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Mr.Big

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Rush Nowhere To Be Found...Something Is Wrong Here


2004 Mid-Year Top 100 Tours

R Grs Artist Avg Price Avg Tks Total Tks Avg Grs Cts/Shws Agency

1 45.7 Prince 61.59 16,752 737,097 1,038,636 44/54 Concerts West
2 44.9 Madonna 174.17 36,864 258,046 6,414,286 7/21 Creative Artists Agency
3 40.8 Celine Dion 137.65 4,060 295,652 558,904 1/73 United Talent Agency
4 33.7 Bette Midler 101.29 11,488 333,164 1,162,069 29/31 Creative Artists
Agency
5 32.7 Rod Stewart 76.68 9,652 424,675 743,182 44/45 Writers & Artists Grp.
Int’l
6 27.6 Shania Twain 64.76 13,704 424,833 890,323 31/32 Creative Artists Agency
7 27.0 Kenny Chesney 47.98 12,784 562,500 613,636 44/44 Dale Morris & Assoc.
8 26.1 Metallica 57.29 13,825 456,239 790,909 33/35 Writers & Artists Grp.
Int’l
9 25.2 Aerosmith 58.69 9,492 427,119 560,905 45/45 Monterey Peninsula Artists
10 24.9 Alan Jackson / Martina McBride 51.28 12,418 484,314 638,462 39/39
Creative Artists Agency
11 19.8 Beyonce 68.43 11,199 291,176 761,538 26/28 Creative Artists Agency
12 19.1 Elton John 147.56 18,482 129,379 2,728,571 7/25 The Howard Rose Agency
13 18.9 Britney Spears 63.28 11,957 298,930 756,672 25/25 Evolution Talent
Agency
14 18.0 Luis Miguel 53.71 47,691 333,333 2,571,429 7/34 William Morris Agency
15 17.4 George Strait 62.22 12,757 280,643 790,909 22/22 The Erv Woolsey Agency

16 16.4 David Bowie 62.55 5,785 260,317 364,444 45/70 Clear Channel
Entertainment
17 16.3 Kid Rock 33.53 8,126 479,412 276,271 59/60 Creative Artists Agency
18 15.4 Fleetwood Mac 67.61 9,847 226,471 669,565 23/23 Agency For The Perf.
Arts
19 14.9 Sarah Brightman 63.35 5,472 235,292 346,512 43/43 Evolution Talent
Agency
20 14.5 Linkin Park 33.29 12,445 435,577 414,286 35/35 Writers & Artists Group
21 14.0 Jimmy Buffett 67.26 13,060 208,955 875,420 16/18 The Howard Rose Agency

22 13.9 Eagles 110.64 9,676 125,798 1,069,231 13/13 William Morris Agency
23 12.2 Simon & Garfunkel 103.62 8,384 117,380 871,428 14//14 William Morris
Agency
24 10.9 Josh Groban 58.38 4,242 186,634 247,727 44/46 William Morris Agency
25 10.7 Kelly Clarkson / Clay Aiken 45.04 7,926 237,778 356,667 30/30 Creative
Artists Agency
26 10.6 No Doubt / Blink-182 43.75 16,146 242,197 706,667 15/16 MOB
Agency/Creative Artists
27 10.5 Eric Clapton 59.34 13,690 177,966 807,692 13/15 Creative Artists Agency

28 10.2 Michael Flatley’s “Lord Of The Dance” 45.70 2,997 223,244 136,942
75/130 The Road Company
29 10.2 Phish 44.46 45,723 228,613 2,040,420 5/10 Monterey Peninsula Artists
30 9.4 Chris Rock 47.19 5,691 199,194 268,571 35/53 Creative Artists Agency
31 9.3 Jerry Seinfeld 75.39 4,010 124,050 300,900 31/46 United Talent Agency
32 9.2 Dave Matthews Band 44.64 25,857 206,858 1,150,650 8/11 Monterey
Peninsula Artists
33 9.2 Alabama 48.43 4,005 192,253 368,606 25/25 William Morris Agency
34 9.0 Bill Gaither & Friends “Homecoming” 23.99 8,152 375,000 195,652
46/50 Clear Channel Entertainment
35 8.7 David Copperfield 43.56 4,598 197,727 202,326 43/143 The Road Company
36 8.5 Nickelback 29.34 6,914 290,373 202,381 42/43 The Agency Group
37 8.4 A Perfect Circle 28.66 5,172 289,655 150,789 56/57 William Morris Agency

