642

12. Trans-Siberian Orchestra                 $47,395,108

13. Tim McGraw                                       $44,782,598

14. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers    $44,696,605

15. Taylor Swift                                        $40,312,810

16. André Rieu                                         $39,992,285

17. Brad Paisley                                       $38,638,839

18. George Strait & Reba McEntire      $36,666,304

19. Justin Bieber                                      $35,600,276

20. Nickelback                                         $35,035,196