Bon Jovi, Springsteen, Police Lead Touring Award Finalists

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October 16, 2008 , 10:25 AM ET
Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band and the Police are among the finalists for the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards, set for Nov. 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.

All three of those tours are finalists for the Top Tour and Top Draw awards, which recognize the top grossing and top ticket sellers, respectively. Outside of the special honors, Billboard Touring Awards are based on data reported to Billboard Boxscore between Oct. 1, 2007, through Sept. 30, 2008.

"Despite a tough economy, the touring industry has held up quite well, and there were some real highlights and special tours out this year," says Ray Waddell, executive director of content and programming for touring and live events at Billboard. "We look forward to once again honoring the top tours, venues, events and companies at the 2008 Billboard Touring Awards."

Other finalists include Kenny Chesney's Poets & Pirates tour, Journey/Heart/Cheap Trick, and Mary J. Blige/Jay-Z with Dream for Top Package, and Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, and Michael Buble for Breakthrough Artist. The latter acknowledges the top-grossing act that breaks into the Top 25 tours for the first time.

Top Festival finalists are Coachella in Indio, Calif., Lollapalooza in Chicago, and Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn. The Top Boxscore finalists, which go to the top-grossing engagement for the time period, are Spice Girls at the O2 in London, Madonna at Stade de France in Paris, and Celine Dion at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

On the industry side, Live Nation, AEG Live, and 3A Entertainment are finalists for the Top Promoter award, and William Morris Agency, Creative Artists Agency and Artists Group International are the three finalists for Top Agency.

Top Manager finalists are Jon Landau Management, Bon Jovi Management, and Front Line Management. Venue finalists in various categories include Madison Square Garden, the WaMu Theater at MSG, and Radio City Music Hall in New York, along with the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the O2, Bell Centre, Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, and the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Top Club and Top Amphitheatre will also be awarded.

Special Awards this year include Widespread Panic for the Road Warrior award, Jon Bon Jovi/Philadelphia Soul for Humanitarian Award, Walking With Dinosaurs for Creative Content, and the Allman Brothers Band for Legend Of Live. The awards wrap the 2008 Billboard Touring Conference Nov. 19-20.

The complete list of Touring Awards finalists:

TOP TOUR
Bon Jovi, Lost Highway tour
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Magic tour
The Police Reunion tour

TOP DRAW
Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
The Police

TOP PACKAGE
Jay-Z/Mary J. Blige, Dream
Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick
Kenny Chesney, with Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan, others

BREAKTHROUGH
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus
Jonas Brothers
Michael Buble

TOP COMEDY TOUR
Chris Rock
Dane Cook
Katt Williams

TOP BOXSCORE
Celine Dion, Bell Centre, Montreal, Aug. 15-Sept. 1, 8 shows
Madonna, Stade de France, Paris, Sept. 20-2, two shows
Spice Girls, O2 Arena, London, Dec. 15-Jan. 22, 17 shows

TOP FESTIVAL
Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tenn.
Coachella, Indio, Calif.
Lollapalooza, Chicago

TOP ARENA
Bell Center, Montreal
Madison Square Garden, New York
O2 Arena, London

TOP VENUE-Under 10,000 seats
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City
Radio City Music Hall, NYC
The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden

TOP VENUE-Under 5,000 seats
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Fox Theatre, Atlanta
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace

TOP CLUB
House Of Blues Dallas
House Of Blues Chicago
The Fillmore, San Francisco

TOP AMPHITHEATER
Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass.
Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y.

TOP PROMOTER
AEG Live
Live Nation
3A Entertainment

TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER
Jam Productions, Chicago
C3 Presents
Outback Concerts

TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (International)
Frontier Touring Company, Australia/New Zealand
Michael Coppel Presents, Australia/New Zealand
3A Entertainment

TOP MANAGER
Bon Jovi Management
Front Line Management
Jon Landau Management

TOP AGENCY
Artists Group International
Creative Artists Agency
William Morris Agency

CREATIVE CONTENT AWARD
Walking With Dinosaurs

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Jon Bon Jovi/Philadelphia Soul

ROAD WARRIOR
Widespread Panic

CONCERT MARKETING & PROMOTION AWARD (online voting at billboard.com)
Guerilla Union Presents Rock The Bells, Powered By: SanDisk
Crue Fest/Rock Band
The Vans Warped Tour, presented by AT&T
The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour
Blackberry Presents John Mayer
The Jonas Brothers Burning Up Tour, sponsored by Burger King
Corona Extra Presents the Kenny Chesney Poets & Pirates Tour

LEGEND OF LIVE
Allman Brothers Band

Nice to see Jon getting a nod for the humanitarian stuff. Especially as I doubt they'll win anything else against Springsteen and The Police.

I'm blown away that the top tours were by all these old guys (Bon Jovi being the kids of the lot). I'm delighted mind you, but it hits me a surprising. Where are all the young guns?

Probably touring less dates in smaller venues... or maybe didn't tour much in that time frame. Like for example Coldplay started only this summer.


Ponrauil

I'm not sure I can think of any newer bands capable of doing a stadium tour. Possilby Muse or My Chemical Romance but I dunno, and they've both pretty much had this year off anyway

Muse can't play stadiums in North America yet (a good thing imo 'cause their shows so much more intense in smaller venues).

The only "young" bands with big enough success to compete would be Coldplay (maybe Nickleback?) but they were off too for most of this year.


Ponrauil

Is it just for North America? I suppose if its a Billboard thing, maybe it is, my apologies, I only scanned the actual article.

Are Coldplay really that popular in America?

Not as far as I can tell. My son likes them but he's the only one I know who has even heard of them let alone would go to a concert.

Not enough to play stadiums here, I think maybe if they put out another hit album(meaning big sales) then they might be able to.

I was thinking worldwide.

I can't say for the US but in Canada they are yeah. In Montreal they filled up the Bell Centre faster than BJ. In Western Canada too though most probably not in Toronto.


Ponrauil