| Rank |
Artist/Event
Total Gross
Show Dates
Show Venue/City (Shows/Sellouts)
Total Attendance (Capacity) |
| 1 |
| METALLICA |
| $15,016,490 |
| Oct. 13-Nov. 13 |
| Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand (2/0) |
| Burswood Dome, Perth, Australia (2/0) |
| Acer Arena, Sydney (3/3) |
| 123,038 (126,378) |
|
| 2 |
| EAGLES |
| $14,187,303 |
| Oct. 1-29 |
| Reno Events Center, Reno, Nev. (1/1) |
| Oracle Arena, Oakland (1/0) |
| Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. (1/0) |
| Piedmont Park, Atlanta (1/0) |
| KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky. (1/1) |
| CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh (1/1) |
| Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio (1/1) |
| Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pa. (1/0) |
| Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa (1/1) |
| Amway Arena, Orlando (1/1) |
| BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Fla. (1/0) |
| United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas (1/1) |
| 144,001 (158,278) |
|
| 3 |
| EMINEM & JAY-Z |
| $6,916,138 |
| Sept. 2-3 |
| Comerica Park, Detroit (2/2) |
| 86,624 (86,624) |
|
| 4 |
| TOBY KEITH |
| $4,197,107 |
| Aug. 29-Nov. 12 |
| DTE Energy Music Center, Clarkston, Mich. (1/1) |
| Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta (1/0) |
| Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. (1/0) |
| Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, Pa. (1/0) |
| Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Duluth, Minn. (1/1) |
| Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto (1/0) |
| WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Okla. (1/1) |
| Eisenhower Theatre, West Point, N.Y. (1/1) |
| Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (1/1) |
| 90,609 (100,733) |
|
| 5 |
| SIMPLY RED |
| $3,636,781 |
| Oct. 6-23 |
| The Plenary, Melbourne (2/0) |
| Sydney Opera House, Sydney (2/0) |
| TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, New Zealand (1/0) |
| Church Road Winery, Napier, New Zealand (1/0) |
| Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand (1/0) |
| CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand (1/0) |
| Sandalford Winery, Swan Valley, Australia (1/0) |
| 35,671 (69,842) |
|
| 6 |
| LEONARD COHEN |
| $3,627,720 |
| Nov. 12-13 |
| Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (2/0) |
| 21,834 (22,268) |
|
| 7 |
| PETER KAY |
| $3,329,610 |
| Nov. 4-8 |
| O2 Arena, London (5/0) |
| 58,910 (59,500) |
|
| 8 |
| ROBIN WILLIAMS |
| $2,948,680 |
| Nov. 7-9 |
| Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (3/2) |
| 21,815 (22,587) |
|
| 9 |
| PHISH |
| $2,534,400 |
| Oct. 29-31 |
| Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (3/3) |
| 42,240 (42,240) |
|
| 10 |
| MARY J. BLIGE |
| $2,474,129 |
| Oct. 11-Nov. 2 |
| Radio City Music Hall, New York (2/0) |
| Fox Theatre, Detroit (1/0) |
| Chicago Theatre, Chicago (1/1) |
| O2 Arena, London (1/1) |
| 26,870 (27,785) |
|
