Bon Jovi #1 Touring Band Billboard 2010

YEs its true! I made the same question as you did about numbers......
I think Pollstar will know what are a real numbers, but i think that around 200 mil is correct!

$200 million is NOT the figure in Billboard. I have the issue in front of me, and this is what's listed -

Total gross: $146.5 million
Number of shows: 69
Sellouts: 69
Attendance 1,591,154

Compiled from Boxscore data reported for the Nov. 28, 2009, issue through the Nov. 20, 2010, issue.

That means that the shows in Japan, New Zealand and Australia will be included in next year's totals.

if 201 mil is true...the Tokio, NZ an Australia Shows had over 50 Mil in total...I can't belive this...

I don' know the numbers from Tokio...did Bon jovi sell out both Tokio Shows????...in Total..both Tokio Dome shows can hold (if they were totaly sold out) 100 000 Fans...I can't find some Numbers about the Tokio Shows in the Internet...

Yes we all know that, but you can also include gross from Japan, Australia, New Zealand. Billboard will report that numbers next year, i know that.
What about shows from 1. October to 19. December,(15 shows) whats their gross?
Pollstar?
I am just trying to tell that their gross is around 50 mil!

Well if average number for shows is 35.000 * 15 shows = 52 mil

10.000 folks = 1 mil.

Simple right!

ok...thats looks seriously....

but I wait for the official numbers

There you go, i am quite good aaaa

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ry?id=12496111

Tokio was not sold out...I have seen fotos on flickr...the upper floor has got many empty seats...

I was wondering about the Japan Fanbase...some years ago, Bon Jovi sold out many Domes and Stadiums in Japan...now...in 2010...they don't can sold out just two shows in the Tokio Dome...

Tokyo is not sold out for years from what I heard from my japanese friends (but don't expect them to advertise it publicly those 'stories' are discussed in private ).This is why they drastically decreased the number of shows. They should have not decrease the number of shows but the venue size. But it seems there is a sort of commercial deal with that venue (it's probably cheaper for the tour to book 2 nights at the tokyo dome than 6 nights in different venues and also it is less work for the band ).
To me it seems there will be an issue sooner or later with the size of the venues overseas... overseas shows represent a lot of benefits because it is less shows (less work) in bigger venues (which is less comfortable for the fans ) in less different places (ppl have to travel more) ... it may become a time when bon jovi will have ,to keep the overseas market customers satisfied and interested , to tour like they do in the usa more dates in more different smaller venues to make the same money but with more efforts and more work (x3 at least)

for now overseas market is juicy because the customers are less picky (the band is also showing their gratitude and indulge great setlists.. it is far from being just bad things to get only huge stadiums)..
Japan is the first country to show less support (by not selling out even just 2 dates -the bad seats didnt sell .. ppl want a better view a more intimate feeling than seing the band with binoculars) Average Japanese fans are not interested anymore .. and the result is that they got just 2 shows and an average setlist this time ... Is it connected or not ? I maybe should not debate but maybe we should not be too naive ....we get what they think we deserve

It's up to them if they want to suck balls, it's their life. You homophobe.

And this proves different. Dear Lord I know you're ignorant but you're rather thick, too.