STONES' `BRIDGES' TOP-GROSSING TOUR OF '97.You can make fun of their wrinkles and sagging skin, but the Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, English rock music group that rose to prominence in the mid-1960s and continues to exert great influence. Members have included singer Mick Jagger (Michael Phillip Jagger), 1943–; guitarists Brian Jones again have accumulated a small fortune in just a few months. The band's ``Bridges to Babylon'' tour was the top-grossing tour of the year, taking in $90 million, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Performance, a concert industry magazine that released its year-end tour statistics. The band's past two outings, in 1989 and 1994, were not only the biggest road shows of those years but they set successive records for highest-grossing North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. tours of all time. ``They are one of those acts like Neil Diamond that may not necessarily sell records, but they sell tickets,'' Jane Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , the editor of Performance, said about the Stones. ``They're incredible entertainers.'' Overall, the concert industry had a strong year, its second biggest of the '90s, according to Performance. The top 50 touring acts took in $781 million, an increase of 18 percent over last year but still far from 1994's record of $987.1 million. The increased revenue is not attributable to more fans coming to shows - attendance is down by 1 million this year - but to higher ticket prices and more concerts than last year. Behind the Rolling Stones, the second most successful touring band of 1997 was another perennial, U2, which took in $78 million, followed by Metallica, with $37 million. Among the top 10 touring moneymakers are Fleetwood Mac, Garth Brooks, Tina Turner  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. and Jimmy Buffett. Such names show that the concert business is very different from the music business. Some of the most successful albums of 1997 are those by the Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. The Spice Girls, consisting of: Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Beckham signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", in 1996. , Puff Daddy, Hanson, LeAnn Rimes and the Notorious B.I.G. Most of these records are debuts and all are by acts that have emerged in the past few years. New names appear among the best-selling albums every year, but in annual concert grosses the same familiar names keep popping up. ``It's the old-timers who have the staying power,'' Cohen explained. ``When the Stones and Tina Turner started out, music was really emerging as an industry. The climate then was a lot different than it is now. A lot of the criticism in the industry regarding the newer bands is that, except for acts like Phish and the Dave Matthews
David John Matthews (born January 9 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-winning lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. Band, they're not willing to put in the time and build a grass-roots following.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Mick Jagger |
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