[kj] (OT) 2009 earnings

[Karen Weil]

Touring, obviously -- and exhorbitant prices for tickets. I wouldn't pay 5 
cents to see any of these people, but obviously, others will.
We hear about their tours all the time
And sadly, the band everyone on this list wants to see -- and in the case of 
some, will go to great lengths to do so -- is unable to mount even small 
tour.
*Great.*

k.w.
the States
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folk devil wrote:

I wonder how these were earned? People sure don't sell their releases 
anymore..


01 U2 $109 million
02 Bruce Springsteen $58 million
03 Madonna $47 million
04 AC/DC $44 million
05 Britney Spears $38.8 million
http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/100301/340/ivjig.html&e=l_news_dm

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Um, the article pretty much explains it:

"The band (U2), who played across the USA on their '360° Tour', raked in 
almost twice as much as Bruce Springsteen, who came second.

Elsewhere in the Top 10, Britney Spears sealed her comeback to the pop 
frontline by finishing fifth, while Coldplay were the biggest
UK earners.

Their total of $27.3 million placed them in eighth, while Michael Jackson 
grossed $17.3 million to come out in 20th place."

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Those top 5 artists all made most of their money from touring and selling 
merchandise in 2009.  I think AC/DC actually had the
highest selling new album of that group but had by far the lowest average 
ticket prices for their tour.

While U2's stadium tour was incredibly successful, the extremely high cost 
of the massive production meant that the band operated at
a loss for most of 2009.

Michael Jackson's death last year resulted in unprecedented interest in his 
old albums via cds and downloads, as well as his "This
Is It" movie and home video release.

T.B.

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