Bon Jovi tops Billboard's top touring act for second time in three years

For the second time in three years, Bon Jovi have taken the crown on the Billboard year-end touring chart, quite an achievement for an act that has been together for over a quarter of a century.

For the period of November 20, 2009 through November 28, 2010, the group grossed $146,507,388 with attendance of 1,591,154 and 69 sellouts. In 2008, the last time they ranked number one, they brought in $210,000,000 but it has been a bad year for promoters, so the lower total is to be expected.

Jon Bon Jovi told Billboard "It's funny, because there's obviously a part of you that's very proud of it. In the industry it means something; it doesn't mean anything to the public. But in the industry, all your peers are going to look at it. They're going to see some kind of year-end charts for everything: albums, singles, touring. It's a very nice industry asterisk, for sure. U2 are paying attention."

Speaking of U2, they came in second on Billboard's list followed by AC/DC making it a classic rock triple at the top of the chart. Veteran artists took seven of the top ten for 2010.

Here is the top ten along with veteran artists who ranked at 11 through 25:

•1. Bon Jovi
•2. U2
•3. AC/DC
•4. Lady Gaga
•5. Black Eyed Peas
•6. James Taylor & Carole King
•7. Eagles
•8. Metallica
•9. Dave Matthews Band
•10. Paul McCartney
•14. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
•18. George Strait & Reba McEntire


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