The Rolling Stones Largest Tour Earners
Published Monday, 24th July, 2006 at 11:29 AM
The Rolling Stones have made more money touring this year than any other band, according to a new report.
Billboard magazine claims the influential rock band made $147.3m (about £79.7m) from performing 45 concerts on their A Bigger Bang tour.
Other artists included in the top 10 largest earners were U2, Coldplay, Paul McCartney and Bon Jovi. While the number of ticket goers has risen slightly this year, the extra income has been linked to the increase in entry fees for shows.
In related news, the A Bigger Bang Tour was interrupted earlier this year, when 15 shows were postponded after guitarist Keith Richards underwent surgery in New Zealand.
