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The average ticket price increase, which amounts to $4.57, was similar to the increase seen between 2004 and 2005.
The Rolling Stones' "A Bigger Bang" tour, which actually began in the fall of 2005, led all other concert tours this year with $138.5 million in gross receipts, Pollstar said. The average Stones ticket was $136.63. The tour sold about 1.01 million tickets.
Streisand's tour ranked second, generating $92.5 million in gross sales, with the average ticket price at $298.36.
The tour by McGraw and Hill brought $88.8 million in gross receipts, with the average ticket selling for $80.92.
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Kenny Chesney's tour led all others in the number of tickets sold with 1.13 million. His tour pulled in $66 million in gross receipts, with the average ticket going for $58.34.
Not all the tours that pulled in hefty gross ticket sales were put on by individual touring artists. The Cirque Du Soleil "Delirium" tour generated $82.1 million, while Trans-Siberian Orchestra earned $37.3 million. Another extravaganza, the "American Idols Live" tour, pulled in $35 million.
The Rolling Stones' "A Bigger Bang" tour, which actually began in the fall of 2005, led all other concert tours this year with $138.5 million in gross receipts, Pollstar said. The average Stones ticket was $136.63. The tour sold about 1.01 million tickets.
Streisand's tour ranked second, generating $92.5 million in gross sales, with the average ticket price at $298.36.
The tour by McGraw and Hill brought $88.8 million in gross receipts, with the average ticket selling for $80.92.
Country crooner
Kenny Chesney's tour led all others in the number of tickets sold with 1.13 million. His tour pulled in $66 million in gross receipts, with the average ticket going for $58.34.
Not all the tours that pulled in hefty gross ticket sales were put on by individual touring artists. The Cirque Du Soleil "Delirium" tour generated $82.1 million, while Trans-Siberian Orchestra earned $37.3 million. Another extravaganza, the "American Idols Live" tour, pulled in $35 million.
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