<h3><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21-efI11GsL._AA115_.jpg" title="Kenny Chesney Concert tour" alt="Kenny Chesney Concert tour" align="left" height="115" hspace="6" vspace="6" width="115" />Kenny Chesney shows his pirate plundering skill as he rakes in highest concert revenue for all country artists in the first 6 months of 2008.</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/kenny-chesney-2008-tour-tickets/" title="Kenny Chesney concert tickets">Kenny Chesney&#8217;s Poets and Pirates tour</a> is the leading country tour in the U.S. for the first six months of the year with <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/rascal-flatts-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Rascal Flatts Tour">Rascal Flatts</a> the only other country artist in the top 10, according to Pollstar. Bon Jovi leads the pack with a $56.3 million gross with an average ticket price of $87.98. Chesney enjoyed a gross of $35.3 million with an average price of $75.28.</p>
<p>Rascal Flatts was eighth at $215.4 million on ticket prices of $64.57.</p>
<p>Also in the top 100 were:<br />
11. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/carrie-underwood-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood on tour">Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood&#8217;s joint tour</a> &#8211; $18.5 million (tickets averaged $55.89)<br />
13. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/george-strait-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="George Strait concert tickets">George Strait </a>&#8211; $18 million ($64.06)<br />
19. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/eagles-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Eagles concert tickets">The Eagles</a> &#8211; $15.8 million ($130.93)<br />
27. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/carrie-underwood-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Carrie Underwood on tour">Carrie Underwood</a> &#8211; $12.3 million (($48.10)<br />
36. Larry the Cable Guy &#8211; $9.5 million ($44.39)<br />
37. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/brad-paisley-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Brad Paisley concert tickets">Brad Paisley</a> &#8211; $9.4 million ($41.21)<br />
40. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/hank-jr-and-lynyrd-skynyrd-2008-rowdy-frynds-concert-tour/" title="Hank Williams Jr Concert tickets">Rowdy Frynds with Lynyrd Skynyrd/Hank Williams Jr.</a> -$8.5 million ($59.48)<br />
49. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/reba-mcentire-and-kelly-clarkson-2008-2-worlds-2-voices-concert-tour/" title="Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson concert tickets">Reba McEntire/Kelly Clarkson </a>&#8211; $7.5 million ($53.78);<br />
65. Robert Plant and <a title="Alison Krauss" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbAKrauss&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Falison-krauss-tickets%2Fartist%2F731928&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Alison Krauss</a> &#8211; $5.4 million ($56.52)<br />
76. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/brooks-dunn-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Brooks and Dunn concert tickets">Brooks &; Dunn</a>/<a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/alan-jackson-2008-concert-tour-ticket-info/" title="Alan Jackson concert tickets">Alan Jackson</a> &#8211; $4.5 million ($92.77)<br />
84. Blue Rodeo &#8211; $4.2 million ($43.93)<br />
88. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/martina-mcbride-2008-wake-up-laughing-concert-tour-dates/" title="Martina McBride concert tickets">Martina McBride</a> &#8211; $3.9 million ($51.88)<br />
89. <a title="Garth Brooks" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSGarth/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fgarth-brooks-tickets%2F">Garth Brooks</a> &#8211; $3.8 million (39.29)<br />
91. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/trace-adkins-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="Trace Adkins concert tickets">Trace Adkins</a> &#8211; $3.8 million ($44.82)<br />
96. <a href="http://www.countrymusicontour.com/big-and-rich-2008-concert-tour-tickets/" title="big and rich concert tickets">Big &; Rich </a>&#8211; $3.2 million ($59.20)<br />
99. Dolly Parton &#8211; $3 million ($70.38)Country Music Photo Gallery</p>