Le chiacchiere a questo punto stanno a zero, perché i numeri hanno parlato, e Billboard ha sentenziato.
MDNA di Madonna è il tour del 2012, in quando ad incassi worldwide (ma non per numero di spettatori, ovvero prezzi medi più alti rispetto alla concorrenza). Battuti Springsteen e Waters, con Lady Gaga sesta, e distante 100 milioni di dollari. Tutto il resto, flop dell’album compreso, diventa automaticamente rumore di sottofondo.

Madonna

Total Gross: $228,406,085 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 1,635,176 Number of Sell-Outs: 72

2
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Total Gross: $199,371,791 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 2,165,925 Number of Sell-Outs: 54

3
Roger Waters

Total Gross: $186,466,703 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 1,680,042 Number of Sell-Outs: 51

4
Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour by Cirque Du Soleil

Total Gross: $147,310,505 Number of Shows: 183
Total Attendance: 1,374,482 Number of Sell-Outs: 9

5
Coldplay

Total Gross: $147,188,828 Number of Shows: 67
Total Attendance: 1,811,787 Number of Sell-Outs: 56

6
Lady Gaga

Total Gross: $124,879,545 Number of Shows: 65
Total Attendance: 1,111,099 Number of Sell-Outs: 65

7
Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw

Total Gross: $96,458,890 Number of Shows: 23
Total Attendance: 1,085,382 Number of Sell-Outs:

8
Van Halen

Total Gross: $54,425,548 Number of Shows: 46
Total Attendance: 522,296 Number of Sell-Outs: 9

9
Jay-Z & Kanye West

Total Gross: $46,986,464 Number of Shows: 31
Total Attendance: 371,777 Number of Sell-Outs: 15

10
Andre Rieu

Total Gross: $46,785,717 Number of Shows: 99
Total Attendance: 490,165 Number of Sell-Outs: 2

11
Dave Matthews Band

Total Gross: $41,433,182 Number of Shows: 41
Total Attendance: 757,629 Number of Sell-Outs: 17

12
Barbra Streisand

Total Gross: $40,657,170 Number of Shows: 12
Total Attendance: 154,287 Number of Sell-Outs: 12

13
Jason Aldean

Total Gross: $39,956,703 Number of Shows: 59
Total Attendance: 984,229 Number of Sell-Outs: 59

14
Lady Antebellum

Total Gross: $38,358,801 Number of Shows: 88
Total Attendance: 860,065 Number of Sell-Outs: 72

15
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Total Gross: $33,911,873 Number of Shows: 42
Total Attendance: 549,028 Number of Sell-Outs: 24

16
Brad Paisley

Total Gross: $33,794,719 Number of Shows: 51
Total Attendance: 485,852 Number of Sell-Outs: 31

17
Nickelback

Total Gross: $33,790,267 Number of Shows: 50
Total Attendance: 492,492 Number of Sell-Outs: 7

18
Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Total Gross: $33,370,711 Number of Shows: 99
Total Attendance: 673,575 Number of Sell-Outs: 13

19
Elton John

Total Gross: $32,920,986 Number of Shows: 38
Total Attendance: 240,381 Number of Sell-Outs:25

20
Justin Bieber

Total Gross: $30,667,737 Number of Shows: 29
Total Attendance: 402,710 Number of Sell-Outs: 28

21
Rod Stewart

Total Gross: $30,158,491 Number of Shows: 35
Total Attendance: 201,912 Number of Sell-Outs: 24

22
Neil Diamond

Total Gross: $29,910,078 Number of Shows: 30
Total Attendance: 317,824 Number of Sell-Outs: 6

23
Pearl Jam

Total Gross: $27,363,430 Number of Shows: 11
Total Attendance: 337,613 Number of Sell-Outs: 0

24
Taylor Swift

Total Gross: $26,310,160 Number of Shows: 21
Total Attendance: 285,715 Number of Sell-Outs: 21

25
Rascal Flatts

Total Gross: $26,155,360 Number of Shows: 45
Total Attendance: 612,243 Number of Sell-Outs: 21