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BOXSCORES |
RANKED BY GROSS. COMPILED FROM BOXSCORES REPORTED NOV. 14, 2007 THROUGH NOV. 11, 2008.
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GROSS SALES/ Ticket Scale |
ARTIST(S) Venue, Location, Date(s) |
Attendance, Capacity No. of Shows, Sellouts |
Promoter(s) |
| 1 | $33,829,250 (£16,637,563) $150/$110 | SPICE GIRLS | O2 Arena, London Dec. 15-16, 18, Jan. 2-4, 6, 8-9, 11-13, 15-16, 18, 20, 22 | 256,647 seventeen sellouts | AEG Live, S.J.M. Concerts |
| 2 | $23,135,338 ($24,602,118 Canadian) $183.37/$61.12 | CELINE DION | Bell Centre, Montreal Aug. 15-16, 19-20, 23, 25, 31, Sept. 1 | 167,957 eight sellouts | Concerts West/AEG Live |
| 3 | $17,583,211 (¤12,197,474) $216.23/$27.10 | MADONNA, BOB SINCLAR | Stade De France, Paris Sept. 20-21 | 138,163 two sellouts | Live Nation Global Touring |
| 4 | $17,059,900 $244.50/$229.50/$209.50 | BONNAROO MUSIC FESTIVAL | Festival Site, Manchester, Tenn. June 12-15 | 80,000 four days | Superfly Productions, A.C. Entertainment |
| 5 | $14,201,938 $95/$65 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. July 27-28, 31 | 164,070 three sellouts | New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority |
| 6 | $14,182,721 (¤9,051,649) $111.25/$89.31 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | Camp Nou, Barcelona July 19-20 | 143,804 two sellouts | Dr Music |
| 7 | $14,147,239 $205/$175 | LOLLAPALOOZA | Grant Park, Chicago Aug. 1-3 | 225,000 three sellouts | C3 Presents |
| 8 | $14,111,593 (£7,222,935) $85.96/$84.01 | DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL | Donington Park, Castle Donington, U.K. June 13-15 | 166,645 three days | Live Nation-U.K. |
| 9 | $13,880,197 $269/$90 | COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL | Empire Polo Field, Indio, Calif. April 25-27 | 151,666 three days | Goldenvoice/AEG Live |
| 10 | $13,651,710 (£6,825,855) $90/$50 | TAKE THAT | M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, U.K. Dec. 10-11, 13-15, 17-19, 21-23 | 158,523 eleven sellouts | S.J.M. Concerts |
| 11 | $13,150,626 (¤8,910,515) $125.45/$110.69 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | RDS Arena, Dublin May 22-23, 25 | 114,204 three sellouts | Aiken Promotions |
| 12 | $12,861,833 $98/$49.50 | BILLY JOEL | Shea Stadium, Flushing, N.Y. July 16, 18 | 117,743 two sellouts | Live Nation, MJS Entertainment |
| 13 | $11,796,540 (£6,715,770) $281.05/$114.18 | MADONNA, PAUL OAKENFOLD | Wembley Stadium, London Sept. 11 | 73,349 sellout | Live Nation Global Touring |
| 14 | $11,767,838 $170/$135 | AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL | Zilker Park, Austin Sept. 26-28 | 218,000 three sellouts | C3 Presents |
| 15 | $11,527,375 $350/$60 | MADONNA | Madison Square Garden, New York Oct. 6-7, 11-12 | 61,586 four sellouts | Live Nation Global Touring |
| 16 | $11,365,858 $249/$95 | STAGECOACH FESTIVAL | Empire Polo Field, Indio, Calif. May 2-4 | 120,903 three days | Goldenvoice/AEG Live |
| 17 | $11,266,116 (70,876,300 krona) $126.37/$78.68 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden July 4-5 | 115,720 two sellouts | EMA Telstar, Live Nation |
| 18 | $11,106,227 $249.50/$85 | SAN FRANCISCO’S OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL | Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Aug. 22-24 | 130,070 three days | Another Planet Entertainment |
| 19 | $11,101,962 (¤7,505,687) $53.25/$26.62 | CLOUSEAU | Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium Nov. 30-Jan. 2 | 251,835 253,947 eighteen shows | PSE Belgium |
| 20 | $11,093,631 (12,219,080 francs) $272.37/$122.57 | MADONNA, ROBYN | Dübendorf Airfield, Zürich Aug. 30 | 70,314 sellout | Live Nation Global Touring, Good News |
| 21 | $10,195,810 (£5,097,905) $198/$50 | TAKE THAT | O2 Arena, London Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 3-4, 6-8, 31 | 132,835 nine sellouts | S.J.M. Concerts |
| 22 | $9,881,561 (£4,964,386) $97.53/$48.77 | KYLIE MINOGUE, DJ JASON BUCHAM | O2 Arena, London July 26-27, 29-30, Aug. 1-2, 4 | 116,375 seven sellouts | 3A Entertainment |
| 23 | $9,773,779 (£4,936,252) $113.85/$94.05 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | Emirates Stadium, London May 30-31 | 91,712 two sellouts | AEG Live U.K. |
| 24 | $9,557,771 $99.50/$49.50 | BILLY JOEL | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. May 23, 25, 29, 31, June 13, 15, 26, 28, July 3, 5 | 96,058 ten sellouts | Live Nation |
| 25 | $9,410,355 (£4,754,488) $989.63/$89.07 | BON JOVI, BIFFY CLYRO, THE FEELING | Twickenham Stadium, London June 27-28 | 92,852 two sellouts | AEG Live |
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