The Rising Tour Came Second-Highest Earner Of The Year
According to
Billboard.com,
Springsteen's 2003 tour for The Rising
was the second-highest earner of the year, at $181.7 million. Springsteen and the E Street Band
were topped only by the Stones (grossing $299.5 million); the rest of the year's top ten touring
acts in descending order: Cher ($76.3 million), Fleetwood Mac ($69.2 million), Dixie Chicks ($62.2
million), Eagles ($53.7 million), Dave Matthews Band ($52.6 million), Aerosmith & Kiss ($50
million), Metallica's Summer Sanitarium ($48.5 million) and Billy Joel & Elton John ($45.8 million).
According to
Billboard.com,
Springsteen's 2003 tour for The Rising
was the second-highest earner of the year, at $181.7 million. Springsteen and the E Street Band
were topped only by the Stones (grossing $299.5 million); the rest of the year's top ten touring
acts in descending order: Cher ($76.3 million), Fleetwood Mac ($69.2 million), Dixie Chicks ($62.2
million), Eagles ($53.7 million), Dave Matthews Band ($52.6 million), Aerosmith & Kiss ($50
million), Metallica's Summer Sanitarium ($48.5 million) and Billy Joel & Elton John ($45.8 million).
