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Top 100 Concert Tours: McCartney No. 1, Prince No. 64 Prince comes in at No. 64 on the Pollstar List of Top 100 tours of 2002.
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my only comment ... is ... what the
how the ... who the ... peter gabriel was no 35 ... sheesh ... good old "santa with a beer gut" ... he he | |
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Prince must not be happy when he only made $8 million and Paul raked in over $100 million.
Also, did you notice that only 3 groups had higher ticket prices and one of them was for the Elton John/ Bill Joel tour where you got two concerts. Simply said Prince charges WAY too much money. . [This message was edited Tue Jan 7 18:48:09 PST 2003 by lovemachine] | |
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lovemachine said: Prince must not be happy when he only made $8 million and Paul raked in over $100 million.
Also, did you notice that only 3 groups had higher ticket prices and one of them was for the Elton John/ Bill Joel tour where you got two concerts. Simply said Prince charges WAY too much money. There's all kinds of interesting tidbits in this list. McCartney grossed over $100 million on 53 shows. Prince grossed $7.9 million on 37 shows. What's really wierd is that a band with as much airplay as Nickelback played 78 shows and only grossed $5.5 million. | |
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lovemachine said: Prince must not be happy when he only made $8 million and Paul raked in over $100 million.
Also, did you notice that only 3 groups had higher ticket prices and one of them was for the Elton John/ Bill Joel tour where you got two concerts. Simply said Prince charges WAY too much money. . [This message was edited Tue Jan 7 18:48:09 PST 2003 by lovemachine] In his defence he did play much smaller and intimate venues. When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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Paul McCartney makes me ill. | |
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paul is my least favorite beatle. all his music, and wings s suck ass! BY THE POWER INVESTED IN ME BY GOD ALL NEGATIVITY BOWS | |
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lovemachine said: Prince must not be happy when he only made $8 million and Paul raked in over $100 million.
Also, did you notice that only 3 groups had higher ticket prices and one of them was for the Elton John/ Bill Joel tour where you got two concerts. Simply said Prince charges WAY too much money. . [This message was edited Tue Jan 7 18:48:09 PST 2003 by lovemachine] Five groups/artists. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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In his defence he did play much smaller and intimate venues. "Is his popularity waning? No! His appeal is becoming more selective..." | |
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I have a little Paul McCartney on my dashboard. One of the greatest concerts of not just 2002, but EVER!! I love Paul, he is without a doubt my FAVORITE Beatle.  | |
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I wonder if these figures include the tickets that he sold directly to NPGMC members through his site, avoiding ticketing fees and other costs.
. [This message was edited Tue Jan 7 21:52:18 PST 2003 by NuPwrSoul] "That...magic, the start of something revolutionary-the Minneapolis Sound, we should cherish it and not punish prince for not being able to replicate it."-Dreamshaman32 | |
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Oh HELL NO!  | |
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Electric2k said: In his defence he did play much smaller and intimate venues. "Is his popularity waning? No! His appeal is becoming more selective..." WOW!Now that's a SPIN.You're good.Prince needs you as his pr person. | |
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NuPwrSoul said: I wonder if these figures include the tickets that he sold directly to NPGMC members through his site, avoiding ticketing fees and other costs.
Excellent point. 
And his ticket prices aren't too expensive, I just hope they don't get any higher    I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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Moonbeam said: Paul McCartney makes me ill.
100% agree. He sucks. ________________________________________________
I'm gold baby You're looking at the real thing If you knew my worth you wouldn't let go http://www.bringurself2jo...erzone.com | |
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Prince fans got to see him in venues with average size of 2,923 with an average ticket price of $82.27
McCartney fans were in arenas averaging 18,492 with an average ticket at $129.92 I know where I would rather be and who gave best value for money (regardless of the music/artist involved!) 'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything. | |
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GoldNigga said: What's really wierd is that a band with as much airplay as Nickelback played 78 shows and only grossed $5.5 million. Nickelback plays smaller venues and obviously can not charge their fans as much as i.e. Prince or Paul McCartney can...that's it! [This message was edited Wed Jan 8 4:28:52 PST 2003 by abierman] | |
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Pure money making top 100. Where is the accompanying yea they made 60 mil but the show was shit top 100. Still 8 mil isn't bad for someone who gets zero airplay and largely bad press! | |
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Are the fanatics gonna write a letter to this publication as well for putting Prince in a bad light compared to other artists?
