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08-28-2010, 05:45 AM
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Top 10 Most Successful Music Tours
Music is truly a gift. A gift for those who are talented enough to provide it, and a gift to all of us who are able to listen to it and enjoy the sounds we love to hear. In today’s world, the number of musical genres is truly over the top. From metal, to techno, to rock, to rap, to R&B, to country, the kind of music one can listen to is truly limitless. In any case, genres are not important and music is just music. To many, music is an escape; a great way to get away from the stress in everyday life. Said by famous pianist and composer Ludwig Beethoven, “Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.” Along with music comes CDs, and with enough CDs comes music tours. Concerts are the best way to enjoy music. The atmosphere is great and being able to listen to music being played a few feet in front of you is nothing shy of awesome. Below is a list of the 10 most successful music tours in the terms of attendance. While some of these tours were much more expensive and grossed a lot more money, attendance is truly what is most important. What’s a music tour without loud, screaming, adoring fans? Some artists are able to play music for millions, others gross millions, and many are able to do both. So put on some music, grab your lighter, and enjoy the list! 10. Wildest Dreams Tour, Tina Turner  From April 20, 1996 to August 10, 1997, Tina Turner made her presence on the stage. Each of her concerts sold out quickly worldwide. From the U.S., to various places in Europe such as France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Norway, England, and plenty more, thousands of fans showed up to listen and watch Tina Turner’s exciting concert. During the length of the eight month tour, over 250 shows were put on, 152 of them were located throughout Europe. With these shows, Turner was able to gross $130 million and was able to sing and dance for about 3,000,000 people. With the help of her opening act by Cyndi Lauper, Turner’s Wildest Dreams Tour could very well have exceeded her wildest dreams. Perhaps surprising, since her Wildest Dreams CD had yet to be released. Turner’s previous tour, What’s Love (1993), was much smaller in size and attendance, allowing her to be up-close and personal with her fans. After her Wildest Dreams Tour, Turner has gone on two more tours, one in 2000 and one in 2008. Both were successful but never reached the high attendance levels of her Wildest Dreams Tour. 
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08-28-2010, 05:48 AM
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9. U2 360° Tour, U2  It’s safe to say that U2 dominates this list with three entries total. The first tour that makes the list is the band’s current U2 360° Tour. The tour isn’t named after a CD or song, but after 360° stage set that the band is using; fans can observe and hear the band from every side. As if this idea isn’t cool enough, the design of the stage is truly amazing. The structure used symbolizes a huge claw surrounding the band. In fact, the stage set up is so unique that it has been named the largest ever used in the world. The tour started on June 30, 2009 and the last show will be played on October 8, 2010. The band decided to conduct this tour in efforts to get word out and sales up for their newest released CD entitled No Line on the Horizon. Because our world has quickly entered the digital age, CD sales have dropped tremendously, and the band sees the tour as being the CD’s main source of revenue. The tour will be going all over, from Spain, Italy, and France to the Netherlands, Poland, England, and Croatia, as well as through the U.S. and Canada. The band has picked several opening acts, including Muse, the Black Eyed Peas, Lenny Kravitz, the Fray, One Republic, and various other bands.
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08-28-2010, 05:51 AM
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8. Licks Tour, The Rolling Stones  If you’re a Rolling Stones fan, you know all about the Licks Tour; and even if you aren’t a fan, you’ve surely seen the bright red lips with pearly whites and a large red tongue sticking out that is a known symbol of the band. The Licks Tour came about in 2003 after the band released their album Forty Licks. The tour lasted a year and two months and 117 shows were played. The Rolling Stones didn’t have a lot of new music to play, but they were able to put together 80 songs that would be played throughout the concerts. After the Licks Tour, the band had an even more successful tour, which is also featured on the list. However, the tour was one of a kind when looking at surprise guests. Bono from U2 joined in on a song at a venue in Chicago, while in Leipzig, famous Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC played along with the band.
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08-28-2010, 05:54 AM
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7. Living Proof: The Farewell Tour, Cher  It’s no surprise that a band or artist would do a farewell tour, but Cher definitely planned to go out with a bang. Cher has held plenty of concerts since Living Proof: The Farewell Tour, but it was her last tour where she went worldwide. Today, the tour stands as one of the most successful musical tours, bringing 3,500,000 fans from all over the world. Though it is not the most successful tour named on the list, LivingProof: The Farewell Tour has been called Cher’s most successful tour ever. The shows went from June 14, 2002 to April 30, 2005 and Cher performed at 350 shows. During her tour, the deadly Asian tsunami struck. Though she was playing a concert in Sacramento, California and far from danger, Cher decided to take all of the proceeds from the show and donate them to disaster relief. Most of the tour dates were featured within the U.S., but 41 of them were in Europe and Oceania.
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08-28-2010, 05:56 AM
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6. Sticky & Sweet Tour, Madonna  Madonna is one of the many artists on the list who has been on various world tours; however, her Sticky & Sweet Tour has proven to be her highest attended tour ever. With 3,500,000 concert-goers, Madonna comes in at #6 on the list. The tour was set up in order to promote Madonna’s 11th album, Hard Candy. The tour started on August 23, 2008 in Wales and ended on September 2, 2009 in Israel. Her tour went all over the world to places such as Poland, Denmark, Switzerland, Chile, and various other locations. The tour was scheduled to go all the way to Australia, but money problems prevented that from happening. While on tour, Madonna decided to change up her concert in order to commemorate the death of Michael Jackson. Death also occurred at one of the concerts when two men who were setting up the stage in Marseille were crushed after the roof collapsed. Despite this sad set-back, the concert went on and many fans have given it great reviews. If you didn’t get to attend the tour, various concerts have been broadcast on television as well as a DVD and Bluray disc created to enjoy the concert atmosphere at home. While many performers choose to have an opening act, Madonna made her own grand opening; however, various celebrity singers such as Britney Spears, Pharrell, Kanye West, and others were portrayed on the large screen backdrop that was placed behind her.
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