BOXSCO R EConcert Grosses NT GROSS/ ARTIST(S) Attendance Ticket() v nor n Prnm nt $37,970,877 ROGER WATERS (164,417000 pesos) $480/536 $9,297,778 ROGER WATERS (4,476885000 pesos) DG Medios y Spectulos $525/$43.68 Enr:','MralCh'271' nogMtg75 $7,596,861 ROGER WATERS (99,919200 pesos) OCESA-CIE $193.88/$22.81 Foro Sol, Mexico City, April 27-28 two sellouts $7,540,270 PRINCE ($7,523,945 Australian) Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, t2eaMbggsluts Van Egmond Group, Chugg Entertainment $450.98/$9921 Australia, May 14-15, 30 $5,988,030 PAUL McCARTNEY (79207,319 pesos) Estadioi Azteca, Mexico City, OCESA-CIE $907.19/$22.68 V?286° $4,744,331 LADY GAGA, ZEDD ($6105848 Singapore) Indoor Stadium, Singapore, May Live Nation Global Touring, Live Nation Asia $223.67/$83.88 28-29,31 re eels! louts $4,514,798 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND (3,596,205) $106.46/$56.36 Olympiastadion, Berlin, May 30 nroig,l, MLK Concerts $4,421,768 KENNY CHESNEY & TIM McGRAW, GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS, JAKE OWEN $275/$139.50/ Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, 47,269 The Messina Group/AEG Live $82.50/$29.50 Texas, June 9 50,425 Bit $4,320,106 KENNY CHESNEY & TIM McGRAW, GRACE POTTER& THE NOCTURNALS, JAKE OWEN $260/$139.50/ Young the Giant and company at Bonnaroo. From left: Tour manager STUART BERK, Stadium,Raymond48,443 TAaErapnports Authority, The Messina Group/ $114/534 X1 James 50,604 vocalist SAMEER GADHIA, manager DREW SIMMONS, agent JEFFREY HASSON of the Paradigm Agency, drummer FRANCOIS COMTOIS and bassist PAYAM DOOSTZADEH. $4,299,376 LADY GAGA, ZEDD (133,280,650 baht) 10 Live Nation Global Touring, BEC Tero $225.81/543.55 EVa:)?<?-11-11'.1:,%?,"tilai,tgurn, "sr.! $4,274,243 LADY GAGA, ZEDD ($126174,800 Taiwanese) 22,173 Live Nation Global Touring, Kuang Hong Arts 5433.61/56098 -7=Z"Tgai`nr,l,dtiTI.:`;;-;:"ter. two sellouts Management What's New, $4,184,311 JUAN GABRIEL (54.396,049 pesos) Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, FUAAN Financiera $6413 May 8-10,12-13,15-16 seven ROGER WATERS Bonnaroo? $4,151,511 $255/530 Live Nation AT&T Park, San Francisco, May 11 h19,1 As the Tennessee fest preps for its next year, founders $4,068,870 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND (3,290,618) look to trees and tech to improve fans' experience de Doctor Music Productions $102.62/580.36 Sebastian, Spain,Estadioa aJuneaGa2 'selloT $3,924,229 KENNY CHESNEY & TIM McGRAW, GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS, JAKE OWEN Justas thousands of eager music fans started terviews and check out other bands, including $258/51397 streaming into the enormous Manches-Little Dragons, Feist, Rodrigo y Gabriela $79.50/529.50 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, June 3 1M45 Georgia Dome, The Messina Group/AEG Live ter, Tenn., site for Bonnaroo on June 7, theand Friday night headlinerRadiohead. $3,855,255 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND (3,087,910) Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy, wildly popular event sold off the very last of its "Absolutely insane," Young the Giant singer 5112.51/543.75 Barley Arts Promotion June 7 r 80,000 tickets. Obviously, the capacity crowd Sameer Gadhiaraved, while drummerFran- $3,831,962 KENNY CHESNEY & TIM McGRAW, GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS, JAKE OWEN was viewed as a great achievement, but as fes- cois Comtoiscalled Radiohead "a huge influ- $254/$135.50/ Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Lliveead Stadium, The Messina Group/ $109.50/939.50 Mo., June 10 46,3467AEG tival organizers now prepare for the show's ence for us," on everything from the band's music $3,820,182 ROGER WATERS 12th year in 2013, they're quantifying successto its career path. "I don't really know exactly ($3524,820 Canadan) rig; Place Stadium,Vancouver, 36,013 $242.10/928.20 Live Nation by other means as well. what you do to get to that point," Comtois said. "It's been nice to see Bonnaroo's evolution "You just have to be honest with yourself and $3,544,731 ROGER WATERS 5248/530.50 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 45,751 Live Nation on musical, creative and logistical fronts," trust yourself-that seems to be what Radiohead Los Angeles, May 19 sellout said festival founding partner has done." $3,085,732 ROGER WATERS ($3174230 Canadian) and Red Light Management Aside from the stature and 20 Edmonton,Alberta, 24,419 Live Nation OnThe $219.60/54390 rMy -29 ownerCoran Capshawas he sheer quantity of bands, the $2,866,480 PAUL McCARTNEY took a (brief) break on a tour Road event has also made strides in (37,417,280 pesos) 27,186 OCESA-CIE 5919.30/934.47 EstadioMexico, 2Tyngife' Guadalajara' 31,589 bus parked in a restricted area terms of logistics. Last year, WA DDREA $2,840,374 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND just a few steps away from all Bonnaroo began using wrist- (2,275,030) Stadio Artemio Franchi, Barley Arts Promotion of the hectic Bonnaroo hubbub. bands for admission instead of $112.55/943.77 Florence, Italy, June 10 1-4i!,!P Above and beyond its status as tickets or laminates, with each $2,384,855 ROGER WATERS ($2447930 Canadian) a major music event, Bonnaroo bracelet outfitted with a radio - MayT Centre,Manitoba, 20,754 Live Nation $187.85/$43.35 has taken on a greater cultural frequency identification (RFID) $2,196,500 STAR ACADEMIE significance, Capshaw said: "It's microchip that improves crowd ($2255107 Canadian) Centre, Montreal, May $5795/938.47 1?Js7h?,,,,4'si,3°4 Evenko, Productions J the offerings that fans get out here-whether management and potentially delivers other $2,112,380 JOHNNY HALLYDAY it's music, cinema, comedy, art, decor. There re- benefits down the road. (1,679,975) 1=tgels,Antwerp,Belgium, $119.45/981.73 Wroir0 C -Live ally is no other festival experience quite like it." Contrary to conspiracy theorists, the micro- $2,046,140 NKOTBSB, JOHNNY RUFFO Festival co -producer and AC Entertainment chips aren't part of any "big brother" surveil- ($2060,856 Australian) Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, 17,168 22,334 two Live Nation presidentAshley Cappspointed out that en- lance program, Capps explained. Fans who reg- $12817/$83.04 Australia, May 18-19showsone sellout hancing the festival in seemingly small ways ister their wristbands receive "an added level $1,845,850 HET SCHLAGERFESTIVAL tf can, in aggregate, loom large. "You learn more of protection" against theft or other mishaps, (1,387,764) Belgium, cLL $47.88/$42.56 March 30-31, April 1, Pe17s?loU"G BBB Belgium every year, but you can't make all the improve- while allowing festival organizers to "iden- $1,512,842 ROBERTO CARLOS ments you'd like in one fell swoop," Capps said. tify people on -site, who's here, when they ar- (19,666,950 pesos) Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, 26,801 28,560 Show Latin $56.45 May 4-6 three shows Among these improvements: planting 110 new rive and how many people are in Centeroo at trees on the site. "That's already paying some a given time." $1,481,010 ROGER WATERS $199/555 KeyArena, Seattle, May 24 12,006 Live Nation dividends but in 10 years it will be transforma- Capps added that the RFID technology may tional," he said. deliver "extra features" someday, perhaps offer- $1,465,358 MICHAEL JACKSON THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL 30$250/$50 14,124 20,984 Festival organizers purchased the 750 acres of ing a debit card -like system so fans don't need Ohio, June Columbus, Cirque du Sole" land that hosts Bonnaroo several years ago, which to carry cash. "You can put however much you $1,443,249 ROGER WATERS has allowed them to continually upgrade its of- intend to spend for the weekend on your wrist- 5203/554 Pepsi Center, Denver, May 7 11Mt Live Nation ferings to fans. "We bought some extra land, cre- band, so you don't have loose change, dollar $1,427,468 CELINE DION ating more room at [the city -like epicenter] Cen- bills, credit cards or whatever," he said. In ad- $250/$175/ The Colosseum at Caesars Concerts West/AEG Live, Caesars Entertainment $140/$55 Palace, Las Vegas, June 9-10 Ml2sellouts teroo and at our various campgrounds," Capps dition, fans who register their wristbands may added. "Every one of those little steps goes a long be contacted before the show and given more $1,404,609 WANGO TANGO: PITBULL, MAROON 5, B.O.B & OTHERS $225/$35 18,500 Goldenvoice/AEG Live, KIIS-FM way in creating a better experience." personalized information to improve their fes- Calif.,MayHome I1 Center,Carson, sellout Bonnaroo has become a rite of passage for tival experience. ROGER WATERS $1,365,855 bands at various points in their careers. Indie 5199/555 11,264 O2-:L'o$1oM Live Nation Toyota Center, Houston, May 1 sellout rock actYoung the Giantarrived two days biz For 24/7 touring news and analysis, see billboard.biz/touring. $1,323,031 ROGER WATERS before its June 10 performance to do press in - $199/555 Valley View Casino Center, San 10,219 Diego, May 13 sellout Live Nation Uri CHRIS AWESOME JUNE 23, 2012 www.billboard.biz 13.