The Wikipedia page for List of highest-grossing concert tours breaks down the highest-grossing concert tours by decade and I was surprised to see Queen absent. Is this an omission in error or did Queen tours never gross those sort of figures that would include them?
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It is hard to be in the Top Ten when they only performed half the amount of shows as the lowest one on that list.
The average attendance would place them 3rd of those listed.
What about Queen + Paul Rodgers or Queen + Adam Lambert tours? Adjusted or otherwise. I know they didn't get the attendance but did they make more money?
To make the money you need the attendance. If it was a massive worldwide tour selling out stadiums for months and years then they would be on the list that you so desperately wish to see them on....
Funny, the two most profitable tours are U2 360º and the new The Wall.
Two of the things i really don't like in music are Bono antics and Roger Waters theatrics. I like some of their songs but can't stand them live. ...also i'm sure more than half of the live show from the Wall is played every night in playback.
I guess world wide business and i are like water and oil ;)
darrell wrote:
What about Queen + Paul Rodgers or Queen + Adam Lambert tours? Adjusted or otherwise. I know they didn't get the attendance but did they make more money?
What are you talking about, around the UK and Europe Q+PR sold out almost everywhere. It didn't work so well in the US
The shows with Lambert world wide have been massively successful .
To get on this list, as has been pointed out already, you need to play massive venues, over a long period and sell tickets at hugely inflated prices
Vocal harmony wrote: To get on this list, as has been pointed out already, you need to play massive venues, over a long period and sell tickets at hugely inflated prices
This. You will see a lot of big pop artists have insane ticket prices - way above what Queen + AL charges.
Then again, the same pop artists have dozens of people on stage at all times. In the end, I doubt the profit differs that much.
Nitroboy wrote:
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Then again, the same pop artists have dozens of people on stage at all times. In the end, I doubt the profit differs that much.
This is true, but the real cost in touring is down to the production, sound, lights, staging the crew required and the transport necessary to move everything.
Beyonce's current stadium tour requires 64 40 foot trailers and 18 tour busses. With over 200 crew members plus another 150 local crew at each venue. I'm pretty certain the tour has major backing from her record company and despite the size of the show is designed to make money.
Another option is the tour Elton John did around the UK and Europe a couple of years back. Ticket prices were an average of £65, and although he was playing to sold out arenas had a minimal production, using house staging, only three lighting trusses a small amount of video and a smaller PA than Queen used in the same venues. The whole thing was carried in six trucks.
Compare this to the last Queen+AL world tour, not this years festival tour.They carried their own stage along with huge amounts of lighting and PA. 14 trucks loads and 70 crew.