Bruce Springsteen tops list of 2003 top concerts

NEW YORK (Pollstar) - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have dominated the concert scene this year.

The concert industry magazine Pollstar reports Springsteen's tour brought in 115-point-nine million dollars in 2003. That puts it at the top of the list of highest-grossing concert tours of the year.

Springsteen's tour is also the second top-grossing tour of all time. Only the Rolling Stones' 1994 tour made more money, with 121-point-two million dollars.

Number two on this year's list is an artist who didn't even tour - Celine Dion. She made 80-point-five million dollars with her Las Vegas show.
The Eagles were third, followed by Fleetwood Mac, Cher and Simon and Garfunkel.
The Dixie Chicks, who are eighth on the list, had the most lucrative country tour of all time. They brought in 60-point-five million dollars.

The Stones' $121.2 million earned in 1994 still stands as the record, Pollstar said. The Stones brought in $38.5 million this year, to rank 14th.
The cheapest average ticket price in Pollstar's top 20 was Kenny Chesney's $35.76.

2003 Top 10 Touring Acts
1. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - $115.9m
2. Celine Dion - �80.5m
T3. Eagles - $69.3m
4. Fleetwood Mac - $69m
5. Cher - $68.2m
6. Simon and Garfunkel - $64.5m
7. Aerosmith/Kiss - $64m
8. Dixie Chicks - $60.5m
9. Billy Joel/ Elton John - $50.9m
10. Metallica Summer Sanitarium Tour - $48.8m