Hot Tours: André Rieu, George Strait, Taylor Swift

Dutch violinist André Rieu [1] tops the latest Hot Tours ranking with a heavily back-dated reported gross from 53 European concerts dating from November through February. The shows, primarily in France and Germany, were part of the classical artist¹s third 2009 trek through European venues. The grosses from this leg of his 30th Anniversary world Tour bring the total ticket revenue to $121.5 million since its launch in November 2008. Rieu will return to North America this summer with a new tour called Celebration of Music. Dates are already booked in June as well as November and December.

George Strait lands on the Hot Tours list in the No. 2 position based on $11 million in ticket sales reported by concert promoter Varnell Enterprises, based in Nashville. Among the eight shows reported, Tulsa¹s BOK Center produced the top gross ($1.5 million) and attendance figures for a Feb. 20 performance. More than 18,000 fans filled the arena to see the country music legend along with superstar Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack.

Award-winning country star Taylor Swift [2] returns to the Hot Tours chart at No. 3 with totals from nine more performances on her Fearless Tour. All reported shows were sellouts including two performances at Staples Center in Los Angeles (April 15-16) with a two-night attendance total of 27,518.

The Hot Tours ranking includes the first reported totals from the Los Tres Tour that features Latin superstars Joan Sebastian [3], Alejandro Fernández and Marco Antonio Solís [4] in their first co-headlining effort. The tour kicked-off on April 9 at Anaheim¹s Honda Center grossing over $2.3 million in ticket sales over a two-night stint. Adding an April 11 performance in the San Diego market (Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista), the tour's grosses amount to just over $3 million, placing it at No. 5 on our ranking.

Rank

Artist/Event
Total Gross
Show Dates
Show Venue/City (Shows/Sellouts)
Total Attendance (Capacity)

1

[5]

ANDRÉ RIEU [1]

$24,590,836

Nov. 16-Feb. 27

Le Dome, Marseille, France (1/0)

Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France (1/1)

Geneva Arena, Geneva, Switzerland (1/0)

Zénith, Dijon, France (1/0)

Galaxie, Amneville, France (1/1)

Zénith, Paris (1/0)

Zénith, Rouen, France (1/0)

Zénith, Lille, France (1/1)

Zénith, Nancy, France (1/0)

Zénith, Strasbourg, France (1/1)

Zénith, Orleans, France (1/1)

Zénith, Toulouse, France (1/0)

Zénith, Nantes, France (1/0)

Zénith, Caen, France (1/1)

Forest National, Brussels (3/0)

Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands (2/0)

Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium (2/0)

Lanxess Arena, Köln, Germany (2/0)

SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany (1/0)

Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld, Germany (1/0)

O2 World, Hamburg, Germany (1/0)

Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany (1/0)

Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel, Kiel, Germany (1/0)

Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany (1/0)

Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (1/0)

Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany (1/1)

TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany (1/0)

Messehalle, Dresden, Germany (1/0)

Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany (1/0)

Eissporthalle, Kassel, Germany (1/0)

Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany (1/0)

O2 World, Berlin (1/0)

Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany (1/0)

Schwabenhalle, Augsburg, Germany (1/0)

Arena Trier, Trier, Germany (1/0)

ISS Dome, Düsseldorf, Germany (1/0)

Donau-Arena, Regensburg, Germany (1/0)

Dreilanderhalle, Passau, Germany (1/0)

Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany (1/0)

König-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany (1/0)

Bremen-Arena, Bremen, Germany (1/0)

Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany (1/0)

Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany (1/0)

Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany (1/0)

Rittal Arena, Wetzlar, Germany (1/0)

Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany (1/0)

Hallenstadion, Zürich (2/0)

274,257 (344,430)

2

[6]

GEORGE STRAIT

$3,808,803

Nov. 6-15

Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Citywalk, Universal City, Calif. (6/1)

$11,006,743

Jan. 23-April 8

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. (1/0)

U.S. Airways Center, Phoenix (1/1)

INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan. (1/1)

BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. (1/1)

Verizon Arena, North Little Rock, Ark. (1/0)

Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Wash. (1/0)

Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn. (1/0)

Qwest Center, Omaha, Neb. (1/1)

129,742 (136,815)

3

TAYLOR SWIFT [2]

$6,646,641

March 31-April 16

Ford Center, Oklahoma City (1/1)

INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan. (1/1)

Sprint Center, Kansas City (1/1)

Pepsi Center, Denver (2/2)

Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif. (1/1)

HP Pavilion, San Jose (1/1)

Staples Center, Los Angeles (2/2)

114,763 (114,763)

4

CHER [7]

$4,910,221

April 10-25

The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas (10/7)

35,343 (40,168)

5

LOS TRES: JOAN SEBASTIAN [3], ALEJANDRO FERNÁNDEZ, MARCO ANTONIO SOLÍS [4]

$3,001,328

April 9-11

Honda Center, Anaheim (2/0)

Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, Calif. (1/0)

34,938 (46,244)

6

AC/DC [8]

$2,315,513

April 9-15

MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas (1/1)

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wis. (1/0)

26,897 (28,620)

7

CARRIE UNDERWOOD [9]

$1,967,545

April 12-25

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind. (1/0)

Dow Event Center Arena, Saginaw, Mich. (1/1)

Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Mich. (1/0)

Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich. (1/1)

Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio (1/1)

U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati (1/0)

39,887 (42,277)

8

NICKELBACK [10]

$1,646,144

April 3-13

Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (1/1)

Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (1/0)

24,252 (25,166)

9

[11]THREE DAYS GRACE [11]

$1,223,268

March 26-April 16

DeltaPlex, Grand Rapids, Mich. (1/0)

Dow Event Center Arena, Saginaw, Mich. (1/0)

Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis. (1/0)

Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul, Minn. (1/0)

BancorpSouth Center, Tupelo, Miss. (1/0)

Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Miss. (1/0)

Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Ala. (1/0)

Savannah Civic Center, Savannah, Ga. (1/0)

RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C. (1/0)

Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory, Charlotte (1/0)

Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tenn. (1/0)

First Arena, Elmira, N.Y. (1/0)

MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass. (1/0)

33,210 (71,139)

10

ELTON JOHN [12]

$1,102,920

April 16

Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa (1/1)

14,250 (14,250)

Hot Tours: André Rieu, George Strait, Taylor Swift

Hot Tours: André Rieu, George Strait, Taylor Swift

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