38 8.1 Toby Keith 48.25 10,417 177,083 476,471 17/18 Monterey Peninsula Artists

39 7.3 John Mayer 33.82 6,710 214,706 228,125 32/32 Creative Artists Agency
40 7.2 Yanni 52.89 5,224 135,835 276,923 26/26 Concerts West
41 6.8 Van Halen 74.00 9,189 91,892 680,020 10/13 EvolutionTalent/WilliamMorris

42 6.7 Sting 69.92 4,161 95,714 291,304 23/24 Creative Artists Agency
43 6.1 Blink-182 28.44 8,207 213,386 234,615 26/28 Creative Artists Agency
44 6.0 Barenaked Ladies 37.25 5,355 160,652 199,192 30/30 Little Big Man
Booking
45 5.7 Larry “The Cable Guy” 25.52 3,358 225,001 85,075 67/90 Agency For
The Perf. Arts
46 5.4 Tim Conway / Harvey Korman - Together Again 53.57 3,330 106,585 168,750
32/53 Marty Klein Enterprises
47 5.3 Neil Young 60.65 5,469 87,506 331,250 16/19 MVO. Ltd
48 5.2 Harry Connick Jr 54,89 2,781 94,545 152,941 34/36 Creative Artists
Agency
49 4.8 Brooks & Dunn 35.23 4,898 137,143 171,429 28/28 William Morris Agency
50 4.7 Bob Dylan 48.83 3,426 95,918 167,857 28/36 Creative Artists Agency
51 4.4 The Dead 47.71 10,303 92,728 488,889 9/11 Monterey Peninsula Artists
52 4.3 Yes 51.27 4,414 83,869 226,316 19/19 Writers & Artists Grp. Int’l
53 4.3 Hilary Duff 36.18 8,489 118,850 307,143 14/15 Evolution Talent Agency
54 4.2 Lynyrd Skynyrd 29.80 3,203 140,939 95,455 44/48 William Morris Agency
55 3.8 Alejandro Sanz 58.03 3,858 65,587 223,529 17/17 Creative Artists Agency
56 3.8 Mary J. Blige 54.42 3,485 69,705 190,064 20/23 Creative Artists Agency
57 3.7 Diana Krall 59.85 4,121 61,821 246,667 15/19 William Morris Agency
58 3.7 George Lopez 43.89 4,683 84,301 205,556 18/24 Gersh Agency
59 3.6 Erykah Badu 44.33 2,706 81,209 120,330 30/31 William Morris Agency
60 3.6 Rascal Flatts 31.49 5,126 112,776 163,636 22/22 William Morris Agency
61 3.4 3 Doors Down 27.56 4,733 123,367 130,769 26/26 The Agency Group
62 3.4 Ludacris 34.19 2,616 99,444 89,474 38/38 William Morris Agency
63 3.3 Ron White 27.40 3,057 122,308 76,744 43/68 Agency For The Perf. Arts
64 3.2 Dashboard Confessional 21.53 3,811 148,629 82,051 39/41 Ellis Industries

