Van Halen tour grosses $93M

thats my boys! Show everyone how its done baby!

Jay have you got one ?

Got what?

A life ?

ha big deal, Bon Jovi tour and album sales will gross 250 million when it's over.

slider wrote:

ha big deal, Bon Jovi tour and album sales will gross 250 million when it's over.

We will see
Lets just count concert gross K

more than you u wortheless scumbag!

jay wrote:

more than you u wortheless scumbag!

ROFLMAO, Jay calm down
Just because I posted pro DLR era Van Halen stuff, I do not deserve to drawn and quartered, get some Cabo Wabo tequila and STFU, LOL

Here you go:

Top 20 concert tours
May 16, 2008 - 8:48AM
By The Associated Press
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America.

The previous week's ranking is in parentheses.
The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS
1.(1) Bon Jovi; $2,135,238; $87.12.
2.(2) Spice Girls; $1,665,476; $108.68.
3.(3) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; $1,361,654; $91.81.
4.(4) Van Halen; $1,240,013; $103.33.
5.(5) Jay-Z / Mary J. Blige; $1,229,618; $107.10.
6.(6) Rascal Flatts; $810,716; $70.09.
7.(7) Keith Urban / Carrie Underwood; $700,683; $66.16.
8.(9) Linkin Park; $542,829; $46.77.
9.(8) Michael Buble; $531,824; $69.28.
10.(10) Foo Fighters; $507,940; $43.23.
11.(11) "Dancing With The Stars"; $470,065; $71.91.
12.(12) Chris Rock; $452,182; $60.96.
13.(13) matchbox twenty; $407,204; $55.11.
14.(14) Jonas Brothers; $349,243; $44.95.
15.(15) Kid Rock; $344,975; $40.10.
16.(17) Carrie Underwood; $314,981; $47.76.
17.(16) Blue Man Group-Rock Tour; $314,481; $52.41.
18.(18) Celtic Woman; $264,343; $53.02.
19.(22) Katt Williams; $241,703; $48.92.
20.(New) Jill Scott; $232,895; $57.07.

http://www.kinston.com/entertainment/concert_...

...And they don't even have the top average ticket price

Nice link slider, I have a question, how in the hell are the spice girls so high on that list ?

Also Bon Jovi is not here in the States yet

They are in Europe right now

Lets compare apples to apples

They do not Start the US leg until July 7th

Then we will see

LMAO....I was wondering the same thing

Great tour by VH though, I really didn't believe Ed and Dave would make it through a tour, let alone pull those numbers. I hope they do an album, and bring Mike back to have the original line-up.

I believe that list is for North America only. BJ already did their NA leg, they are just finishing up w/ a few summer shows in the states.

slider wrote:

I believe that list is for North America only. BJ already did their NA leg, they are just finishing up w/ a few summer shows in the states.

Ok, makes sense, I wish they would do an album also, bring in Mike for it, the one thing is if it was not for Wolf Dave and Ed would not have gotten together for the tour so we owe the kid, I also think Bon Jovi is doing very well they do put on a great show, toadays bands could learn a lesson from the "old Timers"

Shammy, you would know why the Spice girls made that list Cause you were at everyshow on the tour. Thanks for Contributing to there tour dude!

Yeah, Bon Jovi already played in the States. I believe they have a few shows in their homestate in July plus they're playing in Central Park right before the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium.
Van Halen should make some new music with Roth. Hopefully, it will be better than those two tunes they did on the GH release back in '96. Has anybody listened to the new Journey? New singer is very impressive. I think Steve Perry would be impressed.

Cubs Fan wrote:

(...). Van Halen should make some new music with Roth. Hopefully, it will be better than those two tunes they did on the GH release back in '96.(...).

The word from VH camp is that the tour was demanding for all of the VH members but that they are not parting ways or fed up with each others... Edward has got a real problem with his auditive system and that was why he was static in front of Alex's drums on the second led (2008) of the tour.

They'll take some time off and will head to the studio by late Summer, early Fall. It is likely that, if that goes well, the next tour (2009) will include stops in Asia and Europe... although this is (still) early guessing.

Bon jovi sucks ass. Stop talking about those bologna smokers

Spice girls grossed more too, does that make them better butt slider? Sick of the Bon jovi fans on the VH board.

Woh! "BUTT SLIDER".....I didn't realize VH had 12 year old fans, considering they haven't written a song in as many years, and you never know who's in or out of the band for each reunion tour.

Nobody said BJ was better.... it's a matter of opinion, just givin the man the stats. I really don't care who you like or don't like, Bon Jovi is still the biggest touring band in the world w/ the possible exception of the Stones.