Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 Top-grossing tours of 2004, according to Billboard: 01. DAVID BOWIE ($45.4 million) 02. BETTE MIDLER ($40 million) 03. SIMON & GARFUNKEL ($36 million) 04. SHANIA TWAIN ($34 million) 05. PRINCE ($26 million) 06. ROD STEWART ($25 million) 07. METALLICA ($22 million) I had no idea that Bette Midler drew that kind of money. UYI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tangerine Report post Posted July 25, 2004 There are alot of gay people. Never ever underestimate the Gay demographic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 You underestimate the Baby Boomers who are willing to waste $250 for concert tickets. Also fear the Church of Sciencetology. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 What the hell does she sing? Wind Beneath My Wings for 2 hours? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiny norman 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 The Rose? From A Distance? Beast Of Burden? I should probably stop there, lest any credibility I had in terms of music taste goes flying out the window when my comprehensive knowledge of Bette Midler songs is discovered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 You had credibility? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiny norman 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 Ouch. I have no comeback to this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 Just call him a bitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tangerine Report post Posted July 25, 2004 Or just say Axl Rose is an over rated performer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hybrid420 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 It's sad that those performers pull in that much money but a tour like Lollapalooza gets cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Kamala 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 Wow Bowie is #1. I'm surprised, I knew he would be in the top ten range but not #1. The only two acts on that list I would see are Bowie and Prince (I actually do have tickets for Prince). Anyone know how the Van Halen reunion is doing? I heard that some arenas aren't even sold out. Shows Eddie, that nobody really wants to see Van Hagar. I also heard that some of the KISS/Poison shows are getting cancelled due to poor ticket sales. I was really excited when I heard the Darkness might be added to the bill as an opening act, but alas some unknown band got the opening act gig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 The unknown band is actually unsigned at the moment, which is a pretty big feat for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest krazykat72 Report post Posted July 26, 2004 Bowie put on a hell of a show when I saw him at PNC Bank Arts Center on the last stop of his North American Tour. It was a long and diverse setlist (not from show to show) but from style to style. -Paul Jacobi- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2004 Here's the full top ten. 01. DAVID BOWIE ($45.4 million) 02. BETTE MIDLER ($40 million) 03. SIMON & GARFUNKEL ($36 million) 04. SHANIA TWAIN ($34 million) 05. PRINCE ($26 million) 06. ROD STEWART ($25 million) 07. METALLICA/GODSMACK ($22 million) 08. BEYONCE/ALICIA KEYS/MISSY ELLIOTT ($19 million) 09. BRITNEY SPEARS ($19 million) 10. GEORGE STRAIT ($16 million) Isn't Madonna playing sold out shows for $300 a ticket? Hard to believe she isn't in the top ten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2004 Maybe, you know, no-one cares about Madonna anymore. It's a shame anybody cared in the first place. I've never seen any live footage of hers, but for 300 bucks, it'd want to be mighty good. UYI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2004 Or just say Axl Rose is an over rated performer. But then you offend me as well. And I'm the most beloved poster of all. I think the real matter is who in the blue hell is still going to see David Bowie? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kismet 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2004 50 somethings with the disposable income maybe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiny norman 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2004 Maybe, you know, no-one cares about Madonna anymore. It's a shame anybody cared in the first place. Oh, them's fighting words. Like A Prayer > Appetite For Destruction. I think the real matter is who in the blue hell is still going to see David Bowie? Well, I did. One of the best concert experiences ever too. You can't understand why people would still go to see Bowie, yet you worship Axl? Hypocrite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2004 Maybe, you know, no-one cares about Madonna anymore. It's a shame anybody cared in the first place. Oh, them's fighting words. Like A Prayer > Appetite For Destruction. I think the real matter is who in the blue hell is still going to see David Bowie? Well, I did. One of the best concert experiences ever too. You can't understand why people would still go to see Bowie, yet you worship Axl? Hypocrite. Like A Prayer better then Appetite? Well, I gotta question your sexual orientation now........... And Axl is an unquestionale live performer when he shows up. Bowie has to resort to characters to stay interesting...........and to call him interesting it quite a stretch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thecitythesky 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2004 * on the upside... when bowie says he has an album coming out, you know... ... it actually does. * Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spiny norman 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2004 Like A Prayer better then Appetite? Well, I gotta question your sexual orientation now........... And Axl is an unquestionale live performer when he shows up. Bowie has to resort to characters to stay interesting...........and to call him interesting it quite a stretch. Bah. Like A Prayer was a mature musical endeavour for Madonna and showed why she was to become the greatest female pop singer of all time. The diversity shown from the gospel-ish title track to the anthemic Express Yourself, the boppy Cherish, the mournful Oh Father and the Prince duet Love Song far surpasses the footnote in rock history that is Appetite. While it has many great songs (incidentally making it Guns N Roses' only worthwhile album), it lacks the heart and intelligence in Madonna's album. And yeah, Bowie's dull. Hence why he is the #1 touring artist of this year 35 years after appearing on the scene. Axl is far more interesting, as shown by the fact that 16 years after he first appeared on the scene, only a handful of die-hard fans are awaiting with baited breath for his next release which will surely come out soon, and may even reach the same quality level as The Spaghetti Incident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2004 Hey, no-one cares. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2004 far surpasses the footnote in rock history that is Appetite. While it has many great songs (incidentally making it Guns N Roses' only worthwhile album), Yeah, real intelligent comment. While Appetite may be the best album......... GNR LIES: Patience, One In A Million USE YOUR ILLUSION 1: Don't Cry, November Rain, The Garden, Don't Damn Me, Dead Horse, Coma USE YOUR ILLUSION 2: Civil War, Yesterdays, Breakdown, Locomotive, Estranged, You Could Be Mine True "The Spaghetti Incident" wasn't spectacular, but then it wasn't meant to be. It was just an album of thrown together cover songs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2004 Don't try and reason with the idiot. I don't know how many times the issue of 'popularity often doesn't have any form of relationship with TALENT' needs to be raised in this folder before people get it into their skulls. As for Axl's cult of die-hards, their Greatest Hits album sold exceptionally well - with little to no promotion at all and for an album that Axl himself didn't want released. There is clearly still an audience for Guns N' Roses, and a substantial one at that. UYI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2004 Velvet Revolver also proves the prolonged interest in GNR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
