Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean and More Country Stars In List of Top 25 Tours of 2012 via Billboard.
No real big surprise here, but some of country’s favorite stars, including Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts, are taking up about a fourth of the list for the Top 25 Tours of 2012, across all genres! This proves yet again, that the country genre has some pretty dedicated fans, but you already you knew that! Get the run down below, and check out how the competition from other genres did!
Top Country Tours of 2012.
#7. Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw
- Total Gross: $96,458,890
- Number of Shows: 23
- Total Attendance: 1,085,382
- Number of Sell-Outs: 9
#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
#16 Brad Paisley
- Total Gross: $33,794,719
- Number of Shows: 51
- Total Attendance: 485,852
- Number of Sell-Outs: 31
#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
Top 25 Tours of 2012, Complete List.
1. Madonna
2. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
3. Roger Waters
4. Michael Jackson The Immortal Tour by Cirque Du Soleil
5. Cold Play
6. Lady Gaga
7. Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw
8. Van Halen
9. Jay-Z & Kanye West
10. Andre Rieu
11. Dave Matthews Band
12. Barbara Streisand
13. Jason Aldean
14. Lady Antebellum
15. Red Hot Chili Peppers
16. Brad Paisley
17. Nickelback
18. Trans-Siberian Orchestra
19. Elton John
20. Justin Bieber
21. Rod Stewart
22. Neil Diamond
23. Pearl Jam
24. Taylor Swift
25. Rascal Flatts