Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour tops US jaunt of 2008
International
oi-Staff
By Staff
London
(ANI):
Pop
singer
Madonna
has
topped
the
big
earner's
poll
with
her
'Sticky
and
Sweet'
world
tour
raking
in
the
highest-grossing
amount
in
a
US
jaunt
of
2008.
According
to
Pollstar
magazine,
the
Queen
of
Pop's
string
of
concerts
in
North
America
roped
in
72
million
pounds.
The
'Material
Girl'
pipped
Canadian
pop
legend
Celine
Dion,
who
followed
her
to
the
second
spot
earning
65
million
pounds
on
her
first
U.S.
tour
since
her
five-year
residency
in
Las
Vegas.
Rock
band
The
Eagles
grabbed
the
third
spot
with
more
than
50
million
pounds
for
their
performances,
reports
the
Daily
Express.
Making
up
the
top
five
highest-grossing
tours
of
the
U.S.
in
2008
was
country
singer
Kenny
Chesney
with
49
million
pounds
followed
by
rocker
Bon
Jovi
earning
48
million
pounds.
Top
10
highest-grossing
tour
of
2008
in
North
America
according
to
Pollstar:
1.
Madonna
2.
Celine
Dion
3.
Eagles
4.
Kenny
Chesney
5.
Bon
Jovi
6.
Bruce
Springsteen
&
The
E
Street
Band
7.
Neil
Diamond
8.
Rascal
Flatts
9.
The
Police
10.
Tina
Turner