Thursday, April 10, 2008

For 100 bucks, you can see the Spice Girls, too!

Courtesy of The AP and our friends at Pollstar.com -- this week's top concert tours.

All I will say is that the touring music biz is in an odd state of affairs when the top five on this list includes an aging 80s rock band and the Spice girls -- THE SPICE GIRLS!

See for yourself.

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.

1. (New) Bon Jovi; $2,615,869; $88.69.
2. (1) The Spice Girls; $1,665,476; $108.68.
3. (New) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; $1,373,761; $92.02.
4. (2) Van Halen; $1,256,744; $103.84.
5. (3) Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus “Best Of Both Worlds”; $1,020,975; $57.02.
6. (4) Rascal Flatts; $800,367; $71.24.
7. (New) Keith Urban / Carrie Underwood; $717,796; $67.33.
8. (6) Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $676,400; $42.32.
9. (7) Michael Buble; $594,741; $70.80.
10. (8) Mana; $594,018; $45.33.

For the rest of the list, click here and poke around.