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// Vertigo: Top-grossing tour of 2005

Posted by u2boy on December 14, 2005 | Via | Permanent link | Save this page to del.icio.us
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U2's 'Vertigo' tour was the top-grossing trek of 2005, according to year-end figures from Billboard. Vertigo reported grosses of $260 million and drew more than 3 million people to 90 concerts, all of which were sell-outs.

In addition, U2's June 24-27 run at Dublin's Croke Park was named Boxscore of the year, grossing more than $21.1 million and drawing nearly 247,000 fans.

Bono during the Vertigo tour concert in Milan 2005


Coming in second to U2 this year were the Eagles, who grossed $117 million from 77 shows, followed by Neil Diamond, who raked in more than $71 million. Country star Kenny Chesney placed fourth with a gross of $63 million; his attendance draw of 1.1 million was second only to U2.

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