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Gross Average Average Total Average Cities Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows Agency

1 231.9 97.15 91,828 2,387,535 8,921,027 26/34 Live Nation Global Touring 2 224.0 104.43 126,175 2,144,977 13,176,471 17/35 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 3 148.8 94.09 31,635 1,581,763 2,976,689 50/58 Creative Artists Agency 4 104.2 70.86 18,853 1,470,505 1,335,897 78/100 The Messina Group / William Morris Endeavor Ent. 5 103.6 110.62 27,554 936,832 3,047,883 34/65 Sensible Events 6 102.7 119.75 9,746 857,620 1,167,045 88/110 Howard Rose Agency / Rocket Music 7 90.0 74.95 15,395 1,200,800 1,153,846 78/9 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 8 84.6 72.78 22,788 1,162,210 1,658,597 51/55 Dale Morris & Associates 9 83.3 Sade 94.85 9,245 878,228 876,842 95/104 Live Nation / Marshall Arts 10 79.2 Paul McCartney 135.53 29,219 584,372 3,960,000 20/24 MPL Communications 11 68.7 98.43 8,724 697,957 858,750 80/82 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 12 67.8 73.65 17,707 920,786 1,304,211 52/55 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment / CAA 13 67.6 84.12 19,600 803,613 1,648,780 41/50 Creative Artists Agency 14 63.7 96.77 17,796 658,446 1,722,078 37/39 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 15 63.5 André Rieu 105.29 8,151 603,207 858,266 74/97 André Rieu Productions 16 59.5 49.28 11,837 1,207,386 583,333 102/119 Creative Artists Agency 17 59.1 79.70 15,774 741,394 1,257,157 47/62 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 18 56.2 79.94 23,434 703,027 1,873,333 30/34 CAA / Sound And Vision Artist Agency 19 53.5 74.48 16,325 718,313 1,215,909 44/46 Creative Artists Agency 20 53.2 84.57 13,106 629,064 1,108,333 48/51 Creative Artists Agency / Int’l Talent Booking 21 52.8 100.06 10,148 527,683 1,015,385 52/72 Primary Talent International 22 49.7 - “Alegria” 70.49 17,197 705,064 1,212,195 41/304 Cirque du Soleil 23 48.3 / Jay-Z 121.34 14,216 398,055 1,725,000 28/35 William Morris Endeavor Ent. / 24 45.9 Journey 55.52 9,961 826,729 553,012 83/83 William Morris Endeavor Ent. / Int’l Talent Booking 25 45.6 Hot Chili Peppers 79.99 19,667 570,348 1,573,137 29/35 Creative Artists Agency 26 45.4 80.50 7,726 563,980 621,918 73/74 / Live Nation 27 44.8 106.65 20,003 420,065 2,133,333 21/31 Azoff Music Management 28 44.5 99.73 12,060 446,204 1,202,703 37/54 Creative Artists Agency 29 41.9 “ Live! In Concert!” 84.69 22,505 495,100 1,905,823 22/41 Creative Artists Agency 30 41.2 166.71 4,336 247,135 722,807 1/57 United Talent Agency 31 41.1 77.50 9,470 530,322 733,929 56/60 Creative Artists Agency 32 40.7 New Kids On / 67.41 12,582 603,935 848,206 48/52 Creative Artists Agency / WMEE 33 40.3 Cirque du Soleil - “Dralion” 66.04 13,265 610,202 876,085 46/299 Cirque du Soleil 34 40.0 124.48 7,837 321,336 975,610 41/49 The Agency Group 35 39.0 Eagles 141.49 13,113 275,368 1,855,283 21/24 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 36 38.9 79.03 7,032 492,218 555,714 70/78 Creative Artists Agency 37 38.8 Cirque du Soleil - “Saltimbanco” 83.12 46,694 466,935 3,881,379 10 /131 Cirque du Soleil 38 38.7 Pearl 78.87 27,260 490,680 2,150,000 18/20 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 39 38.7 Luis Miguel 95.20 10,423 406,512 992,308 39/72 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 40 38.5 Bublé 99.45 11,061 387,129 1,100,000 35/45 Beaver Prod. / S.L. Feldman & Assoc. / Leighton-Pope Org. 41 38.4 & The Silver Bullet Band 71.67 11,900 535,508 852,938 45/48 United Talent Agency 42 38.3 107.05 8,944 357,776 957,500 40/44 Marshall Arts 43 37.8 55.98 45,016 675,241 2,520,000 15/66 Phil McIntyre Entertainments 44 37.1 89.88 5,361 412,772 481,818 77/80 Creative Artists Agency 45 35.0 103.66 9,379 337,642 972,222 36/53 Primary Talent International 46 34.0 Cirque du Soleil - “: The Immortal” 116.04 15,421 293,002 1,789,474 19/51 Cirque du Soleil 47 33.9 Trans-Siberian Orchestra 49.37 5,919 686,651 292,241 116/135 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 48 32.2 62.98 8,393 511,999 528,577 61/63 CAA / The Leighton-Pope Organisation 49 32.1 57.40 8,600 559,015 493,644 65/71 D&D Management 50 31.0 Maná 70.94 13,242 436,989 939,394 33/43 Angelo Medina & Ulises Calleros / Music Tours

The annual ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all Worldwide shows worked between January 1 and December 31, 2011. All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR™. Copyright 2012.

