U2 - U2 Top Rolling Stone Rich List

14 March 2006 09:35

Caption: U2 singer Bono leaving Balans in Soho in the early hours of the morning.. London, England

U2 Top Rolling Stone Rich List

Irish rockers U2 have beaten THE ROLLING STONES and THE EAGLES to top the 2005 rock rich list, drawn up by Rolling Stone magazine. BONO and his bandmates made an estimated $154.2 million (GBP90.7 million) from touring and album sales, becoming the only act to break $100 (GBP58.8 million) on the Rock's Top Thirty Moneymakers list, which is compiled using interviews with industry experts and figures from Nielsen Soundscan and Pollstar. The top 10 rock earners of 2005, according to Rolling Stone magazine are: 1. U2 ($154.2 million/GBP90.7 million) 2. THE ROLLING STONES ($92.5 million/GBP54.4 million) 3. THE EAGLES ($63.2 million/GBP37.1 million) 4. SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY ($56 million/GBP33 million) 5. ELTON JOHN ($48.9 million/GBP28.8 million) 6. NEIL DIAMOND ($44.7 million/GBP26.4 million) 7. JIMMY BUFFETT ($44 million/GBP25.9 million) 8. ROD STEWART ($40.3 million/GBP23.7 million) 9. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND ($39.6 million/GBP23.3 million) 10. CELINE DION ($31.5 million/GBP18.5 million).

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13th April 2006 22:22 BONO VOX (1)

	IT IS & ALWAYS WILL BE THE BIGGEST ROCK & ROLL BAND IN THE WORLD.. THE STONES R GOOD BUT, MAKE WAY 4 U2, COS, THEY'RE COMING THROUGH... WITH OR WITHOUT YOU COS IT'S ALL ABOUT PRIDE & IN THE NAME OF LOVE WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME. IF U CAN'T HANDLE THAT! GO HOME OR IT'S ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND UNDER THE BLOOD RED SKY IN OCTOBER WHEN THE BOY SAID THAT YOU HAVE TO BE WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA TO BE WARM AT THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE WHILE HE WAS DISMANTLING AN ATOMIC BOMB....YOU CAN RATTLE & HUM OR BE NUMB... THE DEVIL IN U2 ROCKS THE WORLD.. BONO RIAAN VOX

23rd March 2006 21:00 lloydhunt1973 (18)

	I thought Elton John would do better. He has 2 stage musical out and a restless tour as always plus the Peachtree Road album. He's one of the hardest workin men in show biz and one of the older ones. My respect.

14th March 2006 17:38 rolinstoner (1)

	Where the Hek does Rolling Stone get these numbers from? The Rolling Stones made $162 million on their 2005 North American tour. Do these numbers refer to net money made instead of gross? Regardless they are virtually meaningless. While U2 deserves credit for having the most money total, it is no indication that they are better or bigger than the Stones. The Stones started touring towards the end of 2005 whereas U2 spent most of the year touring Europe and the U.S.. If the Stones starting touring towards the beginning of the year, they probably would have made close to 200 million. These results are more about logistics than an indication of how big the bands are. When the two compete on a level playing field, the Stones will always make the "bigger bang".