Billboard have reported that Rod is among the top-grossing touring artists this summer with sellout crowds at two outdoor venues. 25′000 fans flocked to Dublin’s RDS Arena for a July 5th performance and Thomond Park, a rugby stadium in Limerick hosted a sellout crowd the night before.
Here’s the complete top 10 count down of the Hot Tours Chart:
1 ELTON JOHN & BILLY JOEL
$8,237,133
July 14-18
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (1/1)
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass. (1/1)
70,402 (70,402)
2 ROD STEWART
$5,236,454
July 4-5
Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick, Ireland (1/1)
RDS Arena, Dublin (1/1)
42,459 (42,459)
3 RASCAL FLATTS
$4,691,818
July 18-25
Wrigley Field, Chicago (1/1)
Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville (1/1)
Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Fla. (1/0)
Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa (1/1)
80,516 (83,467)
4 Coldplay
$3,999,995
July 11-16
The Gorge, George, Wash. (1/1)
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, Calif. (1/0)
Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Marysville, Calif. (1/0)
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, Calif. (1/1)
76,918 (82,352)
5 AMERICAN IDOLS LIVE
$3,986,664
July 14-24
E Center, West Valley City, Utah (1/0)
Staples Center, Los Angeles (1/0)
Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, Calif. (1/0)
San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego (1/0)
Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Ariz. (1/0)
American Airlines Center, Dallas (1/0)
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. (1/0)
63,756 (74,646)
6 IL DIVO
$3,371,458
July 13-24
Wells Fargo Theatre, Denver (1/1)
Dodge Theatre, Phoenix (1/1)
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas (1/0)
Cox Arena, San Diego (1/1)
Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Citywalk, Universal City, Calif. (1/1)
Save Mart Center, Fresno (1/0)
HP Pavilion, San Jose (1/0)
Reno Events Center, Reno, Nev. (1/0)
41,192 (45,888)
7 KENNY CHESNEY
$3,211,524
July 23-25
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah (1/0)
Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne, Wyo. (2/0)
49,294 (64,215)
8 Def Leppard
$3,104,018
June 25-July 15
Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (1/0)
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, N.Y. (1/0)
Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake, Burgettstown, Pa. (1/0)
Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge, Bristow, Va. (1/0)
Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati (1/0)
73,079 (107,277)
9 BEYONCE
$3,007,832
July 11-16
Honda Center, Anaheim (1/0)
Staples Center, Los Angeles (1/0)
Target Center, Minneapolis (1/0)
29,518 (34,908)
10 JONAS BROTHERS
$2,924,094
July 7-9
Qwest Center, Omaha (1/0)
Target Center, Minneapolis (1/0)
Bradley Center, Milwaukee (1/0)
49,730 (53,158)