How dare they! | |
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Soapstone said: Pure money making top 100. Where is the accompanying yea they made 60 mil but the show was shit top 100. Still 8 mil isn't bad for someone who gets zero airplay and largely bad press!
But then again Yes made the same amount of money and I honestly didn't know they were alive. | |
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lovemachine said: Soapstone said: Pure money making top 100. Where is the accompanying yea they made 60 mil but the show was shit top 100. Still 8 mil isn't bad for someone who gets zero airplay and largely bad press!
But then again Yes made the same amount of money and I honestly didn't know they were alive. Yes grossed $7.8 million on 51 shows, while Prince grossed $7.9 million on 37 shows. So Prince's earnings are higher than Yes's. Another interesting tidbit: Cher is the hardest working person in show business! She grossed $73 million on 93 shows. It looks like the 93 shows Cher did is the highest number of shows of anybody else on the Pollstar list. | |
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lovemachine said: Soapstone said: Pure money making top 100. Where is the accompanying yea they made 60 mil but the show was shit top 100. Still 8 mil isn't bad for someone who gets zero airplay and largely bad press!
But then again Yes made the same amount of money and I honestly didn't know they were alive. Good point! Conclusion? Prince has made some more money Paul McCartney has made a lot more money...end thread | |
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The American Idol "live" tour grossed $8.1 million on 30 shows. People actually paid money to see the American Idol contestants? I guess that's alot like the folks who paid to see "The Kids From Fame" live in the '80s | |
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BUT Prince has no sponsor, no advertising and little overhead. So his 7+ million goes a lot further than the millions of others...just my  | |
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Who the f*** is Paul McCartney anyway?
The ranking goes only for money, right? 4 me personally there is one fact: HE is the best performer on the planet and I don't care about what ranking lists say. They are created by record companies and media anyway. Looks the same as somebody saying MJ is THE Artist of the Millenium. What has he done to get that reward? Only 2 good albums in 20 years...
Forget about ranking list, follow your instinct...   | |
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Moonbeam said: Paul McCartney makes me ill.
He also did the 'frog song', thus destroying all his credibility in a few sickening minutes. Mc Cartney just trades on the Beatles. | |
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Did you guys notice how many of the performers are represented by WILLIAM MORRIS...I wonder what their cut is. I bet you it ain't cheap...What exactly does an 'agency' do anyway? 
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I cant believe what Im reading about paul mccartney. Sure he's no prince, but in a different style he's a phenomenal artist. His gift of melody is bettered by nobody, and anyone who has heard Maybe Im Amazed (one of the greatest,love songs of all time) will agree that his post Beatkes work was still of great worth.
Sure he's embarassing at times (frog song, Pipes of Peace etc.), but at others he's truly breathtaking. So what if he still trades on the Beatles, I think he's entitled to. He did compose half of the greatest song collection in modern popular music and he is as much, if not more, of an influential artist as Prince has been. | |
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CrozzaUK said: I cant believe what Im reading about paul mccartney. Sure he's no prince, but in a different style he's a phenomenal artist. His gift of melody is bettered by nobody, and anyone who has heard Maybe Im Amazed (one of the greatest,love songs of all time) will agree that his post Beatkes work was still of great worth.
Sure he's embarassing at times (frog song, Pipes of Peace etc.), but at others he's truly breathtaking. So what if he still trades on the Beatles, I think he's entitled to. He did compose half of the greatest song collection in modern popular music and he is as much, if not more, of an influential artist as Prince has been. what's wrong with 'frog song'??? a man like paul mccartney doesn't have to be serious all the time, does he? don't need no reefer, don't need cocaine
purple music does the same to my brain i'm high, so high | |
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