Thursday, 24th November 2016
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Def Leppard's 2016 Summer Tour which ended on 10th October has made the Pollstar Top 20 Global Tours list.
The final show of the year took place at the 8,600 capacity U.S. Cellular Center.
The 58th full show of the year after the disastrous Hysteria cruise in January.
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours list is arranged by average box office gross per city and shows the average ticket price.
Guns N' Roses current tour tops the list with an average gross of 6 million dollars from mostly outdoor stadium shows and high ticket prices.
Def Leppard are the only other hard rock band to make the list at Number 19 with an average gross of just over 600,000 dollars per show.
Pollstar Top 20 Global Tours List 2016
- 01 - 1. Guns N' Roses; $6,052,392; $119.70.
- 02 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; $5,395,589; $113.83.
- 03 - Beyonce; $4,925,992; $104.19.
- 04 - Adele; $4,121,814; $109.71.
- 05 - Coldplay; $3,568,641; $107.83.
- 06 - Justin Bieber; $3,036,819; $83.14.
- 07 - Kanye West; $2,182,858; $90.78.
- 08 - Drake; $2,117,766; $111.19.
- 09 - Luke Bryan; $1,527,962; $57.62.
- 10 - Zac Brown Band; $1,213,049; $57.54.
- 11 - Jason Aldean; $1,082,673; $49.61.
- 12 - Dave Matthews Band; $1,032,014; $53.10.
- 13 - "Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour" / Puff Daddy; $936,274; $82.88.
- 14 - Dixie Chicks; $860,114; $72.93.
- 15 - Carrie Underwood; $698,887; $70.65.
- 16 - Florida Georgia Line; $691,008; $44.30.
- 17 - Dolly Parton; $644,217; $80.05.
- 18 - Journey / Doobie Brothers; $634,881; $60.20.
- 19 - Def Leppard; $606,266; $61.46.
- 20 - Keith Urban; $560,403; $55.70.
Joe Elliott - Cedar Rapids, IA End Of Tour Speech
"Cedar Rapids, Iowa!. Thanks for having us, thanks for coming, thanks for being here. Goodnight."
"Cedar Rapids it's been a real pleasure. Thank you so much. Until next time, and there will be a next time!. Do us a big favour yeah. Don't forget us and we won't forget you. Goodnight!."
View the - End Of Tour Setlist Statistics
- Def Leppard - Cedar Rapids 2016 Show Page
- Def Leppard - World Tour 2016
- Def Leppard - 2016 Tour News
- Previous News - 9th October 2016 - 2016 End Of Tour Stats