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51 30.9 Cirque du Soleil - “Quidam” 67.96 13,000 454,999 883,495 35/272 Cirque du Soleil 52 30.0 Matthews Band Caravan (Estimate) 125.00 48,000 240,000 6,000,000 5/13 Paradigm 53 29.7 63.10 6,034 470,681 380,769 78/83 Int’l Creative Management / The Leighton-Pope Org. 54 29.6 Scorpions 62.92 10,940 470,438 688,372 43/45 International Talent Booking 55 28.5 Phish 53.95 24,012 528,266 1,295,455 22/38 Paradigm 56 28.3 34.63 13,181 817,210 456,452 62/62 Buddy Lee Attractions 57 28.0 40.00 11,667 700,000 466,667 60/60 Paradigm 58 27.8 Tiësto 54.99 4,284 505,546 235,593 118/125 AM Only 59 27.4 Herbert Grönemeyer 64.92 32,446 421,800 2,106,446 13/13 Marek Lieberberg Konzertagentur 60 27.4 Jeff Dunham 49.17 5,355 556,902 263,278 104/112 Creative Artists Agency 61 27.1 Rush 80.47 9,102 336,771 732,432 37/38 Ar tist Group Int’l / The Agency Group / S.L. Feldman & Assoc. 62 26.5 Jackson 97.72 4,676 271,182 456,897 58/71 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 63 26.3 90.33 15,306 290,813 1,382,575 19/21 Creative Artists Agency 64 26.0 94.03 4,851 276,507 456,140 57/69 Creative Artists Agency 65 25.9 111.00 17,949 233,333 1,992,308 13/29 Artist Group International 66 25.6 Cold Chisel 94.19 9,044 271,317 851,824 30/36 John Watson Management 67 24.2 / Heart 57.82 7,886 417,947 455,974 53/53 Artist Group Int’l / Creative Artists Agency 68 24.1 Jimmy Buffett 90.84 8,843 265,301 803,333 30/31 The Howard Rose Agency 69 24.0 Mötley Crüe 60.00 6,897 400,000 413,793 58/63 Artist Group International 70 24.0 65.89 9,340 364,243 615,385 39/39 Artist Group International 71 23.9 Tim McGraw 43.09 10,854 553,572 467,704 51/51 Creative Artists Agency 72 23.0 Santana 91.00 4,513 252,747 410,714 56/71 Creative Artists Agency 73 22.9 Rammstein 66.20 10,482 345,921 693,939 33/39 Artist Group International 74 22.7 47.28 8,905 480,848 421,028 54/56 Creative Artists Agency 75 22.6 81.05 16,402 278,840 1,329,412 17/18 Paradigm / International Talent Booking 76 22.4 “American Live” 54.52 8,932 410,858 486,957 46/48 Creative Artists Agency 77 22.2 - A Tribute To 58.03 3,904 382,560 226,531 98/385 The Road Company 78 22.2 “Riverdance” 51.86 4,914 427,531 254,841 87/268 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 79 22.1 42.52 12,108 520,660 514,807 43/43 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 80 22.1 “Walking With Dinosaurs” 70.13 45,073 315,510 3,160,757 7/76 Global Creatures 81 22.1 Rod Stewart / 106.60 12,195 207,317 1,300,000 17/18 Artist Group Int’l / The Howard Rose Agency 82 22.1 Lee Evans 48.40 30,441 456,611 1,473,333 15/72 Off The Kerb Productions 83 22.0 41.02 12,783 536,885 524,422 42/42 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 84 22.0 49.21 5,322 447,063 261,905 84/86 Creative Artists Agency 85 21.8 120.20 60,588 181,764 7,282,500 3/5 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 86 21.6 JLS 60.73 14,845 356,285 901,587 24/30 Creative Artists Agency 87 21.2 70.42 20,070 301,050 1,413,333 15/15 Paradigm 88 21.2 “X Factor Live” 50.68 29,879 418,310 1,514,286 14/54 89 21.0 68.01 8,126 308,778 552,632 38/38 William Morris Endeavor Ent. / Int’l Talent Booking 90 20.7 Michael Flatley’s “Lord Of The Dance” 68.80 1,993 300,872 137,086 151/176 Global Entertainment Group 91 20.4 44.78 5,841 455,560 261,538 78/84 Creative Artists Agency 92 20.0 74.50 3,274 268,456 243,902 8/84 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 93 19.4 71.89 5,507 269,856 395,918 49/61 Creative Artists Agency 94 19.2 67.01 5,306 286,524 355,556 54/57 Creative Artists Agency / Int’l Talent Booking 95 19.0 / Reba / 76.97 13,691 246,435 1,053,755 18/18 The Erv Woolsey Agency / WMEE 96 18.8 Chayanne 74.85 10,920 251,169 817,391 23/34 Chaf Enterprises 97 18.6 72.18 9,203 257,689 664,286 28/39 Solo Agency 98 18.5 Furthur 51.91 7,273 356,386 377,551 49/71 Paradigm 99 18.5 Jerry Seinfeld 95.17 3,240 194,388 308,333 60/74 United Talent Agency 10 0 18.0 54.95 2,899 327,570 159,292 113/115 Paradigm

The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all Worldwide shows worked between January 1 and December 31, 2011. All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR™. Copyright 2012.

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