65 3.2 “Great High Mountain Tour” 50.12 2,455 63,846 123,077 26/26 Keith
Case & Associates
66 3.1 Chicago / Earth Wind & Fire 29.41 6,283 113,097 172,222 18/18 Howard
Rose/Creative Artists
67 2.8 50 Cent 41.61 8,411 67,291 350,212 8/8 William Morris Agency
68 2.8 Dave Matthews & Friends 50.81 13,553 54,215 688,758 4/4 Monterey
Peninsula Artists
69 2.6 Ginuwine 47.36 3,431 54,898 162,500 16/17 Universal Attractions
70 2.6 Styx / Peter Frampton 18.96 5,274 137,130 106,655 26/26 Creative
Artists/William Morris
71 2.5 “Jagermeister Music Tour” / Slipknot 27.01 2,880 91,758 75,758 33/33
Writers & Artists Grp. Int’l
72 2.5 The Who 91.19 13,074 26,148 1,231,468 2/2 International Talent Booking
73 2.4 Primus 31.66 2,449 75,949 77,419 31/31 Creative Artists Agency
74 2.4 The Strokes 26.10 2,627 91,954 68,571 35/35 MVO Ltd.
75 2.4 MercyMe 26.60 3,600 90,225 96,000 25/25 Third Coast Artists Agency
76 2.4 Jewel 46.69 1,318 51,402 61,538 39/42 Creative Artists Agency
77 2.3 Moody Blues 38.81 3,292 59,263 127,778 18/18 Creative Artists Agency
78 2.3 Third Day 25.75 5,546 88,748 143,750 16/17 Creative Artists Agency
79 2.3 Indigo Girls 32.27 1,696 71,272 54,762 42/45 High Road Touring
80 2.3 Bill Cosby 47.25 4,425 48,677 209,091 11/19 William Morris Agency
81 2.2 Van Morrison 82.19 3,881 27,171 314,286 7/8 MVO Ltd.
82 2.2 George Carlin 44.46 2,479 49,596 110,234 20/24 International Creative
Mgt
83 2.1 Jann Arden 37.42 2,267 56,681 84,000 25/31 S. L. Feldman & Assoc.
84 2.0 Godsmack 28.01 3,560 71,207 99,730 20/20 William Morris Agency
85 2.0 Jessica Simpson 36.67 4,195 54,540 153,846 13/13 Creative Artists Agency

86 2.0 Enrique Iglesias 51.09 2,609 39,149 133,333 15/15 Creative Artists
Agency
87 2.0 Melissa Etheridge 57.07 2,333 35,000 133,145 15/25 Creative Artists
Agency
88 1.9 Rodney Carrington 33.01 1,849 57,347 61,290 31/32 PMG Entertainment Grp.

89 1.9 The Allman Brothers Band 66.65 28,394 28,394 1,892,614 1/9 Evolution
Talent Agency
90 1.8 Iron Maiden 47.72 9,231 36,925 440,574 4/7 Creative Artists Agency
91 1.8 Dave Chappelle 35.07 4,554 50,100 163,636 11/21 Gersh Agency
92 1.7 Dream Theatre 35.50 2,030 48,725 70,833 24/24 The Agency Group
93 1.7 Kanye West 22.21 4,225 76,052 94,444 18/24 William Morris Agency
94 1.6 O.A.R. 24.27 2,124 65,870 51,613 31/33 Monterey Peninsula Artists
95 1.6 B.B. King 46.00 1,901 34,235 88,889 18/20 Associated Booking Corp.
96 1.5 Jeff Foxworthy 22.16 5,623 67,479 125,022 12/21 Buddy Lee Attractions
97 1.5 Lewis Black 25.04 1,431 58,684 36,585 41/45 Agency For The Perf. Arts
98 1.5 Newsboys 21.00 3,871 69,686 78,947 19/20 H20 Artists Agency
99 1.5 Keb’ Mo’ 29.22 1,047 51,334 30,612 49/51 Monterey Peninsula Artists
100 1.5 Something Corporate / Yellowcard 16.88 2,115 88,862 35,714 42/44 Agency
For The Perf. Arts/ Fierce Talent

All figures are for tickets sold worldwide as reported to POLLSTAR for shows
played between 1/01/04 and 06/30/04.

Gross is in millions of U.S. dollars. Average tickets and grosses are per city.


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John in NH

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Jul 13, 2004, 5:07:31 PM7/13/04
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Certainly a mistake.
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Jul 14, 2004, 12:02:54 AM7/14/04
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Dates between Jan 1st and Jun 30th. Rush hasn't played that many shows in
between those dates.

Nick

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Mr.Big

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Jul 14, 2004, 12:53:53 AM7/14/04
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Van Halen had played less and were at #40...Rush is missing on this list as an
error.

Mr.Big

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Jul 14, 2004, 12:54:18 AM7/14/04
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I believe they played almost 20 shows up to that point...it was only 13 days
ago.

John Doe

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Jul 14, 2004, 3:43:19 PM7/14/04
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The fact that you losers obsess over these things - tour ratings,
album sales, etc - is what is truly pathetic.
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